thoughts of thinking

[catchmelike]

I am sort of confused by all of the options on dreamwidth (grant access, subscribe, whatever), and honestly that's always been one of my biggest problems with it. I treat my friends list as just that - a friends list; it's a list of people I enjoy being around and interacting with and want to be friends with. A "reading" list full of people who can follow me while not allowing me to follow them and vice versa feels way less personal to me, and I just don't like it.

Also not having a ton of icons. The thing that may keep me going back to Lj is that I DO have a permanent account, and while their attitude towards their user base frustrates and angers me ...I have 200+ icons, and I get all of the storage and features without having to constantly throw money at them. And I have thrown a lot of it. I had the money back then. I don't know if I have it in me to pour hundreds of dollars into another site that's really just a back up for me - a consolation prize so to speak. It doesn't feel the same. Maybe it eventually will but not just now.

I don't know. Just thinking thoughts or whatever.

Also can you install mood themes here? And how?

Comments

[rhoda-rants.livejournal.com]

I know nothing about Dreamwidth, unfortunately. :(

I have been thinking about switching to Wordspace though, or at least setting up an account there. They have amazing backgrounds.

[thefreshchuff.livejournal.com]

So many of my friends that I've been close to for years, and so many fandom communities I closely follow, are staying on LJ, so I don't anticipate making a blog switch. I use Tumblr/Twitter/FB more often than LJ anyway and lol yes, like you said, I like all mah icons.

[samelthecamel.livejournal.com]

I love all my icons too, and although LJ isn't that loyal I couldn't ever bring myself to leave. There's too many awesome people here staying that I love. The whole grant access/subscribe thing at dreamwidth thing irks me too. I don't like the feel of the place, so I'm staying put here.

[eledhwenlin]

For mood themes, go here: http://www.dreamwidth.org/customize/options?group=display

I like the subscribe/grant access feature, actually. It allows me to check out if I really gel with another person before having to give them access to my locked entries. If we manage to build up a relationship by commenting, etc., I usually give them access after a few weeks. I don't know, it makes me feel safer.