I don't disagree that it's a foolish move to alienate even a fraction of their user base. And even if again, only a quarter of that 13 million that isn't fannish are active and paying, they've still got the number on us.
And quite honestly, them recognizing the economic potential of fandom is what worries me. We might be a hard sell, but I would never say fandom can't be bought given proper incentives (which may or may not include money in our pockets.)
My concern her isn't what these kind of changes (even if only speculation) Fandom may or may not have a voice in regarding LJ/SUP, but what kind of impact they might have on fandom.
That lifetime of organization and support are things fandom has done for itself -- LJ was just an accidental beneficiary of our desire to build those communities, in my opion. We were (and are) willing to benefit the infrastructure as long as it benefitted us.
The reverse is not necessarily true, and I don't think LJ has any problem at all with showing it's arrogance at this point. We are not necessarily their target user base, just as women are not, by and large, the target audience of broadcast television advertising demographics.
I'm more worried about what holding out this kind of reward system might be more damaging to fandom as a whole than pretending we don't exist.
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And quite honestly, them recognizing the economic potential of fandom is what worries me. We might be a hard sell, but I would never say fandom can't be bought given proper incentives (which may or may not include money in our pockets.)
My concern her isn't what these kind of changes (even if only speculation) Fandom may or may not have a voice in regarding LJ/SUP, but what kind of impact they might have on fandom.
That lifetime of organization and support are things fandom has done for itself -- LJ was just an accidental beneficiary of our desire to build those communities, in my opion. We were (and are) willing to benefit the infrastructure as long as it benefitted us.
The reverse is not necessarily true, and I don't think LJ has any problem at all with showing it's arrogance at this point. We are not necessarily their target user base, just as women are not, by and large, the target audience of broadcast television advertising demographics.
I'm more worried about what holding out this kind of reward system might be more damaging to fandom as a whole than pretending we don't exist.