1. Tenderiser

    Tenderiser Not a man or BayView

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    Suggestion WF's Twitter

    Discussion in 'Support & Feedback' started by Tenderiser, Jun 3, 2016.

    There's a massive writing community on Twitter and our account doesn't engage with them or drum up interest in joining the forum. Now this isn't a whinge--I am very, very aware of how time consuming social media is--but I wondered if we could improve it? A few established members are on Twitter and Tweet regularly about writing. Could a group of us be given access to Tweet from the WF account so we can make it more active and engaging?

    I think it's too much to ask of one person alone, but as a collective? We can make more of it, I'm sure.
     
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    thirdwind Member Contest Administrator Reviewer Contributor

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    This is a good idea, and I second it. I know Daniel is busy being Daniel, so if we could find a few people to post on behalf of WF, that would be awesome.
     
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    Tenderiser Not a man or BayView

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    Have I hurt and/or offended whoever's currently in charge of Twitter? :(
     
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    Komposten Insanitary pile of rotten fruit Contributor

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    No one's been offended, don't worry. :)
    Twitter is updated automatically when we post something on the Facebook page, and we just haven't posted anything there recently.
     
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    Wreybies Thrice Retired Supporter Contributor

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    No, you have not. The fact is that there is currently no one at the "Twitter Helm", so to speak. Twitter updates that you see populate the right side-bar are ones that auto-generate out of Facebook posts from the Facebook page to which the mods and I do have access as admins.

    Daniel has talked in the past about having a social media group, but this kinda' got back-burnered. And, unfortunately, your post/suggestion came right on the heels of a different topic that reached actinic hotness and which is the current subject under review. I personally think this is a terrific idea. It would be up to Daniel as to how to implement it.
     
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    Tenderiser Not a man or BayView

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    Phew. :)

    Well I'm up for being part of a social media group if it's implemented in the future. I can't volunteer to do it on my own because I struggle keeping my author Twitter active enough, but I can certainly Tweet several times a week for WF.
     
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    Daniel I'm sure you've heard the rumors Founder Staff

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    Improving our Twitter social media presence is definitely on the to-do list, it's just not the top priority. I'd like to have a few people working on it, with certain guidelines, sometime in the next several weeks.
     

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