Announcement and goodbye...

[tanpopo03.livejournal.com]

Hello everyone,

first of all, I'm sorry I have been absent from the comm for so long. RL has taken over the last two years and so I left mod duties to Unovis' capable hands.
As I won't be returning to the Holmes fandom or fandom life anytime soon I think and following LJ's new terms of service - which we were all so graciously given the opportunity to sign - more changes are in order:

As of tonight Unovis is now the full owner of this comm. I'll be deleting my LJ account in a month or so as I have no desire to stay under the new conditions. (If anybody wants to contact me for some reason you still can do so during April via pm.)

Unovis will be making more important changes concerning the comm which she'll inform you all about soon. Stay tuned!! ;)

All that's left for me to say is "Thank you!"
Thank you to everyone who posted recs here and so gave life to the community! I have always been the silent observer type in fandom, so I was very nervous about opening this comm way back when and it always made me smile to think that people found it useful.

And thank you to Unovis, and all other helpers, who kept it going in my absence!

<3

Comments

[rachelindeed.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for creating this wonderful comm, which has been an amazing resource and has introduced me to so many beautiful and insightful stories over the years. It holds a special place in my heart. Many, many thanks and sincere best wishes for all that lies ahead for you! :)

[tanpopo03.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :) And thank you for the many recs!

[pipmer1.livejournal.com]

Best wishes, tanpopo03!

[tanpopo03.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[jesse_the_k (from livejournal.com)]

This comm has provide me with years of happy reading. Thank you so much for stepping beyond your nervousness and contributing to fandom.

[tanpopo03.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the feedback! That's great to know. Sometimes it does pay off to come out of one's save little hole in the ground. ;)

[pervert-bitch.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the hard work and all the recs!

[tanpopo03.livejournal.com]

Thanks and you're welcome!

[venusinthenight]

Thank you for your service and best wishes!

[tanpopo03.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the recs! And same to you!

[haikitteh.livejournal.com]

Thank you for everything, tanpopo03! This comm has introduced me to so many wonderful stories, I appreciate it. Staying tuned for what comes next for the comm.

[tanpopo03.livejournal.com]

You're very welcome. Thanks in return!
Unovis will post about it soon afaik. (It won't die!)

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

May I ask what was in the terms that was not good? I was confronted with a tick box at midnight when trying to check something and I hit it. Now I have no idea how to find them.

[tanpopo03.livejournal.com]

Very short and condensed version, you're agreeing to adhere to Russian laws. And we all know how shitty those are when it come to LGBT rights. If you're outside Russia they can't come after you for anything, but they can still mess with the site and blogs any way they see fit to do.

Here's the English version: http://www.livejournal.com/legal/tos-en.bml


More information on why it's problematic here:

http://heavy.com/news/2017/04/livejournal-russia-censorship-bans-political-solicitation-usr-agreement/

And here: http://copperbadge.tumblr.com/post/159192068811/pukbak-tielan-wrenb77-suricattus

[themis1.livejournal.com]

Can the forum be moved to Dreamwidth? I'd hate to see it go (for years I've posted on DW and cross-posted to LJ; this forum has been one of the few reasons I've kept my LJ going).

[hsb.livejournal.com]

I've been a lurker, but am moving to DW too.

H

[tanpopo03.livejournal.com]

It can. :) We definitely don't want to let the comm die. Don't worry! Unovis will let you know soon.

[ancientreader]

This fandom is the home of my fannish heart, and I have discovered so many delights thanks to your work in founding and running this comm. Thank you for everything, and here's wishing you all the best wherever life takes you.

[tanpopo03.livejournal.com]

Thank you and I hope you find many more!

[write-out.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for this comm! I've had the best time finding new stories and reccing my own favorites. Best of luck to you!

[tanpopo03.livejournal.com]

You're welcome and thank you for your recs!

[unovis.livejournal.com]

Thank you, again, for all you've done! It was a terrific idea from the outset, and I'm so grateful you kicked it into action.

Thanks for your years of work and attention to the comm. It's been a pleasure and a gift to work with you.

[tanpopo03.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :) I'm glad I had you on board from the start! It probably would have been mayhem otherwise...

Keep up the great work!