Dreamwidth?

[norwich36]

So I've been playing around with the idea of buying a seed account at Dreamwidth when they go up for sale on April 30, since apparently this is the only time ever they will be selling permanent accounts, but the fact that only a few people on my f-list seem to even know about the project makes me question whether it's worth shelling out that much money. So: a poll.


[Poll #1375329]

For those of you who checked the last radio button, here are some good resources to read about the project:
Links to a bunch of posts explaining why this project was undertaken--see especially this one , in which synechdochic explains why she undertook this project; Dreamwidth's wiki page; a post explaining how Dreamwidth is different than other fan-run journaling sites ; a post by cathexys about why dreamwidth is right for her ; and a post by zvi_likes_tv about getting started on Dreamwidth , for those lucky enough to have closed beta accounts.

Comments

[norwich36.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's my feeling too. It's true that there's a segment of fandom that really *did* migrate over to IJ--Harry Potter, mostly, and mainly because of the underage issues--for the most part fandom did not migrate, despite its expressed outrage. So I'm wondering if there will be a true migration, absent new push factors from LJ. I do like the philosophy of the site, and the general look of it, a lot more than LJ or IJ, so I'm buying an account to support it, but I just don't know about whether it's going to become the new center of fandom or not.

And though part of me wants to be free of our LJ overlords, as I said to someone above, the thought of what a widespread fannish migration to DW would do to my delicious bookmarks makes me cry, honestly. (I was hoping the Archive of our Own would mitigate that a little, but I'm starting to wonder if they're *ever* going to open to the general public).