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rfmcdonaldIn May and then again in September and finally in November, I blogged about Livejournal’s efforts to become something like Medium, a blogging platform for long-format journalism and writing.
This hasn’t happened. Livejournal has not evolved into a more flexible and suitable blogging platform. There has been, so far as I can tell, no renaissance. What I have noted is that twice in the past two weeks, my Livejournal has been suspended for day-long periods. After I reported this suspension the first time, I got my LJ cleared and unsuspended on the 29th of November, receiving this E-mail.
This morning, after my Livejournal went dark yesterday, I got this one at 9 o'clock in the morning my time.
I could perhaps take these suspension to be a sign that I need to generate more original content. I may take this lesson in any event. I am also taking away from this a sense that Livejournal is just not working. Had things gone differently, it might have preempted Facebook. Instead, it's succumbing to DDoS attacks and misfiring bots.
I'm starting to wonder if maintaining a Livejournal separate from my Wordpress blog is worth it. Should I just avoid the hassle, provide a redirect to the places I actively maintain content, and just use this one for reading and commenting?
My readers, I leave it to you.
This hasn’t happened. Livejournal has not evolved into a more flexible and suitable blogging platform. There has been, so far as I can tell, no renaissance. What I have noted is that twice in the past two weeks, my Livejournal has been suspended for day-long periods. After I reported this suspension the first time, I got my LJ cleared and unsuspended on the 29th of November, receiving this E-mail.
Thank you for your inquiry. Your journal was placed in readonly mode by an automatic anti-spam system that LiveJournal uses. However, this action was incorrect, caused by a malfunction in the script. I have now removed the readonly status and I'm sorry for any frustration this situation caused you.
Regards,
LiveJournal Abuse Prevention Team
This morning, after my Livejournal went dark yesterday, I got this one at 9 o'clock in the morning my time.
Thank you for your inquiry. Your account was suspended when one of our anti-spam systems flagged it as a potential spam account. However, a review of your journal shows this was incorrect. I have now unsuspended your journal and adjusted a background flag for your account to prevent this from happening again. I apologize for any inconvenience this situation caused you.
Regards,
LiveJournal Abuse Prevention Team
I could perhaps take these suspension to be a sign that I need to generate more original content. I may take this lesson in any event. I am also taking away from this a sense that Livejournal is just not working. Had things gone differently, it might have preempted Facebook. Instead, it's succumbing to DDoS attacks and misfiring bots.
I'm starting to wonder if maintaining a Livejournal separate from my Wordpress blog is worth it. Should I just avoid the hassle, provide a redirect to the places I actively maintain content, and just use this one for reading and commenting?
My readers, I leave it to you.
