lj_ru_support: List of questions/concerns.... start of a FAQ...

Brad Fitzpatrick (

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lj_ru_support,
@ 2006-10-24 18:17:00

List of questions/concerns.... start of a FAQ...
I'm starting to work on a list of questions/concerns (and later answers) in both English and Russian, side-by-side. For now I only have a list of English questions/concerns.

These are the ones I keep hearing the most often, but please add to this list in the comments if I forgot something, or you have another question/concern.

Also, please don't try and guess the answers yet based on the questions. The answers might surprise you (in a good way I hope!), and I don't want any more fear spread in the LJ community until everybody has better information.

Deal Overview: what's in it for whom, and why?

What is SUP, or what will it be? What does SUP add?

Why should we trust SUP?

US law vs. Russian Law, LJ TOS, etc.

Abuse Team: who running it, which TOS?

Anton's a Jew!

Anton's an asshole! Anton's unprofessional!

Anton will read my private entries!

Mummat's a criminal!

We don't know this Andrew Paulson guy.

KGB will get access to all the data! The government will read my private entries!

Can I opt-out? Or is it opt-in? Which, why?

What are the heuristics for which accounts SUP could manage?

You can't legally sell users... Are you selling me?

So if I live in _______ or write in ______, SUP "owns" me?

This is racial profiling!

LJ was the last independent media in Russia... no more?

One code base or two?

Will SUP remain open source, like LJ?

Will code be shared between SUP and LJ?

This will affect political discussion on LJ!

If I get managed by SUP, will my blog URL change?

What happens to my friends on "the other LJ"? (nothing.... it's one LJ!)

What happens to my account level? (Free/Basic, Plus, Paid....)

But I'm Ukrainian, not Russian, and you keep assuming I'm Russian!

Please add to this list.

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	prblnce 2006-10-25 01:31 am UTC (link)
	научите уже кто-нибудь говорить по-русски теперь уже пора ... (-: (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	bradfitz 2006-10-25 01:35 am UTC (link)
	Everything will be по-русски soon enough. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

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	ivanytch 2006-10-25 01:37 am UTC (link)
	Hi, I am valued US customer. Do you intend to prosecute Mr. Nossik regarding his recent outrages to more than 5k russian users of LJ? (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	bradfitz 2006-10-25 03:49 am UTC (link)
	What did he say to 5k russian users? (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	roman_rogalyov 2006-10-25 10:14 am UTC (link)
	//4. In a conflict between two users, one of which has opted in for Nosik's services and the other has not, an Abuse Team controlled by Nosik is expected to support the former. Such a conflict can be easily organised for every user disliked by Nosik. // I think that this is of particular importance (Reply to this) (Parent)

	commist 2006-10-25 02:17 am UTC (link)
	Wouldn't you think that many users might not want to have anything to do with SUP servers located in Moscow?! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	bradfitz 2006-10-25 03:51 am UTC (link)
	I regularly deal with this community of 10M+ LJ users. And there's always people who don't like any change.... So yes, we totally expected it, that people wouldn't want anything to do with SUP. Especially because it sounds scary and sounds like it could kill LiveJournal, so we doubly expected it to be controversial. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	Nosik go home! shlyahtich 2006-10-25 02:18 am UTC (link)
	Yes, we don't like dolbaeb because he is asshole all russian users hate him and his company. Why you allow him to be a part of LJ!? We don't want to use journal host that administrated by such peoples. Find somebody professional. P.S. And give to us green squares, ofcource! (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	Re: Nosik go home! shlyahtich 2006-10-25 02:20 am UTC (link)
	And really, Brad, study russian. In USA most users are tinagers, but in russia LJ have really grand perspectives. IMHO russia must be preoritet direction for LJ future. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	juliy 2006-10-25 02:32 am UTC (link)
	hi there, Brad. I know, how to solve current problems with SUP. just make me official representative for communtications between SixApart, SUP and cyrillic LJ-users, and all troubles will go away. everybody loves me here and all hail FSS. and last, but not least - as a sign for your sympathies to me, please, add me to your LJ-friends list. thank you (Reply to this) (Thread)

	___alien 2006-10-25 03:21 am UTC (link)
	Товарищ Бред, куда личные анкеты теперь сдавать надо, а то никак не пойму. Деньги вышлю почтой позже, напиши адрес тут, мне в журнал ничего не пиши. Переведите это ему кто нибудь. (Reply to this)

	irrra 2006-10-25 03:28 am UTC (link)
	I think, one more question that appears in a lot of postings is if it's possible for those writing in Cyrillic but live outside Russia not to be considered for the SUP services at all? Or at least if it is possible for those users to "opt in" instead of "opt out?" (Reply to this)

	watertank 2006-10-25 04:19 am UTC (link)
	1. There's a concern that a SUP-managed Abuse Team will be used by Mr. Nossik to shut down journals of his political opponents. 2. Some US-based Russian-speaking LJ users think that providing the option to switch to a SUP-managed account violates LJ TOS, and other binding legal documents. 3. Many people are upset that SUP might make money using their content. (Reply to this)

	Re: Nosik go home! deemon 2006-10-25 04:24 am UTC (link)
	Well, I'd second many of these, but one thing I'm sure -- Anton is not an asshole. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: Nosik go home! shlyahtich 2006-10-25 04:35 am UTC (link)
	yes, he is not simple asshole, he is skazochniy dolboeb: http://shlyahtich.livejournal.com/337733.html (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	ixl_ru 2006-10-25 04:54 am UTC (link)
	Will my ip address be accessible to SUP? (Reply to this)

	konstik 2006-10-25 05:11 am UTC (link)
	the Edit Friends does not work anymore... (Reply to this)

	mcm69 2006-10-25 07:34 am UTC (link)
	И как +1 на английский перевести? :) Во, придумал, I herebe agree with this post. :D (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	salamatik 2006-10-25 06:56 am UTC (link)
	Hi Brad! I am Sashka - Secret King of Rashka and I say: NO! (Reply to this)

	mcm69 2006-10-25 07:30 am UTC (link)
	See Brad, all your base are belong to paranoia here :) (Reply to this)

	trankov 2006-10-25 09:25 am UTC (link)
	Dear Brad. Don't listen this morons. They are very active, but their opinion not important for future of Russian LJ. They are nothing and nobody, and 99,9% of russian users tired of their hysterya. Thank you for your visit in Moscow. (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	neor 2006-10-25 09:53 am UTC (link)
	научись писать по англиски дебил those listen to their opinion is not important for the future и так далее граматей блять (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

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	already out there neor 2006-10-25 10:19 am UTC (link)
	http://neor.livejournal.com/373341.html (Reply to this)

	ontologia 2006-10-25 10:34 am UTC (link)
	A lot of people including some from Israel understood Anton, SUP official representative calling them "assholes" ("мудаки") and nationalist massacres ("погромное множество") because they disagree with him. Will he/SUP/LJ apologize? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	_fro_ 2006-10-25 03:47 pm UTC (link)
	No, they won't. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

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