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How do I ...
- Create an account? → More
- Manage my account's settings?
- Validate my email address?
- Request a validation email, then click on the link in the email. → More
- Post an entry to my journal or post to a community?
- Go to the Post an Entry page; change the journal in the post to menu if posting to a community. → More (communities)
- Purchase an account with Professional package of service? → More
- Read my journal or my friend's journal?
- Go to https://exampleusername.livejournal.com. (If necessary by replacing exampleusername or your username with your friend's username.)
- Add someone to my Friends list?
- Follow the instructions on the Edit Friends page.
- Add someone to my Subscriptions?
- Follow the instructions on the Edit Subscriptions page.
- Read my Friends page?
- Go to https://exampleusername.livejournal.com/friends/. (If necessary by replacing exampleusername with your username.)
- Comment on someone else's journal entry?
- Click on the "post comment" link for that particular entry. (Note: Some users may have changed their comment link text.)
- Delete a comment that I left, or that someone else left on my journal?
- Click the button with the red "X" in it on the top of the comment you want to delete. → More
- Edit or delete a journal entry?
- View the entry and click the blue pencil icon in the toolbar at the top of the page. → More
- Use a <lj-cut> tag in my entries?
- <lj-cut>, or <lj-cut text="Optional text here">
- Link to another LiveJournal user?
- <lj user="exampleusername"> will create a link to
exampleusername's journal. - Learn about journal entry security levels?
- Upload a userpic?
- Customize the look of my journal or community?
- Create a new community?
- Delete my account?
- Need more information on any of these options, or on something that isn't listed here?
- Read the rest of the LiveJournal FAQ.
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How do I deal with spam?
Spam comes in a variety of ways, and how it is delivered constantly changes. Marking comments, entries, and messages as spam instead of just deleting them helps LiveJournal to identify and remove spammers. You can control your exposure to spam, and deal with any spam you receive, by taking the following steps. -
What can I post in LiveJournal? Why can’t other users see my posts and comments?
Any user can read the already published content, post new entries in his journal, upload photos and videos. However, depending on a number of factors, you may have more opportunities.
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