"some" people on LJ like icons -- "some" is a number in the tens of thousands. same for highly customized styles. this is a major attraction -- it still boggles my mind, but there it is.
the tag limit on LJ was instituted because quite a number of people (and comms especially) slowed the servers down because they had so many tags. well-organized comms, such as free_manga can use thousands of tags. if you categorize books by genre, author, original title, translated title, you're gonna be there real quick.
you and i may be able to throw together a quick script for anything we want to do, but the vast majority of users can't. they like their bells and whistles, and they like them served up pretty.
localization might come later; the groundwork is being laid now. i think it is a good idea to put it off, because LJ's translation system is a mess. if you end up finding some free time and joining the effort you'll get to see the code intimately up close -- might as well brace yourself now. :)
photo hosting is on the list of things to come within the year.
in any case, welcome to dreamwidth, and i hope you enjoy it here!
yes, we will see
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"some" people on LJ like icons -- "some" is a number in the tens of thousands. same for highly customized styles. this is a major attraction -- it still boggles my mind, but there it is.
the tag limit on LJ was instituted because quite a number of people (and comms especially) slowed the servers down because they had so many tags. well-organized comms, such as
you and i may be able to throw together a quick script for anything we want to do, but the vast majority of users can't. they like their bells and whistles, and they like them served up pretty.
localization might come later; the groundwork is being laid now. i think it is a good idea to put it off, because LJ's translation system is a mess. if you end up finding some free time and joining the effort you'll get to see the code intimately up close -- might as well brace yourself now. :)
photo hosting is on the list of things to come within the year.
in any case, welcome to dreamwidth, and i hope you enjoy it here!