The rapid spread of Vox codes demonstrate SixApart has learned well from Google's gmail: Invite codes when used properly are viral marketing genius. The illusion of scarcity drives interest and demand, and the constantly increasing the number of invites available ensures that their will be ample supply to meet the demand. To top it off, people asking around who wants their "generous" offer of codes equates to free and enthusiastic advertising. Gold! That be marketer's gold!

fireuzer33's profile effectively demonstrates how lj abuse is utterly useless currently and why LiveJournal needs to go back to the system of invite codes. On their profile this troll has created proudly displays the long list off accounts they have created (and gotten suspended with). I will copy the list here, as I'm sure they will be moving along to a new username in the near future.

( the list )

Invite codes are gone. Here come the trolls.

I don't like the idea of getting rid of invite codes. This place is going to be troll city. Troll after troll after troll. They'll be no getting rid of them. Once they're gotten rid of, they'll just get on with a new account. I don't like this course of action at all.

I've done this before. I'm doing it again. Here are three free invite codes. Whoever takes them first gets them.

nmt82aabspkm
qbbrcaabspkn
j7y24aabspkp

These three codes are up for grabs. Whoever takes them first gets them.

8mvenaaayv86 kkzxjaaayv87 vxne8aaayv88