25 Reasons Why I Don't Follow You on Twitter (Loren McDonald)

Loren McDonald just posted 25 reasons on his brandnew blog on why he doesn't follow you on Twitter. These are my favorites:

4. You are following 1,243 people and 47 are following you. (Hmm, have you considered using deodorant?)
7. I scan your last 20 or so Tweets and they all involve phrases like: anyone got any RedBull, I think I might be drunk, can someone Tweet me a cab, whoa I’m really f**ked up, just saw this really hot babe; how did I end up here. (I have nothing against being 24, single and living life to its fullest – well, oh maybe I do, as following you would be just too painful for this card-carrying member of the AARP.)
11. Your Twitter handle is: @bigstick. (OK, well I’m happy for your being rewarded at birth, but remember size isn’t everything.)
14. Your Bio says: Nothing, it is blank. (Sorry, you FAILed Twitter 101.)
19. You are a company I could be interested in, but ALL of your posts are links to press releases or requests to vote for you in the Shorty (or similar) Awards. (Show me you can contribute to the conversation, and I’ll reconsider.)

Read the rest here.

I'll add in a couple as well:

1. You don't link to your blog or website, so I don't know who you are.
2. You don't use your real name, so I don't know who you are.
3. I'm just too busy at the moment I receive the email and I don't recognize your name immediately.

However, even if I don't follow you and you send me an @reply I will do my best to answer it. I will even take the time to check out your profile. Heck, I might even decide to follow you (if you deliver on the above 3 rules) :-)

Comments

[Tamara Gielen]

Hi Denise,

Although I understand why someone would want to protect his personal update, I don't understand what's the point of announcing it on their blog. In his case I would recommend them to set up a separate Twitter account for their blog - like I did with @berelevant

[denise cox]

hi Loren.

here's another one i just came across. A blogger I read - and really really enjoy reading, just announced on their blog that they are now on Twitter with a link. Great, I thought. Went on over to find their posts are protected AND you have to send a request to them and they will consider letting you follow them! That just seems so anti-social to me.
denise