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Oct 5, 2012 11:21:43 GMT -5
Post by floridaredsnapper on Oct 5, 2012 11:21:43 GMT -5
yes, of COURSE I'm the one to start this subject. I can't help it. I was resistant to following his @ mentions etc..because I knew they would be full to bursting with stupid. There have been a few nuggets of useful info here & there so I feel like I have to. I wonder if people don't realize that everyone can see what they tweet to him? That would explain some of it.
I have to keep reminding myself that it's none of my business but GRRRRRRRRRRRR.
I just went spare over the "we're 18 & we want to date you" crap this morning. WTAF?
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Oct 5, 2012 11:57:45 GMT -5
Post by miraelh on Oct 5, 2012 11:57:45 GMT -5
Like I told you on Twitter, I have no idea what those girls were thinking. On the off-chance that I would ever want to 'talk' to him (and I never would because I know that I'd likely be saying something asinine), I would never @ him. I would DM.
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Oct 5, 2012 12:07:56 GMT -5
Post by floridaredsnapper on Oct 5, 2012 12:07:56 GMT -5
Talking is fine. I've sent my share of 'good luck' 'good job' or 'hey check this out' tweets myself. I've even exchanged DM's with him which was wonderful. It's only the relentless stupidity that bothers me. Likewise the daily fawning & replying to weeks old tweets.
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Oct 5, 2012 12:15:50 GMT -5
Post by miraelh on Oct 5, 2012 12:15:50 GMT -5
That week old tweet thing is annoying for me, and I've only got 20 followers. It's got to be hellish for someone with that many followers.
Ok, I might have talked if he'd won the Emmy because well that would have been well-deserved.
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ITC
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Oct 5, 2012 13:59:14 GMT -5
Post by ITC on Oct 5, 2012 13:59:14 GMT -5
Imho, there's no need to baby feel sorry for him, he is on twitter because he wants to be. If the experience was "hellish" for him, he'd quit. Tweeting him publicly is also fine imo, if he doesn't follow you, that's the only way to get in touch. And even if he does, in twitter etiquette @mentions are a less intrusive way to approach someone (or at least a celeb) than DM's. I kinda see it like @mentions are to DM's what emails are to phone calls.
I do agree with all of you that what some people think is acceptable to tweet him is truly baffling and embarrassing. We can only assume he reads most of his mentions. If you wouldn't say it to his face, than you shouldn't say it on twitter.
Take all of this with a pinch of imho-ness.
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Oct 5, 2012 14:15:49 GMT -5
Post by miraelh on Oct 5, 2012 14:15:49 GMT -5
Ok, I think that you are right about DM vs mentions.
When I said hellish, I was referring to people who mentioning or replying to a tweet from 3 days ago, not the mentions and replies that he doubtless gets because he doesn't have a ridiculous number of followers, at least in comparison to someone like Simon Pegg. Sorry if I wasn't clear.
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Post by FGNP on Oct 6, 2012 4:56:27 GMT -5
Here's my issue with this: Even though for now it doesn't look like he's gonna delete his account or anything, he's really not a huge fan of Twitter. When Downton was just getting started and less people knew about it, he tweeted more! He liked it better. I hardly ever tweet him but back then I remember getting a reply off him once, and even a DM once, which was great. But then the hysteria got bigger, more followers, more fangirls, more people tweeting stupid. So he started tweeting less. The more people tweet him slobbery/embarrassing stuff the less he's inclined to tweet, which sucks for all of us! I admit a lot of the times I laugh at the stuff people say, because it really is amusing sometimes (in a sad sort of way) but I don't want him to end up deleting his account because he completely ran out of patience!
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Post by terriejane on Oct 6, 2012 9:52:47 GMT -5
Okay, I'm twitter stupid -- where do you even find his mentions?
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Oct 6, 2012 10:18:27 GMT -5
Post by terriejane on Oct 6, 2012 10:18:27 GMT -5
Thank you. I guess I have seen them, I just didn't know what they were called.
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Oct 6, 2012 21:52:55 GMT -5
Post by BBS on Oct 6, 2012 21:52:55 GMT -5
I keep forgetting about this whole message boardy thingy. Oh I wish he would man the block button. There are a few repeat offenders that have definitely earned it. I personally don't care what people tweet him, it's their business, except for two things. One, I also don't want to see him jump off Twitter. When I first started my other handle I had some interaction with him.Then all hell broke loose and until recently, he ignored it. The only reason he is following it now is because he needed to DM me something and wanted an answer back. Two, my handle constantly gets tagged on to the stupid. Sometimes it's because a tweet of mine has been hijacked but often I've done nothing but mind my own business and next thing I know my handle is included in a slobbery, embarrassing tweet with a bunch of DA handles. If you want to tweet him, feel free. He will probably ignore it unless it piques his interest but there is a good chance he saw it regardless. FRS has a great Dos and Dont's of tweeting. If you really want a response, HB or MDK are a better bet.
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Post by ELV on Oct 7, 2012 4:15:55 GMT -5
I can't look at his mentions anymore for the cringing.
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Oct 7, 2012 12:24:43 GMT -5
Post by floridaredsnapper on Oct 7, 2012 12:24:43 GMT -5
SOMEONE TELL ME WTF DOES "CREAM CRACKERING THE DOG" MEAN? Do I need to call somebody?
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Oct 7, 2012 14:54:46 GMT -5
Post by teamhousemaid on Oct 7, 2012 14:54:46 GMT -5
I think it means like worn out or something? So trying to wear out the dog? I love the tweeterers... who seem to have started an account just to communicate with the Downton boys. They are like lost children at Disney World.
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Oct 7, 2012 19:44:57 GMT -5
Post by floridaredsnapper on Oct 7, 2012 19:44:57 GMT -5
Ummmmm.
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BBS
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Oct 7, 2012 19:59:53 GMT -5
Post by BBS on Oct 7, 2012 19:59:53 GMT -5
Aw ITChy you've made a friend(s?) Meanwhile, I've had people including my handle while telling the actors how good the ep was. Let's forget for a moment how unnecessary and ridiculous this is, what I want to know is why?
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