clearly BS explanations. That made me roll eyes, it was just so horribly thought out, and really you could tell they screwed up their communication right then and there.

I think fandom, or at least the semi-reasonable ones understand why LJ need to make money, but is highly concerned with the way LJ seem to be ignoring other alternatives for source of income, and instead is taking the easy way out (removing Basic accounts). I mean LJ can monitories components; userpics, edit capability, mobile posts and so forth, and people would pay for those single components. But alas they didn't even think about other alternatives and just removed the Basic accounts with no announcements and ignored their Advisory board completely (BTW: I see that Brad is really pissed, as he should).

Either way LJ/SUP has screwed up way too many times, and I'm really not that attached to their service so much as the people, and if they leave I leave.