Please explain the LJ strike to me. crickets posted about it, but I don't get it. :/

Well, call me cynical, but I don't see what good that will do. :/ Maybe it's just the principal of the thing, but...I'm sort of shrugging my shoulders about it.

It sucks that the choice is Sayid v. Sawyer! That is my ship! I can't choose between them - in my world, one is as essential as the other! Oh hell, I guess if I'm honest, Sayid is the most essential, but it's a close call.

I, too, am undecided about the strike. I think it's not likely to be effectual. On the other hand, I don't want to undermine the efforts of those who feel more strongly than I do.

I voted for Sayid, so we canceled each other out. ;)

I don't know that Sawyer will play much of a part this week. It didn't look that way from the promo. I guess we should just be grateful that the strike ended and there's 5 more eps to go. If all we'd gotten of Sawyer this season was what we've had so far that would have been really sad.

I voted Sayid. I mean, I love Sawyer to pieces, too, but Sayid has always been in my two top characters since I started watching and seeing the latest Sawyer developments..

Uuhm. If it becomes Sayid vs Ben I'll sure hope Sayid pwns him (and I'll gladly vote for him), if it comes to Sayid vs Desmond I'll just abstain, they'll give each other a consolation prize however it ends up ;)

I think I'd have done it, but I'll probably be out of town for Easter stuff and so I don't think I'll have the time to post anyway even if I manage to watch Lost before I go. But the timing sucks, indeed, though the intentions are definitely good.

Okay... so I read the info on the strike... and I still don't get it. I mean... I don't see anything wrong with LJ as it is... And people need advertising free space-- advertising? What advertising? Maybe I'm so used to it that I block it out, but hell, I'm not adverse to a few banners as long as I don't *have* to go to the sites and buy something. I don't quite understand the objection. Beyond that, I think protests are great. They send messages to people who would otherwise be unreachable, even if the message is blatantly ignored. Good luck to those who are participating!

On the Sayid vs Sawyer front, I find myself ambivolent as well. How can one choose between two smokin' hot guys?! Honestly, I like how sweet Sawyer's been lately... although I totally miss the bad-ass snark-aholic he used to be. Couldn't they find a way to balance the two attributes? Sayid has much more of an interesting story right now, but that's because he's in the middle of all the action. I hope Sawyer shoves dinner up Ben's nose or something. :/

The two things are tied together because the new owners want to make the entirety of LJ users more attractive to advertisers.

So... they think that people who write fanfic are not responsive to ads while others are? *scratches head* I mean, I see that the advertizers are concerned about advertising effectively, but... so what if people list their interests as "bondage"? People who like bondage-- and gay porn-- need to eat too! I don't get why they can't just say, "Okay, the weird people will be interested in the basic necesities of life... y'know tp and stuff, and the people who profess to be interested in business is where we'll stick the broker advertisements." Makes sense to me...

I'm glad you told me that they're getting rid of the Basic account-- that sucks. I mean, if they're hell-bent on making money, I don't see how people not using their journals for a day is going to deter anybody, but I've always marveled at how LJ is making any money in the first place. I wouldn't think very many people have paid accounts. And it's not like people who *do* have paid accounts will be able to access communities that they've "gotten rid of" because they won't exist and *that* bugs me.

Thanks again for the info... and sorry to Halfdutch for dragging this out in her LJ. *bows apologetically*

the Lost Madness thing has been having unfair battles since the beginning!
Sawyer vs Hurley? Jack vs Sayid? Why?? The Oceanic 815 survivors had it much harder than the other ones (Because, come on, Bonnie, Abbadon and the smoke monster are simply not as formidable as opponents!)

re: the Lost strike... I read the post you linked, but being a bit out of loop, I don't know what the problem is, this time. Recent changes, ok, but which ones in particular? I'm not one to get involved in these things, usually. Plus, missing the chance to comment on the last episode of Lost before the hiatus? Not really likely...

Sayid all the way! Gosh, the man is made of awesome, those arms, that hair... *drools* It doesn't beat Jack in my list, but hey, I would never throw Sayid out of my bed (actually I'd ask him to join Jack/Me for a threesome ;)

uh, that was me. I forgot to log in. :)

Hee. I don't even remember what I said. lol.

Sawyer has gotten more than the shaft. He's Claire 2.0 and that makes me see red. >:/ I would trade a 1,000 boxer scenes for just one juicy dramatic moment.

You can kiss Sawyer goodbye in the poll. They fanboys just love thighs of steal. Whatever.

I did make this, though, to help suppress my anger.

Sayid knocked out Jack? I didn't see that coming. If was tough but I went with Sayid over Sawyer because he's out saving the world while Sawyer plays horseshoes. I wonder if Desmond can pull a victory over Ben?

I couldn't help myself. I voted for Sawyer because, uh, I'm sentimental? And because I didn't like Sayid's s1 flashback episodes that much, to be honest.

I'm not participating in the strike. I'm doing my own alternative, Let's Fight The Man thing, which will be posting "DEAR SUP: I'M HERE FOR THE PORN (and all those fun things you want to get rid of) !!!!" in all caps, in the biggest font possible. I know it'll be just as ineffective (possibly, sadly) as the strike and at least I'll get to speak my mind.