DM Rules!

If you use Twitter, you know what a DM is and if you don’t, go find out, because I am not going to explain it, that is not the intent of this article. The purpose of this is to tell you to what uses DMs SHOULD and SHOULD NOT be put!

See, some people seem to miss the fact that when you send automatic DMs, NO ONE LIKES IT! (I have to wonder what brilliant ‘social media guru’ thought up this bullshit!)

No, it doesn’t matter what it’s for, even if it’s a “Thanks for following me” message, everyone can tell whether it’s personalized or just something you have sent to everyone and WE HATE THEM!

(I would also like to add that those of us who have tied our phones to our Twitter accounts find them particularly annoying and along this same line, sending a ‘nudge’ to someone as a joke is in no way amusing!)

Even more annoying than these stupid automatic-DMs or SPAM DMs. I am sorry, none of us care what site you use to get thousands of followers over night, how you make a fortune online, what game you are playing on twitter that you want us to join, your blog link, what your facebook link is, or any of the myriad other stupidities that get sent out every single day.

I would like to note here that, obviously, I have a blog, but you don’t see me DMing the link to everyone that follows me! I have a few friends who like to read my new posts, so sometimes I will DM the link to these few individuals, but that’s it.

(Sending me a DM to thank me for RTing a post is ALSO RIDICULOUS! This is not something personal that cannot be said in public!)

Along with several other people I know, I’ve even gotten perverted DMs, messages from complete strangers wanting nude pics, my phone number and other things that I just don’t care to mention here.

There are daily DM sending limits on Twitter and I am not going to hit them to answer stupid and worthless messages!

So, for those participating in these practices, I have one phrase for you and I want you to memorize it:

KNOCK IT OFF!!!!!!!

There, I think that says it pretty succinctly!

Do you want to know what DMs should be for?

No one minds if you thank them for following you, as long as it isn’t automated and isn’t spam!

Otherwise, DMs should be for PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS!

I know someone who moved recently, so until his Internet is hooked up, DMs are the only way we have of reaching each other and if I can’t talk to him, I am going to be REALLY PISSED!

Sometimes one person wants to warn someone else about a pervert or creep they ran into on Twitter, but they don’t want to tweet it publicly.

Some of my friends are in other countries, so we can’t text or talk on our phones, because we are not rich, and DMs are our only means to reach each other in real time.

Sometimes we just have stuff we don’t want to discuss publicly and DMs come in handy, especially if you aren’t planning to talk long enough to necessitate opening a chat client or using the telephone.

So yes, let me repeat it, once again: PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS!

This is what we want to use our DMs for, that is why they are considered PRIVATE!

Sending stupid shit to someone’s DMs is no different than sending it to their email!

Now that I’ve ranted and made my point, even though those concerned will probably never read this, here’s my list of users who are…

PERMITTED TO DM ME:

@Cammmalot, @Lurquer, @scarletmandy, @Donnette, @aka55, @WiltingSoul, @adrence, @murnahan, @ScottATaylor, @GeoffTalbot, @ScienceGeek2587, @mlomb, @danlopez2012,  @mayorsam, @LilianeRausch, @VegasWalkinDude, @DJalfy, @andrewhuntre, @AsukaBlossoms, and @Racer_X_

If your username is on this list, you know you can DM and I will answer.

If your username isn’t on this list, you may or may not get an answer depending on what you’ve sent and if you don’t, you can pretty much guess why!

On a further note, if you send me any of the stupid shit I mentioned above, you ARE guaranteeing yourself an UNFOLLOW!