Fuck you, LJ.

[tempested_bird]

LJ has been undergoing yet another one of its DDoS attacks. I've barely been able to post comments on other peoples' posts for well over a week, and it's getting seriously irritating.

I'm sometimes a bit of a luddite and stuck in my ways when it comes to social networking media, but I'm so, so close to just scrapping LJ all together and moving over to DW permanently.

So yeah, LJ people who're on DW - I still love you, and I'm not ignoring you. The internet is making me ignore you. BOO!!

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[summercomfort]

To be fair, the DDoS attacks are not entirely LJ's fault. Sure, it might be the Russian govt trying to get at the Russian protesters and stuff, and LJ is owned by Russians, but still not exactly their fault.

On the other hand, I'm rather frustrated by LJ keeping silent about the whole deal until most recently. I'm far more willing to forgive this stuff if there is transparency in the process.

[tempested_bird]

To be honest, I don't entirely blame LJ for it, but it's been such a constant problem that I'm just... tired of it at this point. But yeah, the lack of transparency on their part just makes it worse.

[summercomfort]

Agreed. The DDoS that seems to happen monthly, the volume of spam comments, etc etc.

[denisia]

WORD. Most of the folks I adore most have registered here but most don't post...and there are a few I'd lose if I scrapped LJ completely that I don't want to lose.

I SO, SO WISH that I could get everyone to get their butts over here, though. It's nice here.

[tempested_bird]

I'm at the point where I will freely hand out my invite codes or pay the $3 it would take for them to BUY a journal name if they would but switch. The only thing is that I'd be leaving behind certain LJ-only communities, but I can still check those.

[denisia]

I hear you. I think the communities are really holding people back, in all honesty. One of my closest friends who is on LJ, for instance, is active in a fanfic community and everyone is on LJ. She's said that she doesn't want to rebuild that all here at DW, and I can understand that, but it's frustrating.

I've offered around invite codes/et al as much as I can too, though...in a perfect world I'd so want everyone over here. I still cross-post to LJ, obviously, because everyone is there, but I wish I didn't have to.