I wish users could opt out of receiving anonymous Vgifts, or receiving Vgifts entirely, but as Mo pointed out below (which I didn't know until I read her comment), LJ's already considered that suggestion and rejected it. No clue why, but yeah, so that's not an option as far as LJ staff are concerned.
The petition may do absolutely nothing. Maybe LJ staff don't think it's a problem, or the money they generate makes it worth their while to put up with some occasional complaints. And I agree, it is cool about learning things like the Scottish tradition of a lump of black coal on New Year's. Still, I doubt that's why LJ put up the lump of coal as an option as Christmas or the ripped out heart at Valentine's. Users ought to have the ability to block unwanted things from showing up on their user page without their permission, like nasty anonymous Vgifts. Maybe the petition will make LJ reconsider its rejection of what I think is an excellent idea -- allowing users to opt out of receiving anonymous Vgifts.
Thanks for discussing this here. :) Reading other opinions always makes me think about the reasons for my own, and whether I've thought things through well enough.
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Date: 2007-03-14 09:29 pm (UTC)The petition may do absolutely nothing. Maybe LJ staff don't think it's a problem, or the money they generate makes it worth their while to put up with some occasional complaints. And I agree, it is cool about learning things like the Scottish tradition of a lump of black coal on New Year's. Still, I doubt that's why LJ put up the lump of coal as an option as Christmas or the ripped out heart at Valentine's. Users ought to have the ability to block unwanted things from showing up on their user page without their permission, like nasty anonymous Vgifts. Maybe the petition will make LJ reconsider its rejection of what I think is an excellent idea -- allowing users to opt out of receiving anonymous Vgifts.
Thanks for discussing this here. :) Reading other opinions always makes me think about the reasons for my own, and whether I've thought things through well enough.