They DO plan on removing that. I was just reading about why people are so upset, and it seems to be less about the changes, but rather LJ's lack of giving a shit about what people think of it. See http://factionary.livejournal.com/2116.html
It mentions RP'ing having something to do with comment subject lines being gone...weird.
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Date: 2011-12-24 05:12 am (UTC)It mentions RP'ing having something to do with comment subject lines being gone...weird.