Save entries when converting a journal to a community

[cesy]

Title:
Save entries when converting a journal to a community

Area:
communities

Summary:
Don't require entries to be deleted before converting a journal to a community

Description:
As susggested at http://community.livejournal.com/suggestions/870673.html

Ability to convert a journal to a community, but have posts made in that journal not deleted. Attribute those posts to the first maintainer of the community.

(http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=78&view=full describes the current process for converting a journal to a community, which involves deleting all the entries.)

Poll #1049 Save entries when converting a journal to a community

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 38

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Should be implemented as-is.
20 (52.6%)

Should be implemented with changes. (please comment)
11 (28.9%)

Shouldn't be implemented.
2 (5.3%)

(I have no opinion)
5 (13.2%)

(Other: please comment)
0 (0.0%)

Comments

[yvi]

At the moment, what happens to comments left by a journal that was turned into a community? Anyone?

[cheyinka]

Why not have the entries marked as coming from the community, something I think has been discussed here and there already?

[cesy]

That could be even better if that is implemented, but I got the impression that that feature is nowhere near definite yet.

[kyrielle]

I think an option at conversion time, between that and first maintainer, would be ideal.

ETA: If this is implemented first, it could do first maintainer, then be adjusted if/when that's done to give the option.

[7rin]

I like the idea of the option.

[azurelunatic]

I like this idea.

[sofiaviolet]

I like that better than "first maintainer as OP." If the "can post as community" suggestion is implemented, I would want this suggestion to be implemented either later or at the same time.

[inarticulate]

This is my favorite option, but I'd like the original suggestion as well.

[lassarina]

I would love this--the first use that came to mind for me is someone who had a separate journal for, let's say, posting fiction, but got tired of managing two accounts, and wants to convert the fiction-journal into a community-journal run by their primary handle.