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Strikethrough 07 - NO DON'T SCROLL PAST. Keep reading. Strikethrough '07 taught us that the power of fandom, when we all come together, is quite frankly awe-inspiring. I doubt that anyone's failed to learn that lesson in the past couple of days. But in the heady rush of having an impact and getting all our comms and journals back, it's easy to forget the other thing which Strikethrough '07 should remind us of. And that's that - although LJ may be a safe haven for most of us fans - predators can be and are a very real problem. And not just on the great wide interwebs, either.

Over 30,000 people have now joined

fandom_counts. How many more users took a stand and withdrew all financial support from LJ/SixApart over the incident? If everyone who vowed not to renew their paid account, everyone who swore to give LJ and SixApart no more of their pennies in the form of extra userpics, or virtual gifts, or more storage - what if all those people took that money and instead donated it to charities for the prevention of child abuse and sexual assault?

Well, that'd be something, wouldn't it.

Fandom Gives: June 2^nd - June 15^th
Make fandom count, by giving from fandom.

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Soph, you are so cool. What a great response!
This'll get pimping (and a donation) from me, count on it. ;]

Joined. I missed this whole thing, so I'm really not very in the loop about everything that's happened, but I think this is a fantastic response. :)

That's an awesome idea! I don't have a paid account, but I did make some noise (and lost an LJ friend in the process), and boy it felt good to see that apology posted on the homepage. Thank you for bringing my attention to an issue I wasn't aware of, and for everything you and others did to organize this boycott. You guys are awesome. One more good reason I have you on my friends list. :) I'll point people in your direction for this new endeavour. Thanks again!

Hey there!

I love your icon of Beckett suspending XD Can I use it? I have been lookin for an icon as a reminder of the strikeout and this one I liked the most so far!!

I already joined fandom_counts and I am thinking of making a donation to our local organization here, even though my journal was never at any time paid or plus.

Hee, thanks! You can totally use the icon, as long as you credit me by username in the icon keywords.

If you do make a donation, do please pop by

fandom_gives and let us know in the poll post to whom/how much you donated!

Hi!

I'm the owner of

holiday_wishes, which is a holiday-centric gift giving community. Though the primary focus is on wishlist-sharing and gift swapping, many many people chose to support charities in addition to material goods, and a large portion of the membership is based in fandom. I was wondering if you'd be interested in affiliating with us? (No ideas on exactly how we'd work together yet, but I definately like the idea of your community *g*)