Friday, October 3, 2008

AOL HOMETOWN/JOURNALS CLOSING/ ITP UPDATE:

I'm getting this message on top of my journals, but then again, EVERYTHING on AOL is a bot. If you're late on your bill, the news section on AOL will say speak to the billing department. However, I've been hearing rumors that AOL HOMETOWN/JOURNALS is done/zippo/closing.
However, this journal (ITP) WILL continue. Like I've said before, we will take the two BEST of each month of journal entries and move an EDITED and shortened version of this journal to an undisclosed server, and I guarantee it will get more hits/traffic in a more metal oriented community. Nothing against AOL, it's been awesome and fun. After I'm done with the metal movie/documentary series, that's it for ITP on AOL and by HALLOWEEN ITP will be on a new blog server with plenty of "friends" reading it. BTW, AOL HOMETOWN/JOURNALS is CLOSING SO ALL AOL JOURNALS are EFFECTED not just ITP, BACK UP YOUR FILES AND ENTRIES.
HOW TO BACK UP YOUR AOL JOURNALS :  http://anti-aol.livejournal.com/tag/aol+journals+closing
Some will miss ITP on AOL, some are relieved, and MOST are looking forward to ITP joining a free server, AND friends of mine will get an e-mail real soon for the ITP V.08 premier.
Thanks to EVERYONE whom has every read this beast of journal (since 2004), the AOL METAL CHAT/UNHOLY METAL for the inspiration (or pissing me off enough to do this), the love of solitary activities,despair and the comfort of extreme metal, writing, my motivation for writing, to improve my writing, first amendment rights, social injustice,  EXTREME METAL, the metal heads, and of course YOU the reader.
MY FAVE JOURNAL ENTRY ON ITP:  "Jerry Fallwell's Death" (2007) and few others. (I'm still rolling over the pic, lol). "My own death hoax" (deleted) April 1st, 2004..It's hard to pic one..I think the journal improved once I got serious and less personal/personable in 2007.


FROM AOL HOMETOWN/JOURNAL:
We're Closing Our Doors
Dear AOL Hometown and Journal's users,
Soon you will be receiving an e-mail providing additional information about Hometown/FTP and Journals. Both of these experiences are closing their doors. Please read the following blog entries to learn more about AOL Hometown/FTP and AOL Journals.
AOL Hometown/FTP

AOL Journals
Still have questions? You may be interested in reading the Frequently Asked

Thank you for your cooperation during this time,
The AOL Team
Dear AOL Journals user,
We're sorry to inform you that on Oct. 31, 2008, AOL® Journals will be shut down permanently. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
It is very important that you save your Journals content before the shutdown. We're working on a way to easily move your Journal to another blogging service -- you can expect an email within the next week with more details about how to do it. We want the transition to go as smoothly as possible for you, so you'll have two choices. You can either save your information manually and find another place to blog on your own, or let us handle the migration for you and automatically transfer your Journal to a different blogging service.

Sincerely,
The AOL Journals Team
* We know you've got a lot of questions and we want to help you find the answers you need.

FROM AN E-MAIL FROM AOL:
Dear AOL Journals user,

We’re sorry to inform you that on Oct. 31, 2008, AOL® Journals will be shut down permanently. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

It’s very important that you save your Journals content before the shutdown. We're working on a way to easily move your Journal to another blogging service -- you can expect an email within the next week with more details about how to do it. We want the transition to go as smoothly as possible for you, so you’ll have two choices. You can either save your information manually and find another place to blog on your own, or choose to automatically transfer your Journal to a different blogging service we’ve selected.

In the meantime, please bookmark the People Connection Blog, where you can find out more about AOL Journals. You can also subscribe to the People Connection Blog RSS feed to stay informed about any changes. We’ll be updating the People Connection Blog often, so please check it regularly.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we make this transition.


                                
Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-