Dreamwidth PSA (and crosspost)

[alias_sqbr]

Thought I'd have a go at crossposting and also give a PSA:

If you want a Dreamwidth account, while you are welcome to join the queue you should also definitely get an OpenID account and validate the email address.

This
(a) Lets you comment, create a Friends reading list and even have icons, the only basic thing you can't do is post blog entries.
(b)Puts you in the running for an invite, and apparently guarantees you one by the 30th (a weekish from now)

For now, if you do get a proper account you can't join it to your OpenID but that functionality apparently is in the works.

nb I do not intend on crossposting much, since that'd just be annoying for people who've friended me both places. I just wanted to try it out :)

Comments

[penchaft.livejournal.com]

What do you think about the people who are/will be crossposting to LJ, but only allowing comments at DW?

[alias_sqbr]

I understand the logic, and I guess if it comes up I'll defriend them here and add them to my dw reading list. It would be kind of annoying if I was at lj and not dw though.

[penchaft.livejournal.com]

Mm. Someone on my DW readlist is doing this, and though most of her LJ flist are fine using openID, there's at least one of her LJ friends who's upset about this.

I think it makes a bit more sense for essay-style posts, but I don't get why for just journal-style ones.

[alias_sqbr]

I think it depends on how much you don't like the idea of two separate conversations developing in the two sets of comments. I must admit it would irritate me.