Comments on: Be humane http://socialmediabirmingham.com/be-humane/ Commentary with a (Technically) Southern touch... Sun, 13 Feb 2011 05:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Social Media Birmingham http://socialmediabirmingham.com/be-humane/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Social Media Birmingham Wed, 31 Mar 2010 02:57:57 +0000 http://socialmediabirmingham.com/?p=308#comment-96 Ike,<br><br>Thanks for your kind words. I hope you find this as interesting as I found the "Twitter 10". My only regret is not doing this sooner.<br><br>Cheers,<br>--DW Ike,

Thanks for your kind words. I hope you find this as interesting as I found the “Twitter 10″. My only regret is not doing this sooner.

Cheers,
–DW

]]> By: Ike Pigott http://socialmediabirmingham.com/be-humane/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Ike Pigott Wed, 31 Mar 2010 01:33:45 +0000 http://socialmediabirmingham.com/?p=308#comment-95 Dan, this is one of the finest compliments a person could pay.<br><br>You are right, it's quite easy to get sucked into spacebars and screens, and forget there are real people on the receiving end of those poisoned pixels.<br><br>I find myself wishing I had been more restrained in the way I handle my online communications.<br><br>Thanks for doing the heavy lifting, and giving more depth to the Twitter 10. Dan, this is one of the finest compliments a person could pay.

You are right, it's quite easy to get sucked into spacebars and screens, and forget there are real people on the receiving end of those poisoned pixels.

I find myself wishing I had been more restrained in the way I handle my online communications.

Thanks for doing the heavy lifting, and giving more depth to the Twitter 10.

]]> By: Ian Hayes http://socialmediabirmingham.com/be-humane/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Ian Hayes Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:34:23 +0000 http://socialmediabirmingham.com/?p=308#comment-91 I think you're trying to say something really important here. As someone who used to frequent a messageboard (<a href="http://www.stupid-boy.com" rel="nofollow">www.stupid-boy.com</a>) to excess, I've certainly seen the people who are just in it to argue and self-arrogate. You're absolutely right that this combative spirit is alienating people and sending them right back to the real world from whence they came. <br><br>However, this extends even further than our treatment of so-called "n00bs"; I believe we should be humane to everyone in the twitterverse and beyond. Web 2.0 isn't about having scathing arguments in the comfort and safety of anonymity anymore; it's about dropping the handles and avatars, adopting real names and real pictures, and trying to connect with each other in a very real and very personal way. <br><br>We have a responsibility to treat each other humanely as we sort out this new way of relating to one another. We should be friendly, helpful and encouraging, and if some behavior does need correction, then a DM is a more appropriate venue for that criticism than a mere mention. (Unless it's so constructively positioned as to serve as a learning experience for someone else who hasn't yet made the same mistake.)<br><br>Anyway, good article and a great addition to a much-needed series on Twitter etiquette. All I would recommend is a quick proofread and edit before publication. I think you're trying to say something really important here. As someone who used to frequent a messageboard (http://www.stupid-boy.com) to excess, I've certainly seen the people who are just in it to argue and self-arrogate. You're absolutely right that this combative spirit is alienating people and sending them right back to the real world from whence they came.

However, this extends even further than our treatment of so-called “n00bs”; I believe we should be humane to everyone in the twitterverse and beyond. Web 2.0 isn't about having scathing arguments in the comfort and safety of anonymity anymore; it's about dropping the handles and avatars, adopting real names and real pictures, and trying to connect with each other in a very real and very personal way.

We have a responsibility to treat each other humanely as we sort out this new way of relating to one another. We should be friendly, helpful and encouraging, and if some behavior does need correction, then a DM is a more appropriate venue for that criticism than a mere mention. (Unless it's so constructively positioned as to serve as a learning experience for someone else who hasn't yet made the same mistake.)

Anyway, good article and a great addition to a much-needed series on Twitter etiquette. All I would recommend is a quick proofread and edit before publication.

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