We’ve seen it in the past. One thing is said and a verbal fight breaks out. I remember having to deal with these “Fires” when I was doing a few different Forums. Good thing was it was always contained within a specific site and usually gotten control of (meaning every now and then someone got banned) before things got out of hand.
Enter Twitter.
I’ve seen a few fights before on Twitter. One thing is said and people react. Someone says the person doesn’t know what their talking about. Threads ensue.
What’s the difference in this and a forum? Public record. Twitter is one big public record that gets regurgitated through other sites and (at least for now) is searchable to everyone – at least the last 1500 posts on search.twitter.com.
Sometimes these fights are to put someone in their place. However I wouldn’t be surprised if some fights are “Wrestling Hooks” – Pre-planned to drive up interest. I’ve seen it many times before. I have also seen one person make up 2 profiles, then go back and forth causing a fight with literally themselves.
So what was this argument about? Well, it’s not really important. If you follow those people, you’ll see it. But it is raising a lot of discussion and awareness on Twitter.