InsaneJournal

Current mood:

cynical

Gee, LJ is so generous. /sarcasm
"As a thank-you for their contributions, all the authors of entries chosen for the book will receive a $20 LJ gift certificate (that's a year's worth of Paid Account time or 2 years' worth of userpic add-ons!). And in recognition of all the good ideas we've gotten from lj_turns10, we'll give you a $5 LJ gift certificate (that's 2 months' worth of Paid Account time) if you suggest an entry that makes it into the book. In cases where we receive multiple suggestions for an entry, the gift certificate goes to the first suggestion. And what if you suggest an entry that gets chosen for the book and you happen to be the author of that entry? Then we'll give you a $20 and a $5 LJ gift certificate, for a grand total of $25, to spend as you wish in the Gift Shop."

So in order to pay writers for their work, LJ is giving them gift certificates which can only be spent on LJ merchandise. Hmm. "Hey Steve, I'd like you to paint my house for me. Payment? Oh, yeah... I should pay you. Hey, how's about you can have a second can of paint. Oh, but you can only use it inside my house."