Hmm.

So everybody seems to be posting about how a NOM ad made it onto LJ. Oh, joy.

I sent feedback to LJ saying that I disapprove and that I do not want a bigoted ad like that associated with my journal. Considering the way ads work on the internet, I'm not entirely sure it's their fault just yet -- I know there have ad problems like this in the past that have been solved with a few emails back and forth -- so I'd rather wait and see how they respond to the feedback they receive from this (I imagine it won't be pretty) than go off the hinge and decide LJ wants its GLBT bloggers to have to see that crap in an ad that's most likely randomized.

Of course, the downside comes when it gets taken down. Not so much because we never have to see it again, but because people like that feed on vindication. They get their ad taken down and they get to scream about freedom of speech, regardless of the fact that other people exercising their right to free speech (at least, according to their Internet definition of it) is the thing that would cause it to come down.

Bah. Stupid country. *grumbles*

I love the internets! (And hate ABC!)

( I saw the last three episodes of Pushing Daisies! )

The response I got from LJ ...

... regarding the NOM ad:

Thank you for contacting us about this matter. This advertisement was not contracted directly with LiveJournal, but is likely the result of an organization purchasing an advertising campaign with a third-party advertisement service.

We have received several reports regarding this ad and are in the process of locating it in order to have it removed; we apologize for any frustration this may have caused. The views in this advertisement do not represent the views of LiveJournal, Inc., and we're working to remove it as quickly as possible.

Should you see this ad or similar ads again, could you please reply to this ticket with a description of the ad (whether it's a banner ad across the top of the page, or a square ad on the side, the name of the organization, etc.), where you saw the ad (your journal page, your friends page, or a different site page), a link to a screenshot of the ad, or the direct URL of the advertisement (if you right-click on the ad, you can copy the URL from the location by using "properties"). This will assist us in removing it more quickly.


Marta
LiveJournal, Inc.

So.

( TAR )

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I tried to take a nap before so I can stay up and finish the chapter I'm working and my mom called ten minutes into it to tell me she got her Mother's Day gift in the mail yesterday. Which is great, and I left her a message before because I was curious if she had gotten it yet, but oh, MAN. *whimpers*

In case you were wondering ...

... the fact that Life After People is now a series makes me giddy in my PANTS.

This Tuesday, they're destroying Washington, D.C. Someone in scheduling at the History Channel loves me and wants me to be happy.

EDIT: Aw, they scared me. They made me think they were going to kill of the Queen's corgis. But they escaped the palace and now they're gleefully raiding empty London! \o/

Oh, for fuck's sake.

( Morons, your bus is leaving. )

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Okay, okay. I still haven't finished chapter nine, so I'm going to go get that out of the way. (What? It's hard. The relationship-drama chapters have been the hardest ones so far.)