Maintenance Post - Good News, Everyone!

[nerdfury.livejournal.com]

(I hope you all read that title in a Dr. Farnsworth voice!)

I just received the following email from the good folks at LJ HQ:

 

Congratulations! We would love to place your community, 1word1day, in the LJ Spotlight, beginning August 9, 2010. Spotlights generally last for seven days and result in increased activity, posts, and comments. They can also bring anywhere from hundreds to thousands of new members. If you don't already moderate posts in your community, you might want to do so during the spotlight period. Everything will calm down after it's over, but it's a good idea to keep an extra eye on things while you're in the spotlight. If you don't want your community to be in the spotlight, please let us know by replying to this email and we'll shine our light elsewhere. If you have any problems or questions during the spotlight period, please contact our Support team here: http://www.livejournal.com/support/submit.bml Enjoy the spotlight!

So, we're gonna be Spotlighted! Now, here's the question - does anyone think there's anything we should do to prepare for it? Maybe a new theme? Or some changes to the profile page? Or some more/new rules?

Let me know what you think!

Aphorismus

[fidgetspin.livejournal.com]

Aphorismus noun /a-phor-'is-mus/

Means A figure of speech which calls into question the proper meaning of a word

Comes From Greek ἀφορισμός, aphorismós, "a marking off,' "distinction" or "definition", also "rejection, banishment"

Use Rather than using the word in the sentence I offer two examples of an aphorismus in action.  The latter is NSFW due to language but generally regarded as culturally fundamental as the former. :-)

"For you have but mistook me all this while. 
I live with bread like you, feel want,
Taste grief, need friends: subjected thus, 
How can you say to me I am a king?" 
Shakespeare, Richard II Act 3, scene 2, 174-177