Someone explains my feelings about the whole LJ-hates-fandom fiasco better than I

[tinpra]

"Ultimately, even though I think the company has some serious issues that they must address, I like Livejournal. I like the platform itself, most of my friends are on it, and I'm not at all morally opposed to getting rid of the chan. It's the method and Livejournal's piss-poor customer service, the fact that Livejournal staffers have been patronizing and rude to their customers, and a general sense of Livejournal not getting the big picture that has left me very irritated."

You can read the whole article here, but Cygnet has basically crystallized my feelings about the whole mess, even a short blurb about the less-than-stellar side (the *facepalm* side) of fandom everyone is ignoring in this time of fannish-solidarity.