A request and a freak-out

[dolorosa_12]

Has anyone heard about this? I've been noticing various apocalyptic responses popping up all day on my friends-page and, as usual, I've jumped on the Armageddon bandwagon. I've been a member of LJ since 2005. What started out as a way to stay in touch with Canberra friends such as catpuccino, dandysora and miss_foxy while I was in Sydney has enriched my life in so many ways. Through LJ I've discovered that many of my obscure obsessions have active and friendly fandoms. I've had a fantastic outlet for practicing my writing - in particular my critical writing and reviewing (although in recent times I do that mostly on Wordpress). But most importantly, I've felt a sense of community. There are several fantastic people I've met on LJ and don't know from anywhere else. And that's what I'm worried about, should LJ end. I'd be sad to lose contact with these people. That's why I'm making this rather odd request. Would you be able to send me your email addresses so that I can stay in touch with you if LJ gets the chop?

Also, any programs that can help with backing up LJ entries would be most appreciated. Otherwise I'm just going to have to copy-paste the whole thing into Word documents.

Comments

[cherith.livejournal.com]

LJ archive (http://fawx.com/software/ljarchive/) is a pretty useful tool. I think it must be a cycle that LJ users need to freak out about something once every six months or so. I've been around since 2002, and it seems a pretty consistant phenomenon that we have to scrabble around for some LJ apocalypse. That said, better safe than sorry if you want to keep all your posts.

[dolorosa-12.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I use a Mac, so unfortunately that's not going to be particularly useful for me, but thanks for the link anyway.

[nameandnature]

On the Mac, Xjournal used to do backups, I think, though I've not used it for ages. That said, there are recent postings on xjournal complaining it's flaky. I use something called ljdump, which works, but requires you to be happy mucking about in Terminal.

Online stuff like LJ book apparently works (although seems a bit overloaded at the moment, for some reason ;-), if you're happy giving them your password.

I think reports of LJ's death are greatly exaggerated, but backups are always a good plan anyway.

[dolorosa-12.livejournal.com]

Yeah, my feeling is that this is probably the usual periodic freak-out over the demise of LJ, but that it might be a good idea to back up my LJ anyway. Thanks for the links.

Also, do I know you? I'm always curious as to how people come across my journal...

[nameandnature]

Also, do I know you? I'm always curious as to how people come across my journal...

I don't think we've met (unless you're a ballroom dancer in disguise). I'm reading this and sticking my oar in on the "imminent death of LJ" stuff. Hope you don't mind random comments.

[dolorosa-12.livejournal.com]

No, that's fine. Your links are very helpful, in any case.

[losseniaiel.livejournal.com]

I was going to have a sensible response to the whole LJ-go-splat thing, but could only come up with this: arsefuck.

Vis-a-vis one of your previous posts, I do know one decent non-chain cafe, but it's out here in the back of beyond. Also, there's a waffle shack in the middle of town, but I don't think that counts as cafe culture.

Are you around for the pub on Friday?

[dolorosa-12.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I just thought it's better to be paranoid than sorry.

I'll probably show up for a few drinks, yeah. Are you back in Cambridge? I should give you back your books. I've read them all except the China Miéville one (which I should be finished by Friday). Although maybe I should give them back to you in installments so you don't have to schlep them halfway across town.

[losseniaiel.livejournal.com]

Installments should be good. ;) Are there any ones you'd like the sequels to if I can find them?

Yes, I'm back in Cambridge and failing to work.

[dolorosa-12.livejournal.com]

I'll facebook-message you about the books. And don't worry about the failing to work. My interpretation of 'working on my M.Phil' is currently 'watch every episode of Robin Hood'.