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Should the Infamous Boneyard have a Twitter presence?

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I know Twitter is considered a medium for the young at heart and most of the contributor's on Boneyard currently have more of a past behind them than a future ahead of them, but don't you guys think it would be interesting the bridge the gaps with a twitter account representing Some of the "Wisdom & Humor" often displayed on the Boneyard Forum? Don't know if this subject has been brought up before, so forgive me if it has... :)
 
IDK. Twitter has always felt like some collective, societal stream of conciousness. Some of it timely, some unseemly, most of it best left unsaid. I'm ambivalent about it, so I'll leave it for others to decide.
 
Is the Boneyard really infamous? Maybe to some ...
 
Plebe said:
Is the Boneyard really infamous? Maybe to some ...
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I can think of one person and one program, separate and distinct; undefined person; Rocky top program.
 
I don't think any of the BY'ers could get their point across in 120 charters or what ever it is now. #Whatever just doesn't cut it for me.
 
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cookie447 said:
I don't Twitter; I don't even know how to Twitter and I don't want to learn how to Twitter..is it that clear??!
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Yea the two questions marks followed by the single exclamation point makes it pretty clear. :D
 
I am by no means a social media maven, but I must say I kinda like the idea, in the abstract, of a Boneyard twitter presence.

But the devil is in the details. Who would run it? Who would decide what to tweet or not tweet, what to retweet or not retweet, etc.? Not sure it's really feasible.
 
Who will be our Lavar Ball? We won't make it unless we can feud.
 
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Plebe said:
I am by no means a social media maven, but I must say kinda like the idea, in the abstract, of a Boneyard twitter presence.
But the devil is in the details. Who would run it? Who would decide what to tweet or not tweet, what to retweet or not retweet, etc.? Not sure it's really feasible.
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It's never going to be feasible when you have more questions than answers.
I nominate "you" as the answer to all your questions.:D
 
I say NO Twitter.......The BY is good enough as is.
 
I think between the Uconnblog, UconnWBB, Uconn Athletics, all of the former players, the sports reporters and the BY-ers who tweet, that we have it covered.

The young kids SnapChat and IG. Twitter is still fairly popular but is mainly the older millennials/Gen X'ers.
 
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bags27 said:
Would we have to get our tats covered up, too?
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Show 'em if you have them. I'm one of the only non-military in my family. So I don't have any but I don't begrudge those that do.
Your body. Your freedom of expression.
 
YellwJcket999 said:
Show 'em if you have them. I'm one of the only non-military in my family. So I don't have any but I don't begrudge those that do.
Your body. Your freedom of expression.
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Try telling that to CD! :-)
 
I once had a conversation with some Ham radio enthusiasts, and if you want to see enthusiastic enthusiasts, talk to Ham radio folks. At least, they used to be. This story happened maybe 20 years ago, but its point is still valid. At least, I think it is. Anyway...

I was talking to them and this guy was talking about the latest advance in Ham radio technology. Seems there was now a way to not only talk on radio -- the audio part -- but they could actually SEE the person they were talking to as well. And I asked, in all innocence, "Isn't that television, and haven't we had that for decades?" They were hard pressed to answer.

Anyway, IMHO, Boneyard Twitter, like Ham television, the the answer to a question that no one has asked.
 
How about for those who don't want to tweet, don't. For those who do, go for it and use "#TheBoneyard" as a hashtag.

Those who choose not to tweet, will have to lurk on Twitter to find out what we're saying about them. Ha, ha.

Also, anyone can join in at any time, Boneyarders or not, just by using our hashtag. Heck, we may end up finding out what the rest of the world really does think of us and UConn. It might get interesting! :eek: :D :mad: :( :p :cool:
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Time to start getting ready for the game. Go Huskies! #TheBoneyard :)
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IMHO, twitter is for twits. Oh, and only the Cesspool part of the BY is infamous.
 
I love Twitter... fresh info!
Just about all announcements on here come from Tweets!
 
tomcat said:
I once had a conversation with some Ham radio enthusiasts... I asked, in all innocence, "Isn't that television, and haven't we had that for decades?" They were hard pressed to answer...Ham television, the the answer to a question that no one has asked.
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You asked the wrong ham, I guess. Amateur television, like its predecessor slow scan TV was a clever adaptation of a mass medium (TV) to communication between individuals that requires no public or corporate facilities. Its function is somewhat more fairly compared to Internet apps like Facetime or Skype. But even with these examples, Internet infrastructure is required. Hams work to have reliable communications in many forms when disaster or worse knocks out all those corporate owned microwave towers. In the days after hurricane Katrina, amateur radio operators had most of the only communication systems that still worked. Today, hams use digital modes like PSK31 to communicate world-wide with something that resembles Internet chatting, but without the Internet.

It’s a great hobby, and it has an important public service component in the background, waiting for the next call to duty.
 
bags27 said:
Would we have to get our tats covered up, too?
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Ah, where exactly do you have a tat, Coach? Never mind. I think we are all better off not knowing. :eek:
 
Folks act like Twitter is a new thing. Many here have been tweeting since 1957. :)
 
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