Micro-rant: LJ interests & Fandom membership

[tephra]

A person's LJ interest list is not the be all and end all of their interests and hobbies people!

LJ only lets you have 150 interests, something I discovered when I hit the hard limit with my own interest list. That alone makes it impossible for me to put a list of every anime, TV show, book, movie, and musical artist I'm interested in, never mind more generic umbrella interests and hobbies.

Therefore, when someone asks for more information about something you've posted about in a multi-fandom community checking their interest list and saying "I don't think you're in the fandom" is pretty stupid. And it makes you sound like an elitist bitch to some segment of the population reading the comment threads.

Comments

[kat-chan.livejournal.com]

I agree completely. I hate the 150 interest limit. But at least that's something that is consistant between paid and non-paid members. Paying may get you more icons, but not more interests.

I hope you don't mind, but I'm going to friend you.

[tephra]

I was happily adding in interests and then *wham* no more slots. :( So I pruned and picked the hardier ones to keep.

I don't mind. :) And I even know where you "come from" on LJ, unlike my last couple frienders. *still hasn't figured out what she might have in common with them*

[kat-chan.livejournal.com]

Although, where I "come from" may not be the best of all endorsements! :D

Yeah, I think that if LJ upped the interest limit to about 200 or 250 I'd be happy. I think I might have less than the maximum for a while that way. *laughs*