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Jun. 29th, 2010 06:10 pm"The homepage now shows some of the most recent entries in our lj_spotlight communities and [info]ohnotheydidnt, as well as the addition of a module showing the last five [info]news posts"
(http://community.livejournal.com/lj_releases/58297.html, emphasis mine)
Um... WHY? Recent entries from current spotlighted communities, fine. Last five news posts, fine (although![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
news is often a bit useless IMO). Why has LJ begun holding ONTD so close to its breast and giving it such speshul treatment? I know they're like the largest LJ community EVAR; is it that they generate tons of revenue (so, follow the money if I want to know why)?
What would have made more sense was a widget that you could customize to point to any community whose most recent 5 posts you wanted to display, say. (Would make a sensible paid feature.)
(http://community.livejournal.com/lj_releases/58297.html, emphasis mine)
Um... WHY? Recent entries from current spotlighted communities, fine. Last five news posts, fine (although
news is often a bit useless IMO). Why has LJ begun holding ONTD so close to its breast and giving it such speshul treatment? I know they're like the largest LJ community EVAR; is it that they generate tons of revenue (so, follow the money if I want to know why)?What would have made more sense was a widget that you could customize to point to any community whose most recent 5 posts you wanted to display, say. (Would make a sensible paid feature.)