American (Online) Idiot

My title says it all. And why am I back to blogger? Because I'm a victim of American Online Idiot.

And right now, I'm feeling raged, annoyed and absolutely amused by this tragedy.



Why is AOL Journals shutting down?
It's never an easy decision to shut down a feature, especially one like AOL Journals that some members used for a long time. But we had to look carefully at all of AOL's features to make sure we are offering as much value to our members as possible. With many good blogging sites now available on the Web, Journals weren't as widely used as they once were. (really?) So we've focused more on popular features like e-mail, AIM®, AOL® Radio and AOL® Desktop.


Why wasn't I informed that AOL Journals is shutting down?
I"m sorry if you weren't aware that AOL Journals had closed. (perfect!)


What am I supposed to do now, if my files are no longer available?
I'm really sorry about this, but unfortunately there is nothing we can do now. The files are no longer retrievable. (now, that's fcked up)


Is AOL offering a replacement for AOL Journals?
Yes, we've partnered with Blogger.com to provide you an easy way to transfer your Journal to their service. Blogger is a free service from Google that supports most of the features you've come to expect from AOL Journals. If you transferred your Journals to Blogger before Oct. 31, 2008, you can simply go to Blogger.com to access your new blog on their site. If you did not take steps to transfer your Journal before Oct. 31, you can no longer transfer your Journals to Blogger. If you want to make a new blog from scratch, you can always do so at Blogger.com. (and this is what you call, the american online service with a load of crap)



Now, I'm back here again. AOL has served me well, but not for long. It's a pity stupidity comes in many forms even from the most intelligent people. If Mccain ever wins presidency, I hope they'd restore the site, but tough luck. And I'm irritated because I've never got the chance to go back and read my almost 2 years worth of posts (plus all the wonderful pictures). Having such a faint memory of what was in it, I only remember last seeing A7X do the honours of the closing post for me. I gotta say, it has been my only favourite personal site amongst all. So if you've ever lived to see it, then good on you. If not, don't bother looking for it anymore. Cause now, they're all gone on this tragic halloween. So point the finger at them.

Meanwhile, bear with this.

-wound relentlessly upon the words i'd ever speak