http://singularitymods.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] singularitymods.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] singularityooc2011-12-26 03:14 am
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MOD ANNOUNCEMENT -- LIVEJOURNAL VS DREAMWIDTH DISCUSSION

In light of the recent changes to LJ's user interface, we feel that it's time to have a discussion about the potential of moving Singularity from LJ to Dreamwidth, a journaling service that is a fork of earlier LJ code. Of course we mods have our opinions, but we would like to hear our players' thoughts before making a decision.

We're aware that either option will make some players unhappy, so please be careful to keep this a discussion and not an argument.

Some information to consider: LJ will not be rolling back the changes made with Release 88. See the proposed new site design here and the [livejournal.com profile] lj_releases post about R88 bug fixes and future design plans here. (That link goes to a comment explaining that subject lines are gone forever in default comment pages.) LJ is planning to offer an S2 style that mimics the old S1 style within a few weeks. Not directly related to R88, but definitely something that should be part of the discussion is that LJ has had some questionable dealings with users. The linked post is very anti-LJ, but we provided it despite a lack of neutrality because it has a great deal of factual information on how LJ deals with its users.

Dreamwidth was founded in 2009 after some LJ users became concerned with how LJ was interacting with customers, resulting in
a less-commercial set of operating principles than LJ. They will be implementing community imports within the next few weeks (scroll down), and description of the RP-relevant differences between LJ and DW is available here.

Edit: If you can't comment because of the style changes to LJ, please feel free either to contact the mods through another channel, or ask another player to post on your behalf. Just make sure it's clear who's speaking, please.

Edit 2: Son of Edit: If you're having difficulty loading the page, appending ?format=light to the end of the URL has helped some people.
hulk: (Default)

[personal profile] hulk 2011-12-26 08:45 am (UTC)(link)
Randomly, I totally feel the reason Tron/Rinzler was shorter in Legacy was because Flynn forgot to unzip his file all the way. COMPRESSION IS A PAIN IN THE GLITCH. /slinks off now
theuserabides: ([1982] hey no fair)

[personal profile] theuserabides 2011-12-26 08:47 am (UTC)(link)
Do not get me (or Mel) started on the inconsistencies in his height. They couldn't even keep it the same throughout Legacy.
hulk: (Default)

[personal profile] hulk 2011-12-26 08:49 am (UTC)(link)
Hurrrrr well least now I know I'm not the only one who noticed it. |BBBB

BUT YES /zips lips
fight4theusers: ([2010] the fuck is that)

[personal profile] fight4theusers 2011-12-26 05:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Tron: [wakes up in new system, stands next to Flynn] What. Did you. Do. :|
theuserabides: ([1982] stunning displays of intelligence)

[personal profile] theuserabides 2011-12-26 06:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Okay, so, maybe there are some bugs with the import process...
fight4theusers: ([2010] the fuck is this)

[personal profile] fight4theusers 2011-12-27 06:38 am (UTC)(link)
WHY AM I SHORTER THAN YOU >:|

[identity profile] enzused.livejournal.com 2011-12-26 09:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Shouldn't most conversations with Flynn start that way?

/in wrong journal /gives no fucks
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[personal profile] theuserabides 2011-12-26 09:57 pm (UTC)(link)
I have no idea what you're talking about.