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astoryandasong ([personal profile] astoryandasong) wrote2007-05-30 01:44 am
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And I thought fanlib was a worry...



  • A group called Warriors for Innocence are searching Lj's and comms by interest. I assume they use keywords like 'rape' or 'incest'. You can read Liz Marcs for more info on the group, its aims and its policy. I would advise against directly linking to their site, as one person (whose comment I can't find) suggested they are using backtrack, and I believe this is possible. ETA: Liz has received another letter from the organisation, where they claim they did not intentionally target fandom.
  • The group then reports the lj or comm to Lj abuse, who permanently delete or suspend the account in question. [personal profile] jamoche  is collecting a list, on which comments are anonymous and screened. [personal profile] lolaraincoat  is also keeping track of deleted comms. [personal profile] catrinella  also has a fairly detailed post on the subject.
  • Several people such as [personal profile] liviapenn  are warning fen to be careful about their interests. 'fiction' is okay, 'crazy spacecest' is probably not.
  • If you are worried about bahleetion, you can backup your lj at l jarchive (thanks to [personal profile] seperis  for the link)
  • It's probably a good idea to keep an eye on [profile] fandom_lawyers
  • [personal profile] femmequixotic has a good post which explains her experience with Lj abuse, and asks that people not blame them for the current kerfuffle. I have to say I agree, they're in a bit of a bind.
  • ETA: [personal profile] dorrie6 has started a Greatest Journal comm for the discussion of the issue, and its here
  • ETA 2: [personal profile] cordelia_v has a post on what we can do to push back at SixApart here

That's what I've got so far, folks.  Personally I'm with the 'WTF?' exclamations which can be heard on flists all over lj. I'm also with the slight paranoia, though.  All my entries from January back to 1999 have been flocked, which you can do en masse if you have a paid account.  If you're not on the flist and want added, or have more links for me, you can e-mail me at rudhoreiel@gmail.com or comment  here.

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