Fandom Roared

[shipperx]

...and LJ finally got around to doing what they should have done yesterday -- admit that they really, really screwed up  (yeah, I know corporate-speak, but we're dealing with corporations so I really don't expect a lot out of them except to be left the hell alone).

Regarding talks of fandom relocations, it strikes me that relocating would only give the morons at WfI the delusion that they 'won' in some sense, and they're deluded (and scary) enough as it is.  They don't need to be emboldened by delusions of any kind of 'success'.  I side with it being better for fandom to stand its ground and take on all comers. 

Comments

[appomattoxco.livejournal.com]

For me it's a customer service issue too. This isn't the first time LJ hasn't used a grain of common sense when dealing with stuff like this. I know I might get the same at GJ but at least I won't be paying for it.

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

Although, truthfully, did the Vox thing actually amount to anything or bring anyone inconvenience? It seemed mostly a case of huge foot-in-mouth disease.

[appomattoxco.livejournal.com]

I was thinking of the breastfeeding icon thing too. They seem too suspend first and take their own sweet time asking and answering questions.

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

I guess I'm cynical enough that I don't tend to believe that the alternatives will be much different. Such entities in general are big, dumb, lumbering beasts that react slowly and usually with a sense of self-preservation. But, then, I'm cynical in that way.