But when they announced it, they said the change was only going to affect suspended/banned journals, not voluntary deletions -- it was supposed to help users figure out whether their suddenly-missing friend (or acquaintance, or, let's face it, some people have LJ enemies) had deleted voluntarily or not.

They went ahead and implemented the change of appearance for both voluntarily *and* involuntarily deleted journals. This makes a strong case for someone in an LJ/6A office cackling to themselves about stealing our rallying cry.

(PS love your Wingfield icon)