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Defends convicted sex offender

https://www.blunt4reigate.com/news/stat ... ad-khan-mp

Stranger Mouse wrote: Mon Apr 11, 2022 8:19 pm Defends convicted sex offender

https://www.blunt4reigate.com/news/stat ... ad-khan-mp

This tweet is being ratiod like no tweet since the Big Bang. It’s incredible.

https://twitter.com/crispinblunt/status ... OetRR4qDDA

ETA to add link

It's now been deleted. What did it say?

El Pollo Diablo wrote: Tue Apr 12, 2022 6:54 am It's now been deleted. What did it say?

Said that there had been a gross miscarriage of justice and it was anti-gay prejudice

El Pollo Diablo wrote: Tue Apr 12, 2022 6:54 am It's now been deleted. What did it say?

Screenshot in a reply to @deletedbyMPs

https://twitter.com/TheWitterings/statu ... EcxcTyAfaQ

The ratio was quite incredible. This was it after around 70 minutes but I understand it went up to at least 30000 plus quote tweets and bugger all likes

https://twitter.com/badsciencemonk/stat ... Wg_uGMOuMw

Stranger Mouse wrote: Tue Apr 12, 2022 2:23 pm The ratio was quite incredible. This was it after around 70 minutes but I understand it went up to at least 30000 plus quote tweets and bugger all likes

https://twitter.com/badsciencemonk/stat ... Wg_uGMOuMw

Oh, that’s what ratioed means. Lightbulb.

Grumble wrote: Tue Apr 12, 2022 3:11 pm

Stranger Mouse wrote: Tue Apr 12, 2022 2:23 pm The ratio was quite incredible. This was it after around 70 minutes but I understand it went up to at least 30000 plus quote tweets and bugger all likes

https://twitter.com/badsciencemonk/stat ... Wg_uGMOuMw

Oh, that’s what ratioed means. Lightbulb.

I assumed that it was a mistype, but it looks as though it was a shibboleth.

basementer wrote: Tue Apr 12, 2022 5:36 pm

Grumble wrote: Tue Apr 12, 2022 3:11 pm

Stranger Mouse wrote: Tue Apr 12, 2022 2:23 pm The ratio was quite incredible. This was it after around 70 minutes but I understand it went up to at least 30000 plus quote tweets and bugger all likes

https://twitter.com/badsciencemonk/stat ... Wg_uGMOuMw

Oh, that’s what ratioed means. Lightbulb.

I assumed that it was a mistype, but it looks as though it was a shibboleth.

Talking about shibboleths - I was listening to the World Service or Radio 4 a few days ago and apparently the Ukrainians were asking suspicious people to tell them some particular words that Russians struggle with

Grumble wrote: Tue Apr 12, 2022 3:11 pm

Stranger Mouse wrote: Tue Apr 12, 2022 2:23 pm The ratio was quite incredible. This was it after around 70 minutes but I understand it went up to at least 30000 plus quote tweets and bugger all likes

https://twitter.com/badsciencemonk/stat ... Wg_uGMOuMw

Oh, that’s what ratioed means. Lightbulb.

It came about from the idea that a tweet was bad if it got more replies than likes and retweets, and extended also to quote tweet dunking.

You can also ratio someone if your reply calling them out gets more likes than their tweet.

Stephanie wrote: Tue Apr 12, 2022 6:32 pm

Grumble wrote: Tue Apr 12, 2022 3:11 pm

Stranger Mouse wrote: Tue Apr 12, 2022 2:23 pm The ratio was quite incredible. This was it after around 70 minutes but I understand it went up to at least 30000 plus quote tweets and bugger all likes

https://twitter.com/badsciencemonk/stat ... Wg_uGMOuMw

Oh, that’s what ratioed means. Lightbulb.

It came about from the idea that a tweet was bad if it got more replies than likes and retweets, and extended also to quote tweet dunking.

You can also ratio someone if your reply calling them out gets more likes than their tweet.

What's a good ratio?

I did a tweet version of a conference presentation earlier that's on like 12 RTs and 25 s. (I know the absolute numbers are small, but it was a pretty niche thread!)

But the only comments have been nice ones, it's not a bunch of "get a load of this silly tw.t BoaF" like I get round here.

Generally, lots of RTs and nice replies. There's also the coward's ratio, which is significantly more likes to retweets, although now that tweets get randomly pushed into timelines (on Home) people may know of your coward like anyway.

Your conference tweet may be a case of "doing numbers", which is when your tweet starts to pick up and go outside your immediate circle. This can be both good and bad, depending on the response (I am more towards the tendency that doing numbers is cursed, but then I don't tweet about conferences, so I get more weirdo replies).

Stephanie wrote: Thu Apr 14, 2022 10:28 am Generally, lots of RTs and nice replies. There's also the coward's ratio, which is significantly more likes to retweets, although now that tweets get randomly pushed into timelines (on Home) people may know of your coward like anyway.

Your conference tweet may be a case of "doing numbers", which is when your tweet starts to pick up and go outside your immediate circle. This can be both good and bad, depending on the response (I am more towards the tendency that doing numbers is cursed, but then I don't tweet about conferences, so I get more weirdo replies).

So I have seen. Although being a woman probably increases that - as most weirdo repliers seem to be men replying to women.

jimbob wrote: Tue Apr 12, 2022 5:43 pm Talking about shibboleths - I was listening to the World Service or Radio 4 a few days ago and apparently the Ukrainians were asking suspicious people to tell them some particular words that Russians struggle with

On the other hand Russians would probably have no trouble at all with "Blrispin".

Yesterday Blunt defends Khan again

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... 1653238743

Today

Imran Ahmad Khan sentenced to 18 months

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/imran-ahmad-khan-jailed/