LJ vs. DW

[elisi]

What with the LJ outage yesterday, a small LJ vs. DW debate started up in my DW.

Now, no one can deny that DW has better customer service, listens to its users, and doesn’t screw people over the way LJ does. DW is very nice, and I find it useful as a backup. But I can’t ever see myself moving there for good.

And what I realised, when trying to explain why I’d rather stay with ‘the bad boy’, is that the difference is like Community:

LJ is Greendale. It might be rundown, and the teaching staff might be peculiar and rude and disinterested in teaching, and the facilities might leave a lot to be desired, and random bouts of anarchy are par for the course. But it has character, and I have a long, and very personal, history here. It helped shape who I am, gave me friends and shared experiences I can’t imagine my life without.

So – City College (DW) might be nicer and shinier and better equipped. But I’ll stay with the blanket forts and the chicken fingers and the paint balling and the insane Spanish teacher and the fire alarms that are just painted on.

YMMV of course.

(See I feel bad about coming across as putting down DW, and am quite happy to bitch about LJ anytime and anywhere. Which - if I think about it - means that LJ is home, and family, and DW is... the place I feel I ought to like more than I do. And 'ought' is not a good motivation.)

Comments

[minim_calibre]

I use and read both, and most of the Who activity I track is over here. I crosspost, allow commenting on both, and love to follow people on both because more comments to read tends to mean more and more varied discussion of the same topic.

That said, DW has one big advantage, which is that none of the non-fandom friends from LJ are on it, so I feel more comfortable just access locking and not crossposting real life complaints.

I think they're really both Greendale, just split into blanket fort sides, and Tumblr's City College.

[elisi]

I use and read both, and most of the Who activity I track is over here. I crosspost, allow commenting on both, and love to follow people on both because more comments to read tends to mean more and more varied discussion of the same topic.
Oh yes, more discussion is always good! Although I do like to have everyone in the same place, so they interact.

That said, DW has one big advantage, which is that none of the non-fandom friends from LJ are on it, so I feel more comfortable just access locking and not crossposting real life complaints.
Heh. My flists tend to overlap - although the DW one is a lot smaller - so that wouldn't be an issue. Also I very rarely post about RL. Mind you, I can definitely see the advantage.

I think they're really both Greendale, just split into blanket fort sides, and Tumblr's City College.
Hmmm. No, because one side went and set up their own college. Tumblr is more like the guys who invented MeowMeowBeens.

[minim_calibre]

Maybe it's actually Subway! Actually, that wouldn't shock me.

I've had my LJ for so long that it was at one point a fairly even split between fandom people and non-fandom people. It's mostly fandom people now, but I like to cover my bases. :)

[elisi]

No, Subway was far too nice. Tumblr is crazy. (Tumblr is basically High School - College might be crazy, but at least people are adults.)

I've had my LJ for so long that it was at one point a fairly even split between fandom people and non-fandom people. It's mostly fandom people now, but I like to cover my bases. :)
Fair nuff. I've had mine since 2004, but it was always fandom centric - however lots have drifted off to different fandoms, so we're connected via nostalgia/friendship these days. :)