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Tags: advisory board, lj, meta, social networking
Current Location: Office
Current Mood: cheerful

I want to thank everyone who has commented so far at the LiveJournal Advisory Board Nomination link.

Within nearly 2 hrs. I received over the necessary 100 comments to officially put me on the ballot in 2 weeks.

I do invite you to read the following posts on the Advisory Board:
    The purpose of the Advisory Board: http://community.livejournal.com/lj_2008/2303.html
    The appointed members and the mandate: http://community.livejournal.com/lj_2008/3384.html
but especially-
    The process of the election to the board: http://community.livejournal.com/lj_2008/4233.html

While I will be making web banners to help people spread the word when elections come... I really want this to be an election where you vote for the candidate that will best represent your views on the board to LiveJournal.

In as much, I want to strongly also congratulate rm who was also approved today. I invite you to read her platform for running.

Because to me this isn't a popularity contest. This is giving the right voice of the users the power to speak to the company that runs, maintains, and develops a tool that a lot of us have grown very attached to using.

In the meantime, please continue to spread the good word. Post in your journals, invite others to post. Educate them about the board, the process, and what we're trying to do.

I will open this post to anyone who has any questions.

Thank you!

Edit: Additional candidates that have been approved and their platforms:
mrflagg - Nomination link

Tags: advisory board, lj, meta, social networking
Current Location: Office
Current Mood: pleased

Hello all,

I've been posting about this for quite some time. The nominations for the Advisory Board are posted.

I am looking for the support of you, my readers, the readers of your journal and as many people we can link to from there. But of course, only if you think I'm the candidate to do the job.

My platform and your chance to support me can be found here:
http://community.livejournal.com/lj_election_en/2641.html?mode=reply

I ask that you take a moment, read my post, and post a comment (at the link, not here) of support:
Preferably, "I support this nomination"

And more importantly, I ask you to re-post the link above and a similar message in your journals and encourage your readers to do the same. Regardless of the overlap that you think our readership may have.

Thank you very much for any and all support.

-Andrei

Tags: advisory board, lj, meta, social networking
Current Location: Office
Current Mood: hopeful

Hello readers.

Tomorrow is the nominations for the LiveJournal Advisory Board. I ask that you keep an eye on my journal tomorrow and be willing to post to your journals and ask your readers to do the same.

I think I have a very strong background to represent users well on the board and your support is really what is needed.

As always... (relevant) questions are welcomed.

Tags: advisory board, lj, meta, social networking
Current Location: FreePeople House: COUCHES REARRANGED! MUST RECLASSIFY! ZOMG!
Current Mood: anxious

I'm going to keep this one short:

I'm intending to run for the LiveJournal Advisory Board. Nominations open May 5th (Monday)

I'd like your support. If you'd like to support me; here's what you can do.

1) Post in your journal that I'm going to run and request your readers do the same. (Link back here)

2) Read:
-- the post about what this actually means
-- My original statement of intent

3) On May 5th, I will post the link to my nomination; I need at lest 100 different user comments that say, "I support this nomination"

4) Question me, question the process: If you have any questions, concerns, advise, etc... Please feel free to comment here.

I think I am qualfied, motivated, and passionate enough to have a positive effect on LiveJournal and be a fair representative of the different types of users that LJ has.

Thanks

By the way: If anyone would like to help me with graphics or badges for this endeavor.... I would be very appreciative.

Tags: advisory board, lj, meta, social networking
Current Location: FreePeople House: Bed
Current Mood: determined

This is something neat I saw in faerievixen2's journal. So I figured I'd give it a whirl.

As I'm effectively bedside without much beyond really kitchy Anime. (Bonus points if anyone can guess which) {Freeple house members who currently know are not eligible}

So here's the meme:

Everyone has things they blog about. Everyone has things they don't blog about. Challenge me out of my comfort zone by telling me something I don't blog about, but you'd like to hear about, and I'll write a post about it. Ask for anything: latest movie watched, last book read, political leanings, thoughts on yaoi, favorite type of underwear, graphic techniques, etc. Repost in your own journal so that we can all learn more about each other!

Tags: journal, meme, meta
Current Location: FreePeople Couch 1b
Current Mood: sick

Part of being on Livejournal.com is inevitably gaining a number of LJ buddies. Unfortunately, as time wears on, it's easy to forget where all of them came from. Post this in your journal and have your friends respond with how they recall first meeting you.

Tags: friends, meme, meta, nostalgia, serenity
Current Location: FreePeople House: Sofa 1a; seat 1l, variant 9u23//z156
Current Mood: nostalgic

I've spent several weeks thinking about this since the initial announcement.

LiveJournal, Inc is in the process of assembling an Advisory Board.

This board will have elected two members from the LiveJournal user membership.

The reasons leading up to this decision were based on my qualifications:

1) I have been an active user of LiveJournal for over 5 years. I established my account in October 2001.
2) I have been researching and developing in the technology area of "Social Networking" for about 20 years.
3) My net based experience actually goes back 30 years.
4) I am for the most part... sane

Interestingly, I don't consider myself the average user. But I consider myself a typical user.

If you have any questions, suggestions, reservations, etc... please feel free to ask.

Granted, there isn't a whole lot of details yet on the position or the election process. So... Once more information comes out, I will either elabourate or withdraw. My guess at this point will be that it will confirm what I believe they are looking for.

Okay.. that's my two cents. Back to work at the office.

Tags: advisory board, lj, meta
Current Location: Office
Current Mood: contemplative

In April '06 I made a post about a strange occurrence I had while riding on a train in Boston. Someone noticed my OTO lamen necklace and commented about how they'd read about the OTO.

The post itself is nothing out of the ordinary (AFAICT)

However, about once every 2-3 months that post gets spammed with an anonymous and irrelevant comment.

I suppose the strange thing to me is that out of the over 3700 posts I've made to LJ. (Um whoa)... this is the only post that gets spammed.

Weird.

Tags: meta, spam
Current Location: FreePeople House; The Temple of Zen
Current Mood: annoyed

6 Apart and LiVEJOURNAL (I hate the capitalization from the logo) announced new child safe policies and tools for the site.

The full post (and 3800+ and growing comments) can be found in lj_biz

New functionality opens up a big can of "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" these factors once again feed into an innate problem of LJ.

( opinions, analysis, and so forth... )

P.S.: Yes.. New default icon to distract you from the actual content of this post.

Tags: child protection technologies, lj, meta, social networking
Current Location: Office
Current Mood: contemplative

Though mind you.. the pop up 'toast' dialog in the posting window...

A bit disturbing.

Tags: facebook, lj, meta
Current Location: BUS ride home
Current Mood: impressed

It looks like the November News is in:

Comment editing now works
Facebook connection.

See the link for more.

Tags: lj, meta, news
Current Location: Bus ride home
Current Mood: pleased