Damn, this sort of thing makes me mad. I know that LJ isn't solely made up of fandom-types, but you'd think that LJ would nevertheless understand how important fandom is – in a bloody economic sense, frankly – despite that. As someone who has a habit of getting into fandoms a long time after they were popular, the sheer loss of fanworks, in particular, really makes me sad. And kind of seriously pissed off. Not to mention the simple erasion of whole segments of fan/internet history, more or less.

Frankly, I had already decided, some time ago, that I wouldn't be renewing my paid account here, when it comes due, and that I would move permanently to DW instead. This kind of thing? Just reminds me why.