I can see where you could use that reasoning for not having it, even though the same reasoning could be applied to the custom style sheets that they're allowing free users limited access to. It's true for both that most people only use one at a time.
However, speaking from the point of view of a LJ user who has had a paid account virtually without interruption since Christmas of 2003, which puts me at about 5 and a half years of paid time at LJ. In that time, I have set up five different custom mood themes both through the use of the admin console and the Custom Mood Theme editor.
My reasoning here is that just because we use one at a time doesn't mean that allowing limited use (i.e., one custom mood theme) to a free account would detract from the paid accounts incentives, simply because over time, the paid accounts are likely to have more than that because of various reasons, such as changing interests, or changing the mood theme to fit the look and feel of their journal.
At the very least, though, I would like to see a more varied set of options of mood themes for free users, perhaps with a chance for the free users to create mood themes and submit them for consideration to then be voted upon by all, maybe with some sort of incentive like 1 or 2 months of regular paid time or a Dreamwidth t-shirt or something like that.
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However, speaking from the point of view of a LJ user who has had a paid account virtually without interruption since Christmas of 2003, which puts me at about 5 and a half years of paid time at LJ. In that time, I have set up five different custom mood themes both through the use of the admin console and the Custom Mood Theme editor.
My reasoning here is that just because we use one at a time doesn't mean that allowing limited use (i.e., one custom mood theme) to a free account would detract from the paid accounts incentives, simply because over time, the paid accounts are likely to have more than that because of various reasons, such as changing interests, or changing the mood theme to fit the look and feel of their journal.
At the very least, though, I would like to see a more varied set of options of mood themes for free users, perhaps with a chance for the free users to create mood themes and submit them for consideration to then be voted upon by all, maybe with some sort of incentive like 1 or 2 months of regular paid time or a Dreamwidth t-shirt or something like that.