I understand why this is happening, however that doesn't change the fact that it is QUITE rude, and solves nothing. I can't code to the level that is required of LJ. I can barely edit my style to behave the way I want it to, and had to "borrow" code from

Now I understand that there is


LiveJournal is a community, but it's also a business, and like it or not, the users are the customers. A little customer service goes a long way.
Edit:: Note in the above I was speaking as an avid watcher of the discussions before, and not as a participant. I have no personal desire to change, have changed the behavior of LJ in any mannor not currently underway. I used myself as an example, cause I'm easy to get in touch with for me, and was the first to agree.
To those of you who attacked me personally, thank you for your time, your comments have been ignored.
To the idea that many users are confused as to who is and is not LJ staff...I'm probably one of those to some extent, and the idea of being able to quickly distinguish who is and is not (even on a post per post basis ie allowing a staffer to respond both personally and officially would probably be good) however this is not the place for that, so I'll take it to
