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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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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!