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Every time I go to use my journal at INKSOME, something's wrong. This time journal layouts aren't working. I went to change mine and now it's a blank white, styleless nothing. And I can't get back the old style, because I can't FIND it, cause INKSOME uses the confusing ass journal customization with the themes organized by "nature, animals, illustrated, dark colours, warm colours, food" and all that crap and the million and one thumbnails of the same damn style in varied colours.
G'damn it. Every time I think of a way to use the journal and I go to use it and get myself involved over there there's some crap that makes me want to throw up my hands and walk away again. I'm no longer sure if I'm easily irritated or if I've just had it and things not working is enough to make me postal and punch folks in the face.
I wish it didn't get me this angry/frustrated.
I know the solution is to just not go over there and not use it. But I keep wanting to give it a chance and to figure out how the community over there works. I just never get past trying to skin my damn journal or make the place homey.
Yeah, no comments. I don't really want to hear that you (general you, possibly specifically Zvi) don't want to hear me griping and being frustrated.
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There was a flurry of posts over on LJ in APRIL (I will look for more links later) all about whether or not iJay was viable for the long haul. ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) squeaky actually went and replied to Synecdochic's entry, detailing his expertise, work and programming history and that he is indeed thinking ahead.
A few days later, Scribblit got transferred to Staff_Kit and then became Inksome.
I was a bit teed-off at the pokes to Insanejournal. It felt to me like people on LJ, who aren't here and aren't interacting daily and weekly with squeaky and had decided not to move, had no business spreading doubt about the service. I realize that's my personal opinion and that it was very much a reaction of "But you don't even live in my neighbourhood! Stop talking crap about it!".
But now I'm on the other side. The moment Inksome became Inksome, it felt to me more like a hobbysite than a current or future business. And I realize part of that is, once I got my early contributor account, things kept messing up over there, so I never uploaded icons and I stopped crossposting and haven't done much of anything with the account. I was waiting for things to settle. I haven't made a home there, and suddenly the community organizer / development planning company changed hands and I was left all 'WTF?'
The people who have put down roots in that neighbourhood no doubt feel comfortable there and don't have the questions I do about whether or not Inksome will be able to handle things in the long haul. They've developed relationships with each other and with the people who'll become the new staff.
I understand that.
And yet it does squat all for making me feel better about using the journal. All the changing hands reminds me of LJ. The fact that the original organizer/creator loss interest and enthusiasm, reminds me of Brad. And the possibility of another Greatestjournal - something invested in that then goes belly up a few years later, LOOMS like a fricking GIANT.
I know that GJ gave what it could while it could and that's not something to turn my nose up at. I made friends on GJ. I met people on GJ that either led me to people, or on their own have ended up becoming integral parts of my life. But Livejournal's FUCKWITTERY cost me a home. I had my LJ longer than I had and maintained my website. I had my lj longer and consistently than any other part of my online life since I came online in 1996. I know what a home online feels like. And now suddenly, LJ's asshattedness means that I need to have a city-home and country-home and a beach-home, so no matter what, there's a place for me to rest my head and breathe online.
So I understand my need to have a strong sense of stability before I commit content.
What I don't understand is what integral bit do I think is missing from Inksome that I don't feel comfortable making it one of my homes. Cause if I knew, I'd send email to the person in charge and suggest they do something so others who feel like I do would feel more welcome/soothed/SOMETHING.
But I don't know what's missing. I just feel like something is. And it's frustrating.
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Remember yesterday's post about Scribblit and how it's not turned out to be stable? Well now there's this post. Basically the originator and former person in charge wants to retain the rights to the name SCRIBBLIT, so the new big cheese needs to come up with a new name. But that's not all.
In 90 days, there'll be a poll as to whether he should continue in charge or not. Depending on answers the site may get handed off yet again, or the shop may close completely.
And oh yeah, he's got a family and a job so this can't be along the same lines as the originator was going to do things (which was as a business, even if it was a secondary business vs her rent paying job/career).
I say again, I'm amazingly glad I made that mental switch those months ago to enjoy iJay for what it is and make it my community instead of living in limbo.
Not to mention that squeaky has sincerely rocked in how he deals with things and his enthusiasm and not making iJay feel fractured or a hobby etc. iJay rather feels as stable as LJ did to me, back in 2000/2001.
Now the new big cheese of The Site Formaly Known As Scribblit has been putting a lot of man hours etc into the place. I have nothing against him. I'm just marveling at the differences in community feeling. I've been hoping that when TSFKAS opened officially, things would feel less cliqueish whereas here Squeaky manages to do his best to make a whole lot of people feel at home and at ease. I don't know how or why it is, I'm just noting it.
Anyway *hugs iJay*, it looks like I may have to reconsider where and what I want my writing journal (about writing and writing thoughts and difficulties) to be. I wanted a separate journal from this one, because this is about my day to day, and mental health, and life. And I wanted something purely about writing, authors, styles, questions, etc.
IN OTHER NEWS:
Martha / Ten Vid
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So Scribblit's getting a new owner and a new name. The originator of the idea no longer has the drive to maintain it and has RL issues in the way. So the programming volunteer will be taking over and apparently also changing the name. People with early contributor status and beta status will remain - somehow, to be explained later.
It's very odd to me to realize that iJay's been the 'stable' one out of lj and lj clones.
I haven't used my Scribblit account since the first change over, there were varying difficulties and database switching around and server switching and main vs beta and dns switching and forever resetting my cookies and viewing options... I wanted to wait until it was more stable and there was less 'up in the airness' and now I feel kind of relieved about that.
I remain grateful for the gift of the early contributor account. But wow, iJay, I seriously never thought you'd be the stable one. Just...
DAYUM.
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Just as I begin to talk myself into posting thoughts on Scribblit - they're having another server move / reboot. I wonder if we'll get to change your names this time without using up the one free rename.
I'm seriously considering finding another purpose for the scribblit account and getting a second PA account here.
Also: When I was in my 20's and 60yr old men hit on me, I figured they were just having a little bit of flirtatious fun. Now that I am no longer in my 20's, I realize they are fricking serious. As nice as they are, however, I am a little bit creeped.
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Did Scribblit do whatever the eff it was they were supposed to do already? Cause I actually accessed my profile just now. First time in weeks.
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Did my phone and online errands. Now my intestines want to leap out of my body and go somewhere warm and vacation. There was panic over nothing. The bank is not keeping an accurate record of my bill payments. I need to pay directly through the utilities sites online.
Also even though all the housing authorities letters come with the same crest - it's not at all the same department. Ahh the things I overlook.
Now to see if I want to get up and go to an appt I don't strictly need on Monday.
Considering the now going on 5 days worth of fog and the actual rain happening today and likely tomorrow, I'm not sure I have the impetus for that.
My plans for the weekend include washing dishes, throwing out garbage and possibly doing some laundry. Though I do want to wash my hair and after that I may not be able to do everything.
I'm still recovering from last week's doctor's appointment. It shook up a lot of things in my head that I don't feel comfortable discussing (not even with my therapist) but I have to admit is there and is affecting my mood.
Watching the ceiling to see if it leaks today and dealing with the a/c guy when he shows up, might likely use up the last of my stamina.
Spoons - I don't have enough given everything that's going on.
ETA: I'm now Willow over at Scribblit! So I guess 'purdifying' up that space can be a happy thing for the weekend.
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Scibblit is offering Early Contibutor Accounts right now until Sunday November 18, 2007. $30CAD and you can start using the site now, plus get paid user features both available now and still to come. Since Scibblit will not be doing permanent user accounts, this is the closest thing.
People who sign up when sign ups are properly open will get Early Adopter Accounts automatically. But those won't have the same possibilities of 'sweet, sweet, extras'
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I missed the beta testing slots in SCRIBBLIT.
I is sad.
I is LOLCATS sad.
There's pretty green and a cat and a penguin and lovely looking layouts, and bugs being found and fixed every day. I'd love to be a part of that. Especially since my finances being what they are (better than before thank goodness) I can't give much money, aside from actually buying an account there when it opens.
I wish JournalFen had appealed to me like this. But I have to admit to having wondered, quietly but often in my head, why they didn't even bother to change the colour scheme of the most basic part of the sourcing code.
They have now, recently in the last few days it's gone from blue to purple. But...
Maybe I missed when they were having the energy and the drive and the vision. I was new to fandom, had a small reading list, was much shyer.
What I do know is that I want to promote and pimp SCRIBBLIT hard. It's looking like a good place for writers and artists not just a general journaling kind of place.
That appeals to me. My journal is important for my thoughts and mental organization. And I love that LJ gave Torquere Press a place to seed, originally. But how much more places like TP could exist in a more fostering environment?
I mean, the whole dumbing down the site to appeal to folk... Not improving, I maintain Livejournal dumbed things down as if they couldn't comprehend there being levels of knowledge and understanding among users.
Just...
I have hopes for SCRIBBLIT. I want it to succeed. I want it to flourish.
Especially since Blogger ends up making me so confused and agitated. Not because it's bad. But because it has the wrong choices for me. I end up extremely frustrated at having to choose between their easy widgits and a layout I like. And then having to be logged into the right account, when I have a goodly amount of gmail accounts....
*sighs more*
GJ's a success of sorts. So maybe it's not too crazy to hope that an LJ Clone can make it. Though it's been a touch depressing realizing that Blurty and Caleida seemed to peter out and that there are a couple LJ clones I'd never even heard of before I started actively looking once LJ messed up. Livejourbal? AboutMyLife Journal? Bloty? Lost? There was another one that's now so far away from the LJ source I can't remember the name.
But still Scribblit. I'm allowed to cheer for an underdog, right? And it does look like a lot of people want in. Hopefully that'll be enough to help it break even in it's first year.
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I just paid $5.00 to Scribblit. Maybe I really, really like bright cheerful green, yes? JournelFen didn't quite make me feel this way, even though I wouldn't have had the five dollars to donate.
I'm glad I can donate something now.
IJ... feels temporary. I feel not ready to trust. I'm irked by having to accept cookies for everyone I want to post to. And somehow something's messed up with it and firefox so that it doesn't read me as logged in a lot of the times and I have to go back now, with every personal post and edit in order to use my icons.
I feel irked and homeless in a very odd way. And though I have my LJ backed up via it's export with XML. LJ-Sec can't handle 2000 plus posts. So I don't know if I'll ever be able to import everything the way I'd like.
*much sighing*
ETA:
If you're getting this error:
Synchronication failed!
Error message: Client error: Invalid text encoding: Cannot display this post. Please see
http://www/livejuornal.com/support/encodings.bml for more information.
Then go here and change your entries all to Western European.
Remember to click the thing to backdate entries (though you may still get a couple of problems)
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wtf?
drained
yay!
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