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Migrating from LJ to DW
Migrating from Livejournal.com to Dreamwidth.org (if you want to)
Why you might want to migrate (an incomplete list of possible reasons)
- 2010-09-19: Thorfinn's post: Meme: Ace things about Dreamwidth.org
- 2010-09-10: Thorfinn's post: LiveJournal: FB Connect + Pingbacks - Why you might care or not, and why you can't comment on my LJ
- 2010-08-31: More LiveJournal privacy nightmare: LiveJournal.com news: Facebook and Twitter Connect, Pingbacks
- 2010-07-21: Why you need a DW account to comment on my locked posts. Thorfinn's post: LJ - Purging Accounts = Even More Broken OpenID
- 2010-03-06:
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
damned_colonial on Friends not moving over from LJ? Get some new ones. (including a great "LJ as a creepy pub analogy")
- 2009-09-25: Yet another example of LJ Security badness: Thorfinn's post: LJ Cross site scripting attack and flash blocking
- 2009-08-25: Why I jumped when I did: Thorfinn's post on Dumping LiveJournal
- 2009-04-09: The Dreamwidth.org business model is open and sane. Dreamwidth.org: Business FAQs
How to migrate (if you want to)
- Obtain an invite code (either by asking me or going to Dreamwidth.org: codesharing) OR Dreamwidth.org: Buy a new account (a simple USD3.00 for 1 month paid time will get you in).
- Create your dreamwidth.org account
- Dreamwidth.org FAQ: Import your LiveJournal (content, comments, even access controls for people from LJ if you want)
- Optionally change LJ privacy settings to turn off search inclusion, and possibly Turn off comments on your LJ account (especially if you are worried about the FB Connect issue and have imported comments)
- Set up Dreamwidth.org FAQ: Crossposting to LiveJournal
- Check Dreamwidth FAQ: Tags and Markup for some new markup you may want to use
- Just go ahead and start posting on Dreamwidth
- More details to check out if you're coming from LJ:
Dreamwidth.org FAQ: A guide to Dreamwidth for LiveJournal users
- Optionally even more bits to look at if you want to: Collection of things to help people new to Dreamwidth (by kate)
Why you might want to migrate (an incomplete list of possible reasons)
- 2010-09-19: Thorfinn's post: Meme: Ace things about Dreamwidth.org
- 2010-09-10: Thorfinn's post: LiveJournal: FB Connect + Pingbacks - Why you might care or not, and why you can't comment on my LJ
- 2010-08-31: More LiveJournal privacy nightmare: LiveJournal.com news: Facebook and Twitter Connect, Pingbacks
- 2010-07-21: Why you need a DW account to comment on my locked posts. Thorfinn's post: LJ - Purging Accounts = Even More Broken OpenID
- 2010-03-06: damned_colonial on Friends not moving over from LJ? Get some new ones. (including a great "LJ as a creepy pub analogy")
- 2009-09-25: Yet another example of LJ Security badness: Thorfinn's post: LJ Cross site scripting attack and flash blocking
- 2009-08-25: Why I jumped when I did: Thorfinn's post on Dumping LiveJournal
- 2009-04-09: The Dreamwidth.org business model is open and sane. Dreamwidth.org: Business FAQs
How to migrate (if you want to)
- Obtain an invite code (either by asking me or going to Dreamwidth.org: codesharing) OR Dreamwidth.org: Buy a new account (a simple USD3.00 for 1 month paid time will get you in).
- Create your dreamwidth.org account
- Dreamwidth.org FAQ: Import your LiveJournal (content, comments, even access controls for people from LJ if you want)
- Optionally change LJ privacy settings to turn off search inclusion, and possibly Turn off comments on your LJ account (especially if you are worried about the FB Connect issue and have imported comments)
- Set up Dreamwidth.org FAQ: Crossposting to LiveJournal
- Check Dreamwidth FAQ: Tags and Markup for some new markup you may want to use
- Just go ahead and start posting on Dreamwidth
- More details to check out if you're coming from LJ: Dreamwidth.org FAQ: A guide to Dreamwidth for LiveJournal users
- Optionally even more bits to look at if you want to: Collection of things to help people new to Dreamwidth (by kate)