The LJ/DW crossposting feature completely stopped working a few weeks ago, apparently. The DW owners tried to fix things with the LJ people, as they have done successfully in the past, but got no help from LJ. . .yet another hint that maybe LJ won't be around for long.
Actually it might be just the opposite. The ability to crosspost is basically a back door to the site. This might help them keep from getting shut down.
I hope so! But I'm confused (tech often baffles me, I'm afraid) - how would the loss of cross-posting help LJ from getting shut down? Or is it DW that will protected?
If you find yourself forced to restrict who can post by geographic ranges (for ... reasons) then crossposting gets users around that restriction without much trouble. It's likely to help keep LJ from having some avoidable issues.
Be sure to import your journal to DW. (Instructions here: https://gingerbred.livejournal.com/48188.html if you need them - and then it links to pictures of how to where you need those, too.) They seem to have the import function working again.
I'm a bit hesitant about the import because I've done that before, but only up to 2017. That's the bulk of my posts really, and it contains the most important parts of my Potter fandom stuff. I'm worried that doing a new import just to add the later stuff will mess up the pre-2017 content as well :/. Does that sound like a legit concern or would you say that's my non-tech-savvy lizard brain talking? XD
I'm there as well as here, and have the same name. Don't like Dreamwidth so much, yet, because I struggle to add pictures! But I'm there, and will look for you.
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The LJ/DW crossposting feature completely stopped working a few weeks ago, apparently. The DW owners tried to fix things with the LJ people, as they have done successfully in the past, but got no help from LJ. . .yet another hint that maybe LJ won't be around for long.
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Be sure to import your journal to DW. (Instructions here: https://gingerbred.livejournal.com/48188.html if you need them - and then it links to pictures of how to where you need those, too.) They seem to have the import function working again.
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I'm a bit hesitant about the import because I've done that before, but only up to 2017. That's the bulk of my posts really, and it contains the most important parts of my Potter fandom stuff. I'm worried that doing a new import just to add the later stuff will mess up the pre-2017 content as well :/. Does that sound like a legit concern or would you say that's my non-tech-savvy lizard brain talking? XD
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