02-02-2023, 01:52 PM
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#2721
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Why don't people use this opportunity to ask themselves why they need something like Twitter in the first place?
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02-02-2023, 01:59 PM
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#2722
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: back in the 403
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For a sports fan it's awesome, especially during games. Similar to the CP, GT threads, except you've got all the top beat writers taking part and giving in game updates to what they're hearing, and their insight. Following comedians is hilarious too.
But yeah, especially for the average political buff, I can't even imagine how toxic their TLs are right now. If I wasn't a big sports fan I wouldn't use it at this point. Sadly I still don't see an alternative app to date.
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02-02-2023, 03:07 PM
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#2723
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by peter12
Why don't people use this opportunity to ask themselves why they need something like Twitter in the first place?
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I agree totally, however, how do we get that message out to everyone? 
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02-02-2023, 04:10 PM
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#2724
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Originally Posted by D as in David
I agree totally, however, how do we get that message out to everyone? |
I dunno. Take out an ad in the classifieds.
Seriously, I used to love Twitter and at one point, had a fairly significant following (~3,000 or so) for a small account, but it's just so pointless. Like everyone, I just devolved into harvesting likes with snarky BS. It is such a poisonous awful app.
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02-02-2023, 04:23 PM
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#2725
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Loves Teh Chat!
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I find myself using Twitter less and less because my feed is just an endless stream of garbage from accounts I'm not interested in. Whether I'm on "For You" or "Following", it's the same.
When I refresh/reload the feed I get the same garbage in a different order. Either people are tweeting things that are less interesting to me (unlikely) or the algorithm is broken.
Last edited by Torture; 02-02-2023 at 04:25 PM.
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02-02-2023, 04:26 PM
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#2726
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damn onions
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Quote:
Originally Posted by peter12
I dunno. Take out an ad in the classifieds.
Seriously, I used to love Twitter and at one point, had a fairly significant following (~3,000 or so) for a small account, but it's just so pointless. Like everyone, I just devolved into harvesting likes with snarky BS. It is such a poisonous awful app.
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just like this place and the cool kid brigade.
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02-02-2023, 04:46 PM
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#2727
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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
just like this place and the cool kid brigade.
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Honestly, the internet is bad.
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02-02-2023, 05:04 PM
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#2728
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Somewhere down the crazy river.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by peter12
Honestly, the internet is bad.
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It was good before it got busy with people.
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02-02-2023, 05:11 PM
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#2729
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Twitter? Is that thing still going on?
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02-02-2023, 06:06 PM
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#2731
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
just like this place and the cool kid brigade.
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90% of this forum is 40+
Please tell me you posted ironically.
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02-02-2023, 06:21 PM
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#2732
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My face is a bum!
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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
just like this place and the cool kid brigade.
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Wait, I thought it was the teen groupie squad?
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02-02-2023, 06:47 PM
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#2733
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Ben
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: God's Country (aka Cape Breton Island)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
just like this place and the cool kid brigade.
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Originally Posted by FormerPresJamesTaylor
90% of this forum is 40+
Please tell me you posted ironically.
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You shut your pie hole! I can be a cool kid at 40 ... can't I?
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02-02-2023, 09:52 PM
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#2734
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill Bumface
Wait, I thought it was the teen groupie squad?
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__________________
The Beatings Shall Continue Until Morale Improves!
This Post Has Been Distilled for the Eradication of Seemingly Incurable Sadness.
The World Ends when you're dead. Until then, you've got more punishment in store. - Flames Fans
If you thought this season would have a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention.
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02-03-2023, 07:20 AM
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#2735
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Our Jessica Fletcher
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Quote:
Originally Posted by peter12
Why don't people use this opportunity to ask themselves why they need something like Twitter in the first place?
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It can be extremely informational, or it can be a toxic waste of time. It's entirely up to how each account chooses to operate.
I have about 500 followers and they consist mostly of industry professionals, researchers, developers, etc, across the world. My list of blocked words are 'liberals, trudeau, conservatives, harper, covid, vaccine, vaccinated, vax, BellLetsTalk'.
Keep seeing people calling it a cesspool. It's the choice of those people though to go swimming in that pool.
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02-03-2023, 07:22 AM
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#2736
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Franchise Player
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Spoutible.com is up and running and looks great. Edit button makes life better. Really good job and will pull many Twitterers away.
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02-03-2023, 07:34 AM
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#2737
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Our Jessica Fletcher
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Spoutible will definitely be worth a try - hopefully the quality users of Twitter make the move.
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02-03-2023, 07:35 AM
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#2738
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: SW Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cheese
Spoutible.com is up and running and looks great. Edit button makes life better. Really good job and will pull many Twitterers away.
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You can rebuild Twitter exactly or even improve upon it.. but you need to get the users who people care about over there. Some site should identify the top x posters - and pay them to tweet over there for an exclusive period.
Still probably won't work - but just building a better twitter isn't going to steal users.
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02-03-2023, 07:50 AM
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#2739
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Somewhere down the crazy river.
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The key to healthy twitter is not going too deep past the initial tweet from someone you’re following. Once you start looking at responses, it just becomes stupid and toxic. Muting words and blocking also help.
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02-03-2023, 07:50 AM
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#2740
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Commie Referee
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Small town, B.C.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by peter12
Why don't people use this opportunity to ask themselves why they need something like Twitter in the first place?
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Instant NHL info. Pretty simple.
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