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ratherastory) wrote2011-12-21 10:30 pm
ratherastory) wrote2011-12-21 10:30 pm
LiveJournal update & potential move to AO3
Okay, has everyone seen this? From this post:
Rest assured, we are paying close attention to all of your feedback. Problems with actual functionality (inability to use the new form or aspects of it, slow load times, crashes, etc) have been reported and are being worked on. We're also aggregating all your feedback about the presentation and usability of the commenting form in the general sense, including items missing from the previous version, and the appropriate project teams are reviewing this feedback to help guide what further changes will be made. Thank you for your patience as we continue to work on the new commenting system.
Bold face was in the original text. I am keeping my fingers crossed, but am not holding out much hope.
So here's the thing. I am already posting all my stories on AO3. I am seriously considering making that my primary posting site, and only using LJ and DW as back-ups for people who are following me. So I'd post there, link back here with comments disabled, and leave it at that.
If I were to do that, would you guys still be interested in reading? Here, have a poll to make things easier:
[Poll #1804993]
For those who are interested, I am at AO3 under
ratherastory
I'm also on Dreamwidth at
ratherastory
Rest assured, we are paying close attention to all of your feedback. Problems with actual functionality (inability to use the new form or aspects of it, slow load times, crashes, etc) have been reported and are being worked on. We're also aggregating all your feedback about the presentation and usability of the commenting form in the general sense, including items missing from the previous version, and the appropriate project teams are reviewing this feedback to help guide what further changes will be made. Thank you for your patience as we continue to work on the new commenting system.
Bold face was in the original text. I am keeping my fingers crossed, but am not holding out much hope.
So here's the thing. I am already posting all my stories on AO3. I am seriously considering making that my primary posting site, and only using LJ and DW as back-ups for people who are following me. So I'd post there, link back here with comments disabled, and leave it at that.
If I were to do that, would you guys still be interested in reading? Here, have a poll to make things easier:
[Poll #1804993]
For those who are interested, I am at AO3 under
I'm also on Dreamwidth at
ratherastory
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I don't hate AO3 (although I have total trouble posting my own fanfic there), and I like the way their pages are laid out and everything; my main problem is that whole inability to ask them to send me an e-mail letting me know that my favorite authors have posted something new and/or a new chapter to a favorite story.
My problem with Dreamwidth is that I'm unable to post comments, because I'm unable to get an account (and while I read and understand their reasoning, the non-logical part of my brain is really pissed off and feels intentionally excluded). I don't like being told I can't tell someone I love something they've written and actually let them know who I am.
I know you have issues with LJ, and I'd probably agree with you if I had any technical savvy whatsoever, but I know how to comment here, and I love that I can friend a page and know when something knew is being added.
Have you thought about (or checked out) fanfic.net or WWOMB?