Japan and LJ

[dbskyler]

Hope everyone reading this is safe tonight, and if anyone has friends or family in Japan, hope they are safe as well.

There's a fandom auction for Japan relief just starting up at help_japan. I'll be honest -- after getting burned in the help_haiti auction, I am unlikely to bid on anything from anyone who is not on my flist. But I'd still like to help, so I am spreading the word. I am also considering putting out an offer for fanfic. If I do, I'll announce it here on my LJ and provide a link.

In other news, LJ is still messing around with my notifications. Tonight, Sunday night, I received notifications for comments that were left in reply to me last WEDNESDAY. On the other hand, I did NOT receive notification of a comment that was left in reply to me tonight. (Good thing I checked the comm!) Apparently the LJ notifications system has found a TARDIS and is currently in the past. I might actually forgive them if they give the TARDIS to me in apology.

Comments

[ghost2.livejournal.com]

I looked at help_japan, but the auction has barely started and there are already dozens of pages of posts to wade through. I wish they had more organization by fandom or other subjects. The current categories are really broad. Then there's the fact that like you, I was burned in an earlier charity auction. Sticking with items linked from my flist seems like the best option right now.

[clocketpatch]

I just asked if they needed help organizing and apparently everything is in a delcious here:

http://www.delicious.com/help_japan/

Not sure why there isn't an easily findable link to it on the comm proper. Maybe it isn't finished yet?

[dbskyler.livejournal.com]

They've linked it now in the FAQ.

[clocketpatch]

I'm tempted to offer, but with the auction close I'd only have about two weeks to write and I don't want to burn a bidder. Though I am moving and need to de-clutter so maybe I can put books up for bid... there's always the trouble with shipping costs then though.

One thing I'm unsure about is the whole LJ help_Japan vgift thing... they haven't stated where the funds are going and I've got a sickening feeling that after the success of other fan auctions they're using this as a new profit source, relying on people's goodwill to foot the bills. *rage face*

Oh, and the notification issue is definitely effecting me now. I've seen it. Not impressed lj. Not impressed.

[dbskyler.livejournal.com]

Does the auction have an official due date for offered fanfic? I don't see one. It better be longer than two weeks, or I won't be able to offer either.

I would hope that 100% of the money from LJ's Japan vgift goes to charity, but it bothers me too that they haven't said anything.