The Mandelbear's Musings

The 24 hour LJ content strike begins at midnight GMT on Friday, which works out to 5pm here on the US West Coast.

It will be a largely futile gesture; I was originally not going to participate. But after reading this interview with Anton Nosik of SUP (the new owners), [he provides a response here], I was sufficiently infuriated to join in. This despite the fact that theljstaff, hiding behind a pseudonym in an obscure account, has posted a half-hearted apology. beckyzoole lists some reasons for going through with the strike here.

Do I think the strike will have any effect whatever on LJ? No. But it will have an effect on those who participate, and on those who read our journals. LJ has, once again, shown its total contempt for its users. Fine. The strike is our gesture of our contempt for them. Sure, it's the equivalent of shaking your fist at the bus that just splashed mud on you as it drove by. But it feels good. See you tomorrow.