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beamjockeyAs 2014 opened, I asked: "Is This the Year for Twitter?"
Yesterday, I opened a Twitter account. "Beamjockey" belongs to someone else, so I chose "mrbeamjockey" --that's MISTER Beam Jockey to you...
I installed some profile images. Then I followed a few people.
I have not yet posted any utterance. As the Twitterfolk say, I have not Tweeted.
Overnight, some people were kind enough to follow me.
This morning, I encountered a notice that surprised me.
Note that the number of Tweets remains zero.
The Suspended Accounts page says:
The linked page discusses the practice of following, but it doesn't say anything about "hacked or compromised accounts."
At the bottom, the Suspended Accounts page offers a couple of check-boxes and a ReCAPTCHA box to restore the account. One of the check-boxes does not have any text beside it. The other, a bit ominously, asks me to swear fealty: "I understand that my account may be permanently suspended if I continue using Twitter in a way that violates the Twitter Rules."
Kid, you can have your account back, but We're Watching.
Because I do not know which violation of the Twitter Rules I have already committed, I do not know how to keep this from happening again. I suppose I will check these boxes and attempt to resume my place in the Twitterverse, under the shadow of my criminal past.
Will this work? Or am I doomed to be on the lam forever, unjustly accused, a fugitive from the Twitter Sheriff, runnin' like a dog through the Everglades?
Stay tuned.
Yesterday, I opened a Twitter account. "Beamjockey" belongs to someone else, so I chose "mrbeamjockey" --that's MISTER Beam Jockey to you...
I installed some profile images. Then I followed a few people.
I have not yet posted any utterance. As the Twitterfolk say, I have not Tweeted.
Overnight, some people were kind enough to follow me.
This morning, I encountered a notice that surprised me.
Your account (@mrbeamjockey) is currently suspended. To lift your suspension, please visit Suspended Accounts.
Note that the number of Tweets remains zero.
The Suspended Accounts page says:
Hey Bill Higgins,
Twitter has automated systems that find and remove multiple automated spam accounts in bulk. Unfortunately, it looks like this account, @mrbeamjockey, got caught up in one of these spam groups by mistake.
We apologize for this inconvenience. It’s possible your account posted an update that appeared to be spam, so please be careful what you tweet or retweet. You might also want to review our help page for hacked or compromised accounts: //support.twitter.com/entries/68916. You will need to change your behavior to continue using Twitter. Repeat violations of the Twitter Rules may result in the permanent suspension of your account.
The linked page discusses the practice of following, but it doesn't say anything about "hacked or compromised accounts."
At the bottom, the Suspended Accounts page offers a couple of check-boxes and a ReCAPTCHA box to restore the account. One of the check-boxes does not have any text beside it. The other, a bit ominously, asks me to swear fealty: "I understand that my account may be permanently suspended if I continue using Twitter in a way that violates the Twitter Rules."
Kid, you can have your account back, but We're Watching.
Because I do not know which violation of the Twitter Rules I have already committed, I do not know how to keep this from happening again. I suppose I will check these boxes and attempt to resume my place in the Twitterverse, under the shadow of my criminal past.
Will this work? Or am I doomed to be on the lam forever, unjustly accused, a fugitive from the Twitter Sheriff, runnin' like a dog through the Everglades?
Stay tuned.
