Dreamwidth - anyone else thinking about jumping ship?

[strangetomato]

I've been checking out Dreamwidth a little lately, and I'm really considering moving over there once it opens up to the public (April 30). Some major pluses are the "reading page" instead of the "friends" list, which has always been reminiscent of grade five girl gangs at best (even just the new name is far better, but it also separates "friends only" access and the things you want to follow into two distinct things- THANK YOU!) and this amazing diversity statement. It seems to take everything that's good about livejournal and fix everything that sucks. As it looks right now, I'll be switching.

Is anyone else considering this?

Comments

[madame-ugly.livejournal.com]

I'm with you on the weird friending thing here. Personally I never notice when someone adds me so I rarely friend someone back. I mostly watch communities. (and you can set up filters but they're a pain in the ass)

If nothing else, this new place could prove a nice distraction. I'm always looking for new stuff to goof off with while at work. (though I'm not leaving LJ, I'm comfy here so why move completely--I'd add this new thing though)

(sorry, didn't read all the comments--you planning to back all your stuff at the new place or just let LJ as it is and start fresh--with sims 3--over at the new joint?)

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

I feel bad about friending. People add me to follow the story (I assume), so I don't see a need to add them back unless I really know them. And just because I follow someon else's stories or content posts, they can read my friends-only stuff? that doesn't make sense. I hardly ever use that filter because of it.

I'm not sure what I'll do. I'm not ever sure if I'll really move yet, but I'm giving it some thought.

[dothesmustle.livejournal.com]

They don't have to read your friends only stuff. You can make filters to only allow certain people to read your locked entries. It's not too difficult to make a few filters, I don't think. I have a few, because I add everyone who adds me back, only because I don't use my simming journal as a personal journal

As for the move, I probably wouldn't do it. I've been using LiveJournal for five years, I like it better. I've attempted to move to other blogging sites, but I usually come back to LJ. It's a much larger community and because it's been around for so long, it's a lot more active than most out there, which is one reason I'd always go back to LJ after going to IJ or GJ after awhile, the communities become inactive. I don't know if that would happen to dreamwidth, but yanno~

[drx4000.livejournal.com]

Please don't leave completely. (It would make me sad D:) You could always just start using DW when Sims 3 comes out and keep LJ for Sims 2 stuff, you know?

[madame-ugly.livejournal.com]

I hear you. For what it's worth, I don't think LJ folks get too upset over the friend thing (like if you don't friend them back) so that's good.