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>> Clearly at least one person in this thread did not know it, so there's no harm in telling people about it. > Heh, no. I am the person who started this threa

>> Clearly at least one person in this thread did not know it, so there's no harm in telling people about it. > Heh, no. I am the person who started this thread, and the only other person in this thread other than those defending unsolicited advice. Heh, yes. Ironic given the original topic was in part criticizing human mod decisions. And I never ever thought after decades on public Internet forums that unsolicited advice was somehow disallowed or even generally frowned upon. This is sort of the social contract you sign up for when you post your stories in a comments section.

lapcat 4y ago
> And I never ever thought after decades on public Internet forums that unsolicited advice was somehow disallowed or even generally frowned upon. Well, I'm glad that I've finally got you thinking about it now. It's important to recognize that many people do resent unsolicited advice, especially when it's obvious, condescending, and implies criticism of the person's choices, which is this case here. I talked about a tweet of mine that was mistakenly flagged by Twitter, and how I had to give Twitter my phone # to unsuspend my account. One replier said "This is why you do not use a work/professional account for things other than work" and another replier said "That is why you have separate business phone numbers and addresses". How can these direct replies to me not be interpreted as personal criticism of me and my choices? The implication is that I made a mistake and wasn't following "best practice". I actually have no regrets, either about writing the tweet or about not having a separate business phone number, and I continue to have no intention to set up a separate business phone #, address, etc., because that would a hassle for me with little or no benefit. But again, this is not some secret, obscure thing that people need to be told. Of course people running a business are aware of the possibility of separating the business from the personal. Not to mention, it's kind of hilarious to suggest Google Voice as a solution to one's privacy problems, as if adding Google into the mix isn't a privacy problem in itself. Google is the world's largest personal data collection agency.
- fuckstick 4y ago
  > Well, I'm glad that I've finally got you thinking about it now. Wow, on being condescending, takes one to know one I guess.

lapcat 4y ago

> And I never ever thought after decades on public Internet forums that unsolicited advice was somehow disallowed or even generally frowned upon. Well, I'm glad that I've finally got you thinking about it now. It's important to recognize that many people do resent unsolicited advice, especially when it's obvious, condescending, and implies criticism of the person's choices, which is this case here. I talked about a tweet of mine that was mistakenly flagged by Twitter, and how I had to give Twitter my phone # to unsuspend my account. One replier said "This is why you do not use a work/professional account for things other than work" and another replier said "That is why you have separate business phone numbers and addresses". How can these direct replies to me not be interpreted as personal criticism of me and my choices? The implication is that I made a mistake and wasn't following "best practice". I actually have no regrets, either about writing the tweet or about not having a separate business phone number, and I continue to have no intention to set up a separate business phone #, address, etc., because that would a hassle for me with little or no benefit. But again, this is not some secret, obscure thing that people need to be told. Of course people running a business are aware of the possibility of separating the business from the personal. Not to mention, it's kind of hilarious to suggest Google Voice as a solution to one's privacy problems, as if adding Google into the mix isn't a privacy problem in itself. Google is the world's largest personal data collection agency.

fuckstick 4y ago
> Well, I'm glad that I've finally got you thinking about it now. Wow, on being condescending, takes one to know one I guess.