Comments on: Calling Out @RodSloane on his #Twittiquette

By: LMorland

LMorland — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:09:20 +0000

Brent, I just arrived here from your FAQ page as well, and I agree with Tim: this example makes you sound smug (particularly the phrase “nice try”). Moreover, I see that the hash tag is “#twittiquette” — it sounds as if Rod was contributing here to an ongoing discussion about ettiquette on Twitter. And therefore his comment was appropriate to the “forum” in which he was partcipating at the time.

By the way, what do you mean, “it’s time we cut you off”? You’re going to stop following him because you find this tweet obnoxious?

Furthermore, I am a professional editor, but let’s face it: we ALL make typos on occasion! Holding up someone for ridicule because he typed “in” for “is” just seems silly.

Is this really the best example of a “capture-before-deleted” tweet that you can come up with?

By: Thew

Thew — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:34:47 +0000

I’ll make an even better analogy. With regards to Twitter, it’s called “following” when you decide to receive tweets from someone. So criticizing their language on Twitter is like following them around on the street in real life and then yelling at them to stop cussing. That person would turn around and say, “Could you please go somewhere else and stop following me if you don’t like what I’m saying?”

And really it’s as simple as that. They aren’t sending anything to your inbox; you have chosen to listen to what they say, and if you don’t like it, simply click the “unfollow” button.

By the way, Rod, that typo has nothing to do with your point, nor does it add to or take away from what you were trying to say, so don’t worry about it.

By: Brent Ozar

Brent Ozar — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:11:55 +0000

Interesting. The difference is that when you’re listening to someone else on Twitter, you’re going to someplace they’re at and criticizing the language they’re using. I wouldn’t come into, say, a party you were throwing, and say, “I simply don’t like people wearing black suits” or “I simply don’t like people who chew with their mouths open.” It’s your party – you can do whatever you’d like.

By: Rod Sloane

Rod Sloane — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:29:58 +0000

Brent

thanks for calling me out. Whatever that means.

I’m glad that you disagree with me. I simply don’t like people swearing in public places ie trains or football grounds. In private with mates or at the TV is fine. That’s all. When people swear a lot I an just turned off what they say, I judge them, probably unfairly and stop listening to them.

Now in my mind Twitter is a public place that’s all. I swear in my DMs but restrain myself in public. Is that just the English who do that.

Hope their arenut to muny teepos.

Rod