What a strange blog post. It goes from being a strong argument why he should have the @JFK account to a strong argument why he shouldn't.
My @JFK Twitter account “has been suspended and will not be restored”
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#22Earlier quoted context omitted.
You say "it is not" then link to something tying his profile image to the airport? All you've done is reinforce what I said, that it is clearly designed to mislead and impersonate the airport. People in this thread act like this is "David and Goliath" when in reality the owner of the JFK Twitter handle intentionally changed his profile picture to one associated with the international airport then acted as a represent…
They meant "it is not [JFK signage]" which is a pedantic attempt to deflect because they either have nothing to add or think it's fine and rather not defend it directly. The profile image is specifically related to JFK by image (which he sought and chose)...making it intentionally confusing or casually confusing because he rather use a clip of an image from a site dedicated to JFK airport, rather than make up his own…
I completely agree. I did not mean that it is not official JFK signage, and therefore OK. The fact that the picture was very likely found via an image search for "jfk airport" is just further evidence of deliberate impersonation. It is not exculpatory in any way.
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#23TL;DR - Guy with JFK twitter handle decides to impersonate airport. Outcome is predictable.
Your tldr is missing the point though. They know how they messed up, the point of their post is to show the disproportionate and impersonal response they received to something that was just supposed to be some fun.
"Fun" is in the eye of the beholder. The people tweeting at him may have never realized that this wasn't the airport.
If you want some fun, go play a video game or something. I have no sympathy for someone who gets their fun at other people's expense.
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#24> I tweeted 9 times in response to people who tweeted at me, who were directing their ire at the wrong place, and who really should just lighten up a bit.
"You should just lighten up" is a good sign that you have no argument and you're being a jerk. It is the catchphrase of a schoolyard bully who never grew out of that phase.
And the best part is it can apply either way. Twitter took your account that you had for 9 years! That's pretty funny! You're not on Twitter any more! Just lighten up, go outside, and stop using Twitter. Get a sense of humor, okay? What, you don't like me turning your argument around on you? Lighten up a bit!
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#25This leaves you with something to think about: Can one assume that one can continue to avail such services forever? Maybe it is only a matter of time when (1) the provider stops offering services (selectively), (2) it becomes paid, (3) it ceases to exist.
Maybe it's good to be prepared that it might happen.
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#26Twitter's namespace belongs to Twitter alone. Anyone who thinks otherwise is fooling themselves.
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#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
Your tldr is missing the point though. They know how they messed up, the point of their post is to show the disproportionate and impersonal response they received to something that was just supposed to be some fun.
"Fun" is in the eye of the beholder. The people tweeting at him may have never realized that this wasn't the airport. If you want some fun, go play a video game or something. I have no sympathy for someone who gets their fun at other people's expense.
How was it at someone else's expense?
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#28The author got me until he showed the screenshots where he impersonated the airport.
I mean, you could complain if you got your Twitter account suspended for no clear reason. Maybe the airport or some other big party attempting to unfairly get your handle. But this does't seem to be the case here.
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#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
"Fun" is in the eye of the beholder. The people tweeting at him may have never realized that this wasn't the airport. If you want some fun, go play a video game or something. I have no sympathy for someone who gets their fun at other people's expense.
How was it at someone else's expense?
From the images in the article, @DapperDapo tweeted out loud, tagging @JFK, asking what the right handle was to file a complaint. @JFK responded. They then proceeded to state their complaint, and @JFK mocked them.
> What's @jfk Twitter page. I have complaints.
> Why are there 2 people working the customs line when two international flights just landed? @JFK
It's very likely (keep in mind they were probably on mobile if they were tweeting from a customs line, and @JFK has display name "JFK" and a photo of the airport as its profile picture) that they believed that they successfully reached someone at JFK, and the airport hires grumpy people. In fact, the joke is only funny if that's the case, if they were tricked into believing they talked to the airport.
A very good contrast is @slack, a human named Matt Slack. His profile picture shows his face, and his display name is "Matt Slack", not "Slack". If you tag him by mistake (which happens very often!) he'll reply with some sort of joke about how he's a person and not a messaging system. Funny, classy, and not attempting to mislead. The humor is always about him very clearly not being @SlackHQ, as opposed to him being a rude version of @SlackHQ. https://twitter.com/slack/with_replies
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#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
It is not. It was derived from the banner image on this page: http://airportparkingguides.com/jfk-airport-parking-guide/ I found it via a Google image search for "JFK airport"; it was the fifth result.
You say "it is not" then link to something tying his profile image to the airport? All you've done is reinforce what I said, that it is clearly designed to mislead and impersonate the airport. People in this thread act like this is "David and Goliath" when in reality the owner of the JFK Twitter handle intentionally changed his profile picture to one associated with the international airport then acted as a represent…
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