Problems displaying your journal or Friends page usually result from one of two main problems.
First, you or someone on your Friends list may have posted a large image, long string of text, or a poll with a large text entry box. All of these things can cause the width of the page to be larger than your screen, so that you have to scroll horizontally to see all of it.
Second, you or someone on your Friends list may have posted HTML that is incorrectly written. A quiz or other external content that is pasted in to a journal entry is the most common cause of this problem. This frequently affects journal layout severely and may cause other entries (especially those following the entry containing incorrect HTML) not to display at all.
To avoid these issues:
* Use the <lj-cut> tag when posting large images, long strings of text, or external content like quizzes.
* Occasionally enter a space in any long strings of text.
* Shorten long text.
* Limit the size of any picture posted in an entry.
* Limit your poll's text entry boxes to a smaller size. You will still be able to enter the same amount of text in a smaller box; the amount of text entered is controlled by the "maxlength" property of the text box, which can be up to 255 characters.
If the entry is yours, you can edit it yourself to make the necessary changes. If the entry is on your Friends page, you could ask the person who posted it to change the entry by editing it, adding an <lj-cut> tag, or removing it altogether.
Alternately, there are several ways for you to correct this problem without your friend modifying the entry. If the problem is caused by a large image, you can turn on placeholders for images posted in your friends' entries by selecting the "Use image placeholders on your friends page" option on the Edit Personal Information page (
http://www.livejournal.com/editinfo.bml). This will cause all images, or all large images (depending on your chosen setting) on your friends page to be replaced by a small generic placeholder image, which you can click on to view the posted image.
Another option is to create a custom Friends group named "Default View", placing everyone in that view but the person who has posted the entry. This will temporarily remove the friend from your Friends page, but not from your actual Friends list. After some time, you can remove the Friends group, as the post causing the problem will no longer be displayed. You can also temporarily remove the friend from your list, or simply wait for the post to scroll off your Friends page.
FURTHER READING
How do I use an lj-cut? What are the other LiveJournal-specific tags?
http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=75
How do I edit or delete a journal entry I wrote?
http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=2
What are custom friends groups? How do I use them?
http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=102.
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