Insanejournaler Stewardess reports that a number of interests have been removed from LJ’s “Most Popular Interests” list, which is supposed to be an accurate depiction of the ~100ish most popular things people put on their interest lists.

Given LiveJournal’s rough history with fandom lately, it’s not hard to believe. Not too long ago they removed tons of accounts that could have theoretically had child porn in them, including legitimate ones like a rape survivor’s comm, a comm for people reading Nabokov’s Lolita, and some yaoi and Harry Potter communities. Eventually they apologized and reinstated many of the accounts. Not long thereafter, they banned a user for some naughty Potter fanart, as if she was the only one creating any.

Among the removals: Sex, porn, and…fanfiction? Others that have vanished include smut, erotica, and yaoi. (Anime and manga both stayed, btw.) They also removed “girls” and “boys,” which I thought might have just been because they’re kind of silly things to put on a list of top interests, but then I saw that “women” and “men” are still there. Pedo panic maybe?

Now, you can still list the interests and have them be viewed on your profile, and you can still search for people with those interests, so it looks like it’s probably just a PR move to clean things up. But, uh-oh, LJ! “Incubus” is still on the list, and I bet a few people have added that who aren’t talking about the band, ya know? And if you leave “blood” on the list, won’t that just attract serial killers? Tsk tsk.

But it’s still kinda lame. I mean, yaoi I can maybe understand, but fanfiction? Gimme a break.

(Via, let’s see: Stewardess via Fandom Lounge via World Serpent.)

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Current Mood:  FAITO!

Ahh, the first episode of Zombie-Loan. I won’t say that it’s brilliant TV, but it’s not bad so far. The art style is a bit weird for me compared to Rozen Maiden (chins and noses are so…damn…POINTY!), but I can live with that. As long as Michiru grows some balls, anyway.

And that’s my first summer show so far (got a few raws to check out though, plus the BSS Higurashi release - so quit trying to tell me about the damn show, people!). Now, on to the usual suspects:

Bokurano - Where are my fucking subs?!
Claymore - I kind of miss Raki, actually. Can it be timejump tiem nao plzz?
Darker than Black - See Bokurano
El Cazador - see Bokurano
Emma season 2 - see Bokurano
Gurren Lagann - Kinda dull right now, honestly. Waiting on another timejump here…
Hayate no Gotoku - The most consistently funny series from spring, definitely.
Heroic Age - Why do I keep watching this? And why has no one killed Deianeira’s retarded brothers loooong before now?
Kamichama Karin - Why do I keep watching this? And why has no one put me out of my retarded misery looooong before now?
Kaze no Stigma - Why do I keep watching this? And will Ayano and Kazuma stop being complete douches to each other?
Lovely Complex - Holy shit, a romantic comedy that doesn’t suck!
Lucky*Star - Dale and I kept doing “bye-bee” symbols at each other at AX. That’s all you really need to know about that.
Romeo x Juliet - Where are my fucking hormones? (No, really?)
Sisters of Wellber - Just started picking this up, and it’s not as bad as I expected. But, protip, subbers: CYRANO DE BERGERAC. Not Bulgerock. Not Voljirakku. THEY’RE TRYING TO SAY BERGERAC. Read maor!
Sumomomo Momomo - …see Bokurano, damnit.

And now, a fanfiction manifesto. Continue Reading »

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