January 24, 2010
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Xanga True Status
Laurag0929 mentioned how she was finally at the place where she was able to apply for “Xanga True” status. She received an email from xanga saying she was not able to get True status because her theme blocked ads.
Here is a screen shot of the email: Link
It said, “We’d like to approve you TRUE but the theme on your site is blocking our ads and your account is not premium. Please either change your theme or upgrade your account to premium and then reapply.”
Laurag said she picked the theme from the default themes on xanga.
Would you change your theme to make True status?
Comments (111)
Sure, why not?
No, but I’m already TRUE because I’m awesome.
change the theme to get the status..
THEN CHANGE IT BACK RIGHT AFTER
Well, yeah! The badge makes any theme more awesome!
I’ve never used those new themes Xanga has. I don’t really see what the True badge really does though. I’ve had mine a while back, but does it mean I’m a better Xangan??
No, but she also said it was her browser that was blocking the ads. I’d would just reapply using a different browser the next time.
Yes.
I would
@DrugInducedDuck - cosign
No. I’m lazy and Xanga sucks.
Yeah. Then Change It Back In A Week
… but if it is a Xanga “default” theme… why does it block their ads?
hmm idk
@ordinary_gir1 - agreed.
I don’t even understand what true is nor do I care.
Well, she is going against the rules she agreed to when she signed up for the site. But, Xanga shouldn’t allow the theme if it blocks ads.
that’s weird. if it is xanga’s own theme, i don’t understand why it would block ads, or be the cause of a reject true status.
She should just use Firefox with Addblock or Google Chrome.
Why would any of Xanga’s default themes block ads in the first place? o_O
why not
She was denied?
she should write back asking about that…or edit the theme so that it allows that stuff
what the heck is true? and… since I spent 2 hours personalizing my profile and adding a playlist, NO.
I changed mine, but I created my own personal theme.
I might end up going back to a ad-blocking one now, can they stop me?
Yup, but then I’d change it right back afterwards.
Maybe…but whats true?
If she changed it, couldn’t she just change it back to that theme after she got the badge?
@NightCometh - That’s what I have. I don’t have any ad blocking codes or anything just ABP with Firefox.
What the heck is true anyway? I see it and think nothing of it.
you have to apply to get that now? at my other site that i’ve had for 5 or 6 years they just gave it to me. i wouldnt say its worth any trouble. it’s just a little button.
hmm…never heard of applying for true….
but ya, I would adjust, no big.
Goes to show that Xanga, like every other blog service, is not a public service, nor an altruistic provider of true community – never has been. It’s the revenue stream, baby.
I’d change it long enough to get the badge, then change back.
just change it, then change it back after
I’d do anything, for you mean everything.
I don’t really know what True status means, but if I really wanted it, I’d change my theme.
I did. Don’t know why, but i guess i wanted the badge. And yeah, can they interfere if you block ads again?
It makes no relevant difference to my blogging experience so far as I notice and I didn’t have to jump through any specific hoops to accomplish true status.. so I’m gonna go with no.
Well, considering I complained and whined until they figured out how to give a sister site blogger, TRUE status; yep, I would do just about anything for my badge.
Probably. Has the requirements for true gotten more stringent? I don’t remember having premium when i got my true. Hm.
@ordinary_gir1 - that’s actually a really good idea =P
I would heck am not gonna even lie…
Not worth it..
I looked up other layouts and even with Internet Explorer (I normally use Firefox w/ ABP) the ads were still gone, so I just got Premium. Problem solved, I guess.
NO.
i got the same email.
what does TRUE give you anyways? wow yippy a badge.
Hell no. Despite having been True status for ages now, it’s a title I could live without. I don’t need some robot telling me if I’m worthy or not. I managed to blog on Xanga even while I was in prison (with the help of some really good friends), and I felt that was plenty of credentials for True status.
What difference does the little insignia make?
no.
I’ve been using Xanga for over 5 years, and I’m still not true. So yeah, I think I would.
I got the same email, I changed it…
Unless I LOVED IT SO MUCH THAT I WOULD NEVER CHANGE IT ASHGK;HS, yes.
I don’t even know what a true badge is for to be honest, so..
My layout hides ads and I was approved.
I dont even know what TRUE is or why its a big deal.
I think I would, yeah.
If you want to be a part of the elite, you have to play along… house rules.
i only have a true status because i’ve had my xanga since ’05. if i was in postion i wouldnt change my theme because, if i was truly happy wit the way it looked, i wouldnt want to change it. thats just me.
This is a mystery that cannot be solved!
Mm.. I think it’d depend on why I’d have to change my theme. If it was really my fault that their ads don’t show up, I guess I would. But I don’t think ads can show up if you only have one column (that’s how it is for me) – which isn’t my fault. So…I don’t know… >.>
Actually, I would guess that this is also why laurag0929′s site doesn’t show ads; it’s one-columned… Yeah?
Hmmm, I guess it depends on how attached I am to the theme. I don’t think I’m attached to the one I have now, so no big deal.
Yeah, I change it every few months anyway.
And I’m at 96% true status! I need to post more . . .
Nah. I mean, really, it’s just a badge. shrug*
Yeah, I don’t really care for my theme right now anyway… I’d like to change it but I’m way too busy.
I don’t even know what the True thing is about…sorry…
I don’t know. I change my theme all the time, so to me it would be that bit of a deal I suppose.
I don’t like the “themes” anyway, but if I did, I would change it and then change it back after.
what is true status?
no. it’s just a badge.
@TheBigShowAtUD - Says the guy with TWO badges!
@edgarallenpwn - AND the theme that i want! psh.
@TheBigShowAtUD - mmhmm, Mr. Premium.
@edgarallenpwn - i got premium, because i think plugz are the worst things known to man, besides ish sites. i’ll pay up all of my credits and steal some of yours if it means never seeing one, again.
@TheTheologiansCafe - Mr. Life. look at you.
hey, you respond to comments on your blog? since when?
Lame!
@TheBigShowAtUD - I agree. Actually, I think I have premium too. I haven’t seen a plug in a few months. Heh.
I didn’t know there were themes that blocked ads. Wow, you’d think Xanga would do something about that.
I wouldn’t change my current theme, no. I like my theme. It doesn’t block ads, I just like it. True badge, I don’t care about it anymore.
umm if she wants the badge she should..idk her choice >.<
sure…but then i don’t use themes anyway :]
NO. I love my adblocker add-on.
You know, the nazis made the jews wear pieces of flair….
I never use canned themes, I like to make my own.
@ordinary_gir1 - smart girl
I might!
Yeah, why not? If you really want to have that True Status, you should show support to the site. I think changing your theme to support the site is really easy.
@ordinary_gir1 - LOL agree x)
If that’s the real cause–and not some crossed wires or snafu–then it’s not a matter of individuality or artistic integrity. It’s a matter of compatability–like a software issue. But havine once gained the desired status, I would certainly pursue retaining my old theme. (preening) One’s look IS one’s look, after all.
TRUE is bullshit. I earned it in my last to accounts and chose not to apply.
@ordinary_gir1 - I like your idea! LOL
Thats what I would do!! haha!
:O I got true and bought LIFE like, a year after? I don’t have any of these problems, but I feel bad for her, she’s wonderful <3
no. i would do it for an “awesome blogger” badge though
I am already True, but if I was not true I don’t think I would changed my theme.
I don’t show my badges now.
Oh, that’s possible? Cool! But the ads have a purpose though.
In that situation? No. In fact, I’d probably shut down my account in frustration. They force you to choose a theme when you make a new account now. The least they can do is make sure the ones they promote aren’t violating the TOS.
Laughing at the people who are saying she should use Firefox or Chrome or an ad-blocking software.
Xanga has every right to insist that people either allow ads or pay up to get nifty little badges. But it seems silly that you can be disqualified for using a default theme.
I didn’t know there were themes that blocked ads! I want that theme for my unpremium site. LOL.
I’m not sure what True really gives you that it’s worth altering the usability of one’s site over.
This is the first I’ve heard of this kind of status. So, I don’t really know what it is or the appeal it holds.
However, if I wanted it, I suppose I would change my theme. I would NOT, however, opt to go to premium. So, if it ever came down to something like that, I’d just say never mind. :p
Yes. Then change it back afterwards.
Nah… what does being “True” even get you? I’ve had lifetime premium and true for frickin ever, and it doesn’t feel or look any different than my other xanga which has neither. Lame.
I dunno what TRUE actually does, maybe it’s just a badge, but themes are not that important to me, so yeah I think so.
It’s not like you can’t change it back.
@ordinary_gir1 - YES! Great idea…
i cant get the true status. they told me it’s for people who make xanga a better place to be and i definately make it worse. i was going to get upset and cry, then i realized how much fun it can be making other people miserable.
@SimplyNita - rofl, I wonder if that would work!
I don’t know what it is, and if I have True status, ditto.
yes
Um. No. What’s the point of True? As far as I can see the only perk is bragging rights…and bragging rights on the internet are like monopoly money in a mall…pretty fucking useless.
yeah but i’d change it back afterwards
@ordinary_gir1 - Um…dunno if you noticed, but I didn’t see your TRUE status next to your name in your comment here. I don’t know why, myself, but just thought I’d point it out just in case.
@ordinary_gir1 - lol XD. props.
That’s a ridiculous reason not to give her True status.
Especially if she picked a theme that THEY feature on their theme..page…thing. I would change it to get True status…then change it back after. >.>
That’s something that’s a condition to become True status, they say it beforehand.
no.