thanks to th_esaurus for the link

[luciazephyr]

I'd like to be the first person to say Thank you to Six Apart and Livejournal.

No, I am not joking. I now have a strong urge to slap anyone who's bitching about LJ's bannings. 'Cause, fuck, we have things good right now.

-Luce

ETA: miriam_heddy calls shenanigans in the comments here and raises a few points against the essay. Keep it in mind, folks.

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[red-eft.livejournal.com]

Nor does he ever admit that none of the things he calls "illegal" have ever been tested in a court of law (which means that no judge or jury has ever determined that they are, or would be considered, illegal).

This was my problem (well, my biggest one) with the essay- he says "a lot of things fandom does is illegal, and nobody wants to talk about it!" but he's wrong. Legally grey? Sure, maybe. Illegal? No.

Which was my major problem with LJ, actually, apart from the lousy PR. I understand their unwillingness to deal with legally grey areas, but that still doesn't mean what we do is illegal.