*waves shyly*

[olivejz28]

Hello! I suppose I'm like the majority of you and got real estate over here. While I haven't broken up with dumped LJ yet, I did import 8 years and 1660 entries/comments over here to start mirroring my current residence. Three minutes, that's all it took. [Also helped that I did it at 1am my time.] Quick, easy, and with open arms...because I really did need a bear hug through the on-going crisis in the 'hood.

I haven't had a lot of time to poke around yet, but what I've read through so far [i.e. weekly news post] is nice. :) I don't have the dolla dolla bill$ to upgrade my account and move over my 150 icons yet, but I have taken note of them, along with keywords in case I bulldoze my estate on LJ before I can import them. Also, I'm looking into how to customize my layout. I'm not code savvy [that would be my bro], so I used to just tweak pre-made layouts. If anyone can point me in the direction of some useful info, I'd be grateful.

As mentioned, I haven't quite dumped LJ yet [or FB for that matter]. I'm still trying to educate my friends list about LiveTwitFace, and I'm sentimental. *sighs* Oh, LJ. :/ Sadly, so far nobody on my FL has made the move [though I know a few people that made DW accounts due to LJ's other missteps]. So in the mean time, while I try to sell my LJ estate during a depression, I wouldn't mind meeting some of my new neighbors here at DW. :)

*takes a deep breath* It felt good to let that out. Being in a new place is a little intimidating, but this could be a good thing. Right? *digs toe into the ground* Anyway, thanks for listening...

Comments

[cesy]

Welcome to Dreamwidth! style_system can help you with customising your layout. What kind of thing do you want? There are quite a lot of options in the wizard.

[olivejz28]

Thanks! :)

You know, I'm not really sure. I guess I'm trying to get a feel for what's available here right now, and also the slight nuances that may differ from coding/tweaking at LJ. Is it quite different, or would it be fairly easy to adapt any of my old layouts [or even my current one] for use here?

[cesy]

It's possible to import LJ layouts with a bit of tweaking, but DW have also made major upgrades to the style system to make it more flexible, so I'd suggest giving the new options a go first. And if you get something you like, you can submit it to dreamscapes to become an official system style.

[olivejz28]

Thank you for the info! I'm definitely liking the fact that DW is trying to make the transition as easy as possible, even with the layouts. Once I get more free time, I'll definitely wander around and read more about all this stuff. :)

[thorfinn]

Ohai, and welcome! :-)

I made a post just then entitled: LiveJournal: FB Connect + Pingbacks - Why you might care or not, and why you can't comment on my LJ, which goes a little way to explaining the LiveTwitFace issue...

As far as icons go USD3.00 gets you 1 month of normal paid account ( DW FAQ: What are the extra services available? ) which has 100 icons, enough to at least import some of them initially... Unfortunately Premium account (250 icons) minimum time is 6 months at USD25, so yeah, that presumably would take a bit more saving.

[olivejz28]

Hai and thank you! :)

Thanks for pointing me in the direction of the explanation of LJFAIL. I keep adding/posting different FAQ posts trying to give them all the information - info that, sadly, my fellow users have taken the time to dig up instead of, you know, LJ informing us straight up. :P I hope you don't mind if I direct them to that post as a good read? With credit and permission, of course.

Yeah, I read the FAQ about the paid time and icon space. Things are tight for me, so I can probably only afford maybe one month, but I'll definitely be saving toward a nice upgrade for the shiny unused icons waiting to be put into rotation, as well as the other paid account benefits.

Thanks again for the information about things, and the especially warm welcome. DW still doesn't feel like home yet, but I think it can and will be. :)

[thorfinn]

By all means, link away! The post is public specifically so it can be given out. :-)

And welcome again. I hope you do come to feel at home here

For me LJ stopped feeling like a safe space some time ago, and unsafe = not at home.

[gracent_dic]

Just wanted to say welcome to DW! I still haven't quite settled in here myself, but it is quite a lovely place.