On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 1:14 PM, Mark Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> While I understand the draw of having a fandom/RP/fic-friendly journal > >> space, I will be disappointed if DW ends up as a > >> fandom/RP/fic-specific journal space. That's not what I'm here for. > > > > While I'm sure that Dreamwidth aren't intending to pigeonhole themselves > > in such a way, I wanted to 'me too' this point anyway. Some of us just > > want to write some stuff about our lives, and read what our friends > > wrote about their lives. We're simple folk ;) > > If you read D's signature, you'll see it says 'open expression' (among > other things). We are not a "fandom service" or an "RP service" or > whatever people might feel inclined to stereotype us as. > > One of the many really great things about the partnership between D > and myself is that we're very much alike in what we believe the site > should be - but we approach it from completely opposite sides. She is > well known within a lot of the fandom/RP/fic/whatever circles, she > writes, she broadcasts, etc. I, on the other hand, have never written > a fic in my life, nor do I plan to, and I use the site to talk to my > friends and family. But we both believe 100% in the site being open > for all types, and from our unique perspectives, we will fight to make > that happen. I'm so glad to hear this! Especially combined with D's explanation about designing for the many subcultures on LJ (and, presumably, elsewhere on the interwebs). It gives me a lot of hope to see such openness built into the structure of Dreamwidth. ~ Rachel -- http://bohemianeditor.livejournal.com This is not the sig you're looking for.
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