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WCDT strips 3836-3840 (24 to 28 September 2018)
Shjade:
--- Quote from: Jakk Frost on 25 Sep 2018, 07:44 ---
--- Quote from: JoeCovenant on 25 Sep 2018, 01:22 ---
--- Quote from: Tova on 25 Sep 2018, 01:02 ---... DON'T @ ME
--- End quote ---
I've started seeing this around...
Not sure I totally understand what it means...?
(Or is it simply, don't tweet about this and include me as a direct recipient?)
--- End quote ---
Basically it's "Don't link to me in any response or discussion, I'm not interested in having my viewpoint challenged."
--- End quote ---
This, and the variations of it others posted in the thread, are as inaccurate as claiming someone blocking you on Twitter means they "can't handle debate" or are "hiding" or "know they lost" or etc.
"Don't @ me" doesn't mean they don't want to be challenged or refuse to change their minds or are otherwise closed to new ideas.
It means they don't want to hear from you, the anonymous online public, about it. They're stating their opinion; you can debate it amongst yourselves all you want, just don't include them because they don't care about your opinions on their opinion. They don't know you, they don't owe you their time, and you're probably going to post bullshit about it anyway - as demonstrated in the above quote suggesting they "don't want their viewpoint challenged," for example, proving their point.
More specific to Twitter where this started, @ing people also sends them notifications so it's also just a way of keeping your notifications clear for things you actually care about responding to instead of getting potentially flooded with rando replies to a statement you made X days ago. Less of an issue now that they have a "mute this conversation" feature, but etymology and all that.
Is it cold in here?:
--- Quote from: ImVeryAngryItsNotButter on 25 Sep 2018, 05:41 ---
--- Quote from: Walrus Mustashe on 25 Sep 2018, 02:51 ---
--- Quote from: JoeCovenant on 25 Sep 2018, 01:22 ---
--- Quote from: Tova on 25 Sep 2018, 01:02 ---... DON'T @ ME
--- End quote ---
I've started seeing this around...
Not sure I totally understand what it means...?
--- End quote ---
It is a way to state a controversial opinion without wanting to receive controversial opinions in return.
--- End quote ---
This, exactly. I find it hard to have respect for people who want to change people's minds, yet are completely unwilling to change their own mind in the process.
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Global Moderator Comment A common phenomenon, but my best judgement is that that's not what's happening here.
Case:
--- Quote from: de_la_Nae on 25 Sep 2018, 09:18 ---But I like Joe and Tova, so I'll dip my toe *this once*.
Moratorium back on, may the odds ever be in your favor you poor bastards.
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Thrillho:
--- Quote from: MrNumbers on 25 Sep 2018, 07:49 ---Can I just point out the deep irony that an sardonically posted "Don't @ me" has resulted in the most @'d replies in the entire thread?
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Speaking as a user, not a mod, for whatever it's worth, when I say 'Don't @ me' I actually mean 'I am desperate to discuss this shit, someone talk to me.'
--- Quote from: zzyzx on 25 Sep 2018, 04:04 ---I have a friend who was a cop in the southeaat. An out lesbian, concerned about social issues, willing to both call out her fellow officers both in person and online and question her own actions when called out, she did a ton of good for her community. Officers like that leaving does not help, especially when the reason is just a vague unease about how others might think about you.
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This is a very, very complicated thing to talk about and it really doesn't have a right answer.
dutchrvl:
--- Quote from: Shjade on 25 Sep 2018, 10:42 ---
--- Quote from: Jakk Frost on 25 Sep 2018, 07:44 ---
--- Quote from: JoeCovenant on 25 Sep 2018, 01:22 ---
--- Quote from: Tova on 25 Sep 2018, 01:02 ---... DON'T @ ME
--- End quote ---
I've started seeing this around...
Not sure I totally understand what it means...?
(Or is it simply, don't tweet about this and include me as a direct recipient?)
--- End quote ---
Basically it's "Don't link to me in any response or discussion, I'm not interested in having my viewpoint challenged."
--- End quote ---
This, and the variations of it others posted in the thread, are as inaccurate as claiming someone blocking you on Twitter means they "can't handle debate" or are "hiding" or "know they lost" or etc.
"Don't @ me" doesn't mean they don't want to be challenged or refuse to change their minds or are otherwise closed to new ideas.
It means they don't want to hear from you, the anonymous online public, about it. They're stating their opinion; you can debate it amongst yourselves all you want, just don't include them because they don't care about your opinions on their opinion. They don't know you, they don't owe you their time, and you're probably going to post bullshit about it anyway - as demonstrated in the above quote suggesting they "don't want their viewpoint challenged," for example, proving their point.
More specific to Twitter where this started, @ing people also sends them notifications so it's also just a way of keeping your notifications clear for things you actually care about responding to instead of getting potentially flooded with rando replies to a statement you made X days ago. Less of an issue now that they have a "mute this conversation" feature, but etymology and all that.
--- End quote ---
Yep, even if you love discussing a topic and have your way of thinking challenged by others, that doesn't mean you necessarily want to engage in discussions online with people you don't know. In many discussions it's worthwhile to have some kind of understanding of that person, their backgrounds, etc. Basically helpful context you don't get when discussing topics with random internetters.
Anyway, I think Tova's use of "don't @ me" was more tongue-in-cheek as a response to Jeph's commentary underneath today's comic (which is more-or-less the equivalent of 'don't @ me').
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