The Dreamwidth shuffle

[demiurgent]

Okay, it's official. I would in fact like a spare Dreamwidth code if someone has one.

The crossposting functionality is what got me. As near as I can tell, you can post to Dreamwidth and it will automatically post to Livejournal. While Dreamwidth won't be able to truly import the LJ userbase, this means I'll be able to post to a single service and have my posts show up at both, and that would be... nice.

Comments

[5eh.livejournal.com]

I apologize for not having a more coherent initial posting, other than a basic sarcastic, multi-word, "Why?"

I was expecting a response from Eric along the lines of, "NEW SHINY TOY WITH RED PAINT!" or at least some mirth at duplicating one's existence online to infinity because, honestly, new services become available every day that someone's peeing their pants in excitement for.

My question should have read, "I'm confused by everyone's need to create massive echo chambers of their thoughts and ideas on this here internets." My reasoning for asking being: it crams up search engines when looking for original news and posts, doesn't make site ratings better, and does it really, honestly, give you more eyeballs on your content? Will it really make your life better/easier? I suppose, in the end, I should probably just should have asked, simply and succinctly, "Why?"

Perhaps I would have gotten a better response than "...using DW for Other Things." Which still begs the question, "Why?" Even if the answer is, "new shiny toy with hero smash features," or, "all the cool kids are." I'd be happier than having to ask, again, "Why?"

[mechaman.livejournal.com]

More or less? 'Because I want people to read it, no matter which side of the divide they're on.' Just because one is on both isn't going to be the case with others. And people are, by and large, as lazy as they can make it. So those who are keeping to one side or the other of the divide, they won't see X. So to those who care, crossposting is their 'best of both worlds'.

Simply enough, it doesn't matter what it does in the macro, so long as it covers their situation in the micro.

[wedgex.livejournal.com]

I apologize for not having a more coherent initial posting, other than a basic sarcastic, multi-word, "Why?"

Just so you know, that "Why?" doesn't come across through the sarcasm, as I see no such question, just a lot of passive-aggressive sarcasm. Maybe you'd have better luck in the future skipping the sarcasm and just asking outright. The result otherwise makes it look like you were just being a dick, whether you meant it that way or not. It'd also keep you from having to (from your perspective) repeat yourself when you're inevitably misunderstood.