Administrative: Opt-in Filters

[thefourthvine]

Sorry, non-earthling filter people! I accidentally posted the earthling voting story unlocked. Which makes this a good time to do some housekeeping, I think.

Almost a year ago, I ran a poll asking people if they wanted to be on my pregnancy filter. That filter became, in the fullness of time, the baby filter. And it's been a while since I asked if people wanted to be on it (it's totally opt-in, and anyone who has me friended (for ease of adding) can be on it; I just don't want to clutter people's friends lists with pictures of my kid unless that's what they want). Or off it.

So. To save my sanity, I'm reinserting that old poll. If you've already taken it, you're already on the earthling filter. (Unless you haven't been seeing the posts, in which case there's some kind of administrative error on my part. Please comment and say so!) If you want to be on the earthling filter and you're not, the way ahead of you is clear.

[Poll #1097994]

But perhaps you are on the earthling filter and wish you were not! If so, this poll is for you:

[Poll #1291677]

Comments

[chickwriter.livejournal.com]

Thanks for offering the opportunity to be on the filter. I totally spaced doing it back in the day. :)

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

Thanks for wanting to be on the filter! Which you now are. *g*

[margueritem.livejournal.com]

The post is still unlocked? Or at least, it still show up on my flist.

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it is. Sorry! But I always feel weird locking something that was unlocked before - I feel like I'm doing some kind of now-you-see-it-now-you-don't thing. So I will probably leave it unlocked unless it really gets on people's nerves.

[joannindiw.livejournal.com]

I *love* your Earthling posts.

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

*beams* Thank you!

[ashkitty.livejournal.com]

Not at all--I love the earthling posts!

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Opting out is totally optional. *g*

[http://users.livejournal.com/_medley_/]

I feel a little funny asking to be on the Earthling filter, because I feel like I haven't commented in your journal in forever, but my flist totally needs more cute babies on it, so. Please and thank you. :)

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

You're on! And, truly, you aren't required to comment - I love hearing from people, but I'm the world's worst commenter myself. I know that sometimes people just aren't in the right mindset to comment. So no need to feel funny. I mean, I have the filter because I want to show off my kid. Thanks for wanting to see him!

[geekturnedvamp.livejournal.com]

I haven't commented in like, ever, either, but I adore the Earthling filter and think you should turn it into a book.

[jacquez.livejournal.com]

seconded! the posts are HILARIOUS.

...also they have completely terrified me about medical interventionism, but that is a TOTALLY DIFFERENT STORY. *builds barricades around uterus and eyes medical establishment suspiciously*

[lazy-neutrino.livejournal.com]

Off the Earthling filter? NEVER! When President-Elect Earthling comes to pass, I want to be able to say I was there from the beginning.

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

...Oh, god. I just realized that in thirty years we'll have candidates whose mothers were BLOGGERS. We'll be able to read old posts about our senator's POTTY TRAINING.

*shivers*

(On the other hand, the humorists will be in such luck. So it won't be all bad.)

[(Anonymous)]

So do you have to re-sign up?

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

Nope! I won't be taking anyone off who doesn't ask to get off, so if you're on, no need to take it!

i am flummoxed by eljay

[shusu.livejournal.com]

It says I have taken the survey, but I have not! *clicks at it futilely* Yes please sign me up! The earthling is mesmerizing.

Re: i am flummoxed by eljay

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

I am likewise flummoxed, for my manage friends groups box tells me you are already in the filter. But apparently you aren't seeing the posts? Hmmm.

Can you see the stuff here (http://thefourthvine.livejournal.com/tag/*earthling)? If so, then you're definitely on the filter, and we just have to solve the mystery of the disappearing posts.

...What we need is Nancy Drew. Does she have an LJ? *g*

[boogieshoes.livejournal.com]

i love the earthling posts - they always make me smile, even when i'm having blue spots like the past few days. ::carefully hugs TFV, BB, and Earthling::

-bs

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

Sorry your last few days have been blue. And I'm glad the earthling can cheer you up! *many hugs in return*

[foi-nefaste.livejournal.com]

You write very well, and parents like you tend to help my faith in humanity. I'd love to read more. :)

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

Thank you! And you're on the filter. But. Um. I can't promise I will actually help your faith in humanity. I tend to focus more on the laughing at humanity aspect of things. *g*

[liddle-oldman.livejournal.com]

I want to be on all filters! Really!

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

But of course! *sets up several new filters for the sole purpose of including you*

[sojourner-cries.livejournal.com]

I'd love to read more, as well :) .

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

Awesome! You're on the filter.

[suzume-tori.livejournal.com]

Can I be added to the earthling filter? Saw the one picture that got out of the filter and -- oh my GOSH, what a cute baby~~~ so now I am here begging to be put on the filter to see more. (sdfjkfj babies with their cute cute big eyes and their tiny noses TT___TT)

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

You are added! And no begging necessary - I made the filter because I want to show off my kid. So thank you for wanting to see him! (And if you want to see a LOT of him, there's always the Flickr account (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thefourthvine/), too.)

[xnicholle.livejournal.com]

I'd love to be added! I'm not sure if I comment much or ever, but I enjoy your recs, and after seeing your baby-voting post I enjoy looking at your little bundle of cute!

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

You are added! And there's no comment requirement - I love getting them (it's nice to know people are out there!), but I am the world's worst commenter, so I know that sometimes commenting just doesn't happen. You are welcome on the filter whether you comment or not!

[kalissant.livejournal.com]

i <3 babies! may i sign up please? i think you are witty & wonderful, and i think your baby is ADORABLE, and i think that combination can only equal awesomesauce, and i don't want to miss out on any awesome!

[kalissant.livejournal.com]

my apologies, i'm on the filter, it's just that LJ was being cranky or somesuch. YAY BABY POSTS. \o/

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Miss out on the Earthling posts? *shocked*

[amuckgirl.livejournal.com]

*waves*
Hello, I've just added you to my friends, hope that's okay. I've been coming for the recs for awhile but I'd love to be on the Earthing filter. I've got a little one too (14 months) and love hearing about/from other new moms.

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

*blinks* *blushes*

Wow, I totally missed this comment for, like, five months. Um. I'm really sorry; I'd blame LJ, but at this late date I have no idea what happened. Possibly my brain short-circuited. Anyway, I've added you to the filter, if you're still interested in reading it.

Again, I'm so, so sorry.

[prettyshiny.livejournal.com]

I missed this poll BOTH times you put it up. It seems like I'm just that good at timing hiatus like that.

Either way, I LOVE babies. Like, lots. And I LOVE the way you describe things. win/win as far as I'm concerned, if you don't mind adding me so late in the game?

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

Added! You should now have access to all the earthling posts! (Unfortunately, they aren't all tagged, or I'd link you. Um - but there's a very new one out right now, so that at least is at the front of my LJ.)

[bilyana.livejournal.com]

Hi! I only friended you recently and therefore feel a little weird asking. But I'd love to be on the earthling filter :)

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

I have added you to the filter! Despite the earthling's attempt to help out with random keyboard mashes, I might add.

[katarik.livejournal.com]

I would like to be on the Earthling filter, if I may; Petra can vouch for me.

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

You are now on! You should be able to see the latest post here (http://thefourthvine.livejournal.com/109693.html), plus of course all the back earthling posts, of which there are many (and they are not consistently tagged or anything; that would be TOO EASY). Welcome!

[fairestcat]

I am still very much interested in being on the Earthling filter! I think you might have defriended me back because I'm defriending people on lj who I'm watching on dreamwidth instead.

(At least I hope that's why, um, if I did something else to cause the defriending please disregard this whole comment.)

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

Whoops! I totally did not mean to defriend you! I have no idea how that happened. (In fact, I had been wondering why you'd stopped posting.)

Thank you for letting me know, and I'm sorry. It should be all fixed now! And I'm off to worry about who else I may have accidentally defriended.

[dubhartach.livejournal.com]

I can't see the Earthling posts anymore! Woe.

Ah, I reckon from above it's probably cause I defriended you on LJ but am still reading on DW.

[niqaeli (from livejournal.com)]

Er, hi! I am, actually, on this filter -- with my native LJ account, though. Which I'm not using anymore.

So, uh, if you could add this openID, that'd be awesome! *g*

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

You are added! (In your openID incarnation.)