I think I need to make a decision, a firm one this time about where I’ll hang my blogger’s hat. I’d like some feedback from those of you that read my wordiness on occasion.

LJ:
PROS: cheap for a years subscription, somewhat versatile in making my lj page nice looking. Loads of communities for just about every interest you can think of.

CONS: 6A/LJ have some fucked up views on things, which has driven a good portion of its base away based on the latest fandom flare ups, most of the people I know IRL have left, never post anymore or have deleted their LJ’s entirely. This includes most fanfic that I enjoy reading.

WORDPRESS:
PROS: Free with nice layouts, and alot of flexibility. More professional looking, and I feel more “adult” using WP instead of LJ for my net’ scribblings. Easy to syndicate, make an RSS feed from and publish and promote my blog.

CONS:
Expensive to upgrade, uses a “credit” system for buying additional storage space, etc. No way to really privatize entries that I write, so anything personal would be eliminated from my blogging repertoire.

I was thinking of doing the following:
Personal things, work things, meme’s and things of that nature remain on LJ where they can be locked down.

All other things, random thoughts, fiction, writings, photos’ etc will be on WP…

Now I ask you readers a couple questions:

1.) Why do you read what I have to say?
2.) What do you enjoy more? Random and sometimes serious thought bursts or silly content?
3.) If I left LJ entirely, would you read my WP blog?
4.) Or should i just get a domain and my own site and be done with it?

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Tanya DePass is the founder and Director of I Need Diverse Games, a non-profit organization based in Chicago, which is dedicated to better diversification of all aspects of gaming. I Need Diverse Games serves the community by supporting marginalized developers attend the Game Developer Conference by participating in the GDC Scholarship program, helps assist attendance at other industry events, and is seeking partnership with organizations and initiatives. Tanya is a lifelong Chicagoan who loves everything about gaming, #INeedDiverseGames spawn point, and wants to make it better and more inclusive for everyone. She founded and was the EIC of Fresh Out of Tokens podcast where games culture was discussed and viewed through a lense of feminism, intersectionality and diversity. Now she’s a co-host on Spawn on Me Podcast. Along with all of that, she’s the Programming Coordinator for OrcaCon, she often speaks on issues of diversity, feminism, race, intersectionality & other topics at multiple conventions throughout the year. Her writing about games and games critique appears in Uncanny Magazine, Polygon, Wiscon Chronicles, Vice Gaming, Paste Games, Mic, and other publications.

2 thoughts on “WordPress vs Livejournal … a bloggers conundrum”

  1. I don’t really know which is best but I guess it depends on what you really like and dislike. So maybe this comment may not be able to help but this is my opinion.

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