Problems on LJ?

[rhythmaning]

Following matgb's post the other day comes another warning that all may not be well in LJ-land, which fruminousb linked to.

Just in case, I have exported all my entries - you can save the files as XML or CSV (I did both!) - going for CSV is easier, since it automatically saves the files for you with the year and month reference.

Comments

[nimoloth.livejournal.com]

Do you think it's genuine or rumour though? I can't find much other evidence.

[frumiousb.livejournal.com]

I hope that it's a rumor. :(

However, there have started to be posts from volunteers and staff that suggest that while the numbers in the Gawker article are wrong, there are big layoffs afoot.

http://azurelunatic.livejournal.com/6225487.html

But it would be great if it were a scam of some sort.

[nimoloth.livejournal.com]

Hmm, yes, evidence. I also saw something in an employee's blog that may support the rumour. Or it may not - I couldn't tell.

[frumiousb.livejournal.com]

I'm taking the approach of backing up to be on the safe side and hope that it isn't as bad as it appears.

[rhythmaning.livejournal.com]

Cutting staff from 28 to 8 indicates there are problems, I think. I took the view "better safe than sorry"!

[nimoloth.livejournal.com]

From what I've heard from others, it was more like half the staff, rather than almost all the staff. There does seem to be something up, but that article probably can't be trusted for any kind of details.