Inksome

[monk222]

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.

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[tommyswifey.livejournal.com]

There's also my-journal.com and diaryland.com

I started journalling at diaryland then moved to my-journal before coming to Livejournal. I'm liking it less and less here though and I haven't really felt like writing for a while now.

[hardblue.livejournal.com]

I'm a little surprised. Once LJ seemed to ease back to fuller free speech standards on adult content, I thought it couldn't be much better anywhere, though I admit I still find the policies a little vague that I'm not absolutely free of worry (and I filter some of the material for people who I know share my interests). And you seem to get a lot of feedback from other LJers, and I don't know where that would be better, as LJ is pretty popular. Well, I hope we don't lose you altogether. Maybe you are just suffering from some writer blahs.

[tommyswifey.livejournal.com]

It really has nothing to do with LJ itself. I can get over the profile looks as they are now. Even though I think it looks ugly it doesn't really matter to me.

It's the amount of response I receive from people who think I belong in a nuthouse or in jail that is making me less and less inclined to share things about my life.

I think my-journal.com is also pretty good by the way because it's aimed at adults. But it doesn't have communities and I don't think you have the option to filter as much as you can on LJ.

[hardblue.livejournal.com]

Oh, sweetie, fuck them! Your biggest problem should be people bothering you about wanting a piece for themselves. I wish you'd consider just filtering the more exotic discussions to people you can trust, or after letting someone in who turns sour, just take them out of the filter.

I wish you wouldn't feel inhibited. I'd like to see more of you. Remember, too, that in so far as there is more of an American audience, our country is funny in its religiosity and fundamentalism - almost a Christian version of Islamist extremism. It's an American problem, not your problem.