Off the prompt "cuddles."

LJ has been using some javascript bullcrap to change links people post to merchants like amazon so that LJ profits. elke_tanzer rounded up assorted entries on the subject.

I have a shit ton of invite codes for dreamwidth, if anyone wants a journal on dreamwidth. Partially I have this many because I have multiple accounts with dreamwidth; partially because I suspect people are disinclined to go through the hoops of asking for them if I just say "I have codes, email me." So don't email me, don't ask, just click on one of the links below and you will be whisked away to the dreamwidth journal creation page. If you care to comment to let me know to cross some out, that'd be awesome. But don't feel obligated. You can just click and go to town, that's fine with me.

And seriously, I have a bunch. Take multiple if you have a purpose for them. Want to start a comm? Apparently you don't even need a code for that, once you have a personal account! Want one journal for fandom and one for personal? One for musing and one for posting fic? Go to town. Use my codes. Dreamwidth won't give me any more until all of these are gone!

https://www.dreamwidth.org/create?from=jmtorres&code=KP2Z97FYPX555AAAFDY2
https://www.dreamwidth.org/create?from=jmtorres&code=8M3MKVXBF9KANAAAFDY3
https://www.dreamwidth.org/create?from=jmtorres&code=DXB7GNH7DSMMXAAABBET
https://www.dreamwidth.org/create?from=jmtorres&code=EWY8XB664J82XAAABBEU
https://www.dreamwidth.org/create?from=jmtorres&code=GVWB72K2BQRCSAAADP7L
https://www.dreamwidth.org/create?from=jmtorres&code=RT7H2RT7K7GXXAAADXEL
https://www.dreamwidth.org/create?from=jmtorres&code=XXRKR7QJSAEDNAAAEB2W

Lured by the promise of more exciting functionality, I switched over to a core2 layout. I have been fiddling and tweaking at my level of customization understanding, which is basically "what colors shall I make things?" and "do I like this font?" I mostly like what I have, which is Bases theme with a 1 Column set-up. Things I wish for that I do not know how to do:

• I wish ?style=mine, which I use a lot, would put entries in site scheme. Preferably Celerity (which is my chosen site scheme) solved!


• I would like the icons to display on the left instead of the right. In general, but specifically on my read page. solved!


• I... huh. No, I've fixed that one. Go me.


• ETA: I have my font set to tiny because, uh, I hate scrolling? In any case: is it possible to scale the user head icons like in front of jmtorres so that they fit in the text line rather than making everything look double-spaced? solved!


• Uh, where is the setting that makes emphasized italicized text a different color (hover link color, as far as I can tell?) and how do I turn it off? I would prefer my emphasized italic text to just be italic. Test: use of the <em> tag, use of the <i> tag fixed!/ETA

Advice?

My original plan for dreamwidth:
--crosspost most entries to DW and LJ, slowing tapering off until only big announcements are crossposted to LJ, regular content on DW
--consolidate comments on DW
--leave my LJ habitually locked; open my DW to the public until DW is out of beta

Is the last bit I'm concerned about. I'm considering going back to habitual access-locking before official release. The reason I was going to hold off that long is that DW will deal with certain bugs (openID appearing to be a non-option if anonymous commenting is disabled, unless you're already *signed in* to openID) and, I hope, release certain features (linking openID and regular accounts, if you have both) by the time we come out of beta.

HOWEVER. I don't actually like dealing with people I don't know all that much. So I am considering access-locking all my regular DW content as I do my LJ content.

Please raise your hand if you give a crap either way. Tell me why. (Dear lurkers: this means you too.)