The economic case for 6A selling to SUP

The economic case for 6A selling to SUP is pretty clear:

Russian use (active accounts, site visits, both in thousands, from here, the Russian-language news and support LJ):



Global use (a different figure - posts per time period, 85% non-Russian, but still indicative of direction) since 6A took over and started pissing everyone off (same source):



So there you are. Seems pretty obvious to me. SUP has a real opportunity here if they take it. Mind you, the very next post is someone asking if there's an easy way to delete all comments they've made across LJ as part of deleting their account.

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Okay so! This one includes the Timely Times little paper thing which is great because the Timely Times is an hourly fanzine. There were over 100 issues at the convention. The submissions forms are small blank sheets of paper with a few places for submitter name and such. They're assembled physically, as submitted, into photocopy masters which are duplicated and distributed by hand (many people handing out many copies) as soon as each master sheet is filled. I submitted three or four things, I forget how many.

The handwritten bit was my attempt to write down what a bunch of fans at a Japanese convention party were singing. (I think it was the Gatacon party, mostly because the stickers above it. ^_^ ) I think it was music from this anime. There was a lot of booze so they sang it over and over and over again, and it was fun.


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This one has two of the bacteria stickers! There were a lot of variations of these. One is the bacteria responsible for fermenting hopsmalt to make beer, the other is for rice for sake; there was a poster showing a lot more. (I have a photo of the poster somewhere, I should post it.) Note a true Timely Times sticker, from one of the staff. ^_^ Note also the DenmarkNorwegian flag, the continuing number of cat stickers, and the rare appearance of an American custom sticker made actively before the convention. Also, ♥ catboy. ^_^

[ETA: Oops. Sry flag! I remembered meeting Crazy Norwegians and Crazy Swedes and not anybody from Denmark but I didn't think the flag came from them. And maybe it didn't! Also, I thought you fermented hops, but I am told you ferment malt. Regardless, I know it's the beer one. ^_^]