The Twitter Rules Of Engagement
as adhered to by @GarethJonesTV
My mission on Twitter is to entertain, inform, share and enthuse about
stuff that is important to me.
You can probably guess what those things will be: Wales, cars, motorsport, science & engineering, space technology, and music that I love, or make myself. Some of my tweets will be gags - I apologise about the quality of them in advance I won’t swear on Twitter, because you don’t really need to. (Besides my children might be sitting behind me reading my Twitter stream). I will use Twitter to promote my work projects, significantly my car podcast Gareth Jones On Speed. I will try my best to reply to your tweet if it needs a reply, and I have the time to…and I can think of something to say. If I don’t reply, sorry, I either couldn't think of anything to say or was off doing something a little more important than Twitter, like working, relaxing – or bringing up my children. If you *ask* me to follow you - I won’t. I follow the Twitter protocol that says if someone asks you to follow them they don’t deserve following. Same rule applies for you asking me to make you my #ff Follow Friday I will only do *one* Follow Friday per Friday I won’t follow you: “because it is my birthday”, “because I am a big fan” or any other reason. I only follow people I choose to, that is what Twitter is for. I *will* follow you if send me nice, witty, intelligent, interesting or informed tweets. If you ask me to re-tweet your tweet, I won’t. I will only re-tweet tweets that are funny, informative useful or important or because I want to. I won't retweet your charity or publicity request if you are not following me either. If I decide to un-follow you, it is simply to introduce new blood to my timeline, don't be offended. If wish to un-follow me at any time for any reason you choose, then that is cool, it is your stream you manage it as you wish. If you are rude to me however, I will un-follow you. #IWIllNotUseHashTagsThatAreNotReallyHashTagsAsPunchlines …. because really that's just cheating. |
It is my Twitter stream and I will manage it how I will, I would love it if you join in and follow me.
Gareth Jones March 2012
I reserve the right to change my mind about anything here at any time.