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Question BYers what are your thoughts on older non news media adults commenting on teenagers twitter etc.

Example: teenagers makes a tweet about there BF/GF and a 55 yr old person replies to the tweet with a comment, or teenager tweets I'm in Cali on vacation and post a "selfie" and older adult replies to tweet


I don't think it's appropriate
 
I say it is creepy, but when you put that stuff out there in public cybersphere, you can't really control who will respond. That is why I am not a twit. Tweet? Tweeter? Whatever.
 
Godfather said:
Question BYers what are your thoughts on older non news media adults commenting on teenagers twitter etc.

Example: teenagers makes a tweet about there BF/GF and a 55 yr old person replies to the tweet with a comment, or teenager tweets I'm in Cali on vacation and post a "selfie" and older adult replies to tweet


I don't think it's appropriate
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Agree
 
UConnChapette said:
I say it is creepy, but )when you put that stuff out there in public cybersphere, you can't really control who will respond. That is why I am not a twit. Tweet? Tweeter? Whatever.
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Although, there are plenty of Twitter feeds that you can follow that are NOT creepy. For example, Arizona Softball tweets the scoring and such during the game, really the only way to follow, often; also, my wife gets tweets from a number of quite public folks who (clearly) use twitter to disseminate info, not for personal things, for example, CVS (does anyone think she "really" tweets herself?).

I don't have an account, but my wife does, however, she doesn't follow any student athletes or such. She also tweets extremely rarely. When I use it for softball scores, for example, I click on the link on the Arizona Softball Home Page.
 
I don't think "creepy" is the right word but there is something off when a male social security recipient is hanging on every word posted by some 18 y/o girl.

Om second thought - maybe creepy is the right word.
 
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I don't think it's appropriate[/QUOTE]

How about if you reply to the twitter of God?
 
Godfather said:
Question BYers what are your thoughts on older non news media adults commenting on teenagers twitter etc.

Example: teenagers makes a tweet about there BF/GF and a 55 yr old person replies to the tweet with a comment, or teenager tweets I'm in Cali on vacation and post a "selfie" and older adult replies to tweet


I don't think it's appropriate
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If you are a total stranger, yeah, it's downright creepy and not appropriate. However, I was friended by a bunch of my nieces buddies who chat me up all the time, and I comment on their posts (FB) not often but from time to time, usually teasing when they are being silly or offering comfort when they are blue. I think that's ok.
 
Obviously there are exceptions for people who know other people, including young ones. But as for myself, I'd rather be caught dead than follow the tweets of a 20-year-old athlete, even if I am a legitimate fan of that athlete. I don't need to know and I don't want to know.
 
Anyone who refuses to get involved with twitter is an old fogie. I are one.
 
tomcat said:
Obviously there are exceptions for people who know other people, including young ones. But as for myself, I'd rather be caught dead than follow the tweets of a 20-year-old athlete, even if I am a legitimate fan of that athlete. I don't need to know and I don't want to know.
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the OP was not specific.
 
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I do think it is creepy for ol' fahts like myself to engage these young ones on social media.

A personal note: I've made my career creating the backbone of the digital world upon which developers have built the social media world you know. My best wish for myself in my retirement is to live free & far from the reach of digital technology. I am Luddite and I approve this message!

Ol' Boo's goin' fishing
 
Yeah, replying on twitter to someone you don't actually know is weird UNLESS they are openly soliciting info. e.g. "in Chicago tonight, what restaurant should I go to?"

I follow several ND players on twitter but would never tweet them or reply to a tweet. The slight exception is that I did tweet K-Mac once to thank her for representing Erie, PA so well. I don't think there's anything wrong or weird about an occasional congratulations or expression of support. Also, I'm 26. I might feel different about it if I were 56.

And I don't think there's anything strange about following your team's players. Most twitter users want as many followers as possible and they know that fans are among them, so they don't tweet anything that's too personal for fans to know. The bigger barrier is that that teenagers often don't have anything interesting to say.
 
Godfather said:
Question BYers what are your thoughts on older non news media adults commenting on teenagers twitter etc.

Example: teenagers makes a tweet about there BF/GF and a 55 yr old person replies to the tweet with a comment, or teenager tweets I'm in Cali on vacation and post a "selfie" and older adult replies to tweet


I don't think it's appropriate
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It's kinda strange but they can remove/delete the reply if they don't want to see it then block the person, can't they?

Why do you ask? Are you following at a teenager's Twitter account? The guy's right- they wouldn't seem to be interesting enough for me to read them.
 
With a Twitter account you can "follow" different things and get updates on those things - Like a local police department somewhere, the Mt Washington Cog Railroad, (or auto road), favorite broadcast shows (in other countries), franchise businesses, favorite author or publisher --- Twitter can be used as another source of data for your interests (and you do not have to respond or post either) And the same can be applied to Facebook too, but Facebook is not as easy to screen through the updates as twitter.
 
Anyone can protect their tweets and screen their followers. It is up to the individual as to whether they want to protect them or open them to the world.
 
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BooRadley said:
I do think it is creepy for ol' fahts like myself to engage these young ones on social media.

A personal note: I've made my career creating the backbone of the digital world upon which developers have built the social media world you know. My best wish for myself in my retirement is to live free & far from the reach of digital technology. I am Luddite and I approve this message!

Ol' Boo's goin' fishing
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Me too. Most of last week was spent putting a bit of hurt on the Lake Champlain smallmouth population.

I spent most of my working life involved with technology. After I retired I cancelled my cell phone, quit wearing a watch and I refuse to be attached to an I - anything. I'm not a true Luddite though. I love my power tools too much and I have to have a big screen to watch the Huskies.
 
Twitter! - back fence gossip! - guess I am an old fogy too for ignoring all of these "social" communication contacts.
 
I don't believe it's a matter of the mechanics of Social Media. It's adults following and commenting on the Social Media Accounts of teenagers that is just wrong. Teams have websites and Social Media Accounts if you as a fan want to follow a particular player. But following a player or recruit is just plain wrong. They have lives outside of the sport and so should fans. Why would I or should I care about the personal and private musings of an 17-20 year old, especially the female athletes that's increasingly creepy!!
 
vtcwbuff said:
Me too. Most of last week was spent putting a bit of hurt on the Lake Champlain smallmouth population.

I spent most of my working life involved with technology. After I retired I cancelled my cell phone, quit wearing a watch and I refuse to be attached to an I - anything. I'm not a true Luddite though. I love my power tools too much and I have to have a big screen to watch the Huskies.
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Did you see Champ? LOL
 
iamcbs said:
I don't believe it's a matter of the mechanics of Social Media. It's adults following and commenting on the Social Media Accounts of teenagers that is just wrong. Teams have websites and Social Media Accounts if you as a fan want to follow a particular player. But following a player or recruit is just plain wrong. They have lives outside of the sport and so should fans. Why would I or should I care about the personal and private musings of an 17-20 year old, especially the female athletes that's increasingly creepy!!
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If they don't want the world to know what they're doing then they shouldn't post on a Twitter. If they post on a Twitter then they must want the attention.
 
Striper69 said:
If they don't want the world to know what they're doing then they shouldn't post on a Twitter. If they post on a Twitter then they must want the attention.
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No, that's not exactly right, either. They're people and they get to have lives and use Twitter and do what any other high school or college student does. Yes, they have to be mindful of their public position but tweeting doesn't mean they want the attention.

On the original point, yeah, totally creepy for an older male to reply to a tweet from a young woman he doesn't know.
 
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I just dont like how anyone that doesnt know the kid assume and/or twist their tweets to something they know nothing about
 
Like it or not it's gonna happen. The person who replies might be a prison inmate or something. You can't control that.
 
I just recently got a Twitter account. Follow mostly columnists (Altavilla, Twellman, etc.). I follow my own kids, but no other kids. If some recruit, player tweets something pertaining to UCONN, one of the columnists will retweet it. Other than that I have 0 interest in their lives.
 
Wally East said:
No, that's not exactly right, either. They're people and they get to have lives and use Twitter and do what any other high school or college student does. Yes, they have to be mindful of their public position but tweeting doesn't mean they want the attention.

On the original point, yeah, totally creepy for an older male to reply to a tweet from a young woman he doesn't know.
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Twitter is public by default. You can do things like set your twitter to private and only accept followers you know. Otherwise, you are broadcasting it to the entire world.

I would bet that their coaches and athletic departments are quick to re-inforce this as well.
 
Orangutan said:
Twitter is public by default. You can do things like set your twitter to private and only accept followers you know. Otherwise, you are broadcasting it to the entire world.

I would bet that their coaches and athletic departments are quick to re-inforce this as well.
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Oh, I'm aware. I'm someone who actually uses Twitter pretty actively :)

Tweeting isn't a demand for public attention.
 
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