LJ's policy changes that impact art the most

At this point, yeah, they do, and that worries me, both because it means artists are being driven out of fandom as a whole and because in some ways art is our canary in the coal mine.

I mean, I do get semi-frequent trolls because of some comic related posts, and some of these were dedicated enough to create LJs to rail at me in my comments (since I don't allow anonymous ones to prevent spam), and some where really enraged, so I can imagine some of the angrier ones going through my conveniently tagged back entries looking to report things to LJ Abuse with that handy new button, you know?

*cringe*

Uh, yeah. Comics discussion does seem to attract a certain element with issues, is about the kindest way I can think of to put it. (Lunatics with an axe to grind would be another way.)

And I am so not looking forward to that Report Abuse button going in, although I a) think I get why they're doing it (legal CYA, I would assume) and b) suspect it's going to be more of a problem for their volunteers than anything else. I mean, yes, it is going to get used in grudges and jokes and all kinds of stupid crap, and that will mean wasting a lot of time. That people are giving LJ for free.

But it will also mean the occasional spot of trouble, and I can easily see any of the comics fans as being targets for that trouble. Which is exactly the problem with the whole differential enforcement thing, but I think other people have covered that far more articulately than I can.