lj advisory board elections

[lolaraincoat]

So Livejournal has this advisory board whose advice they already have ignored on at least one occasion, and now we users are being invited to elect a fellow user to the board, and while it probably won't help, it couldn't hurt, right? Unless you get elected, in which case I predict for you nothing but aggravation. Anyway, not that I would dream of trying to influence your decisions, but I voted for (in this order, and order matters) rm, squeaky19, and legomymalfoy in case you were wondering. And I do suggest that you go vote, yourself.


Candidate statements are linked here; you can cast your ballot here. You have until May 30.

Thanks to bethbethbeth and pytx for the heads-up.


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Comments

[ptyx.livejournal.com]

:) I had already written my post when I saw bethbethbeth's, and now your post made me smile. It's funny how we think alike!

[lolaraincoat.livejournal.com]

It's the hive mind, you know!

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the notice. I voted also, more or less as you suggested (why vote for anyone with bad faith in their name?).

[lolaraincoat.livejournal.com]

But Bad Faith was my very favorite Buffy character!

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

I never watched Buffy, I must confess.

[spare-change.livejournal.com]

I've been really surprised by the silence in fandom about the elections. Is it because people recognize that it's mostly a sham? Or after having failed to leave LJ so many times in the past, are folks content to be silent unless something important -- like, um, porn -- is threatened? I don't know.

I voted RM, Squeaky, and Jameth (yes, Jameth -- if it's a farce, then let's go all out!). Legomymalfoy has always seemed like more of an apologist for LJ and its abuse team than someone willing to take a strong position against them, but again, maybe I'm just cynical.

p.s. hello! how are you? how are the migraines? things here have been mostly gut-wrenchingly terrible, but i did just get some great professional news lately, which was nice. ;D

[lolaraincoat.livejournal.com]

eeeeeeeeeee!!! It's good to see you here. And yeah, I wasn't strongly in favor of Legomymalfoy, but Jameth was too annoying and most of the others too incoherent for me, so ...

I'm good, a little overcome by work, but good. Migraines are mostly gone thanks to beta blockers (except for the PMS-associated ones which my neurologist tells me nothing will fix but menopause, but they can be dealt with with triptanes, so it's okay.) Beta blockers continue to be super-annoying - they make me logy and sad. Neurologist says I can quit them in another three months, though, so I'm looking forward to that. Sorry that things are terrible there - is that health-related or what? And what's your good news? and congratulations! for whatever it is.

[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

"Is it because people recognize that it's mostly a sham?"

*raises hand* Though, at least, reading the statements from the people I don't already know or know of via fandom has reminded me of why I stay strictly in my own little corner of LJ.

[lolaraincoat.livejournal.com]

*waves hello*

Yep, I'm dubious too. And yet, am unable to resist the chance to VOTE! VOTE! Vote for the candidate(s) of my choice!!!