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DW is still under attack of trolls because they showed some ethics that LJ never had with their users.

In a repeat of last month's situation, we have once again come under attack by the same group of people attempting to extort us out of business. We've been back and forth in discussion with Google Checkout, our current payment processor, but they've decided to terminate our business relationship unless we alter our Terms of Service to prohibit all adult content.

This means that we are once again temporarily unable to accept credit cards to buy paid time for your Dreamwidth account, since prohibiting all adult content on the site goes against our Guiding Principles of free expression. We're really sorry about the problem, believe me, but we think it's important to stick to our promises to you. More than important, really: it's a requirement. We're not going to go back on our promises simply because Google and PayPal are unwilling to work with us.

We are in discussion with several alternate payment processors who share our commitment to free speech, and we will have another -- hopefully more permanent -- solution implemented as quickly as we can. In the meantime, the offer we extended the last time this happened still applies: if your paid account is about to expire, email us at accounts@dreamwidth.org and we'll extend your paid time for you.

So meanwhile, via

rydra_wong: 101 Ways to Help Dreamwidth Grow. (They aren't things you have to do by any means, just things that will help if you do them.)

I have seen people doing Friday recs of people to read online. It's interesting, but I just want to say that if you have to read someone on internet, I will always maintain that that person has to be

the_future_modernes. Oh Great Linkmistress.

Here, read her at

the_world_around_us. Or watch one of her hundred of comms, she has a lot of them. I guess I will miss something if I try to name them.

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Stupid trolls :| I'm just about to get enough money to pay the account for a year D|

get a money order and send it in. it takes longer but it works. :)

Edited 2010-02-26 22:14 (UTC)

Does it work even if I live in another country?

Do it if you can, of course!

I do want to. |'D That's going to be some extra money, tho I'm not sure if I'm going to be paid tomorrow or the next Saturday.

I am flattered my dear. Thank you!:) Oh, have you been to angry black woman yet? New post is up!

I just saw it! Great post, as always!

I wish I had enough money to spare for a paid account. I'm not quite sure what Google Checkout's staff considers to be "adult content," but forcing Dreamwidth to restrict its users certainly won't lead to anything good.

Also, thank you so much for the links--I've got my reading for Spring break lined up.

You're welcome, but don't thank me, I'm just linking to her way. XD