since it looks like medieval studies is going to be subject of a targeted hit piece sometime soon, good reminder: when people aren’t interacting in good faith, engaging with them really serves no purpose but to provide them with oxygen
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Sjoerd Levelt Retweeted David M. Perry
and since the evidence is out there and has been for ages (https://twitter.com/lollardfish/status/1020654596946087938?s=21 …), anyone who you encounter here on
#medievaltwitter making excuses for involving MY in our conversations is not conversing in good faithSjoerd Levelt added,
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anything you tell them will show up as screenshots on their facebook feeds, framed to further rile up their supporters, and to target further harassment at you or your colleagues
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you push back? they’ll screenshot you to target harassment your way. you try to find a way to have a conversation? they’ll screenshot you to show that there IS a middle ground (really, no, there’s not)
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(the above is not theoretical - it is exactly what happens every time anyone interacts with these apologists for harassment)
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tl;dr: you have a block button; use it.
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Don't forget the report button. Targeted harassment category works as a catch-all for unwanted interaction if you don't feel like digging through their TLs for specific hate content.
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Replying to @RichFelker @SLevelt
You just made the case for free speech. Congratulations.
0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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