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> Reply to your tweet, posting "I was wrong" There is another option. Quote tweet and say "I was wrong". Quote tweeting is a concept extension mechanism but pe
by memexy 6y ago
> Reply to your tweet, posting "I was wrong"
There is another option. Quote tweet and say "I was wrong". Quote tweeting is a concept extension mechanism but people mostly use it for dunking. If you make a mistake then quote tweeting is the best way to correct it because people can then search for "I was wrong" and see the wrong tweet in context.
- npunt 6y agoTrue, quote tweeting (I think you mean retweet with comment) yourself is another option, however I don't see it as fundamentally different to replies. If people are liking, retweeting, or replying to the original tweet, it will continue to show up in the feeds of others through the home feed algorithm. Thus, the same forces apply that strongly favor the original over the correction.
- memexy 6y agoThat's a good point but if you actually want to verify whether the original author retracted their statement then you can do localized search, e.g. "from:author 'I was wrong'". It's true the feed will show different results but I only use twitter by searching now and it's a much better experience. Tweetdeck allows me to curate exactly what I want to be aware of instead of being beholden to algorithmic manipulation.
- oehpr 6y agoI don't believe that would work, because links to the original tweet will still be broken, allowing people to say "X deleted their tweet" without saying that they reposted and said they were wrong. Motivated actors loooooove this form of lying.
- memexy 6y agoCan't really do much for the people that are not interested in finding out the truth so not much point in trying to address their concerns. The people that care about finding out will dig through the timeline and figure it out, especially if they consider the account to be trustworthy.