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MineralMan

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226. Many of the tweets that get posted are useful information.

Wed Mar 17, 2021, 10:07 AM

Mar 2021

Some are not. That is true of almost everything posted in GD.

When DU developed the ability to retrieve tweets from a link to the tweet, that was a good thing for those who don't have Twitter accounts. But, then, some people complained that their computers were blocked from Twitter, so people started posting the content of the tweet, along with the link that would get DU to show the tweet in the post.

Many people like seeing such tweets. Some people do not. That is true of almost everything posted in GD.

Like every website I don't own, DU displays what its users post. Posting of tweets are allowed in GD, so people post tweets here. Some people like them. Some people do not.

I post on DU. Some people like my posts. Some people do not.

I don't own DU. I come here because people post stuff here, including tweets. I like some posts. Some posts I do not like. It is not my website, so I deal with it.

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I liked DU a lot more before it turned into a Twitter repeater. How about you? [View all] Towlie Mar 2021 OP

Good point KnR Hekate Mar 2021 #1

My druthers would be that twitter posts were confined to a twitter forum PufPuf23 Mar 2021 #2

+1 That would save me a lot of time. I hate clicking on what appears to be a post, lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #12

What if you block the word Twitter! Bluesaph Mar 2021 #212

Excellent idea! lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #225

Good suggestion, separate forum section on DU empedocles Mar 2021 #31

I am not against the twitter posts. PufPuf23 Mar 2021 #43

As an aside, why didn't former guy mr. billioinaire launch a hostile bid for Twitter? bucolic_frolic Mar 2021 #98

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! I see what you did there.... AZ8theist Mar 2021 #134

Not only that but it means bucolic_frolic Mar 2021 #219

His $$$ is going towards legal defense these days. live love laugh Mar 2021 #215

The only problem with that suggestion WonderGrunion Mar 2021 #132

That is one reason for the suggestion of a separate forum and PufPuf23 Mar 2021 #142

Great idea! Yeehah Mar 2021 #140

And add FB etc grantcart Mar 2021 #146

good idea catrose Mar 2021 #147

I agree, but the lounge should be anything goes. JohnnyRingo Mar 2021 #163

I agree with you about tweets in the the lounge PufPuf23 Mar 2021 #180

I agree! AwakeAtLast Mar 2021 #179

I mentioned six months ago and got the post removed. AKwannabe Mar 2021 #221

I'm one of the biggest offenders. In my defense, I'd like to say mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2021 #3

I like the twitter posts, so please carry on! :) chia Mar 2021 #47

I like the twitter posts too! Greybnk48 Mar 2021 #165

Change Nothing ProfessorGAC Mar 2021 #77

I like them, but... Boysterload Mar 2021 #79

I always post the text of the tweet in addition to the link to the tweet. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2021 #90

I love the twitter posts. Most of the time they make me laugh or at least smile. Biophilic Mar 2021 #87

Love the Tweets.. & Rt them. We Cha Mar 2021 #99

If polled, keep things as they are taxi Mar 2021 #175

I appreciate the Twitter reports. Please continue to do so. FlyingPiggy Mar 2021 #216

it's trump's favorite news source. that tells us a lot nt msongs Mar 2021 #4

His poisonous tweets don't represent all of Twitter. Lots of good people post good info there. chia Mar 2021 #49

Only about him and his followers. Not about a world of knowledge. nt Hortensis Mar 2021 #80

The Traitor Got KICKED OFF Twitter .. that Cha Mar 2021 #110

+1000 sheshe2 Mar 2021 #144

lol.. a fellow Cha Mar 2021 #149

I am feeling my way around. sheshe2 Mar 2021 #153

I agree, and cilla4progress Mar 2021 #5

Disagree with a separate forum. What about this? taxi Mar 2021 #177

I like seeing the tweets. I'm not on Twitter. Sogo Mar 2021 #6

Same here. Dagstead Bumwood Mar 2021 #46

I like seeing the tweets and sharing tweets Demovictory9 Mar 2021 #56

I don't like seeing the tweets, so I'm not on Twit. lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #83

The tweets that bug me are the postings of links to articles from news sources on Twitter csziggy Mar 2021 #7

This 👆🏼 UpInArms Mar 2021 #14

Me, too. I usually don't click on the tweet if the post doesn't come up by itself on DU. BComplex Mar 2021 #108

Those often reflect summaries from a newsite with a very stringent paywall. That's why. hlthe2b Mar 2021 #21

I agree here. grumpyduck Mar 2021 #23

Once again, I'm one of the biggest offenders for that practice. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2021 #95

Especially aggravating. marble falls Mar 2021 #102

In other words.... Quit being so lazy. JohnnyRingo Mar 2021 #166

silly complaint if the tweet is from the actual source of the info or event bigtree Mar 2021 #204

No, I'm talking about third party tweets posted by DUers, neither connected to the original source csziggy Mar 2021 #209

Yes, especially when so much of it turns out to be so much utter bull. Treefrog Mar 2021 #8

Oh my Dog I am so tired of the Twit re-posts. At best, a waste of time. lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #9

I don't do twitter so to me having tweets posted gives us access... brush Mar 2021 #10

Thanks, brush. sheshe2 Mar 2021 #58

+1 bronxiteforever Mar 2021 #117

What I hate most about it is... ret5hd Mar 2021 #11

+1000 nt doubleplusgood Mar 2021 #106

Gotta agree. Tweets rarely add much to the discussion. Although, with the new... TreasonousBastard Mar 2021 #13

I thnk the repeat listings are the Twitter link and a screen shot csziggy Mar 2021 #35

Who me? What? Duh? murielm99 Mar 2021 #15

No! I find it to be a great feature. RainCaster Mar 2021 #16

I don't get this at all. Are we luddites now? Should we ban books next? brush Mar 2021 #17

You are actually comparing books to twitter? Wowza, no comment here because none needed. Treefrog Mar 2021 #196

Zing! Right over your head. brush Mar 2021 #206

No. I read. Treefrog Mar 2021 #230

But you don't comprehend. Do you even know what a luddite is? brush Mar 2021 #231

There are some incredible people with specific expertise on twitter that give real time comments hlthe2b Mar 2021 #18

Concur taxi Mar 2021 #181

Too much Twitter malaise Mar 2021 #19

I'm not on twitter so I enjoy seeing some of the posts from people there. Vinca Mar 2021 #20

I'm not on Twit because I don't want to see garbage and support a Fascist outlet. lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #85

Now, that's a little harsh... ShazzieB Mar 2021 #126

Not intended to insult Twit users; rather to warn them. lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #127

members of congress & senate are on twitter orleans Mar 2021 #169

Yes, that is unfortunate. lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #224

no it's not. we're able to hear from them & what they're thinking about things without the orleans Mar 2021 #233

Twitter is a modern way of communicating. I don't want to miss out Irish_Dem Mar 2021 #22

+1000 chia Mar 2021 #51

+1500 LiberalLovinLug Mar 2021 #60

+2000 Lisa0825 Mar 2021 #200

+2500 😉 bdjhawk Mar 2021 #218

Guess I'll have to stop posting.....😢 Nevilledog Mar 2021 #24

Lol LizBeth Mar 2021 #26

No, no! empedocles Mar 2021 #29

Pls don't stop. Do not yield to the luddite faction here. brush Mar 2021 #48

Pssst.....I was being 99.9% sarcastic......lol Nevilledog Mar 2021 #50

Ok, but pls continue. brush Mar 2021 #55

good. b/c if you stop posting tweets then i'll feel like i have to stop orleans Mar 2021 #172

I'd be sad without Jeff and Middle Age Riot Nevilledog Mar 2021 #184

Please keep posting. I have to hear what the world is thinking and saying. Irish_Dem Mar 2021 #53

Yes, I'm so with you. brush Mar 2021 #81

You usually post the tweet as well as the link. No problems. marble falls Mar 2021 #105

lol yeah 'cause someone wrote Cha Mar 2021 #150

... Nevilledog Mar 2021 #156

Many of us love it.. Cha Mar 2021 #161

I have no problem with the tweets. Not that significant in Ops. LizBeth Mar 2021 #25

I don't care one way or the other. Croney Mar 2021 #27

I roll with the changes and things usually even out. Solly Mack Mar 2021 #28

OK with them when interesting. Just wish so many weren't posted such that tweet appears twice. Hoyt Mar 2021 #30

Agreed. Also, wish folks would include the state instead of sinkingfeeling Mar 2021 #32

way back with bush the dummy we didn't have twitter demtenjeep Mar 2021 #33

way back with bush the dummy we didn't have twitter demtenjeep Mar 2021 #34

Personally I don't mind good content being shared here from Twitter etc awesomerwb1 Mar 2021 #36

I agree. ShazzieB Mar 2021 #141

I don't mind them. MuseRider Mar 2021 #37

People who rely on the intelligence or wit of others to express themselves... WarGamer Mar 2021 #38

Shhh- lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #44

Sharing the knowledge or insight or expertise of others doesn't preclude one from having their own. chia Mar 2021 #57

I've been on discussion sites before... WarGamer Mar 2021 #66

Enjoy your short stay! nt USALiberal Mar 2021 #74

Clarify... WarGamer Mar 2021 #76

Some might have mistaked that for a flame, I think the impression is you called some here 'twits'. marble falls Mar 2021 #109

And yet didn't you recently post something from Bill Gates? People post the work/idea of others chia Mar 2021 #123

Yes... WarGamer Mar 2021 #167

It helps having you clarify that you're not specifically referring to DU, and I'm not trying to give chia Mar 2021 #194

I hear ya... WarGamer Mar 2021 #202

I'll take your concerns to heart the next time the subjects of panspermia or abiogenesis come up chia Mar 2021 #222

At the same time pure opinions with no citations turn discussion into a wad of quibbles. marble falls Mar 2021 #207

Reporters often share stories on Twitter before they show up on google searches. pnwmom Mar 2021 #67

That's different. WarGamer Mar 2021 #70

Correct. A reporter on the scene will get out a tweet long before a story hits the wires. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2021 #103

Actually I think they're fantastic, I love the auto-insert. I wish other sites I frequent had this OnDoutside Mar 2021 #39

I Dislike the One Word Posts Where You Have to Click to See WTF The Post is Really About More Indykatie Mar 2021 #40

+10000000000000000 Celerity Mar 2021 #42

Yeah, Twit re-posts are often titled "THIS!!!" or some such nothingness. lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #45

Yup! Any ambiguous post headings are usually ignored. Unless the rec count is high flibbitygiblets Mar 2021 #214

I like the tweet OP's for the most part, sorry. Celerity Mar 2021 #41

Hey... Mr. Scorpio Mar 2021 #52

Agreed. It's a problem on all discussion forums Ron Obvious Mar 2021 #54

Yes. It gets annoying, opening a post and it being nothing but a tweet ms liberty Mar 2021 #59

People said the same thing about radio, TV, and the internet. Elessar Zappa Mar 2021 #65

Correct, but I wasn't complaining about technology ms liberty Mar 2021 #92

+1 nt Wicked Blue Mar 2021 #78

I dont mind twitter posts Mosby Mar 2021 #61

As long as it's relevant and interesting I don't have a problem with it. ToxMarz Mar 2021 #62

If a tweet is in addition to other PatSeg Mar 2021 #63

It is, like it or not, one of the new communication methods of the modern age LiberalLovinLug Mar 2021 #64

I like & enjoy my Twitter accounts and I will continue to post using tweets. irisblue Mar 2021 #68

I feel the same way - I also dislike links to videos Wicked Blue Mar 2021 #69

I don't like those, either. ShazzieB Mar 2021 #155

I'm a fast reader too and I feel like you do Wicked Blue Mar 2021 #187

Agreed wryter2000 Mar 2021 #71

Grateful to those who post useful, valuable twitter content... so we don't have to use it. (Nt) FreepFryer Mar 2021 #72

Don't mind it. Elessar Zappa Mar 2021 #73

I have a easy solution for you! nt USALiberal Mar 2021 #75

A warning "This post is only a tweet re-post" ? lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #93

I don't see how twitter postings lillypaddle Mar 2021 #82

I love tweet posts! I don't follow Twitter so like to see clever people's observations and quips. Hamlette Mar 2021 #84

I don't think you can blame DU solely ... it seems like every mechanism for news seems to SWBTATTReg Mar 2021 #86

Wouldn't this be like killing the messenger (Twitter?) BEFORE getting the message? Hortensis Mar 2021 #88

No, I think DU gets a net benefit from Twitter muriel_volestrangler Mar 2021 #89

I appreciate good Tweets, especially when the Twitter link is included so I can retweet it. SunSeeker Mar 2021 #91

Twitter brings real time speed but less depth bucolic_frolic Mar 2021 #94

I enjoy much of the Twitter content that gets posted here, so I'm not at all opposed to it. scarletwoman Mar 2021 #96

If I wanted to read tweets I would join Twitter ripcord Mar 2021 #97

+1000 lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #107

Not me. I want to know what Malcolm Nance, Walter Shaub Marc Elias, mahina Mar 2021 #100

My only real complaint about DU. marble falls Mar 2021 #101

It is annoying to read a vague headline, click on it, only to find the blue "link to tweet". niyad Mar 2021 #104

Posters of tweets don't realize superpatriotman Mar 2021 #111

Ok, no Twitter. No mentioning T***p. No posts about getting a stimulus check. No posts about our dameatball Mar 2021 #112

+1 sheshe2 Mar 2021 #189

They're fine, if the subject line IDs them as such intrepidity Mar 2021 #113

Something like this? taxi Mar 2021 #160

Yes, like that nt intrepidity Mar 2021 #164

Well then, let's see if it can happen by dropping it in a few places. nt taxi Mar 2021 #170

I'm game nt intrepidity Mar 2021 #173

re: links, only when the link is the *only* content nt intrepidity Mar 2021 #176

Excellent. taxi Mar 2021 #178

Dude. Where's the nt? nt intrepidity Mar 2021 #183

Yeah, non-conformity occasionally rears it's head. Again. taxi Mar 2021 #188

LOL intrepidity Mar 2021 #191

+ nt taxi Mar 2021 #192

Off topic but my first time voting was for McGovern PufPuf23 Mar 2021 #199

Hat tip to you sir taxi Mar 2021 #201

It's a reiteration. lpbk2713 Mar 2021 #114

I greatly appreciate the reposts from Twitter. DavidDvorkin Mar 2021 #115

I join you in that rurallib Mar 2021 #131

Mixed Bag DallasNE Mar 2021 #116

I like it a lot more since the "former guy" got kicked off Twitter. BluesRunTheGame Mar 2021 #118

Checking Twitter ornotna Mar 2021 #119

If not for twitter there would be a lot less content on DU. Autumn Mar 2021 #120

My feelings as well. I don't complain because, hey, things change. Mister Ed Mar 2021 #121

Agreed...put me down as a.... JoeOtterbein Mar 2021 #122

I love the posts with twitter gems. Keep 'em coming. n/t rainin Mar 2021 #124

I don't mind them at all. Twitter is an information source, like thousands of other sources. CaptainTruth Mar 2021 #125

Agree ! Gilbert Moore Mar 2021 #128

Maybe having short primer on how to post tweet and Justice Mar 2021 #129

Yes, this is badly needed nt intrepidity Mar 2021 #182

I'm ok with it. It's part of the everchanging expression of life. patphil Mar 2021 #130

Yup. Same here. japple Mar 2021 #133

I like twitter, have no problems with that but seeing fox news videos pop up does disgust me. nt yaesu Mar 2021 #135

I like the Twitter posts. Ignore them if you dont? Lucinda Mar 2021 #136

I like them. Kaleva Mar 2021 #137

Amen! Yeehah Mar 2021 #138

I find out things I might not otherwise have known and read some of the best comments yellowdogintexas Mar 2021 #139

If polled, keep things as they are. taxi Mar 2021 #143

Should have a separate forum for social platform quoting grantcart Mar 2021 #145

I like the Tweets. nt frogmarch Mar 2021 #148

Missing Link to Tweet ;) BlueBassLines Mar 2021 #151

Do Not Agree, I find nothing wrong with the twitter reposts. Don't read if you don't like them. OverBurn Mar 2021 #152

I have no problem with Twitter posts. myccrider Mar 2021 #154

I don't use twitter jase024 Mar 2021 #157

I post tweets, but I also acknowledge that there is some tweet spamming here. demmiblue Mar 2021 #158

I remember the days before reTweets JohnnyRingo Mar 2021 #159

IMHO, Twitter is just another platform where everyone voices their opinions . . . peggysue2 Mar 2021 #162

I probably close three out of four before the tweet loads. bluedigger Mar 2021 #168

You know how we put "nt" in the title line to indicate "no text" in the body? intrepidity Mar 2021 #171

DU is the only place I see twitter feeds. LanternWaste Mar 2021 #174

never thought of it that way but onethatcares Mar 2021 #185

I'm tweeting this entire thread Bucky Mar 2021 #186

... demmiblue Mar 2021 #190

;) sheshe2 Mar 2021 #193

The entire thread or just the DU link? marble falls Mar 2021 #208

everything Bucky Mar 2021 #211

I love the Twitter posts -that's where the breaking news is womanofthehills Mar 2021 #195

Idk I've seen some throw-uppingly funny Twitter stuff here LearnedHand Mar 2021 #197

I find a lot of breaking news and otherwise missed news from the posts from Twitter. Lisa0825 Mar 2021 #198

that's an oversimplification bigtree Mar 2021 #203

Don't have a twitter account so it really does not bother me. dilby Mar 2021 #205

It's tiresome Sugarcoated Mar 2021 #210

Twitter should have to pay royalties. kentuck Mar 2021 #213

Yep TigressDem Mar 2021 #217

It's still words, I like it. betsuni Mar 2021 #220

LOL. A lot of control freaks in this thread... ecstatic Mar 2021 #223

Many of the tweets that get posted are useful information. MineralMan Mar 2021 #226

All that typing and you never answered the question. Towlie Mar 2021 #227

I did answer it. I like some Twitter posts and not others. MineralMan Mar 2021 #228

In all fairness, Twitter content can be very contemporaneous... Pluvious Mar 2021 #229

I'm not sure I remember back that far, but I know I'm grateful that I don't have to follow... LAS14 Mar 2021 #232