Saying No To Dreamwidth

[snogged]

I want to make an announcement, even though I know I've shared this opinion a few times.

I will not be creating a Dreamwidth account. I will use the openID function if necessary as I know a few members of my flist are planning to make a permanent move but I hope they will use that crosspost function so that I can remain updated.

I'm not good at creating new blogs. I have an insane journal account that I barely update (even though I got that as a "backup"). I tried having a journal just for my fanfiction and that fell though before a year had passed too.

I like where I am. I'm fully nested. (as an edit: I've been here since 2003)

I hope you'll all understand that.

Comments

[rps-lizardspock.livejournal.com]

*has no idea what Dreamwidth is*

[snogged.livejournal.com]

it's kinda like the new LJ.

[fifteenminutes.livejournal.com]

I've noticed increasing mention of Dreamwidth around my flist.

I guess I've never heard of it prior... I just went to the site and it's basically LJ, but focus on creative work opposed to journaling? Is that kind of right?

[snogged.livejournal.com]

that seems to be their basic stance.

Though I'm sure journaling is welcome too.

I'm just an LJ'er through and through as I don't feel I've ever been screwed over or blinded by the livejournal community as a whole.

[fifteenminutes.livejournal.com]

I've been using LJ for over six years... I'm comfortable here and could never uproot myself. lol.

Did you have a bad experience with Dreamwidth, or are you just saying that LJ has been good to you, so why leave?

[snogged.livejournal.com]

Nope, I really haven't used Dreamwidth to know if there are any problems.

LJ has been tremedously good to me :) Plus, it's cheaper to get a paid account at LJ for a year ($19.95 at LJ vs $36.00- $3/month- at Dreamwidth)

[jerseystrife.livejournal.com]

I've been using Livejournal since around 2004. I'm happy and content here because I use LJ for the communities. I won't be making the crossover to dreamwidth either.

[snogged.livejournal.com]

yay!

I'm happy to hear that.

[tamakin.livejournal.com]

Dude yeah my flist is literally PACKED with DW related posts, and im not getting whats so kewl about it lol! It seems to be... another ij.. and ij sucks compared to lj :P

[snogged.livejournal.com]

I'm not getting what's so cool about either

But apparently, some people do so awesome for them :)

[zoesmith.livejournal.com]

I understand and feel the same way.
I've been here since 2003, it's home.

xx

[snogged.livejournal.com]

*huggles*

[rua1412.livejournal.com]

I want to open a Dreamwidth account only to keep touch with the ones who will leaving here too.
I like here. This is the reason why I don't want waste money on it.

[snogged.livejournal.com]

At this point, the people I know who are getting one are just getting one as a backup journal because of the ease of importing their LJs into the Dreamwidth program.

I know one person whose turned straight Dreamwidth, but for now, she's keeping the option open that crossposts entries on DW and LJ.

[spikesredqueen.livejournal.com]

I'm glad your not leaving LJ, I'm not. I have an Insane Journal and I haven't even posted in it, lol. It's hard for me to keep up with LJ alone, plus I like it here. It's cheaper like you said on a comment, plus I've been here a couple years myself.

I don't know why people wanna leave LJ, I honestly have no problem with it.

[dragonydreams.livejournal.com]

I second all of that (although I never had a fic journal). I have no plans on getting a Dreamwidth account since I never even log into the Insane Journal I opened when that was the new big thing.

[snogged.livejournal.com]

Exactly.

Glad to hear you're sticking around, hun :)

[nonothrthnme.livejournal.com]

I can barely think my way through lj, so I'd guess I won't be going anywhere's.

*plunks self down and ponders how I got here in the first place*

There does seem to be an exodus happenin tho, doesn't there?

[mutantenemy.livejournal.com]

I hear ya. But I am such a Certified Journal Nut, I wanted to check it out. The big buzz is that:
1. It's created by two former LJ folks who wanted to implement certain changes and couldn't.
2. Two months of paid account at $5 grants me 75 user pix (w00t!)
3. One is able to cross-post up to three other blogs
4. I can upload several icons at once (not a big deal, but nice)
5. I REALLY love how people from LJ can be granted access (for example) mutantenemy@livejournal.dreamwidth for only replying to DW accounts WITHOUT creating a DW account.
6. Word has it one can create their own layouts utilizing a CSS tool they will provide.

And other nifty little things which I am still discovering.

[my-lovers-eyes.livejournal.com]

*points to permanent status*

I'm not going anywhere :)