Why do they get so upset when you unfollow someone? Like it’s a personal insult or attack, do people really take it so seriously?

Unfollows rOcKeTdOg

thats it I’m not following you anymore.

I guess people might see it as turning your back on someone in the pub because they’re boring?

“Twitter”?

“Unfollowing”?

“Twitter”?

the 2013 equivalent of pretending not to know what Eastenders is?

the woes of i life !

Just tell them you’re not a 14 year old girl and they’re not Justin Beiber

It’s not real life anyway

I followed one of our roadie club members. What a mistake that was. All I got was a constant feed of of biast polital views. Unfollowed rather sharpish.

biast polital –some new party ?

“Twitter”?

the 2013 equivalent of pretending not to know what Eastenders is? v funny

How would you know if you got unfollowed? Has no-one done it to me yet or do people go through their list and memorise everyone?

It’s like you’ve cut them off from their inheritance or something, half expecting a solicitors letter to arrive

Hasn’t this been asked before?

How do you know they get upset anyway?

I haven’t blocked them just unfollowed so they often msg demanding an explanation!

I tried following Ivan Basso last year, you know in a “get with the program” stylee.. But Bouy was it boring reading about hotel rooms.
Haven’t used it since.
Don’t see the appeal, nor the need to read about what burger someone’s eating.

Closed my account.

Closed my account.

A massive loss I’m sure. 🙂

Oh I dunno, there is some stuff worth twittering about https://mobile.twitter.com/TrailPorn

You only follow 20 anyway RD! 😕

Are you on there piemonster?

You only follow 20 anyway RD!

I do now, last week it was considerably more, do you think I’m making this up, can I unfollow you? 🙂

Can’t say as I’d notice if anyone unfollowed me. Or care, for that matter.

Dunno but that follow checker thing that tweets on your behalf every morning would be an instant unfollow for anyone I hadn’t met in real life and don’t generally enjoy following 😛

I see that you’ve dumped me and Darcy too.

#sulks

You better be still following me, or I’ll be sending you a stern email…..

Are you on there piemonster?

I have an account, but haven’t posted anything since October 2011. I think I’d need twitter on my phone rather than a tablet to use it. It seems to make the most sense to me as a mobile thing for some reason.

Just realised my account was hacked, malware riddled adult websites anyone? Links available on my twitter feed.

I see that you’ve dumped me and Darcy too.
#sulks

😯

Didn’t even realise I was being followed.

*gets upset*

Meh . The cool kids are on tumblr anyway 8)

Besides, your doing it all wrong. You send out a message saying that you are having problems with spam accounts, or that you are being forced to rethink your Twitter account due to an upgrade in Social Media security at work ( this of course depends an where you work, for me it’s actually a very real thing ).

This then gives you a reasonable explanation as to why you a having a ‘cull’, without then putting other peoples noses out of joint, regardless of whether you wish to or not. You can always add ,that you may be creating a separate ‘personal’ account later, and you will re-follow them at a later date.

You can then delete away without ruffling feathers.

Oh the social politics you have to negotiate in the 21st Century. 🙄

Why do they get so upset when you unfollow someone? Like it’s a personal insult or attack, do people really take it so seriously?

Yep people take it very seriously, remember how arsey you got on this thread?