This should lighten my bandwidth load

[andysocial]

Although it was originally on a public website, and I only archived it because LJ didn't support threading and the page was enormous in December of 2000, the Naked XXXMas Archive has outlived its usefulness. Rather than being an entertaining glimpse of a single goofy day in LiveJournal history, it's become a point of contention. It is one of the most viewed things on my website, which saddens me since it has nothing to do with my website other than I hosted it here. There are increasing numbers of people who would prefer that they be removed. I've respected a few requests for such removals in the past 13 months, but it just doesn't seem like there's any point to keeping the archive.

The mood on much of LJ has turned more introverted and frightened. The open, fun feeling that prompted the whole thing is gone. Hell, I haven't even been one of lianna's "friends" in at least 6 months, for reasons never stated to me. Some of the big players in the exhibition-fest are now offline or friends-only (I miss lakme, who also doesn't consider me a friend), others have changed LJ user IDs so often they appear schizophrenic. There are people that think they're being stalked online (how that is even possible defies the imagination), and other folks who are having LJ feuds that encompass half my friends page.

So, without further ado, farewell to Lianna's Nekkid XXXmas.

Comments

[kittles.livejournal.com]

Awww mannnnn. I never got to see it. I kept thinking I'd get motivated one day. Oh well. :)

But for the record. I won't go friends only. I won't take you off my list. I won't change journals. And I think "stalking" on the internet is a joke. :p That's my story and I'm stickin' to it!

LJ Drama

[andysocial]

I think the spate of "stalkers" is bizarre. If you don't want people "hanging out" in your journal (um, a journal isn't a place), just ban them and their IP address from posting. While you're at it, disallow anonymous posting. It seems that LJ has included plenty of options to preclude the kind of stuff so many people complain about.

Honestly, if the stress LJ places on you is too much to handle, it's probably best if you stop going online entirely. You're apparently too fragile. :-)

I'll have to take Mountain Dew photos at SAC next month for ya, as long as you're gonna keep me as a friend.

Re: LJ Drama

[kittles.livejournal.com]

I can understand how someone might feel harrassed, but I agree, there are answers to that: make your jounral friends only. The end. And if you have a public website, hello, it's a public web site! Who cares who looks at it? Or if you do, learn to ban IPs!

Your fragility comment is awesome. I may have to steal that one for my bio.

Pictures of the can from you would definitely rock. :)