My Twitter Policy
Twitter’s been a hot topic in my circle as of late – even my mom asked me about it the other day! In recent days, I’ve gotten a number of new Twitter followers, mostly from my twittering at the WSOP. Im some cases, it’s really cool – in others, it’s not. So, if you give a damn, here’s my policy for followers on Twitter – will I follow, will I block, or “other”.
Easy: I know you
We’ve met in real life. We may even be married! (right, @lastwordy?) I’ll happily follow you, and I hope you follow me.
You know someone I know
We may not have met, but you and I share a “Twitter Friend”, and we’ve had a few tweeted conversations, and you haven’t tried to convert me to Jesus or the Republican Party. Again, mutual follow.
You’re a person, and you’ve picked up on a keyword in my Tweet
I had a problem with my Wordpress install a while back, and someone at random responded and kinda helped me through it. That’s pretty cool, and a prime example of the beauty of social networks. It’s happened more frequently to me now, with people who are into poker, since I got re-tweeted a few times by a prominent poker publication during my WSOP run. Please follow me if you like; I’m going to go through your Tweet history and see if it makes sense for me to follow you.
You’re a corporation, and you’ve picked up on a keyword in my Tweet
OK – this is different. I don’t know who you are, and you identify yourself as part of a company that you may or may not work for. Until I can validate that you represent who you say you represent, I’m not following you, and the first time you try to sell me something you’re getting blocked.
You sound like a cardboard sign on a telephone pole, advertising “Lose Weight Now” and “Work From Home” opportunities
I’m not following you, and you’re getting blocked. I don’t want to be counted among your numbers at all.
You have a half-naked profile picture and you say nothing of consequence.
Let’s just pretend we never met, okay? You’re an embarassment. Like a Hooters girl, you just don’t have the nerve to admit to yourself what you are, and you’ve found a new medium with which to lie to yourself. Bye now.
You’re famous, I follow you, we met in a Starbucks, I recognized you from your Twitter photo, and you were cool enough to follow me too.
Okay, so it applies to exactly one person on my Twitter list. It’s still a category. 
I think that covers most of what I’ve seen so far. Is there anything obvious that I’m missing?
