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In a bit of whimsy, I checked to see if GreatestJournal is still around. The site is still up, but now it's degenerated to the point where you cannot even post anymore. I'm still upset that the bastards lost all my pictures that I uploaded there. I had some special irreplaceable ones stored there.
Anyway, I noticed that another new LJ-type site is up and running: Inksome. If you look at the discussion at that news post, you'll see that it is just now attracting another wave of LJ refugees. The new userinfo page seems to be driving this little exodus.
It is too early to say what will become of Inksome, but, nevertheless, it is not a true competitor with LiveJournal. It seems to be another one-man operation. In fact, it looks like another InsaneJournal, and that site has been having all kinds of trouble, and I gather by the discussion that it's even offline now. The mothership remains the only real playground, unless you want to escape this Evil Empire altogether and go to Blogger or Blogspot, whatever.
As far as the userinfo page controversy goes, I've already grown used to it, now that I know it like my bruised dick. But I still think the new design is ugly. I cannot even see how that's a debate. It would help appreciably if they just gave the page a light-colored background, because all that white space kills. I'd still opt for the old userinfo page in a heartbeat.
Anyway, I noticed that another new LJ-type site is up and running: Inksome. If you look at the discussion at that news post, you'll see that it is just now attracting another wave of LJ refugees. The new userinfo page seems to be driving this little exodus.
It is too early to say what will become of Inksome, but, nevertheless, it is not a true competitor with LiveJournal. It seems to be another one-man operation. In fact, it looks like another InsaneJournal, and that site has been having all kinds of trouble, and I gather by the discussion that it's even offline now. The mothership remains the only real playground, unless you want to escape this Evil Empire altogether and go to Blogger or Blogspot, whatever.
As far as the userinfo page controversy goes, I've already grown used to it, now that I know it like my bruised dick. But I still think the new design is ugly. I cannot even see how that's a debate. It would help appreciably if they just gave the page a light-colored background, because all that white space kills. I'd still opt for the old userinfo page in a heartbeat.
