Letter to Abuse Team
Hi –

I learned that over the past couple of days a number of prominent live journals in Russian have been suspended in response to 3d party reports of abuse.
Some of the authors of suspended journals are well known in Russia and publish their works in regular press (e.g. suspended users aculeata, tiphareth).
These are long-standing contributors who definitely add value to community. With the current Abuse Team decision, this unique and amazing Internet community that was formed over the course of 5 years will take a hard hit. Journals produced by gifted people with active social position and real talent for writing will no longer be part of lj life. The material accumulated over years will be lost if not for individuals but for community.

Almost all Russians (Russian by language, nationality doesn’t matter) have the tendency to talk politics from time to time - even those who routinely prefer to ramble about cooking, sex and kids.
There won’t ever be an end to abuse reports unless you change your policy and stop encouraging abuse from report abusers. Please be critical of abuse reports. Whoever reports abuse in cases like this one means no good. It’s an attempt to harm a very successful virtual community. Don’t allow to manipulate yourself.

I suggest you develop and publish LJ rules letting people freely express themselves in terms of content and form on all occasions with clearly defined exceptions (e.g. ban on child pornography). What is not mentioned in exceptions, is allowed. Let LiveJournal remain what it used to be – a platform for creativity, exciting social experiments and open communication.


Sincerely,
Name a.k.a. lj user enot, enot_lj2@yandex.ru