Twitter abuse of Stan Collymore

Used correctly, there's no better online vehicle. As some may imagine, I struggled it with initially as it limits you to 140 characters, but other than on matchdays I rarely tweet myself. I use it in the main to gather opinions on a variety of subjects, and of course for breaking news on BFC, sport in general, news headlines, music, charity stuff and some good old fashioned fun.

 

Myself and Whitey took offence gosportyke's comments about twitter, when they clearly have no idea what twitter is about for most people I know. It's like someone saying to you 'Dil Raj is ****, but I've never been.'

 

There's passing comment and there's making sweeping generalizations, though.

Without twitter, Collymore wouldn't be as 'current' as he would like to be. He'd be hidden away on TalkShit. But twitter gives him and the like the vehicle to promote their nonsense opinions. And then gives others the chance to challenge him etc. But as in most walks of life, moronic elements get involved.

Twitter is a great thing. Used by good, bad and ugly. Such is life.

 

I'm sure the vast majority of people who use Twitter use it responsibly and enjoy the experience. However, it's also used to abuse individuals in a vile and obnoxious manner. The answer to this abuse seems to be the victims having to stop using the medium, whilst the culprits appear to get off scot free.
Having said that, I don't think it's helpful or appropriate to tar all users with the same brush.

 

I refer the Right Honourable Gentleman to the answer I've just given.

 

The subject of this thread is twitter abuse. Are you saying that's ok and we are wrong to condemn it because we don't hold accounts? There are good reasons many of us stay away from twitter. The inflated egos of it's users is one of them.

I'm saying there are disturbing mental health issues about the need to hideously abuse someone you don't know, via an on-line social network. Kids sending death threats over a pop star? If you are telling me that's my problem because I don't understand or use twitter, then sorry - I can't help that and am more than happy to have an opposite point of view.

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And it's a fine answer. One I concur with.

As a user of twitter which I admit to enjoying, I feel duty bound to defend it. Just as I'd defend BFC supporters if we were all classed as morons because of the sad actions of a tiny minority.

I've had abuse on twitter. Scott Wiseman's girlfriend called me names once.

And The Full Ponty is always calling me a lovely person.

 

Other than this sentence, the rest of your post was something I agree with 100%.

 

Thing is with mister collymore is that he likes poking the moron nest on regular occasions in order to 'encourage' debate about the abuse he receives.

It's a bizarre way of keeping in the media spotlight.

 

If you read what gosportyke wrote, the post which I replied to, it said 'I have never understood Tw@tter and why anyone would want to use it, but I am old fashioned and prefer to speak to my friends face to face or on the phone: plus I do not need to know what they had for tea or which drink they now downing in a given pub.'

 

I think the criticism of the Twitter users who make these threats & obnoxious comments to their victims is entirely justified. I believe accusing all Twitter users of this type of behaviour is wrong, unhelpful and out of order.

 

In a nutshell.

That's what I find iffy. It doesn't sit well with me.

He does it, Piers Morgan, Adrian Durham, Joey Barton etc. And then after poking the moron nest they react like they've done nowt.

Morgan is a first class lovely person. Piers that is, as well as Chris. His tweets last night were sad as ****. Like the little fat kid at school crying to teacher because he couldn't have second helpings of that vile looking semolina at lunch.

 

My comments were not meant to offend anyone, they are my opinions and views. I have objection to anyone using tw@tter, as that is their choice, what I have an objection to is people using it to hurl abuse and threats at other users.

 

I believe the problem lies with the utter stupidity of people. Twitter is a relatively new medium and at first glance, it appears to offer an element of anonymity which enables these numpties to spew their bile without fear of reprisal. What they haven't taken into account is the fact that what they are doing is illegal and could result in a prosecution (there are precedents)

The problem is that it's so commonplace that the Police probably don't have the resources to respond to all of these issues. This is where Collymore is right to criticise Twitter for their lax attitude. You can't provide a platform like this and then wipe your hands of it, you have a responsibility to protect your customers/users. I'm no fan of Collymore but I think he's bang on about this.

 

re-submitted to say that I have no objection to anyone using twitter (typo)

 

Haha.

I agree that Piers Morgan is an unbearable lovely person. However, I've got to say I enjoyed reading his tweets last night. The racist morons were shouting the odds claiming they were untouchable, he was reminding them (albeit smugly) that they would get their comeuppance. Hopefully that will be the case.

I think ultimately there's a difference between being a complete tosspiece (annoying but not illegal) and being a racist and sending death threats. No hypocrisy on show for me either, Morgan/Collymore will happily give as good as they get when it comes to banter. When it crosses the line into personal threats and racist abuse they let the police deal with it. Like folk do in the real world.

 

We both agree on that one mate