Does anyone know whether non-Russian users will be blocked from using/seeing Livejournal?

Is our content safe?

Is there a way to download, or transfer our scrapbooks to another provider?

Recently, one of my friends posted a poll about LJ wondering about the state of the service. He opined that everyone had forgotten about polls. In the course of answering him I decided that I need to post my comment in my main thread as well in order to reach a bigger audience ( Read more... )

My friend cuboz has decided to commit more serious thoughts to LJ. I applaud him for having the courage to share some of these deep thoughts with us. Which bring up the thought about "us" at LJ and who we are and what we want LJ to be ( Read more... )

Are our friends lost to other social media? Is there any way to draw them back? I have tried the "Nudge a Friend" but see no evidence that it worked. I tried the program the LJ offered six months ago where people were invited back with the lure of some member benefits. I saw no evidence that brought anyone back. (In fact, even LJ has been quiet ( Read more... )

The user interface and display seem to be drastically changed, but there is no post in news or anywhere else that I can find. Who here knows more?

Anyone have any further information on the news that paid and/or permanent accounts may be going away or changed dramatically? Seen here:

http://lj-releases.livejournal.com/79480.html?thread=9725048#t9725048

What is up with this in-text advertising co-opting various words in my post? I thought one of the benefits of owning a permanent account was being free of advertising?? Am I the only one whose had this happen in their journal?

Poll Next Permanent Account Sale?

Some retired userheads have been returned to the shop for today only. More information available at this post in lj_userheads. Incidentally, if there are any other retired userheads you'd like returned to the shop, or if you 'd like to comment on the policy of removing less popular userheads (to make room for new ones?) that seems to be the place to comment ( Read more... )

Greetings fellow permanent account holders! If you have a moment, I wonder if you'd mind helping me troubleshoot something? I've been running into a really frustrating LJ bug, and I know that many permies also value the ability to back up their LJ content so I thought this might be a good place to ask ( Read more... )