jae: (dreamwidthgecko)
Jae ([personal profile] jae) wrote in [community profile] three_weeks_for_dw 2011-03-18 01:52 pm (UTC)

I like the idea of themed subscription memes! I do have one request, though: that we make a real concerted effort not to call them "friending memes" this time.

My reasoning: One of the very best things about dreamwidth is the fact that you don't have to give access to someone just because you want to subscribe to them, and when we use livejournal's terminology for the memes, we lose (or at least fail to promote) that distinction. I also think that calling it a "friending meme" makes it sound like you are obligated to both subscribe and give access, making people feel like it wouldn't be okay to just subscribe to people's journals. You know?

-J

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