I think Servetus has it covered on Twitter and in a recent comment section. Started with the fan who simply questioned why he deleted Orlando because it was futile, but tweeted for Nice.
In case you are not familiar with the tweeter, she is the one who had the winning bid on his Hannibal doodle. She was then offended by his Berlin graffiti and Wall’s ice cream tweets, and announced she was unfollowing him and sending back his doodle. She has since had a critical reply to nearly all of his tweets. She then waits for anyone to come to her defense and thanks them, while she complains to Richard how his fans bully her. *sigh*
I do wonder if the original (now deleted) reply tweet wasn’t in response to an aggregate situation.
I don’t really think that background matters much in terms of this explanation of the tweet-delete policy. Standing alone, that comes across as pretty authoritarian in general, no specific to
Anyhow, it’s a perplexing position to say the least insomuch as none of us can know what he means to say, only what he’s actually said and even then there always seems to be a degree of ambiguity.
Experience tells me that approach only works if the “audience” accepts one as an authority figure. That is never going to be the universal case for anyone on Twitter…audience is far too diverse.
No doubt this one will be deleted shortly. I must have missed whatever “conversation and analysis” triggered this pipe dream of his. LOL
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I think Servetus has it covered on Twitter and in a recent comment section. Started with the fan who simply questioned why he deleted Orlando because it was futile, but tweeted for Nice.
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Hehe, was there ever a conversation part????? Twitter seems more like a one-way street to me – at least when it comes to “communication” with RA…
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But he has taken to answering some – like just recently, and then deleting it.
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New development. But slightly dead-end-y with the delete behaviour…
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Exactly. He’s not comfortable with it. Or, and he should know, that the original tweets and replies up until the point of deletion, are preserved.
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In case you are not familiar with the tweeter, she is the one who had the winning bid on his Hannibal doodle. She was then offended by his Berlin graffiti and Wall’s ice cream tweets, and announced she was unfollowing him and sending back his doodle. She has since had a critical reply to nearly all of his tweets. She then waits for anyone to come to her defense and thanks them, while she complains to Richard how his fans bully her. *sigh*
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Is this KleverNut?
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yup
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I do wonder if the original (now deleted) reply tweet wasn’t in response to an aggregate situation.
I don’t really think that background matters much in terms of this explanation of the tweet-delete policy. Standing alone, that comes across as pretty authoritarian in general, no specific to
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Whoops…premature send
Anyhow, it’s a perplexing position to say the least insomuch as none of us can know what he means to say, only what he’s actually said and even then there always seems to be a degree of ambiguity.
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Yes, my thoughts, too. “I want you all to shut up. Case closed.”
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Experience tells me that approach only works if the “audience” accepts one as an authority figure. That is never going to be the universal case for anyone on Twitter…audience is far too diverse.
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Exactly – the diversity is what’s causing the problem.
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He needs a social media therapist somethin’ fierce.
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Right. The irony is that creates the climate he is most trying to avoid.
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