Sale of LJ

springinautumn asked:

"Would you please say something on this sale of LJ thing?"

So here's what I think: I'm pleased. I don't think Six Apart are going to do anything bad - they haven't done anything bad to the TypePad or Movable Type customers they already have, they're a small company, and they're run by a husband and wife. They understand the importance of community, and the freedom to communicate. And the founder of LJ - bradfitz - is now free to do the stuff he likes doing, rather than the business stuff, which he's on record as really not liking. With something as successful as livejournal has become, being bought by a, well, a more organised business was only a matter of time. I'm pleased that it's a company who understands what they're getting. I'm not going about backing up my LJ, opening other journals, or any such stuff (I think I have a deadjournal from years ago), and I think it's all going to be fine.

There'll also be some features added that I'm looking forward to, like trackback compliance. That'll be cool.

Sound of a Name

There's a (fairly minor) character in my Age of Legends game, whose name I apparently can't spell in English. His name is somewhere between: Auan, Avan and Awan. The Irish-style Abhan comes close, but doesn;t hit it either. I suspect only I can hear the difference, but can anyone suggest a language with another variant on the v/w/u sound?