Kerfuffle de Jour

[serai]

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For all you good folks freaking out about the FB/Twitter Thing:


You do realize, don't you, that commenters have ALWAYS had the ability to repost their comments elsewhere? All they have to do is COPY-PASTE.

Just like everywhere else on the web, with anything else on the web.

All LJ has done is add a button that makes it a one-click deal. But it's not anything that's been impossible before.

So all this mass exodus is kind of an over-reaction, don't you think? I mean, considering that if anyone wanted to cross-post their comments here, they've probably already been doing it.


Me, I don't have no truck with stupid crap like Facebook and Twitter, and I no longer post anything that's in the least identifiable here, so I really don't give much of a shit about my stuff being re-posted. But I just thought I'd point this out.

Comments

[rabidsamfan.livejournal.com]

I think it's not so much the copy of the comment that has people bugged as the link back to the journal the comment was made in being automatic. At the moment creating the link is a bit more work. And then there's the whole "opt-in/opt-out" part of the equation.

*shrug* I don't think it's worth leaving LJ over, but I'd rather it didn't copy comments from locked entries with a single, unthought-out click. Maliciousness you can't guard against, but carelessness is preventable.

[lindmere.livejournal.com]

All LJ has done is add a button that makes it a one-click deal. But it's not anything that's been impossible before.

What LJ has done is integrate their identity management with the Facebook platform via the Facebook Connect API. This ties LJ's business model to Facebook's, which is what I object to, not the fact that it provides an easier way for people to copy-and-paste between social networking applications.

People are freaking out because a) that's fandom; we do drama but also b) Facebook is the crappiest of all privacy-violating businesses for LJ to be hitching its wagon to. It represents a change in the culture of LJ, and given Facebook's track record with privacy I think people have every reason to be concerned about it.

[mollyringle.livejournal.com]

Heheh - I thought of the "copy/paste" issue as well. Agreed on the overreaction of the mass exodus, especially since, well, there's already been a mass exodus to Facebook from LJ. Or to anywhere else from LJ, numerous times. This is just the latest one.

I do see the problems as mentioned by others. But the fact remains that you've always, always got to be cautious about what you put online. And, if you ask me, find your drama OFFline. It's much healthier.

[serai1.livejournal.com]

Yeah well, one thing I've learned is that LJ seems to be all about over-reaction and freakouts and kerfuffles and hissy fits. I mean, Christ, it's a fucking corporation. Of course they're going to do what profits them most. It's beyond naive to think they care about our privacy more than their profit margin.

That's why I've never used my real name or published my address or phone number or anything else that could identify me. If I want to stay in touch with friends or family, that's what e-mail is for. Shit like Facebook is just narcissism, as far as I'm concerned; it's the PUBLIC nature of it that people crave, not the communication or the convenience. And that is exactly what gets them into trouble. So if their egos and craving for recognition trump their common sense, well, them's the breaks. *eyeroll*

[vshendria.livejournal.com]

But that's entirely too sensible! How can I feel victimized and paranoid with an attitude like that?

[serai1.livejournal.com]

*facepalm* Gotta remember to put away the ol' Earth Logic. I keep forgetting where I am!