Fanworkrecs closing

[suzu]

It's time. It's had a good run, but I haven't touched it in years and can't remember how to update it anymore even if I wanted to :-p I've contacted the people I host that I can actually reach to let them know they need to find a new host, and I've sent some emails to see if I can find someone to take all the fics. If there are any you want to

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[windsorblue]

:(

I mean, I understand, but still.

:(

I feel old now.

[suzu]

I do, too. And I think I'm going to give up on LJ and move over to Dreamwidth at some point as well. LJ just isn't what it used to be; I think out of all the people on my flist, I have only 4-5 that ever reply to my posts. I haven't spoken to most of them in years and I suspect most have me filtered out anyway.

I really miss the old days of LJ :(

[windsorblue]

Yeah, LJ has kind of become the online equivalent of finding out that your coolest cousin that used to bring you bootleg concert tapes and buy beer for your friends has grown up and become a banker or something. Plus, the obligatory DDOS every time Putin or the Russian mob gets a wild hair is getting real old. I like the vibe at Dreamwidth - it kind of feels like the early days of LJ; safe and friendly - but I feel like there's still not much going on over there yet. It's missing something still. Not sure what, but something. But it's comfortable, at least. Facebook just puts the "work" in "social network" - even though a lot of fandom people are around there, I feel like we're all closeted. I was thinking about trying out Twitter, but...some days it seems like it'd be fun and some days it seems like one more thing to not have time for.

...damn. I have lots of feelings, let me show you them. >.>;;

Also, the end of Fanworkrecs makes me sad because Sabintha will be gone from the internet forever.

[suzu]

It still needs us, that's why it feels unfinished! In all seriousness, I do think it feels that way because the core group stayed here - no one could agree to moving en-masse. I don't really care about that unfinished feeling, though, since I hardly ever use my journal anyway. I'd just rather support them than LJ. I despise facebook, ngl; I've seen more drama mongering on there that I do in LJ, and with all the people I work with on there, I don't feel safe on it. Twitter, I'm just not interested in every time someone pees or poops or makes themselves a jelly sandwich, you know? I just want a small group of good friends I can yak with again. You're the only one of those (originals) who stuck it out.

It doesn't look like Sabintha will be very missed. You're also the only person who responded to the closing. Yeah, I'm bitter over that one.