I've changed my mind rather a lot since I posted this, so I'm glad it was useful for you to forumlate things, as to be honest, having since found out more, I'm angry too, and from now on am shifting everything I can to Dreamwidth. And I'm sorry - I was angry and upset at yet another LJ panic, but I'm dealing with that by trying to set up home elsewhere now, especially since this time I think people have very good reason to be upset and to leave. So I'm sorry that you got my first upset reaction, of not another stupid LJ panic!
(People do leave LJ for places not DReamwidth because of these things, though - I have seen them go and the farewell posts they make each time - it just depends where else you're active when something like this comes along as the last straw. So some people, who want only LJ or are already at Dreamwidth, hie over there, but people who already do a lot on Facebook, or tumblr or twitter, just cut and run. I suppose it depends on what people want! It certainly doesn't help this format, but I suspect at this point, nothing short of tumblr falling to pieces ever would! As you say, people are drifting away - people go where the people are, and with fandom at least, the people just aren't here. If I could manage tumblr, I'd probably drop LJ and Dreamwidth altogether, because I'd rather have one site to manage than two, but since I can't do tumblr more than mildly, that's unlikely to happen.)
ETA: And I hadn't remembered at all that I'd said stuff about journalling and all that - I'd have come back to add a note, and saved you the trouble of responding. I'm so sorry! I was upset and yours was the first dreaded leaving post! Which is no excuse, but I shall try my hardest to mend my ways, if you'll still have me about.
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Date: Saturday, 8 April 2017 07:42 am (UTC)(People do leave LJ for places not DReamwidth because of these things, though - I have seen them go and the farewell posts they make each time - it just depends where else you're active when something like this comes along as the last straw. So some people, who want only LJ or are already at Dreamwidth, hie over there, but people who already do a lot on Facebook, or tumblr or twitter, just cut and run. I suppose it depends on what people want! It certainly doesn't help this format, but I suspect at this point, nothing short of tumblr falling to pieces ever would! As you say, people are drifting away - people go where the people are, and with fandom at least, the people just aren't here. If I could manage tumblr, I'd probably drop LJ and Dreamwidth altogether, because I'd rather have one site to manage than two, but since I can't do tumblr more than mildly, that's unlikely to happen.)
ETA: And I hadn't remembered at all that I'd said stuff about journalling and all that - I'd have come back to add a note, and saved you the trouble of responding. I'm so sorry! I was upset and yours was the first dreaded leaving post! Which is no excuse, but I shall try my hardest to mend my ways, if you'll still have me about.