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[jlh]

So my plan was always to go in via OpenID for now (which I have done, jlh.livejournal.com obv) and then once accounts were available on April 30, get a $3 paid account for a month, see how it feels, and then either drop down to a free account, or if I really like it, pony up $25 for a year. I reckon even I can find enough pennies for $3. And as for the name, I haven't found a site yet that I couldn't join at least with clio-jlh, though I reckon I'll be early enough to DW that jlh will still be available—it was at LJ, after all, and I'm account #565,594.

Is there a flaw in that plan? Are people scrambling for invite codes to avoid paying the $3, to be cool, or just the usual fandom impatience? I've put my name on a list here or there—if someone wanted to invite me that would be nice—but does the invite code give you privileges above and beyond a free account? A paid account? I can't find anything that says that.

Personally I'm okay with not being that much of a cool kid. I mean, it's three weeks. I think I can wait and pay my measly $3 into the project.

Comments

[sistermagpie.livejournal.com]

That's what I've been assuming I'll do--though I also haven't been over there yet much yet. The good thing about having an actual account is I could know who to read and find them.

[moony]

The only thing keeping me from shelling out the three bucks is that three bucks buys a lot of ramen. I could probably swing it right now, but not by April 30 (unless I miraculously pull a job out of my ass before then).

So, I just cross my fingers and hope for a code, or I'll just slog along on LJ and be old school. :)

[longtimegone]

As far as I can tell, an invite code is the way to create a journal for free, whereas otherwise you'd have to shell out for a paid account of some form, just as el-jay did back in the day.

And I think mostly people are just curious about it. And scarcity creates demand, etc. I would have been fine with paying for the account on April 30th had I not received an invite code. *shrugs*

I really like the philosophy behind the service, so I hope to shell out for a seed account to support that, though I haven't actually figured out how I want to use my DW space just yet.

[dana-kujan.livejournal.com]

I've put my name on a code list or two, but since I'm neither one of the cool kids nor even an interesting geek, I doubt I'll get one.

I hope to snag a seed account.

What I'd like to know is: If I get a code (unlikely) in the meantime and create an account, can I then convert it to a paid or seed account?

I need to make an obligatory DW post.