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]]> By: Jeff http://thejeffbrown.me/2009/05/12/im-about-to-kick-twitter-in-the-nads-or-i-want-my-collateral/#comment-212 Wed, 13 May 2009 20:07:56 +0000 http://thejeffbrown.me/?p=861#comment-212 Oh my gosh! Olivier Blanchard just commented on my latest blog post! I think I’ve died and gone to heaven!

]]> By: Olivier Blanchard http://thejeffbrown.me/2009/05/12/im-about-to-kick-twitter-in-the-nads-or-i-want-my-collateral/#comment-211 Wed, 13 May 2009 19:28:27 +0000 http://thejeffbrown.me/?p=861#comment-211 LMAO. Thanks for giving me props. I smell a T-shirt in the works. :D

]]> By: Jeff http://thejeffbrown.me/2009/05/12/im-about-to-kick-twitter-in-the-nads-or-i-want-my-collateral/#comment-210 Wed, 13 May 2009 17:37:23 +0000 http://thejeffbrown.me/?p=861#comment-210 Excellent idea Ari. As difficult as Biz’s new blog post makes this all out to be though, I have my doubts as to whether or not they’re capable of pulling it off.

I appreciate those who choose to respond via DM to such @replies (especially when the answer or conversation doesn’t add any value for the rest of the community). @MichaelHyatt is an excellent example of this.

]]> By: Ari Herzog http://thejeffbrown.me/2009/05/12/im-about-to-kick-twitter-in-the-nads-or-i-want-my-collateral/#comment-209 Wed, 13 May 2009 17:29:15 +0000 http://thejeffbrown.me/?p=861#comment-209 Some 12 hours since the change was made, I have a new thought: What if individual users could opt whether or not to view such replies on a per-user level?

For instance, a major reason I don’t follow people with tens of thousands (and up) of followers is because of the mass individual replies. If you look at @APlusk, he replies to everyone, sometimes with one- or two-word answers. I don’t need to necessarily see this. But replies by someone else I may want to see.

]]> By: Jeff http://thejeffbrown.me/2009/05/12/im-about-to-kick-twitter-in-the-nads-or-i-want-my-collateral/#comment-208 Wed, 13 May 2009 14:36:26 +0000 http://thejeffbrown.me/?p=861#comment-208 You’re exactly right Jeff. But as you pointed out, still a major problem and one that should be rectified.

]]> By: fishwreck http://thejeffbrown.me/2009/05/12/im-about-to-kick-twitter-in-the-nads-or-i-want-my-collateral/#comment-206 Wed, 13 May 2009 13:41:50 +0000 http://thejeffbrown.me/?p=861#comment-206 It looks to me like Tweets that begin with an @ reply, but are not actually replies, will still be seen in your feed; only tweets that are *linked to a prior tweet as a reply* will be suppressed. I believe linked replies is a feature of the API (that is not currently implemented by all Twitter clients). I believe the intention is that if you use a “reply” button in reference to a specific tweet, then your reply is linked to that tweet and would not be seen by non-followers of that person. This would not be as bad a situation as suppressing all tweets that begin with an @ mention, but it’s still problematic for many, and an option that should be restored for those who desire it.

]]> By: Jim Roepcke http://thejeffbrown.me/2009/05/12/im-about-to-kick-twitter-in-the-nads-or-i-want-my-collateral/#comment-205 Wed, 13 May 2009 09:29:17 +0000 http://thejeffbrown.me/?p=861#comment-205 The stupidity of Twitter’s decision is astounding. It’s akin to the NYT only allowing you to see news articles written by your friends, but even then only if they’re about you.

Wow.

]]> By: graceonline http://thejeffbrown.me/2009/05/12/im-about-to-kick-twitter-in-the-nads-or-i-want-my-collateral/#comment-203 Wed, 13 May 2009 05:24:23 +0000 http://thejeffbrown.me/?p=861#comment-203 Spot on. Thank you. Are you listening, Twitter? We want all the @replies.

]]> By: RookieMom Heather http://thejeffbrown.me/2009/05/12/im-about-to-kick-twitter-in-the-nads-or-i-want-my-collateral/#comment-202 Wed, 13 May 2009 05:16:44 +0000 http://thejeffbrown.me/?p=861#comment-202 True dat! I can easily ignore those @replies that are for randoms if I want or dig in if I’m in the mood to find interesting folks my friends are talking to. Grrr.

@rookieheather
@rookiemoms

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