We had talked before about DW having 'linked' journal accounts... ie:
Highlander_II is my main acct, but I also want to be $subacct_foo and
$subacct_bar, but I don't necessarily have to log in as each acct to
post/change/comment/etc... it's more the 'dropdown' 'work as user:' option,
yes?

Wouldn't this solve some of this 'filtering' that is being requested?

example:
Highlander_II - main acct
public_filter_stuff - for all the world to see
fandom_stuff - for all the fandom-related stuff
OMG_MINE - for the private stuff

etc...

Or would each have its own watch/trust list, so we're back to filtering
again?

Though - honestly, custom filters work for what people are requesting here.
It takes a little bit of effort, but if one is seriously searching for that
bit of privacy/security, isn't it work the couple extra seconds to add userX
to filter:Foo so s/he can see all of one's fandom works or RL dirt or
whatever?


On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 8:00 AM, Abby Banks <[email protected]>wrote:

> Hi! I'm sort-of new (have been watching the list, but only now jumping in
> to speak), and I wanted to say that I like Chasy's idea, and here's why:
>
> I use my LJ for both fandom and RL posts. At the moment, my fandom posts
> (episode reactions, fanfiction, etc.) are public and my RL posts are
> friends-only. However, that's probably going to change in May or June. I'm
> still in school, and this summer and next fall, I'm going to be traveling -
> interning in the summer and studying abroad during the fall semester. I'm
> planning to use my LJ as my blog, so my family and RL friends (and
> professors) know what's going on with me. The majority of people I know in
> RL, don't know about my fandom activities, and I'd rather them not find out.
>
> I'd like there to be a way to lock my fandom posts to *only* LJers or
> Dreamwidthers and leave my traveling posts public. That way, my friends and
> family can see my travel posts, but not the fandom ones (unless they were to
> decide to set up their own account - which is unlikely), while people who
> have me on their "watch" list but who I have not trusted back can see my
> fandom posts.
>
> I know that setting up a second journal is really the safest way to do
> this, but I also want my LJ/DW friends to be able to see my travel posts
> without the hassle of having to friend the extra journal and remember, "Oh,
> that's theladyscribe's travel journal!" (And without the hassle of me having
> to log-in/log-out every time I want to post something.)
>
> Also, one last thing: would it be possible to set this sort of filter up
> for a *community* rather than for journals? IE, someone has a fanfic
> community and they want it to be available for DW users but not for the
> public at large.
>
> - theladyscribe
>
> --
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