Ooh, is this about journals? Nothing is more fun than prying into somebody's secrets... twisted

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Hark, ye bloggers: we've revamped the journals system with a new look and feel and some new features. Don't worry, we haven't changed any existing functionality-- you can still post entries and comments just as you did before, but we've added some nice new functionality to help you express yourself

Journal Homepage - If you're new to the world of journals and want to see what it's all about, check out our new splash page and get acquainted with the journal system. Peer into the exciting lives of your fellow Gaians; laugh, cry and snort derisively at their youthful blog-frolicking! Check out our featured journal, where you can steal ideas from the finest journalistic minds on the site!

Journal Entry Splicing - Hey, Tolstoy: are your ponderously long journal entries taking up way too much space? Instead of clogging up the internet with pages and pages of text, our new splicing feature lets you turn your mega-long journal entries into a manageable preview box; if a reader is interested in checking out the full entry, they can click the link to view more.

Comment Notification - Tired of wasting your valuable time checking all your old journal entries for new comments? Well, prepare to find even stupider ways to waste your time, because now you can choose to receive PM notifications for each new comment! Worried about your inbox getting flooded? Use the Comment Digest to receive one PM at the end of the day that lists every comment you've received that day. You can enable this feature by visiting your journal's preferences page.

Entry Privacy - Worried about some creep reading your innermost feelings? Concerned that not enough creeps are reading your innermost feelings? Our new privacy options let you decide exactly which creeps will be allowed to read your journal. You can mark each journal entry as public, private, or friends-only. Just click the privacy box whenever you're posting a new entry.

Template Customizations - We heard that some of you are tired of adding bbcode just to change your font size, style, and color. Good news, lazybones: we've added additional options for each template on the preferences page.

So, what are you waiting for? Get to journaling!

…Oh, I guess you're probably waiting for something interesting to happen to you so you can write about it. Sorry, we can't help you with that.

Edit: After some brief technical difficulties, the journals are back online. Sorry for the inconvenience!