# Someone on Trump's team has very thin skin. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 27, 2018, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-on-trumps-team-has-very-thin-skin/814921 "2018-05-27T20:47:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yanceylebeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yanceylebeef/32/12290_2.png) [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2018, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-on-trumps-team-has-very-thin-skin/814921/1 "2018-05-27T20:47:22Z")
So I took early retirement last September and have been looking for things to take up my time. I find most of the time I spend online is with a cup of coffee in the morning, before going about my day. A couple of months ago I started replying to every Trump Tweet with “Shut up, you cock”, and I guess whoever is in charge of monitoring his feed got tired of seeing it. I got [this message](https://imgur.com/ydvFwib) this morning, followed by [this email](https://imgur.com/PhtEYIa). I’ve appealed, but honestly, I’m not even mad. Now to set up a new account as Nanceylebeef. That’ll fool them! ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2018, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-on-trumps-team-has-very-thin-skin/814921/2 "2018-05-27T20:55:38Z")
> [@yanceylebeef](#): > > So I took early retirement last September and have been looking for things to take up my time. I find most of the time I spend online is with a cup of coffee in the morning, before going about my day. A couple of months ago I started replying to every Trump Tweet with “Shut up, you cock”, and I guess whoever is in charge of monitoring his feed got tired of seeing it. I got [this message](https://imgur.com/ydvFwib) this morning, followed by [this email](https://imgur.com/PhtEYIa). > > I’ve appealed, but honestly, I’m not even mad. > > Now to set up a new account as Nanceylebeef. That’ll fool them! You know that’s probably just Twitter’s automatic function noticing that you’re consistently posting abuse, right? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2018, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-on-trumps-team-has-very-thin-skin/814921/3 "2018-05-27T20:58:35Z")
Wait a minute, that email said that “targeted abuse” is a no-no. What about some of the tweets that the Orange One has posted?:dubious: ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2018, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-on-trumps-team-has-very-thin-skin/814921/4 "2018-05-27T21:16:10Z")
What about “simple statements of fact are not abusive?” Get yourself reinstated and start phrasing it in terms of simple statements of fact. _“(1) The registered owner of this account is a COCK.”_, and _“(2) the Twitterverse, the internet, and the world would be vastly improved were this COCK to shut up.”_ ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2018, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-on-trumps-team-has-very-thin-skin/814921/5 "2018-05-27T21:24:17Z")
I’m surprised that Twitter would just ban you permanently for that without a warning to desist. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2018, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-on-trumps-team-has-very-thin-skin/814921/6 "2018-05-27T21:28:25Z")
> [@yanceylebeef](#): > > A couple of months ago I started replying to every Trump Tweet with “Shut up, you cock”… > [@Baker](#): > > Wait a minute, that email said that “targeted abuse” is a no-no. What about some of the tweets that the Orange One has posted?:dubious: “We consider abusive behavior an attempt to harass, intimidate or silence…” Emphasis added. That sounds like [harassment](https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/harassment) to me. > [@](#): > > n. the act of systematic and/or continued unwanted and annoying actions of one party or a group… ---
**Author:** ![Covfefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2018, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-on-trumps-team-has-very-thin-skin/814921/7 "2018-05-27T21:30:48Z")
There are many thousands of replies to Dotard’s tweets. Can you imagine any presidential staffer caring enough to take notice of the same forgettable pithy message from the same person… You know any user can click your account and see your past tweets… Hmmm. ---
**Author:** ![Telperion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telperion/32/509_2.png) [@Telperion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperion)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2018, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-on-trumps-team-has-very-thin-skin/814921/8 "2018-05-27T22:14:39Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Wait a minute, that email said that “targeted abuse” is a no-no. What about some of the tweets that the Orange One has posted?:dubious: With the broad brush he uses I suppose it’s more like saturation abuse. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2018, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-on-trumps-team-has-very-thin-skin/814921/9 "2018-05-27T22:23:53Z")
> [@naita](#): > > You know that’s probably just Twitter’s automatic function noticing that you’re consistently posting abuse, right? Yeah, not seeing why the OP thinks anyone on Trump’s staff was involved. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-on-trumps-team-has-very-thin-skin/814921/10 "2018-05-30T19:40:30Z")
The main reason to think a person was involved is that Twitter hadn’t blocked him before. That suggests someone saw his remark and reported it, and that is what got Twitter’s attention. And wince Trump supporters would likely have reported his previous comments, it makes send to think it was from the account. Of course, it could also be a new detection script. But, given the new court ruling against blocking, I would guess staffers are report in things more. Speaking of which, I wonder if a ban for actions on his account would also run afoul of the argument there. Can Twitter cut off people’s access to an official government channel, even for nondiscriminatory reasons? Of course, the proper way to deal with that is to stop making a Twitter account an official channel, and just link and quote official declarations, with comments allowed on that site. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-on-trumps-team-has-very-thin-skin/814921/11 "2018-05-30T22:03:33Z")
I was repetitively trolling a celebrity account and got shut down so I’m gonna start a thread to gloat about it. Here’s your trophy. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-on-trumps-team-has-very-thin-skin/814921/12 "2018-05-30T22:07:15Z")
> [@Projammer](#): > > I was repetitively trolling a celebrity account and got shut down so I’m gonna start a thread to gloat about it. > > Here’s your trophy. “Celebrity account,” that’s a good one. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-on-trumps-team-has-very-thin-skin/814921/13 "2018-05-30T22:16:19Z")
> [@yanceylebeef](#): > > So I took early retirement last September and have been looking for things to take up my time. … A couple of months ago I started replying to every Trump Tweet with “Shut up, you cock”,… I’m sorry I didn’t see this thread sooner. Do you mind if I add you to my Admired list? ---
**Author:** ![Grestarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grestarian/32/3227_2.png) [@Grestarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grestarian)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2018, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-on-trumps-team-has-very-thin-skin/814921/14 "2018-05-31T00:43:20Z")
> [@naita](#): > > You know that’s probably just Twitter’s automatic function noticing that you’re consistently posting abuse, right? Definitely. > [@John\_Mace](#): > > “We consider abusive behavior an attempt to harass, intimidate or silence…” In other words, the autobot simply noticed “Shut Up” repeatedly coming from your account and, since that fits ‘or silence…’ it killed your account once you reached its threshold number of violations. After you make your substitute account, you’ll need to be more creative in your responses. –G! ---
**Author:** ![Asuka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2018, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-on-trumps-team-has-very-thin-skin/814921/15 "2018-05-31T06:05:12Z")
It’s like how on twitter “Kill all white people” and “Kill all American men” are perfectly acceptable, but put “Kill all American women” and you get flagged as hate speech. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2018, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-on-trumps-team-has-very-thin-skin/814921/16 "2018-05-31T06:34:04Z")
> [@yanceylebeef](#): > > So I took early retirement last September and have been looking for things to take up my time. I find most of the time I spend online is with a cup of coffee in the morning, before going about my day. A couple of months ago I started replying to every Trump Tweet with “Shut up, you cock”, and I guess whoever is in charge of monitoring his feed got tired of seeing it. I got [this message](https://imgur.com/ydvFwib) this morning, followed by [this email](https://imgur.com/PhtEYIa). > > I’ve appealed, but honestly, I’m not even mad. > > Now to set up a new account as Nanceylebeef. That’ll fool them! You were posting exactly the same thing, over and over again? Dude. You’re a spambot. You got booted by an automated system, and you deserved it. ---
**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2018, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-on-trumps-team-has-very-thin-skin/814921/17 "2018-05-31T06:49:53Z")
> [@yanceylebeef](#): > > So I took early retirement last September and have been looking for things to take up my time. I find most of the time I spend online is with a cup of coffee in the morning, before going about my day. A couple of months ago I started replying to every Trump Tweet with “Shut up, you cock” Sounds like a useful and uplifting way to spend your time. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Banquet\_Bear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banquet_bear/32/373_2.png) [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2018, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-on-trumps-team-has-very-thin-skin/814921/18 "2018-05-31T10:39:16Z")
…twitter hasn’t banned Trump because of this: > [@](#): > > Blocking a world leader from Twitter or removing their controversial Tweets would hide important information people should be able to see and debate. It would also not silence that leader, but it would certainly hamper necessary discussion around their words and actions. > > We review Tweets by leaders within the political context that defines them, and enforce our rules accordingly. No one person’s account drives Twitter’s growth, or influences these decisions. We work hard to remain unbiased with the public interest in mind. > **[World Leaders on Twitter](https://blog.twitter.com/official/en_us/topics/company/2018/world-leaders-and-twitter.html)** > > World Leaders on Twitter So unless Trump drastically changes his behaviour and get substantially worse: Trump isn’t going anywhere. As for posting “Shut up, you cock” over and over and over again: you don’t need to be a member of Trump’s team to recognise and report an abusive pattern of tweets.