Missing The Point
Since so many people continue to submit emotion-based complaints about how "awful" it is that LiveJournal has chosen to enforce their own terms of service, here's a few points to consider:
-Comment moderation is on; we're not deleting comments.
-We simply reported journals that contained objectionable and, in some cases, illegal content which clearly violated LJ's TOS.
-LJ deleted journals of THEIR choosing.
-Readers/writers then began pointing the finger in every direction except toward those that CHOSE to violate LJ's TOS.
-Excuses galore have been pouring in, and heartfelt, "but I had been working on that journal for years," abound, while failing to acknowledge that they had not only not backed it up in years, but had been blatantly violating LJ's TOS for years.
-Claims have been made that we haven't "taken responsibility for" our actions. Yes; we have. We've clearly stated what we've done.
-Claims have been made that we're "hurting" the "legitimate" effort to fight pedophiles. How? By striving to ensure that their attempts to legitimize their sick ideas are not ignored by those that host them? Other claims that "law enforcement can't monitor them now" are baseless as well. They've already been reported to law enforcement, and those that make these claims are naive if they believe that LE cannot monitor these individuals simply because LJ has deleted their journals. Computer forensics has progressed by leaps and bounds in recent years.
Let the caterwauling and complaining continue; LJ has chosen to enforce rules that WERE ALREADY IN PLACE for all to see. "I finally got held accountable, and it's all your fault" won't fly here.
-Comment moderation is on; we're not deleting comments.
-We simply reported journals that contained objectionable and, in some cases, illegal content which clearly violated LJ's TOS.
-LJ deleted journals of THEIR choosing.
-Readers/writers then began pointing the finger in every direction except toward those that CHOSE to violate LJ's TOS.
-Excuses galore have been pouring in, and heartfelt, "but I had been working on that journal for years," abound, while failing to acknowledge that they had not only not backed it up in years, but had been blatantly violating LJ's TOS for years.
-Claims have been made that we haven't "taken responsibility for" our actions. Yes; we have. We've clearly stated what we've done.
-Claims have been made that we're "hurting" the "legitimate" effort to fight pedophiles. How? By striving to ensure that their attempts to legitimize their sick ideas are not ignored by those that host them? Other claims that "law enforcement can't monitor them now" are baseless as well. They've already been reported to law enforcement, and those that make these claims are naive if they believe that LE cannot monitor these individuals simply because LJ has deleted their journals. Computer forensics has progressed by leaps and bounds in recent years.
Let the caterwauling and complaining continue; LJ has chosen to enforce rules that WERE ALREADY IN PLACE for all to see. "I finally got held accountable, and it's all your fault" won't fly here.
Labels: Fandom, Fanfic, LiveJournal, Pedophile
