*is sad*

[ht_murray]

I must be stupidly hormonal, because I saw like ten posts about Dreamwidth on my friendslist when I logged on from work, and I actually teared up.

It was one thing when everyone was jumping ship because they were afraid we were all going to be deleted or lost in the ether, another when they just want to. I feel obsolete. LOL.

Anyway, I won't be going over there. This is a permanent account. I've been wearing the same shoes for three years, and the same eyeglasses for fourteen. Why? Because they're paid for.

Anyone else feel like chaffe?

I mean, when I first discovered fandom and fanfiction, I only posted on sn.tv. And then someone opened my eyes to ff.net, where OMG there were so many more stories, and there were even some GOOD ones, and you could keep lists of faves and get alerts, and woohoo, best thing ever. And then someone linked me to LJ, where, WOW the REAL writers are there. And eventually, I moved there, cuz I wanna be real, too, ya know? LOL. It's like we're all wheat, and every so often something comes along and shakes us up to find out where the real wheat is and where the chaffe is. I'm tired of trying to be wheat.

You can only chase the sunset so long before you're stepping on your own shadow, I guess.

So, anyway, that's my longwinded way of saying, I'm not going over there, and I'm just hoping this isn't destined to be The Pit.

That being said, if I had invite codes for everyone on my flist who wants one, I'd totally give them to you. Go. Be wheat. Feed the world. LOL.

Comments

[rebekahfair.livejournal.com]

Don't be sad, love! I'd be really and truly surprised if people actually LEFT LJ for DW. I think most people are just checking out to see what it's like. I actually like LJ better, but that's probably because everyone is already here and I'm happy here.

I think most people will probably feel the same way.

[not-refined.livejournal.com]

As someone who has, like, a lack of brains in her head, I'm far too confused by WHAT this new thing is to actually join it. So um. I'm here for the duration.

God, I only just got to grips with LJ. I ain't leaving until I get kicked out. *is the kind of guest who outstays her welcome* Besides, my favourite new saying is "I DON'T LIKE CHANGE". There is enough changing with me right now. LJ has to stay the same, damn it!

Yeah. And I have a permanent account. Which implies, you know, a degree of permanence.

I'm gonna hang loose here and be fail!wheat. *g*

[zvi-likes-tv.livejournal.com]

Dreamwidth is an LJ fork in that it's based on the LJ code, but it has a lot of improvements (http://wiki.dwscoalition.org/wiki/index.php?title=Dreamwidth_changes_from_LJ), like separating the friends list into access list (people you want to read your locked posts) and subscription list (people whose posts you want to read). Plus it is ad-free. It's run by two ex-LJ employees, so they know the code well and know what they want to change. Its mission statement is much more user-friendly than LJ's, in that they say they will treat users as people and not as a commodity. Also one of the founders is a pan-fandom BNF, so a lot of fandom has faith in the company from the start.

The website is http://dreamwidth.org/ and a number of people have written journal entries explaining why they're moving to Dreamwidth (http://wiki.dwscoalition.org/notes/Why_Dreamwidth).

[chocca2.livejournal.com]

*clings* I is stuck like glue

Even if I do open an account (which isn't likely at moment) I don't think I'll actually leave LJ

[sams1ra.livejournal.com]

I've been seeing so many people on my flist opening accounts on DW, too, but I think most will just have both, not leave LJ for DW. Or at least I hope so. I don't want to see some of these people go.
But hey, as long as you're here, I'm gonna bug you and poke you and try to get you to write more (and smish you, just cuz).
*smish*

[kynikey.livejournal.com]

Honestly, I don't really get the big deal with Dreamwidth yet. I checked out a few journals to see what it's all about, and I get that's basically still in pre-beta mode....but aside from this "check all your flists all at once" what's the big deal with it? I'm happy where I am.

[layne67.livejournal.com]

The Dreamwidth posts are making me feel melancholic as well. Like you said, it's one thing moving on because you're afraid of being deleted or whatever but moving on just because you want to ...

*CLINGS*

[tabularassa.livejournal.com]

I ain't going either. Unless they COMPLETELY shut down LJ. Cos my LJ's permanent too and I love this place. Yup. ♥

[kj-svala.livejournal.com]

I`m not moving, never. I stay at LJ until it goes down, or I do.

If I ever get the feeling a time has come to an end, it will be more likely me feeling the need to move on. And if I ever do so, my LJ will move also. Into NeverNever Land, delet and "whoosh".

But for now, I`m going to stay. I`m not even checking out this new *thing*, nope.

So, I`m afraid you have to deal with me sometime longer *g* ... *hugs you*

[ysbail.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid you're stuck with me, sweetie.

I've quite a few people on LJ who've opened DW accounts and I think it's because it's new and shiny. I don't think they're leaving LJ, I get the impression it's purely for backup purposes and when they post it'll be to both. I've actually looked into it - because of the ability to post into both journals at the same time - and then I realised I hardly find the time to reply to people who comment on one journal, what the hell am I going to do with 2?

So yeah, I ain't jumping ship.

[frelling-tralk.livejournal.com]

I hate it too :/ I'm hoping it won't take off in a big way though, I suspect it will prove pretty boring for anyone planning on starting off afresh there compared to how active communities are on LJ and such. LJ still holds the bulk of fandom , so fingers crossed that people just spend a few days checking out DW, and then gradually start drifting back


I have been thinking of getting a backup account over at DW just in case anything ever goes wrong with LJ, it seems like a good plan to have most of my flist elsewhere for safeguaring, but I very much I will ever use it or post there while LJ is still around. Most people seem to be just reserving their name over there in case of missing out on something, so we see them all over our flist asking for invite codes and panicking, but only a very few have committed themselves to leaving LJ for good. Most people going to DW are planning to cross-post and still keep up with LJ flists anyway, which makes it all seem a bit pointless to me really.

[darkmerrick.livejournal.com]

I just want to know what it's like. It's NEW and SHINY! i could never completely abandon LJ that's been my home for 5 years. Unless there's some mass exodus where EVERYONE on my flist ends up on DW, I'll still be around.

I'll be around anyway, unless someone kindly offers me an invite code. *puppy eyes*

[starry-ice.livejournal.com]

I don't do well with multiple accounts, or changing accounts. LOL. I have a hard enough time remembering to post in one place, nevermind starting new elsewhere. I got an account at Vox awhile back but I don't go there often. So I think I'll be here regardless of where fandom goes...

[thestraychild.livejournal.com]

The only way they can possibly get me to leave is in a pine box, metaphorically or otherwise. So I guess that means you're stuck with me too.

[samidha.livejournal.com]

I don't feel like the wheat or the chaff, I feel like a dabbler who's mostly pleased. :)

I'm not going over there.

./~ Feed the world... let them know it's Christmas-time.... ./~

(The whole invite code thing rubs me the wrong way although I understand they're in beta. It's just like why go there. D: I didn't like it on LJ either.)

[willow-fae-20.livejournal.com]

I'm just now really starting to learn my way around LJ. So I'm here for the duration. I get that people want to check out this new thing, it's curiosity. But I'm happy here.

[starweather.livejournal.com]

I don't think anyone's really truly leaving. If I got one, it would be a back-up. I don't feel all that safe on LJ, but that's more because of RL issues than anything else. I'm not moving, though.

[kjfri.livejournal.com]

As one that isn't in the thick of teh posting loop - let me say this - I go where the fic goes - I don't write - I read - I encourage - I comment. I started at FF, found LJ and if my favorite authors move to DW, then I guess I'll be checking 3 websites instead of 2 for my good fic fix.

I just have my fingers crossed that all those who are starting new accounts there, still post here for awhile, too...it's not so much the change that bothers me, but the amount of time that I'm given to get used to transition to new things.

[apieceofcake.livejournal.com]

You're stuck with me hun!

Took me long enough to get the hang of this..LOL!

[irismay42.livejournal.com]

I've never heard of that place if it helps! But I know nothing, so maybe it doesn't.

And I do appear to have been stalking you for some time... sn.tv to FFnet to LJ... In fact I do believe one of your stories on sn.tv was the first SN fanfic I ever read!

[its-symphonic.livejournal.com]

I'll be staying here. I never even heard of that place until yesterday.
It seems pretty cool. But everything is already over here. Along with my account being permanent. So personally I see no reason to move.

[angels3.livejournal.com]

I'm still here with you. :)

[vanae.livejournal.com]

I'd love a Dreamwidth account as a back-up and as something extra but... LJ is home. It's where fandom became a real part of my life, it's where the real creative spirit and talent seem to be and it's where I've met people I care very much about. Not gonna leave as long as those people are here. So, as long as you're here? So am I.

Not that I'm ever actually gonna get a Dreamwidth account. I'm hardly on anyone's "omg you'll be the one I'll spend my code on" list and I cannot afford a paid account. If I could, I'd get one here first.

[smidirini.livejournal.com]

I'm in the same boat. I have a permanent account here and I'd prefer not to move :P

[tigriswolf]

I'm stayin'.

[raloria.livejournal.com]

I've checked out Dreamwidth, only because I kept hearing about it on my flist, but I have no desire to join there at all. I can barely keep both my LJ's going, plus my InsaneJournal that I use only when LJ goes down. Plus, I have a paid account with LJ and I don't really want another one to take care of.

So I'm not leaving and hoping most others will also remain here.
Guess you're stuck with me. *clutches* ;)

[ewanspotter.livejournal.com]

I couldn't leave LJ.

No. Really. I can't.

It owns my soul. o.O

[i-o-r-h-a-e-l.livejournal.com]

Oh, come here. *hugs you*

I don't have a slight interest in that thing (though perhaps it's not important since I'm not a 'wheat' anyway. LOL.) But yeah. If people are moving there then they're moving there. Let's see who's wheat and who's chaffe, shall we?

:)

[fufaraw]

I'm not moving--well, not unless LJ borks itself somehow--I'm just expanding. I'm comfortable at LJ, well, except for how I don't trust the owners now. But I like my pretty LJ and my painstakingly collected, stunning (I think) collection of userpics. Goodness knows, I'm so inept at things like crossposting to more than one site--I won't even bother. DW for me right now is just an escape pod, in case of need.