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*# Or post your question to Google+, let me know about it (my G+ handle is [https://plus.google.com/+PeterSuber +petersuber]), and I'll reply to your post. Or if you'd like, I could start the thread on my own G+ account and you could reply there. (Here's an [https://plus.google.com/+PeterSuber/posts/Mx3eCDyebjY example].) If the dialogue started on Twitter, naturally the G+ posts could link back to it, and the Twitter posts could link to the G+ discussion. | *# Or post your question to Google+, let me know about it (my G+ handle is [https://plus.google.com/+PeterSuber +petersuber]), and I'll reply to your post. Or if you'd like, I could start the thread on my own G+ account and you could reply there. (Here's an [https://plus.google.com/+PeterSuber/posts/Mx3eCDyebjY example].) If the dialogue started on Twitter, naturally the G+ posts could link back to it, and the Twitter posts could link to the G+ discussion. | ||
* The advantage of G+ over email is that others could watch our dialogue, join in, share the URL, and so on. Our back-and-forth could be as public and participatory as on Twitter, but we wouldn't have to stultify ourselves. | * The advantage of G+ over email is that others could watch our dialogue, join in, share the URL, and so on. Our back-and-forth could be as public and participatory as on Twitter, but we wouldn't have to stultify ourselves. | ||
* I know that this kind of public, unrestricted dialogue could also take place on other platforms. But I've deliberately deleted my FB account, and [http://www.businessinsider.com/10-reasons-to-delete-your-facebook-account-2010-5 recommend] that you do the same. Let's not go there. For reasons that are similar but not as strong, I don't use LinkedIn. I have experimental accounts on Diaspora and Mastodon, and | * I know that this kind of public, unrestricted dialogue could also take place on other platforms. But I've deliberately deleted my FB account, and [http://www.businessinsider.com/10-reasons-to-delete-your-facebook-account-2010-5 recommend] that you do the same. Let's not go there. For reasons that are similar but not as strong, I don't use LinkedIn. I have experimental accounts on Diaspora and Mastodon, and I'm ready to try new platforms as they emerge. But for now I haven't seen one better for this purpose than G+. | ||
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* I'm sorry if one of my tweets that brought you here seemed abrupt or unfriendly. As you can see, the purpose was to invite further discussion, not shut it down. If I could modify the tweets that point here, or modify this page itself, in order to make that clearer, I'd welcome your thoughts on how to do that. | * I'm sorry if one of my tweets that brought you here seemed abrupt or unfriendly. As you can see, the purpose was to invite further discussion, not shut it down. If I could modify the tweets that point here, or modify this page itself, in order to make that clearer, I'd welcome your thoughts on how to do that. | ||
Revision as of 16:46, 21 January 2018
- Suggested short URL for this page = bit.ly/Untwitter
| If I referred you to this page from one of my tweets, then I'd like to follow up what we were discussing. But Twitter didn't give us the space to do it properly, or even the space to talk about alternatives. — Peter Suber. |
Worth discussing but not on Twitter
- In a June 2016 blog post, I asked, "Is there a well-understood hashtag or abbreviation that means: Worth discussing but impossible on Twitter?"
- At the time there wasn't one. I half-seriously proposed a bad one (WORDBIT for "WORth Discussing But Impossible on Twitter"). But I haven't used it and I'm still looking for something better. Let me know if you see a good one emerging.
- If I had one, I'd use it in many of my Twitter threads, while linking to this page where I can explain myself.
Dialogue without oversimplification
- I like dialogue. I like responding to questions and objections when I can, especially questions or objections about my own work. But I don't like oversimplification. In fact, I like dialogue in part because it helps us overcome oversimplification.
- Hence, I don't like dialogue on Twitter. Or I don't like it once it reaches the point when serious contributions require more than 140 or 280 characters. For most interesting dialogues, that's very early in the process.
- If I'm in a Twitter thread and someone asks me a question that requires a response too long for Twitter, I'd rather shift to a more accommodating platform than oversimplify or fall silent.
Shifting to a more accommodating platform
- If I point to this page from one of my tweets, here's what I'm proposing:
- Either send me an email and I'll reply by email...
- Or post your question to Google+, let me know about it (my G+ handle is +petersuber), and I'll reply to your post. Or if you'd like, I could start the thread on my own G+ account and you could reply there. (Here's an example.) If the dialogue started on Twitter, naturally the G+ posts could link back to it, and the Twitter posts could link to the G+ discussion.
- The advantage of G+ over email is that others could watch our dialogue, join in, share the URL, and so on. Our back-and-forth could be as public and participatory as on Twitter, but we wouldn't have to stultify ourselves.
- I know that this kind of public, unrestricted dialogue could also take place on other platforms. But I've deliberately deleted my FB account, and recommend that you do the same. Let's not go there. For reasons that are similar but not as strong, I don't use LinkedIn. I have experimental accounts on Diaspora and Mastodon, and I'm ready to try new platforms as they emerge. But for now I haven't seen one better for this purpose than G+.
- I'm sorry if one of my tweets that brought you here seemed abrupt or unfriendly. As you can see, the purpose was to invite further discussion, not shut it down. If I could modify the tweets that point here, or modify this page itself, in order to make that clearer, I'd welcome your thoughts on how to do that.
Return to my Twitter feed (@petersuber).
Return to my Google+ feed (+petersuber).
Return to my home page.