Just say "NO" to Facebook and LJ playing together in reckless abandon

[failegaidin]

from spyglass_ :


I think this goes without saying, but just in case you're planning on using the pingback feature and crossposting any posts to facebook or twitter, please don't link back to me in any way. I like facebook and LJ to be separate things, and I definitely don't want my family and most of my RL friends finding this journal (or, worse, my fic journal). Thanks for the awful changes, LJ.


This just...it boggles my mind and sickens me. DO NOT DO THIS TO ME. Please. Let's keep LJ and Facebook and Twitter completely separate, just like they were meant to be.

Comments

[scoob2222.livejournal.com]

Sigh. Hopefully they fix it. I just turned off the pingbacks and decided to lock my journal. So infuriating.

[defy-n-gravity.livejournal.com]

Amen. Though I would like to assume that locked journals can't be linked?

[tidbit2008.livejournal.com]

Locked entries, no, but people can still link comments they make on locked entries. I want an opt-out box, pls&thx.

[defy-n-gravity.livejournal.com]

I'm hoping they realize just how many people are against it and redo the entire idea. If they're smart...

[citymusings.livejournal.com]

The pingback bothers me less than the cross-posting. At least the pingback only allows you to know where others are already linking you.

In any case, I agree, and promise not to share things from you with the rest of the world. ...and not just because you're on my FB and could thoroughly embarrass me with all you know about me. :P

[woodchoc-magnum.livejournal.com]

There's a handy code you can paste in the custom CSS of your journal to stop the ticky boxes on the comments from coming up:

.b-repost-item {display:none}

I hope this helps!

[citymusings.livejournal.com]

Already talked to one of the dudes that came up with it. It doesn't work on pages where custom CSS isn't used on the comment pages - and it only works on your personal LJ.

I just realized how rude that sounded. I'm sorry. I do appreciate the suggestion very much. ::hugs::

[woodchoc-magnum.livejournal.com]

That's okay Clo, it didn't sound rude! *hugs* I wish it worked for everything. *pouts*

[citymusings.livejournal.com]

Just making sure. I'm pretty much over it. I don't care about the buttons so much, as long as I know my flist isn't posting. I will have to be careful on one person's LJ, since she plans to post her entries. But that's her right and she did inform us, so... I like her too much to remove her from the flist.

[love-kate-walsh.livejournal.com]

This whole thing is starting to annoy me. And I really don't see the point in crossposting comments. Why would someone want to do this in the first place? And who the hell came up with it?

[littleblueghost.livejournal.com]

I agree...

By the way have friended you if that is okay.