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I let my paid LJ account lapse, because I'm kind of pissed at LJ over advertising and referral hijacking shenanigans, and I don't really use any of the extra services. I'm donating the $20 renewal fee to the OTW instead. FYI, I prefer the model Flickr and Dreamwidth use: limited basic functionality for free, extra services for paid accounts. Some types of advertising don't bother me as much as others. Oddly, the types that LJ use (in terms of positioning and ANIMATION and FLASHING and ARGGGH!) seem to be the most annoying (compared to e.g. Google and Facebook).

If you don't have an LJ, and want to read my journal ad-free (Hi Mom! Hi Eric! Hi any other crazy stalkers I don't know about!) read it at Dreamwidth: http://ilanarama.dreamwidth.org/

I am not leaving LJ, because a lot of you who I have known for many many years post there. (But if you want to move or crosspost to Dreamwidth, I have codes!) However: if you have a Plus account, I will probably either stop reading your journal (because it annoys me to get flashing ads right in my face as opposed to polite text ads in the margins), or I will move reading you to my other account (which is permanent, so no ads). ETA: I have now installed AdBlock Plus (thanks, Luz) which solves the problem.

Hello, people here from the DW friending meme thingy. I will check out your journals real soon now, I promise. Say hi or something.