My opinion : I think there needs to be a Twitter Group here.

[Srkdqltr]

Then people can post tweets instead of saying whatever is on their minds. The more tweets the better.

[left-of-center2012]

1. I'm not a big fan of tweets

Especially when someone posts a thread with a tweet
And post that same tweet about four times in the one thread..

What's that all about ?

How about posting the tweet once ?

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. The reason for the multiple copies of the same tweet is that

the duplicate tweets are replies to the original tweet. If you're careful, you can exclude the duplicates.

I like tweets, but only if they come with context. When I see a thread that is nothing but tweets, with no text, I hit reverse and back out of the thread.

[hunter]

8. I've blacklisted twitter.

On DU these tweets with no context don't display anything in my browser but a link to twitter which basically serves as an "Are you sure you want to go there?"

Usually my answer is "no" and I back right out of the thread.

I'll make exceptions for George Takei.

[lagomorph777]

26. Same here but no exceptions.

I don't need that kind of trouble.

[hunter]

32. My flip-phone keeps me out of trouble as well. It's just a phone.

I use it to talk to people. It's not a social media center.

Like a communicator on Star Trek, the original series.

[lagomorph777]

33. I couldn't find one last time I tried. Ended going to the Borg (Apple).

Are they making them again?

[hunter]

41. There's still a few around and most are under $100.

Here's an expensive one:

I have an Alcatel. My phone company gave it to me along with a $35 gift certificate when they stopped supporting my old phone, possibly because I ignored their "Urgent, we are discontinuing support of your phone..." and "Special offer" emails for about a year.

[USALiberal]

10. Why??

[irisblue]

16. 280 characters since 2017

280 characters
In most cases, the text content of a Tweet can contain up to 280 characters or Unicode glyphs. Some glyphs will count as more than one character.
https://developer.twitter.com › docs
Counting characters | Docs | Twitter Developer Platform

November 8th 2017
On November 8th 2017, Twitter doubled the character limit from 140 characters to 280 characters 1; we will refer to this as the character limit change (CLC).Jul 9, 2019
https://www.nature.com › articles › s...
How character limit affects language usage in tweets - Nature

[USALiberal]

20. So double the size you hated is not enough?

[USALiberal]

22. Lol, there are many posts on the DU shorter than that! You hate those too?

[USALiberal]

36. Look up "Discussion Board'

[USALiberal]

42. Lol, ok!

[Cuthbert Allgood]

43. That only took you 36 characters.

Guess it is possible to post content in under 140 characters.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

48. That was also under 140 characters.

I agree, you don't have to explain anything. But, when you make a claim that 140 characters isn't enough to post anything of substance, and then make several posts under 140 characters, it might be interesting for you to know that you are doing that.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

50. It's a discussion board and I'm opting to discuss.

You are trying to say that 140 characters isn't enough for discussion. Yet you are discussing in under 140 characters. Maybe you want to reconsider your judgement of the value of 140 characters. Or not. I don't care. But, as you pointed out, I don't owe you an explanation about my opinions.

And I'm responding to a 30 character post.

[Sherman A1]

52. No, in fact I don't want to reconsider my judgment of Twitter or 140 characters

And what you are doing is not discussing but rather ......... which seems to be all that your posts are about.

I stated my opinion and do not care about your character count of my posts.

However I will yield to your logic and delete all the posts I have made on this thread so that you can be happy that YOU WON The Argument. WELL DONE!

[Hortensis]

23. The internet's like religion in that what good people get from it

makes them better, while bad people manage to mine it for the reverse. And everything in between.

Some find the world through Twitter. Some find trash. Their choices of course.

Fwiw, imo you gave the worst possible reason for refusing information through this medium. Even if it was so limited, which it really isn't. Just an example:

Link to tweet

And of course I don't agree with the OP. Don't shoot the horse the messenger rode up on.

[lagomorph777]

27. Yes 100%. I would love to see Twit posts segregated in a group I can ignore.

I will not support any of Putin's platforms such as Fascistbook, Twit, and Spitify.

[Ford_Prefect]

4. I fail to see the value of associating so closely with the twitterverse. I thought DU was one place

you could avoid that particular kind of group-think. We also have rules regarding sources.

[brooklynite]

13. DU doesn't have Group Think?

[Mad_Machine76]

5. I'm up for privately exchanging Twitter handles.

Maybe start up a group chat or list on Twitter?

[BlackSkimmer]

6. Great idea!

It seems as though some spend their days looking for tweets.

Even worse is when the tweets contain false information.

[Sympthsical]

53. Do you not care what Phil from the gas station thinks?

He's a person, BlackSkimmer!

Some Twitter "personalities" are like an STD I contracted from a not entirely consensual encounter. Why do I need to know Jeff Tiedrich's every iteration of "Person I dislike is poopy person!"

I think my favorites are "Media personality I've never heard of who is desperate for attention thinks very important thing you will forget by Tuesday is the most important thing you will read today."

What constant Twitter says to me is, "I'm too lazy to form my own thoughts, so here's someone else's middling take they threw out in between bites of toast." Don't think, just consume and regurgitate. It's not a particularly good media model, and I don't think the people I see most of the time are types I consider informed.

[BlackSkimmer]

55. Lol!

Well said.

[Scrivener7]

7. Good idea!

[NurseJackie]

9. Yawn

[sinkingfeeling]

11. Why? Some days I think the purpose of DU is just to copy tweets

from Twitter. I hate Twitter.

[msfiddlestix]

12. A Forum Dedicated to Twitter where Tweets are posted is what I prefer, personally

Also, a Forum for the Onion and Borowitz.. cuz posters tend to omit the source in their titles, which forces the reader to waste their time clicking on a headline which in the Before Times would otherwise be obviously sarcasm, but not anymore.

[csziggy]

39. A Satire Forum might be useful but then the humor would be segregated

Which might not be a good thing. Sometimes we need a touch of humor to get through the day.

ETA - Sometimes having the satire not labeled adds to its impact. There are times I read a post and go, "Wow! They actually did that?!" and get to the link at the bottom and it's Borowitz or The Onion. Then I'm disappointed it's not real.

[msfiddlestix]

54. I like humor too. I just want the option to choose humor or not.

to be informed this is humor (or satire) is to me, respecting and consideration of readers.

I mostly skim through titles at a pace relative to the time I intend to spend on the forum.


These days, actual news is so beyond the pale ridiculous or absurd.. for instance the comment the LA Senator Kennedy made with regard to the Supreme Court nomination. something about knowing the difference between the Constitution and JC Crew cataloger.

Incredibly absurd and respectful. Could have been the Onion but it wasn't.

So it's not easy to presume if a title is fact or fiction. I remember a time when the source was always included in the title if it was the Onion or Borowitz. It's no longer the norm, unfortunately.

[csziggy]

56. Same for tweets and videos - they should be labeled as such in the subject lines

But people are lazy.

[tanyev]

18. I don't want to mess with Twitter, but I like seeing selected relevant and interesting tweets here.

To each his own.

[Emile]

24. Same here!

[marmar]

34. This.

[lagomorph777]

19. If it could move all that Twit clutter off of the main page, I'd be for it.

I'm tired of clicking on posts, only to discover they are just links to Twit posts. I don't do Twit.

[Diamond_Dog]

25. Off topic, but

I have to admit when I see a post that is only a You Tube video with no context or lead in provided, I often bypass those, too.

[lagomorph777]

30. Of course - those should be in Video and Multimedia

[XanaDUer2]

38. I always bypass those, too nt

[Srkdqltr]

28. There is one for video and multimedia. Maybe all Twitter stuff should go there?

[Wicked Blue]

29. I find posts of tweets here a huge annoyance and waste of time nt

[lagomorph777]

31. Absolutely

Also it helps support one of Putin's platforms.

[demmiblue]

40. Like it or not, tweet posts generate a lot of engagement on DU.

Many are highly rec'd, viewed and commented on.

If you don't like them, place the people who post a lot of them on ignore. Shite, I post tweets, but I have a couple of people who post "Tweet of the ______" on ignore (also because said people tend to post duplicates consistently/constantly). Even when they make it to the front page, I don't bother clicking on them.

If you want a tweet-free forum, maybe spend more time viewing/participating in the Editorials & Other Articles forum.

Twitter is what you make of it, imo. So is DU, for that matter.

[hunter]

46. It's the naked tweets that irritate me.

The person who started the tweet thread obviously had some strong opinion about the tweet, but what????

Often there's not so much as a "Hey, I agree with this guy!" or even a "Yeah, Trump sucks."

And trolls frequently use tweets to post their crap in a "Hey, can you believe this!" fashion, merely to spread their bullshit around.

I read DU for the reasoned opinions, not so much clever chatter, although I do participate in the clever chatter as well.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

44. Or, hear me out, we have a discussion board where people can post what they want

and you can read, reply, or not.

[Mz Pip]

47. I love Twitter

I troll Gym Jordon and Lauren Bobo on a regular basis. It’s fun!

You can follow me. @MizPip

[Vinca]

51. I like seeing the occasional tweet. I don't see the problem at this point.