twitter etiquette for new users
replying is how you make friends! reply to anything you want and be friendly. donβt make rude jokes if youβre not friends already though!
quote retweeting is a no-no. when youΒ βretweet with a commentβ itβs not liked by content creators because it makes a new tweet out of their tweet and they donβt get the likes and retweets they would get if youβd just retweeted it straight up. if you want to comment on a retweet, reply to it or post a new tweet starting withΒ βLRTβ which stands forΒ βlast retweetβ (itβs fine to quote retweet dumb memes and so on.)
you can make your tweets private. this means no one but your followers will be able to see what you post and no one will be able to retweet your content.Β you can switch back and forth between private and public at will. some people make a separate private account to tweet personal stuff and let mutuals follow it only. itβs a good way to keep things separate.
what is privatter? privatter is a third party web app that content creators can allow to be attached to their twitter. it lets them tweet content that they can make exclusive to logged in users, followers, mutuals, or a specific list of users. as long as you are logged in to twitter and fall into the intended category, youβll be able to see it.Β
you can mute people you follow. (and those you donβt, ofc.) you can also mute words and phrases and entire conversations. if you mute someone you follow and they reply to you, that reply will still show up in your notifications. itβs a good way to keep the peace!
you can limit notifications to people who follow you or to mutuals. (notifications from people you follow will still show up regardless of which option youβve selected.)
miscellaneous tips and warnings: if you accidentally unfollow and refollow someone, it wonβt show up in their notifications as long as itβs within a couple minutes. no more accidental stuff. everyone can see who everyone follows so watch out. people will know if you unfollow. if you want to report someone and want them gone forever, report a tweet where they used a curse word. screenshotting tweets for harassment is a no-no and can get you banned. donβt be lame. donβt be a dick. vaguing others is generally really bad form and so is complaining about content within a fandom youβre in. use the mute tools at your disposal and donβt be a spoiler. you wonβt come back from a rep like that and everyone sees everything.
thatβs it! happy tweeting!!
how do i keep all my content together on twitter?
threads are your best friend!! you make a tweet with your commission info and links and so on and pin it to the top of your page. then reply to that tweet with a copy and pasted link to the tweet where you posted the art/fic/etc you want to not lose. reply to that new tweet with the next piece of artwork and so on. you can also make a unique hashtag for your content to use when you post, so that when you search that hashtag later youβre able to see just your art. good luck!
