We are absolutely going to keep this problem in mind, and if the factors that are keeping us from being able to release this feature ever change, or if LJ implements a better way for their users to access their data through the LJ protocol, we will go back to it in a heartbeat.
(emphasis mine)
Although LJ might not implement it for obvious reasons, and we probably can't really do the original plan for LJ clones either, could we design this better protocol ourselves, so that we could offer this feature between Dreamwidth clones, or any site that wanted to implement it?
Do you think that'd be possible?
(Edit: There is a problem with this idea; namely, some people will feel uneasy with a site that actively works to allow the downloading of posts in a bandwidth-resourceful manner like that which could be used by other sites without a way to opt-out - which kind of defeats the point of this. Not blaming those people for feeling that way - just pointing out a potential flaw in the plan.)
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(emphasis mine)
Although LJ might not implement it for obvious reasons, and we probably can't really do the original plan for LJ clones either, could we design this better protocol ourselves, so that we could offer this feature between Dreamwidth clones, or any site that wanted to implement it?
Do you think that'd be possible?
(Edit: There is a problem with this idea; namely, some people will feel uneasy with a site that actively works to allow the downloading of posts in a bandwidth-resourceful manner like that which could be used by other sites without a way to opt-out - which kind of defeats the point of this. Not blaming those people for feeling that way - just pointing out a potential flaw in the plan.)