@GOTrainsit managed to get his Twitter account back!
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Sometime over the weekend the twitter account @GOTrainsit was created. The person followed me and a few others and posted 1 to 2 tweets. I paid no attention.
Yesterday afternoon the person behind the account tweeted me for help on gathering a following. I offered some advice and the person ran with it. Well, sort of...
I had high hopes for this person who saw an opportunity (targeting people spelling @GOTransit wrong ala @UnitedAirlanes) and was expecting great things to come.
Unfortunately, I think a couple of tweets went too far and I learned this morning that @GOTrainsit has been suspended. The person who started the account emailed me to tell me this so I asked for screenshots of the tweet(s) that I think did the person in.
This exchange:
Note the use of the word "We".
Then there was this exchange:
From https://support.twitter.com/articles/18311-the-twitter-rules
- Impersonation: You may not impersonate others through the Twitter service in a manner that does or is intended to mislead, confuse, or deceive others.
Now Twitter didn't find @GOTrainsit on its own. Someone complained. Sure, it may not be everyone's idea of comedy but the person had a great idea. It's just the execution that went awry and it can be corrected.
Parody accounts are a hallmark of Twitter!
I think @GOTrainsit should appeal the suspension. I hope he considers it.
2 comments:
Okay, I will appeal it.
I know I got carried away and should have never used "We". This poses a challenge. Does that mean I can't use "our" as well?
Let the good times roll!
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