| LiveJournal Major Notes: Notes, Tweaks, Bug Kills, LJ_Cares! |
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01:53pm 12/11/2009 |
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Notes augmented
We've enhanced and de-bugged Notes. If you haven't tried it yet, now's the time! You can create a private note when you ban multiple users. You can also delete multiple notes at once. Lastly, paid users have the option to add a note (visible only to you) whenever you add or remove a friend (guaranteed to avoid embarrassing social mishaps). If you don't currently have a paid account, you can upgrade now! It only takes a few minutes and costs less than a bad shopping mall haircut (plus, it's way more fashionable)!
Product tweaks and bug kill
- In another effort to zap spam, comments containing links from domains LiveJournal deems untrustworthy are now automatically screened
- If you sign up to get notifications of the Writer's Block question of the day, you'll now see the daily question in the email notification, so you'll have a little extra time to ponder before you post. You can subscribe to Writers Block notifications here
- The issue causing random comments to vanish has been fixed!
- If you visit a LiveJournal page and get prompted to log in, you'll be returned to the same page after you sign in (Thanks, Dreamwidth)!
- If you don't edit the timestamp for an entry at all, the entry timestamp will indicate the time the entry was posted instead of the time the Update Journal page was loaded
- Comments with paddings/backgrounds render correctly within the comment box (and will no longer wrap outside the box and break frames/margins)
New FCK fixes rich text editor!
- We've updated our RTE (Rich Text Editor) to FCKeditor version 2.6.5
- When switching from the RTE to HTML editor, links for syndicated feeds are no longer broken
- RTE now functions properly in Safari 4.0
- An extra line/space will not be auto-inserted whenever you switch from RTE to HTML editor
- The insert image link now works correctly in all browsers
LiveJournal Cares
We’re pleased to introduce you to ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) lj_cares, a new LiveJournal community dedicated to raising awareness and funds for U.S. charitable organizations that improve the health and well-being of people around the world. Each month, we’ll spotlight a nonprofit that is making a significant global impact through medical research, public outreach, and/or humanitarian social programs. Charities will be selected in accordance with the U.S. calendar of national health observances based on a high rating (of over 60%) on Charity Navigator and global scope of impact.
In this, our inaugural month of November, we will celebrate national adoption month by offering a charitable virtual gift (priced at $2.99) to support Love Without Boundaries, an organization that saves the lives of orphans with life-threatening diseases and places them in loving homes around the world. LiveJournal will donate 100% of the proceeds from the sale of charitable vgifts (we'll cover the cost of credit card transaction fees). To learn more about Love Without Boundaries, please visit lj_cares and read about how they helped save Baby Kang and the Rainbow Twins from fatal illnesses, who are now thriving in nurturing families. You can purchase your Love Without Boundaries gifts in the Virtual Gift shop.
Papered in postcards
A couple of weeks ago, we asked you to send in postcards to surround us with LiveJournal community. Thanks for coming through! We've received postcards all the way from Germany, Finland, and Canada and from all over the US, including Texas, Florida, Alaska, Montana, Wyoming, Indiana, Hawaii, and Oklahoma just to name just a handful. We're thrilled with our improved decor.
Please keep the love coming for one more week by writing to Frank the Goat, Esq., c/o LiveJournal, Inc., 539 Bryant Street, Suite 210, San Francisco, CA 94107. Be sure to include your username, since we'll be drawing the names of ten random contributors next Thursday to win paid account credits!
Photos of the week
We have more dazzling images posted by talented LiveJournal photographers from around the world. We're hoping to span the entire globe, so please continue posting and tagging. Of course, you can also sit back and enjoy the view at lj_photophile.
You can see a sample of this week's gorgeous photos and check out spotlight communities and awesome user content after the jump!
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Curtains
We thank you, once again, for joining us. See you next week! |
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| MOD POST: Header Contest Reminder |
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12:09pm 12/11/2009 |
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Guys, there's just a little less than two weeks away for the header contest deadline. The deadline got moved to November 25th, which is thirteen days away. If you want to enter, the rules and entry post are here. We only have one entry, so I hope to see more from other entrants soon! |
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| Episode Review CSI:NY 06x07 |
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04:35pm 12/11/2009 |
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I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post here, feel free to delete if this is not allowed but I've done an episode review/picscam thing of season 6 episode 7. It's just my thoughts and I am a slasher fangirl but if you're interested, please check it out at my livejournal. It has 25 huge pictures so isn't really dial-up friendly but it literally took me hours so I'd appreciate some feedback. (other than the fact I'm insane, I already know that) ( CSI:NY 06x07 ) |
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| Network Maintenance: Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 04:00-06:00 UTC/GMT |
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02:00pm 11/11/2009 |
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EDIT@08:16 UTC/GMT. Wow. That was ugly. I expected it to go for 30 minutes and have maybe 1 minute of broken connectivity. Instead it lasted over 4 hours and we had 10 minutes of downtime directly related to the load balancer upgrades and then another 5-10 minutes of downtime when our primary Pingback database server crashed and the secondary couldn't take over; which could have been indirectly caused by the network upgrade missing a self-VIP. Anyways, we're up, we're working, the load balancers are barely breaking a sweat right now and I need some food and a shot of whiskey. I don't even *like* whiskey!! Thanks ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) mhwest and dnewhall for helping out! --- On Saturday the 14th at 4AM UTC/GMT we will be upgrading the operating system of our network load balancers to a newer version, one that will allow us to use both CPUs! Nifty, because multiprocessing is nice. Since we have 2 load balancers, the plan is to upgrade 1 at a time, and there really should be very little impact to our website. Hopefully you won't notice a thing and I'll get to go back to the hotel and watch some wonderful late night infomercials. We've got a lot of exciting projects coming up for 2010 and we're hoping that we'll be able to deliver them all to you, that you will find it useful/cool/lovely and then you will use the site even more. Behind-the-scenes work like this will give us the capacity to handle the anticipated traffic, so expect a few more maintenance windows especially in the beginning of next year as we've got some neat ideas to improve performance around here! We had the recent 30-45 minute outage yesterday due to one of our logging databases filling up disk space -- not so great design coupled with my human error in handling the initial problem -- and it looks like we're going to finally have some resources to eliminate stuff like that. I can't wait! As usual, I will be updating status.livejournal.org before and after, just in case you are not able to reach our main website during the work.
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| Hill Harper tweet post: Nov 11 |
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09:38pm 11/11/2009 |
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about 20 hours ago - In recording studio, this is my ADR ("Additional Dialogue Recording") for today.
about 10 hours ago
RT @ Mr Harper I am reading your book "The Conversation" and all I can say is BRAVO AND THANK YOU!/ THANKS 4 READING IT!! HH
about 1 hour ago
Hi everyone! Join me for a LIVE chat today at 12:00pm PST at ! Looking forward to chatting with you all!
34 minutes agoHey guys I'm on now at <> come join!
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| MOD POST: Weekly Contest #2 |
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03:33pm 10/11/2009 |
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Here's the second question for you... Do you prefer Grissom or Langston as the leading man? Why?RulesYou will find detailed rules for this contest here: http://community.livejournal.com/lj_contests/7879.html#cutid1Here is a little snippet from there that is pertiant: The “CSI: Deadly Intent” Promotion (the “Promotion”) is open to persons who are legal residents of the United States or its territories (excluding Arizona and Puerto Rico), who have an active e-mail account and Internet access, who are eighteen (18) or older as of the date of entry, and who, under applicable law, can form legally binding contracts and who, at the time they participate in the Promotion, have an active account in good standing for the LiveJournal online service (hereinafter legal participating individuals shall be referred to as "Participant"). How To Enter/Deadline:• Members enter the contest by leaving a comment answering the question. • The comment must be viewable by everyone. • The deadline to enter is November 15, 2009 at 11:59:59 p.m. Pacific Time. The Prize:One (1) retail copy of the standard United States version of the “CSI: Deadly Intent” video game, retail value $39.99. Sponsored by CSI: Deadly Intent. Investigate a crime scene for your chance to instantly win a Wii™ Prize Pack or official CSI gear. Investigate now. |
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| MOD POST - Weekly Contest #1: Extension / New Rules |
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02:45pm 10/11/2009 |
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So the rules for the contest have been changed slightly, and it's been extended, so you still have a chance to enter. Also, if you're not a fan of the original CSI, but you have friends who are, direct them to our community when we post up a new question. Anyone who meets the criteria can enter. Do you have a question you would like a writer of CSI to answer (and we do mean CSI, not CSI: NY)? Leave it here!RulesYou will find detailed rules for this contest here: http://community.livejournal.com/lj_contests/7879.html#cutid1Here is a little snippet from there that is pertiant: The “CSI: Deadly Intent” Promotion (the “Promotion”) is open to persons who are legal residents of the United States or its territories (excluding Arizona and Puerto Rico), who have an active e-mail account and Internet access, who are eighteen (18) or older as of the date of entry, and who, under applicable law, can form legally binding contracts and who, at the time they participate in the Promotion, have an active account in good standing for the LiveJournal online service (hereinafter legal participating individuals shall be referred to as "Participant"). How To Enter/Deadline:• Members enter the contest by leaving a comment answering the question. • The comment must be viewable by everyone. • The deadline to enter is November 15, 2009 at 11:59:59 p.m. Pacific Time. The Prize:One (1) retail copy of the standard United States version of the “CSI: Deadly Intent” video game, retail value $39.99. Sponsored by CSI: Deadly Intent. Investigate a crime scene for your chance to instantly win a Wii™ Prize Pack or official CSI gear. Investigate now. |
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| Hill Harper tweet post: Nov 1 - Nov 8 |
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03:03pm 08/11/2009 |
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- 6:03 AM Nov 1st: RT @ms_micia: i love @hillharper and gabrielle unions friendship. Plutonic black friendship FTW
- 12:51 AM Nov 2nd: RT @: Football fans, there's a serious game happening in Green Bay! This is why I love football!/YES BROTHER I'M WATCHING TOO!! HH
- 8:07 AM Nov 3rd: Don't put any age, race, gender or time limits on your DREAMS. There is NOTHING YOU cannot DO!!
- 7:05 PM Nov 3rd: RT @ tell that to rejection letters I got from radio/tv/magazines!/IF THEY WONT HIRE U, CREATE UR OWN OR VOLUNTEER & PROVE UR VALUE!
- 7:54 AM Nov 4th: RT MakeUpIsMyLove RT @: @ - Go get it it's a really good book// THANKS!! CUTE PIC!! HH
- 7:56 AM Nov 4th: OK.So tomorrow night it's an important episode for Hawkes. He has some serious problems...interested to hear what you guys think of the ep!
- 8:06 AM Nov 4th: RT @ Is the 10th ep of CSI: NY going to be called "Don I Think I Killed Stella" I heard that?/HMMMM...GOOD QUESTION!! LOL HH
- 3:12 AM Nov 5th: Get ready 4 CSI: NY East Coast! Less than one hour. Episode is called "It Happened To Me" and that quote is referring to Hawkes!! Ah-Oh!
- 8:39 PM Nov 5th: Thanks for all the luv about last night's episode!!! I'm on set shooting now...In the Lab with test tubes and tweezers!! LOL
- 1:16 AM Nov 6th: RT @ RT @ "the only thing money can buy is options"-- @
- 10:44 AM Nov 6th: I've finished my CSI: NY scenes for the day and it's great that the smart and lovely @ was guest starring on the show today!!
- 4:23 AM Nov 7th: RT @ is @ on a csi ny episode that's wat i heard/YES LOVELY KIM IS GUEST STARRING ON CSI:NY WITH US THIS EPISODE!
- 4:31 AM Nov 7th: RT @ watched GET ON THE BUS-Ossie a pioneer/inspiration/mentor Need more Ossie/Ruby Dee's!/SO TRUE! TWAS N HONOR 2 WORK W/HIM!
about 11 hours ago: just finished plaing in a celeb charity b-ball game for Children's Hospital. a beautiful 12 yr old girl named Carter who has lost her hair.. - about 11 hours ago: and has a 8 inch scar on her head.Her brain cancer allows her to barely stand annd she stood out of her wheelchair to say 'Thank You"...
- about 11 hours ago: if i ever complain about ANYTHING please remind me of Carter and her strength & courage! MAY GOD BLESS HER AND ALL CHILDREN THAT R SUFFERING
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| MOD POST: Just a thought... |
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03:38pm 05/11/2009 |
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Hill Harper does a lot of Twitter posts, and posts pictures via those posts. Unfortunatly I do not use Twitter and I seem to be missing out, and I'm sure I'm not the only one. Would anyone be interested in reposting the pictures he posts as well as any tweets that seem interesting so all of us can see what he has to say from set? I'd set up a tag for your posts and everything, if someone would like to volunteer to do this. |
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| LiveJournal Major Notes: Spam counter-attack, RSS feeds again, CSI Deadly Intent contest |
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01:15pm 05/11/2009 |
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The empire strikes backIn recent weeks, we've taken huge steps towards blocking spam accounts on LiveJournal. In fact, we've suspended as many as 30,000 accounts in a single day! We've implemented several pre-emptive measures to prevent the creation of spam accounts, and we've honed our detection of suspicious content. Spam bots are a crafty lot, so we'll continue to refine our tactics and keep up the good fight to keep you safe from spam attacks on LiveJournal. RSS feeds againIf you're addicted to , ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/syndicated.gif) icanhaschzbrgr, or other syndicated feeds, we're pleased to report that we've resolved the update error that was mucking up your RSS feeds. While content was being pulled correctly, it wasn't being posted to the feeds themselves. Late last week, we finally nailed down what we hope was the root problem, so content should post properly. We thank you for your patience. Wii have killer CSI Deadly Intent contests! c_s_iIf you're a gamer who loves CSI, have Wii got news for you! c_s_i is sponsoring killer contests. Simply post a question to a member of the CSI crew. The winner will get a free copy of CSI: Deadly Intent for Nintendo Wii (with a retail value of $39.99) and get their question answered by a member of the CSI writing team! There's also a fantastic monthly contest. To enter, join c_s_i, play the online version of CSI: Deadly Intent, and respond to a two-part query for a chance to win a Wii! Entries will be judged on composition and originality. Sorry, but you must be a U.S. resident and over 18 years old to participate. Check out the rules here. Enveloped in postcardsLast week, we asked you to send in postcards to help us decorate our drab concrete walls. Here's a photo of the results so far! Thank you so much and please keep them coming! You can mail them to Frank the Goat, Esq., c/o LiveJournal, Inc., 539 Bryant Street, Suite 210, San Francisco, CA 94107. Be sure to include your username, since we'll be giving ten random users paid account credits.  Photos of the weekIf you haven't visited our new LiveJournal photo community, you're in for an amazing visual trip. LiveJournal users from around the world will take you on a scenic journey to everywhere. Post your own pictures or kick back and enjoy at lj_photophile. You can view some of this week's awesome photos after the jump. Please start tagging with geographic location, since we'd like to track all the places around the world represented in this community. Keep on commenting too! ( Read more... ) |
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| MOD POST: "CSI: Deadly Intent" Weekly Contest #1 |
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07:57pm 04/11/2009 |
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I apologize so profusely, guys. This contest post was supposed to go up yesterday and it is completely my fault that it's so late. So here it is: Do you have a question you would like a writer of CSI to answer (and we do mean CSI, not CSI: NY)? Leave it here!RulesYou will find detailed rules for this contest here: http://community.livejournal.com/lj_contests/7511.html#cutid1Here is a little snippet from there that is pertiant: The “CSI: Deadly Intent” Promotion (the “Promotion”) is open to persons who are legal residents of the United States or its territories (excluding Arizona and Puerto Rico), who have an active e-mail account and Internet access, who are eighteen (18) or older as of the date of entry, and who, under applicable law, can form legally binding contracts and who, at the time they participate in the Promotion, have an active account in good standing for the LiveJournal online service (hereinafter legal participating individuals shall be referred to as "Participant"). How To Enter/Deadline:• Members enter the contest by leaving a comment answering the question. • The comment must be viewable by everyone. • The deadline to enter is November 08, 2009 at 11:59:59 p.m. Pacific Time. The Prize:One (1) retail copy of the standard United States version of the “CSI: Deadly Intent” video game, retail value $39.99. Sponsored by CSI: Deadly Intent. Investigate a crime scene for your chance to instantly win a Wii™ Prize Pack or official CSI gear. Investigate now. |
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| Mod Post: "CSI: Deadly Intent" Grand Prize Contest! |
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12:00am 02/11/2009 |
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Hi everyone! This month ( November 2-November 29) our community will be participating in a "CSI: Deadly Intent" gaming contest full of fun and exciting prizes! There will be a Grand Prize contest that runs the entire month plus weekly contest prizes in between! The following two-part question is for the grand prize contest only. There will be separate posts for the weekly contests and prizes.•INFODo I have to play the game in order to enter the contest? How do I play?Yes, in order to qualify, you have to answer questions that will pertain to the CSI: Deadly Intent game. Simply go to http://www.deadlyintentgame.com/, sign up, and play the game! It is actually quite fun and addicting. Being partial to CSI: Crime Scene Investigation games, I was hooked this entire weekend. It's a great way to "take study breaks" ;) Being able to play online gives me a great advantage of having it so accessible rather than having to load it up from a disc. Yes, this game is catered towards the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation series. How do I get entered into the Grand Prize contest?In order to get entered into the Grand Prize drawing, members must reply to this post (comment) answering the following two-part question (making sure that your answers are viewable to everyone):
Part One: Which crime scene in the online CSI: Deadly Intent game is your favorite to investigate? Which piece of evidence was the most helpful?
Part Two: If you could create your own crime scene, what would it look like? Describe the victim, evidence and scene of the crime... The more thorough you are, the better chance someone will have of catching the killer and the better chance you'll have of winning!
Again, the link to the game is here: http://www.deadlyintentgame.com/NOTE: You can only play the game once per day. In theory, you would have to play once a day for 3 days or so in order to know which crime scene is your favorite.•RULES
You will find detailed rules for this contest here: http://community.livejournal.com/lj_contests/7511.html#cutid1
Here is a little snippet from there that is pertiant:
The “CSI: Deadly Intent” Promotion (the “Promotion”) is open to persons who are legal residents of the United States or its territories (excluding Arizona and Puerto Rico), who have an active e-mail account and Internet access, who are eighteen (18) or older as of the date of entry, and who, under applicable law, can form legally binding contracts and who, at the time they participate in the Promotion, have an active account in good standing for the LiveJournal online service (hereinafter legal participating individuals shall be referred to as "Participant").
•GRAND PRIZES
One (1) retail copy of the standard United States version of the “CSI: Deadly Intent” video game, retail value $39.99.
One (1) Nintendo Wii gaming console, standard United States version, retail value $199.99.
Total prize worth: $240
•HOW TO ENTER THE CONTEST
Members enter the contest by leaving a comment answering the question.
The comment must be viewable by everyone.
Entries will be judged on composition and originality.
The deadline to enter is November 29, 2009 at 11:59:59 p.m. Pacific Time.
Have fun everyone! I hope you guys are as excited for this as I am! I know this is a lot of information thrown out at you guys at once. So, if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me or afteriwake. Sponsored by CSI: Deadly Intent. Investigate a crime scene for your chance to instantly win a Wii™ Prize Pack or official CSI gear. Investigate now. |
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