Cultural note to SUP:
I understand your rationale for eliminating the Basic Level here on LJ, and I actually agree with it.  (GASP!) However, y'all need to understand that you are not dealing with other Eastern Europeans.  Stereotypical Russian bluntness and authoritarianism (which I usually adore) doesn't fly well in American/British cultures where things like civility and prior notification are highly valued.  Get a new PR department that understands these  cultures, ASAP.

LJ'ers:
If you don't like how the management runs the pizza shop, find another one with better pizza.  It's more useful that not ordering the pizza, "just this once." 

I fail to see how people who have no monetary value to SUP (basic users,) boycotting LJ for a single day, is going to accomplish anything.  I paid for a permanent membership (an incredible bargain for ad-free Web hosting,) so it's in my best interest for this service to remain financially viable for as long as possible.  It seemed to me that emails and comments to SUP made them admit their folly.  Why not keep the pressure on that front instead?  You can always back up your LJ and archive it as a PDF for posterity, if you want to leave and find a better place.  I haven't, but you are welcome to try.  If this is important to you, more power to you.  However, my interest is not bringing LJ to its knees, it's making sure that my $150 dollars one-time investment + $9 a year domain proved to be a sound expenditure.  I feel that what I am getting from LJ is a bargain, but I will also miss a lot of you should you choose to stop using the service, so be sure to tell me where your new blog is.  More than likely I am already a member.  It just so happens that I chose to pay for LJ.