LJ Strike

It appears that, at least in an unofficial capacity, I participated in yesterday's LJ "strike".

This was a mistake, and I apologise wholeheartedly for not blatantly ignoring the strike, which, unfortunately, I (a) didn't see the point of and (b) didn't think would work anyway.

Let's get something straight here: SUP have not removed the possibility of getting a free LJ account. What they have done is bring LJ in line with pretty much every other major online community/networking site/whatever-you-like-to-term-it, in that the basic entry-level account shows adverts. It is possibly the precursor to them re-branding the account structure to make it clearer what you're getting. Let's face it, when you sign up to anything "free" on the internet these days, you pretty much expect it to come with AdSpam of some kind. Most of us have either got ad-blocking software, or just filter it out anyway. It's no big deal, it's just how the commercial model of the "free" internet is funded. LJ is catching up with its neighbours. End of.