Finally deleted my LiveJournal

[redbird]

I have deleted my LiveJournal, finally. No actual information should be lost: I told it not to delete my comments on other people's journals, or my community entries. (I should probably go back and delete the "redbird's test" account as well.)

I've been meaning to do this for months; finally doing it was prompted, oddly, by the news that Myspace has "lost" all data from before 2016. And that led me to thinking, briefly, about the solidity or otherwise of websites, and reminded me that I didn't want my entries over there, (Also, I don't trust the current owners of LJ enough to trust them as backup for this online version of my life.)

ETA: Now I am feeling accomplished, because I checked that off my to-do list, and saw two other things I have done that were still on there. That file is labeled "call this a to-do list" but it's not really serving as one, apparently,

Comments

[moem]

Good for you! Feels somehow... clean, doesn't it.

[otter]

I need to do that too. Good reminder.

[coyotegoth]

I should do that; only sentiment has stayed my hand so far.

[cjsmith]

*nod* Same.

[kylinn]

You have inspired me to finally delete my own LJ. :-)

[minoanmiss]

Oooh, I hear you.

[coth]

I have a diary note to delete mine at the end of March. My paid account subscription runs out the first week of April.
I shall be sad, but I prefer to tidy up behind me.