Speaking only for myself...I have an actual real life stalker...who has created a dummy journal just to watch my public entries...and other people that I simply don't wish to have read personal info...so I created a writing journal where I can have public entries. (that is in no way attached to my real journal)

If someone wants to friend me from there I'm not opposed...I really wanted to join mostly just to see if I could write on topic every week (mostly for myself) but I do have serious (legitimate) concerns about who reads.