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: Maybe it's referring to increased use of threaded tweets? I too have noticed an increase around that time; it was mostly screenshots of note-apps before. | : Maybe it's referring to increased use of threaded tweets? I too have noticed an increase around that time; it was mostly screenshots of note-apps before. | ||
:: Maybe it's a reference to Twitter stock price falling [http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/twtr here] [[Special:Contributions/198.41.226.136|198.41.226.136]] 17:44, 22 September 2017 (UTC) | :: Maybe it's a reference to Twitter stock price falling [http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/twtr here] [[Special:Contributions/198.41.226.136|198.41.226.136]] 17:44, 22 September 2017 (UTC) | ||
| + | :"Greatest threat" on Twitter beginning 2016 - I think that's a fairly obvious @RealDonaldTrump reference. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.34.28|172.68.34.28]] 20:15, 22 September 2017 (UTC) | ||
I loved the Dragonriders of Pern series, but I'm a little bit mystified where this came from out of the blue. It's hardly a new series. Did he just start reading it and is all excited about it? Usually it's tied to some current event or topic, rather than just an excuse to make a pun about a character from an old book... Anyone know of any relevant current events that prompted this? [[User:DevAudio|DevAudio]] ([[User talk:DevAudio|talk]]) 15:39, 22 September 2017 (UTC) | I loved the Dragonriders of Pern series, but I'm a little bit mystified where this came from out of the blue. It's hardly a new series. Did he just start reading it and is all excited about it? Usually it's tied to some current event or topic, rather than just an excuse to make a pun about a character from an old book... Anyone know of any relevant current events that prompted this? [[User:DevAudio|DevAudio]] ([[User talk:DevAudio|talk]]) 15:39, 22 September 2017 (UTC) | ||
I'm not sure why he is suddenly referencing dragonriders, but I think the twitter 'threadfall' could connect to Donald Trump on twitter? But the timing is not right... I mean I guess he was elected in ''late'' 2016 so that could count. And 2016 was when he became really seriously engaged in politics and twitter in connection to that... not very strong evidence though. I could also be convinced that the date is arbitrary [[Special:Contributions/162.158.146.22|162.158.146.22]] 16:32, 22 September 2017 (UTC) | I'm not sure why he is suddenly referencing dragonriders, but I think the twitter 'threadfall' could connect to Donald Trump on twitter? But the timing is not right... I mean I guess he was elected in ''late'' 2016 so that could count. And 2016 was when he became really seriously engaged in politics and twitter in connection to that... not very strong evidence though. I could also be convinced that the date is arbitrary [[Special:Contributions/162.158.146.22|162.158.146.22]] 16:32, 22 September 2017 (UTC) | ||
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Threadfall on Twitter beginning 2016? I'm not sure to what that refers. 172.68.58.29 15:19, 22 September 2017 (UTC) 172.68.58.29 15:19, 22 September 2017 (UTC)
- Maybe it's referring to increased use of threaded tweets? I too have noticed an increase around that time; it was mostly screenshots of note-apps before.
- Maybe it's a reference to Twitter stock price falling here 198.41.226.136 17:44, 22 September 2017 (UTC)
- "Greatest threat" on Twitter beginning 2016 - I think that's a fairly obvious @RealDonaldTrump reference. 172.68.34.28 20:15, 22 September 2017 (UTC)
I loved the Dragonriders of Pern series, but I'm a little bit mystified where this came from out of the blue. It's hardly a new series. Did he just start reading it and is all excited about it? Usually it's tied to some current event or topic, rather than just an excuse to make a pun about a character from an old book... Anyone know of any relevant current events that prompted this? DevAudio (talk) 15:39, 22 September 2017 (UTC)
I'm not sure why he is suddenly referencing dragonriders, but I think the twitter 'threadfall' could connect to Donald Trump on twitter? But the timing is not right... I mean I guess he was elected in late 2016 so that could count. And 2016 was when he became really seriously engaged in politics and twitter in connection to that... not very strong evidence though. I could also be convinced that the date is arbitrary 162.158.146.22 16:32, 22 September 2017 (UTC)
