What would you do?

[juliebata]

The first week or so of my being on Livejournal, I did a lot of looking around. I'd pick a topic, get a nice long list, and open up some journals at random, just to see who's out there. I came across the journal of a college student in Alaska that absolutely blew me away. This gal had recently had her heart totally fucked up by a guy, and the way she wrote about it was riveting and powerful, and it really struck a chord with me (being that my heart was recently fucked up, too). Now I find myself reading her journal, she's funny and sarcastic, and seems to be doing a lot better now. I really like the way she writes, and I want to know what goes on in her life. She reminds me of me at that age, though she has it a lot tougher than I did.
So, the question is: do I talk to her?
We write what we write for ourselves and for our friends, it's easy to forget that if we don't lock it down to friends only, random strangers may sometimes come across what we write. Some people might want that more than others. Do you think she'd want to know that her journal really resonated with someone she's never met? If you were her, would you want to add me as a LJ friend?
I feel funny continuing to read her stuff without introducing myself. Has this sort of thing come up before? Opinions, please...
-Juliebata

Comments

Then I am confused

[replyhazy.livejournal.com]

...because I HAVE groups of friends, but when I set security on a post, I only get Public, Private, and Friends options. How would I set security so that only one of my friends groups can see an entry?

Re: Then I am confused

[stealthpup.livejournal.com]

First off, I assume you're using http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?mode=full.

Check the Security Level drop-down list. There should be 4 options: "Public", "Private", "Friends", and "Custom...". If you select the "Custom..." option, you then get a checkbox list of your Friends groups, and you can select the groups you wish to give access to said entry.

You've a Paid Account, too, so you really should be seeing 4 levels of security. Let me know if you're getting different results.