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13. I try to use Twitter links when someone there says something clever

Sat Apr 8, 2017, 10:07 AM

Apr 2017

or dumb in Trump's case. I only just learned how to embed them on DU. I was not aware some might not be able to read them, so if I use them in the future, I will also paste the quoted material. And I will be more sparing of posting Tweets.

Sometimes, they are the news though as in @RealDonaldTrump tweets.

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Complaints about OPs that are just Twitter links are WAY overstated! [View all] MineralMan Apr 2017 OP

Just copy the tweet. Sometimes brevity is an example of creativity. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2017 #1

I don't use Twitter, so I don't make such posts anyhow. MineralMan Apr 2017 #2

I post the link for aesthetic and functional purposes and then copy the contents. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2017 #6

That is what I'd do, too, if I actually used Twitter. MineralMan Apr 2017 #8

What is more annoying is linked articles without links. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2017 #10

Well, yes, and I back away from those immediately. MineralMan Apr 2017 #12

I am guilty of that DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2017 #15

I sometimes post something like "Context?" on MineralMan Apr 2017 #21

Considering DU has added the feature... yallerdawg Apr 2017 #3

I can see no reason why it shouldn't be used. MineralMan Apr 2017 #4

I have Disconnect PatSeg Apr 2017 #16

Never heard of Disconnect True Dough Apr 2017 #26

I used to use AdBlock PatSeg Apr 2017 #30

Good to know True Dough Apr 2017 #38

You're welcome PatSeg Apr 2017 #39

With all due respect, Mineral Man... littlemissmartypants Apr 2017 #5

Again, it's a matter of a second or two. MineralMan Apr 2017 #7

Completely concur. littlemissmartypants Apr 2017 #9

I like the Twitter links I'm not on Twitter & it keeps me up. Alice11111 Apr 2017 #11

See! There you are. MineralMan Apr 2017 #14

I don't really get this issue, if you don't like them, skip them Alice11111 Apr 2017 #25

I try to use Twitter links when someone there says something clever Generic Other Apr 2017 #13

Many people see Twitter as an important source. MineralMan Apr 2017 #18

Facts! You want us to deal w/ real facts?! OldHippieChick Apr 2017 #17

LOL! MineralMan Apr 2017 #19

I did learn from the thread that workplaces block twitter LeftInTX Apr 2017 #20

That's the polite thing to do. MineralMan Apr 2017 #22

I'm on twitter and I can retweet the tweet directly from DU LeftInTX Apr 2017 #24

Cool, but I have no idea what my Twitter login password is. MineralMan Apr 2017 #28

They are, and it's getting very tiresome indeed. Denzil_DC Apr 2017 #23

Overstating statistics is so Trumpy. dchill Apr 2017 #27

ICYMI yallerdawg Apr 2017 #29

Yup. It's a DU Feature, Not a Bug. MineralMan Apr 2017 #31

Didn't Earlg post this identical OP a few days ago? cwydro Apr 2017 #32

Did he? I must have missed it. MineralMan Apr 2017 #34

We shouldn't all move back to a cave and read glyphs just because L. Coyote Apr 2017 #33

Well, it's sort of the same thing as people who complain MineralMan Apr 2017 #35

I was on a dail-up modem for a while. Easy solution is multiple tabs open. L. Coyote Apr 2017 #36

Yeah, what right do those evil corporations have to control MineralMan Apr 2017 #37

Plus, employers can see every keystroke you make on their system. L. Coyote Apr 2017 #40

They can, if they want to, of course. MineralMan Apr 2017 #41

You darn youngin twitter'ers!!!! Eko Apr 2017 #42

There was a thread on this yesterday (which I can't locate) where you asked what happens when... hlthe2b Dec 2018 #43