Blocked on Twitter

gizmobenny

Marg2k8 wrote: »

I know that there is one comper who regularly runs her own competitions and if you unfollow her as soon as one of her competitions has ended, you will find she has blocked you if you try to follow her again when she runs another. Here is her post about it.
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=61370941&postcount=8

No . not this one

gizmobenny

monsieur_epargnant wrote: »

Twitter doesn't work like Facebook. It's not about friends and passive aggression through blocking. I've been using it since 2008 and I think you are possibly taking it too personally. It's more like the ticker on the bottom of news with SMS messaging bolted on.

That user may rather just stay slightly anonymous and not use it too socially. Or keep the comping people away from their professional life. Or simply for a laugh. Or be quietly building world domination.

I would not worry in the least people, and build your own tribes in whatever social network you use the way you want to. Other people will do it their way. When methods clash it's natural to try to understand why. Like you hurt their feelings or something. Stop it. It's the Wild West out there with few rules. Many many things will make little sense. ESPECIALLY other people.

Yes, I probably did take it a little personally. These are people I have never noticed on there so I'm not doing to miss them now.
I just wondered what I'd done

monsieur_epargnant

There could be dozens of reasons. I lose about 10 a day and gain around 12. Probably been blocked plenty too as I am a little feisty. Honestly never looked into it that much. Met people at business events and a week later they have stopped following.

People like them are like leaves in the wind. Instead stand strong like an oak and those that click with you will find you soon enough.

I'd go with being blocked because you are too damned good! Makes them look bad, jealous and even fearful. Might as well make your version rock!!

toniq

I get blocked loads and block a few, nothing personal, some spout stuff I just don't want to see.

I never let it bother me x

snakepilsen

toniq wrote: »

some spout stuff I just don't want to see x

Some right weirdos out there.

toniq

Aint there just!................... x

becky004

Marg2k8 wrote: »

I know that there is one comper who regularly runs her own competitions and if you unfollow her as soon as one of her competitions has ended, you will find she has blocked you if you try to follow her again when she runs another. Here is her post about it.
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=61370941&postcount=8

Guilty as charged but not on this occasion lol, I did used to run monthly competitions and I didn't think it fair, that I'd have regular followers, and those that followed for a comp, and unfollowed within 24 hours of it ending only to refollow in time for next draw. I did block people that unfollowed several times, to make it fair for others.
However I didn't comp much in 2014 and have a few thousand followers so don't keep check and don't block anybody anymore. Though I will say I do have serial offenders as they have same MSE names :rotfl:
And I did used to PM people on here that complained they were blocked and unblocked them, my comps tend to run for months now so is not really an issue anymore xx

oliveoyl

I've blocked one comper - not for retweeting my comps, I don't mind anyone doing that, but for copying my other tweets as well - when I clicked on her page, it looked almost identical to mine. *weird* *block*

BlueBella

I often check to see who is following me and have been quite amazed and intrigued by the range of companies who are, even though I am not following them!! To name a few...

@SanitaryOwl
@AncientAliens
@feelyourboobies
@worldoftanks
@MoonRocketMedi1
@worldoftanks

I often see companies favoriting my tweets too - not comping tweets but some of my random rambles. For example, last Sunday I tweeted something like, 'By, it is really cold out there today. I think I need a latte' and I received notification that a London based clothing company, that I am not even following, had favorited it??? WHY??? Am I missing something!?

I don't tend to block compers unless they are stalking me and as far as I know only one company has blocked me 'Rafflecopters' because I kept complaining when they made the big changes just before the Advents started and they never seemed to load properly! Their loss - not mine