I don't think they were doing it to aid fandom, just to cover their own butts. However, the consequences can aid fandom in putting it back underground.
I'm also unsure why the strike is still going to happen as LJ took off the filter and is now showing all search results again. Unless, I am misinformed and that the strike is supposed to be about all the changes they've been making that have bothered users.
I, personally, will not be participating in the strike, but it has less to do with how I feel about LJ's policies and more about what I know about web statistics (I'm a web designer), content generation, participation of the masses, and how fandom is a much smaller representation on LJ than it thinks it is.
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on 2008-03-19 12:47 am (UTC)I'm also unsure why the strike is still going to happen as LJ took off the filter and is now showing all search results again. Unless, I am misinformed and that the strike is supposed to be about all the changes they've been making that have bothered users.
I, personally, will not be participating in the strike, but it has less to do with how I feel about LJ's policies and more about what I know about web statistics (I'm a web designer), content generation, participation of the masses, and how fandom is a much smaller representation on LJ than it thinks it is.