LJ Advisory Board: can you help with community access?

[rm]

Do you run an LJ community that has been or could be directly affected by unclear TOS on freedom of speech issues (think: political, religious, abuse survivors, creative, academic, fannish, queer, kink, poly, adult lifestyle)?

Do you run an LJ community that has been or could be affected by sloppy attempts on LJ/SUPs part to massage LJ's image (think: mental health/illness, abuse survivors, fannish, queer, kink, poly, adult lifestyle)?

Do you run an LJ community whose users have accessibility issues with the site (those with vision impairments, etc.)?

Do you run a community on any topic whatsoever whose users would be interested in discussion the LJ Advisory Board elections?

If so, I'd like the opportunity to hear the concerns of your users and talk a bit about where I stand on those issues. I promise to make only a single post to talk about the election (unless invited to do otherwise) and my candidacy and not spam the community or its users in any way.

If you'd be willing to let me post in those communities please let me know here or email me at racheline @ gmail dot com. If you're not a community maintainer, but have ties to a community maintainer and want to broach this issue with them, I'd appreciate it.

Comments

[darkadaptedeye.livejournal.com]

For awhile, I was helping to maintain a veterans community.

Sometime around when LJ cracked down on fandom, they also quietly wiped out most military schools, as well as some journals of members currently involved in the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq.

I've been a little baffled why even in the midst of the the fandom issues, LJ would leave "Starfleet Academy" and "Hogwarts", and "Miskatonic University" (which are great for fan communities to embrace), yet actual training like "Infantry School" and "Airborne School" (both of which actually exist) are now gone and unable to be re-added. Personally, I met close friends at both of those places, learned more than a few valuable lessons, and probably still carry a little scar tissue from my times there.

Additionally, when some of the soldier's journals disappeared, it's impossible to tell the reason. Did the government demand they be pulled for security/censorship issues? Did someone flag them because they disagreed with the political issues? Or were these journals actually deleted by the members for their own privacy? (In at least one case, I'd really like to know if that person is alive or dead.) If LJ is going to wipe out a journal, it would be nice to at least have a vague inclination as to why.

Since then, many members of that community have simply taken to blogging elsewhere.

Thanks,
-Christopher-Ian

[rm.livejournal.com]

Holy shit. I never, ever knew about this. That is so beyond fucked up I don't even know what to say (right now). Well this is certainly getting highlighted in a post soon.

Thank you for the information. I'm really pretty heartbroken by it, and I don't have anything resembling the personal connection to the issue you do.

[elionwyr.livejournal.com]

...Um. Wow.
Didn't know that, either.
Thank you for posting, and - this is horrible. I'm sorry.

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

Feel free to post in Idol.

[rm.livejournal.com]

Oh, can I do that? I thought only you and Kithan could make posts to the community?

Awesome....

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

oh, sorry. Yeah, we can only make posts. But if you wanted to talk in the Green Room... and then I'll continue to direct people there.


If you want I can make the Green Room post a specific "LJ issues" one either this weekend or Monday. Whichever works better for you.

[rm.livejournal.com]

I presume you are referring to a discussion in ljunited that I did not witness.

I strongly believe each community within LJ has the right to establish its own standards for topics and style of discourse, while also supporting the right of users to form the broadest array of communities.

The beauty of LJ is that is provides a platform for users to create communities tailored to their needs. I support LJ/SUP not curtailing the use of that platform; that does not mean I think all communities should be obligated to allow posts they find off-topic or inappropriate to their concerns.

That is why I am asking permission before campaigning on any LJ community.

As to the specific incident in question, I did not found that community, nor am I a maintainer of it. I support its vision for LJ and I'm happy to have their endorsement.

My campaign is my campaign. insomnia's community is his community. We're online friends and colleagues, but we do not and cannot control each other's actions in how we conduct ourselves online.

Finally, I was getting a blessed bit of sleep when whatever occurred and occurred, so my details on it are fairly limited, but I do not view it as an LJ policy issue.

[docjeff.livejournal.com]

I don't think I could possibly support someone who blocks or encourages the blocking of open discourse as you are doing (or having done for you). Very poor form...

Ban/Block

[nebris.livejournal.com]

With Jameth and his crew, it's a necessity. They spam and troll and generally act like fucktards. yesterday, one of them accused me of 'being a known pedophile'. He's the same shithead who did that whole evil Craigslist thing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_privacy#Jason_Fortuny_and_Craigslist).

If you don't shut them up, they'll bury you in dogshit.

~M~

Re: Ban/Block

[palmer-kun.livejournal.com]

"If you don't shut them up"

Free Speech - But Only If You Say What We Want To Hear.

Gotta love it!

Re: Ban/Block

[adameros.livejournal.com]

The "Evil Craigslist thing" was by rfjason, not jameth. Please get your facts straight before slandering people.

[amandathegreat.livejournal.com]

Jameth has given full permission for you to campaign/comment/etc. in any of his communities:

arch150crew
ballard
blackoutclub
dramacrats
fag_police
foodpics
internet_club
internetcourt
ljcon
ljjockstrap
lolzpics
lulzchat
nonuglyfats
nouglies
quasidanworship
read_this_post
seattlebegging
snarkandboobs
theblackbaby
udub
vadges_n_fags

For further questions/comments please contact Jameth's PR Managers, auntiesiannan and adameros, or jameth himself.

[nebris.livejournal.com]

This should be deleted as spam...

~M~

[amandathegreat.livejournal.com]

I have only posted that comment here. In order for it to be spam I would have to post it many places. :)

(frozen)

[rm.livejournal.com]

Duly noted. But while I may be fool enough to have entered this race, I am not fool enough to walk into an ambush.

[nebris.livejournal.com]

I advise you to either screen comments or go to Friends Only comments. This shit is only going to get worse.

~M~

This shit is only going to get worse.

[nebris.livejournal.com]

Four and half months later and they're still at it. I repeat my above admonition.

~M~

[pete-diddy.livejournal.com]

Greetings! Pete-Diddy of Eljzeera news!

Have you thought about contacting each other (RM and JAMETH) and calling a cease fire until post-nominations? Then somone can set up a community for THE GREAT DEBATE! Where All the wank can be conveniently kept in one place!

Dramacrats vs. RMpublicans. The Battle South of Seattle! The Royale with cheese!

x-posted to the other candidate's journal.

[elionwyr.livejournal.com]

Ironically, it doesn't seem to be the candidates that are the problem.

Still. It's a good, logical idea, and I hope that the candidates' supporters are willing to accept the same cease fire. Because, really, very little of what's been posted above is relevant, warranted, or useful to the issue at hand.

[groovinmahoovin.livejournal.com]

I haven't really seen anything out of line from any jameth supporters. Most of the claims aren't even true, like one user in LJ United claimed she was "attacked by Jameth's friends" in the election thread. Does this look like an "attack" to you?

http://community.livejournal.com/lj_election_en/8419.html?thread=345827#t345827

[rm.livejournal.com]

You, sir, are at least amusing and reasonable. I will happily consider any multiple candidate debate, but I have no desire to go one on one with a pack of cyberbullies. It's not a meaningful use of my time, or, in lieu of that, fun. And it certainly won't do anything to sway voters or improve the spirit of the race.

Debates would be nice though. We'll see what happens.

[blackbird-song.livejournal.com]

This is late, as I missed it when you first posted it, thanks to end-of-semester craziness, but please feel free to post in lotrip_all_fic and athelingas, both of which are fannish communities with a reasonable number of users.

In the interest of fairness and full disclosure, should any of the other candidates seek my permission to do the same, I shall feel obligated to grant it, as long as they follow the same rules.

Catherine