General wah

[valis2]

I am catching up on the LJ flist, and I'm getting sadder and sadder.

I knew already that the HP fandom would be endangered by the end of the series, but now it's fragmented as well, and I'm really having trouble wrapping my head around having multiple journals. I'm a control freak, as you all know, and I hate the idea of cross-posting, but I also hate the idea of not cross-posting, and I hate the idea of having one main journal, and I hate the idea of having journal-specific entries, and I just feel like I'm watching my internet journaling experience take a nose dive.

Also, I find the idea that HP's parent corporations are going to put the smackdown on slash very chilling. (I can't remember where I read the entry now, damnit.)

*glooms about*

ETA: Oh, and this bit about everyone defriending LJ people so they don't have to read multiple entries? Understandable, but... *glooms even more*

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[snapetoy.livejournal.com]

I'm one of the ones that have moved, Valis. I've ended up on IJ (permanent account over there, something I never did here) and my primary flist is there. I've set up a filter for reading LJ friends who aren't posting on IJ, but I'm actively preferring IJ. This LJ is really used only for comments now, although when I post something important (fic, Toy's Tourist Tales) I'll link back to my IJ from LJ.

I also think that where the creative output goes, the fen will eventually follow. A hell of a lot of it, particularly art, is now appearing on IJ, and with the big fests and newsletters moved over there, it'll all eventually shake down, I think. It's a similar experience from when we moved from the mailing lists to LJ.

*hugs* Hang in there. We'll sort it out.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

I've purchased a permanent account on IJ as well. I'm hoping to scatter myself to the four winds (or the four journals, as it so happens) and see where the chaff recedes. It seems that a lot of the cutting-edge artists are moving there, but in the end, I know several dear people on my flist who will be staying here on LJ, so no matter what happens, I'll be maintaining more than one journal.

I never thought I'd see fandom decentralize even more, y'know? Boggles the mind!

*hugs*

Tomorrow night I'll start catching up on IJ. Sounds like there will be a lot of things to see and do there. :)