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Message: [QUOTE="auror, post: 3425794, member: 1329"] A player doesn't have to be on Twitter and don't have to have a public profile if they are. And they definitely don't have to read their mentions. It's entirely"opt-in". If you want to be famous and "build a brand" or connect with fans, then you have to take the good with the bad. If you reach out into the void, the masses will reach back. Of course, people should be nicer. But signing up and interacting on Twitter is like leaving your door unlocked. Bad people don't care that it's immoral to come in and steal something or say mean things about you. It's a numbers game. 550,000 alums. 22% of people have a Twitter account. 5% of them are bad people. 20% of those people got a little drunk or had an extra bad day. That's 1200 people who might message mean things on Twitter about MSU basketball. Out of 550,000, it's 0.20%. But it's 1000+ notifications. [/QUOTE]