Well, that was easy!

[caliente_uk]

I've just copied every single one of my LJ entries over to my IJ account, using LJ-Sec. It was so easy! I was expecting it to take much longer than it did, and thought that something was bound to go wrong. But no, it all worked perfectly! The only down side is that it doesn't copy comments over, but at least I now have a complete back-up journal to LJ. I've privatised some of my older entries, and will probably go back and privatise a few more when I have time, but on the whole I'm happy with it. :)

Looking back over my old entries has made me feel so nostalgic. I was so innocent to the ways of fandom and internet life back then...and probably even more open about my life than I am now, believe it or not. I know I'm not as naive as I once was, that's for sure. I'm a very different person to the one I was four? years ago, when I ventured online for the first time, following the end of BtVS. A decision I've never looked back on, even if it has been a bit of a rocky ride at times!

One thing I noticed is that I've just passed my 3 year LJ anniversary. My first post was July 2004. Wow! Time really does fly. I migrated here (LJ) along with some of my long term Buffyverse friends - southernbangel, makd, raelee, cdn_tvaddict, showmewrtr, angelspike69 and cara_leigh9 to name but a few - mainly to keep up with my favourite fanfic authors, but it soon became so much more than that. It makes me sad to see how unsettled it is on LJ at the moment, with so many people moving on to other journal/blogging sites. My only hope is that we don't all spread our wings too wide. I would hate to see this wonderful community we've built here (and it is a wonderful community, in spite of LJ/6A) fall to pieces, never to be repaired. I'd like to think that we all mean more to one another than that. But only time will tell, I suppose. *sigh*

*hugs flist*

Comments

[caliente-uk.livejournal.com]

I'm hoping that the dust will settle and most people will stay - but there are quite a few people on my flist threatening to leave (but who haven't actually left yet), while others are making plans to use IJ or GJ etc. as their primary journals. There have also been at least two people on my flist who have left LJ completely. Like I said in my post, it's the unsettled feeling around LJ at the moment that I hate. I'm not planning on leaving LJ myself for a long, long time to come.

If some people do decide to leave, I think it's going to be impossible to keep up with them on the many different journals that people have. One flist is hard enough! It's so much easier when everyone is under the same roof, so to speak. I'm wondering how long it will take for people to come back to LJ, if the majority of their flist decides to stay. :)