Posted by 10derHeart on October 29, 2009, at 13:48:36
In reply to Re: Still confused (And FURIOUS), posted by Cecilia on October 29, 2009, at 5:49:15
Dr. Bob and Deneb have not done that. It seems like you are probably confusing a request to not be Twittered or Facebooked with the link that now appears at the bottom, right-hand side of each of our posts. Have you clicked on the link?
That link itself automatically appears. It is new, and Dr. Bob added it as a response to posters' concerns, right after he added the two buttons on the left. It is *not* a request itself. It is just a link to the thread where posters at Babble have/can post their wishes to not be Twittered/Facebooked to Dr. Bob. It was started back in the summer, when Dr. Bob first started wanting to Tweet posts, but more people have re-asked and reaffirmed their requests lately, after he added the links to FB and Twitter. He has agreed to honor those and he definitely has as far as I know.
As for others, that would be their choice. There has never been anything we could could do to prevent anyone, anywhere, any time, from linking our Babble posts to their web pages, including social networking pages. Babble is a public forum. The two buttons just make it easier for those with Facebook or Twitter accounts.
You are right re: Twitter. It is to answer,"What are you doing?" But since you can only type 140 characters, people seem to link a lot to direct their readers/followers where they'd like them to go. For example, to click over and take a look at a Babble post.
Sorry if I caused any confusion.
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