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[[Image:35637.gif|right|Eldritch symbol of this mysterious society.]]
The '''[http://ljabuse.com/?u=dramatica LiveJournal Abuse Team]''' is an unprofessional group of volunteers and employees who enforce the [[LJ TOS|LJ Terms of Service]].  While the LJ TOS are fairly clear, the LiveJournal Abuse Team has been known to interpret them broadly &mdash; accusing LJ members of violating the [[DMCA]], for example, when the policy document itself clearly states that the [[copyright]] holder must first complain before a violation can occur.  On the other hand, it's probably easy to get a little testy when you have to deal with [[trolls]], [[NAMBLA|child porn]], and [[Death#E-Death|Internet suicides]] all day long.

The oft-maligned volunteers of the LiveJournal Abuse Team make decisions about [[alleged]] violations. Lacking any real world experience, the abuse team's decisions often seem arbitrary and capricious to [[LJ user|users]], and oftentimes are. The Abuse Team often refers to specific legal terms like "liability," "identity theft," "harassment" or "copyright violation" without ever having those terms explained by an attorney. The team is headed by rahaeli and markf, and is composed of volunteers, and Sandy, who holds a job due to nepotism. 

A lot of [[attention]] has been paid to the now infamous and no longer secret [[secret policy document]], which proposes guidelines for consequences for TOS infractions. It was leaked to the [[Internets]] with working feedback buttons, prompting LJ Abuse staffers to condemn the action. Many critics claimed this as proof that the Abuse Team clings to secret policies preventing LJ users from truly complying with the Terms of Service. Some staffers still treat the document as if it were a "trade secret" in outright denial that it is published on the LJ site.

After many major publicized user suspensions and reversal of the suspensions, the [[community]] [[abuse_lj_abuse]] was created. 

The internet is such [[serious business]] there's also a [http://ljabuse.blogspot.com Exposing LJ Abuse] [[blog]].

== Bitter ==
Current scientific theories are that LJ Abuse volunteers are all such malignant internet tumors entirely because they are not allowed to use [[Viewall]].  [[Christian]]s dispute this theory and instead claim that it is is due entirely to unintelligent hiring.

== See also ==

* [[Bears]]
* [[Chuck Dowling]]
* [[Ed Rodriguez]]
* [[Frivolous LJ Abuse Reports]]
* [[girlmecha]]
* [[Jameth#The_Defunct_.28late_2004_-_early_2005|Fourth Period of Jameth]]

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