We need to present a demand. Not to SixApart, because they are obviously a bunch of mindless turkeys. But to Brad Fitz, who is still nominally in charge of LJ as a SixApart wholly owned subsidiary. I suspect this whole thing would have been much more measured and tempered had Brad not been on vacation when the lightning struck.

There needs to be a much better definition of a process. One that allows for evaluation and appeal, and does not permit LJ or SixApart to simply "disappear" people at will without comment or explanation, or hold them incommunicado without due process. The same rights should apply online as in real life. It appears that SixApart went totally apeshit on this thing and wildly suspended journals that contained nothing relevant to the accusations. Furthermore, in restoring some suspended journals, they have made threats against the users, telling them they must remain silent about what happened to them and why, or they will be suspended again. That is so much like the Bush administration that it stinks to high heaven.