In which @gregladen is in the lead for the person with the thinnest skin in the #agw cult–> https://t.co/BbxLPXn3r2 #BlessHisHeart
— cosmoscon (@gdthomp01) October 3, 2014
It seems Georgia Tech climate scientist Judith Curry offended climate change alarmist Greg Laden. How? It all started when Laden noticed that Curry “favorited” a Mark Steyn tweet. Laden wanted an apology — yes, an apology — from somebody for favoriting the tweet of another:
I hope Judith Curry apologizes for this. http://t.co/8JHCuSKgzF via @Scienceblogs
— Greg Laden (@gregladen) October 1, 2014
Laden wrote that Curry has become “increasingly aligned with those who are highly skeptical that global warming is real.” Favoriting this Mark Steyn tweet was the last straw:
To sum that up:
https://twitter.com/goliathmeadow/status/517430591684640768
Shorter @GregLaden: Wahhh Wahhh! @curryja is a big stupid meany pants. We must destroy her. Waaah! http://t.co/ca6UHpg6TG HT @AaronWorthing
— Erik Soderstrom (@soderstrom) October 3, 2014
Curry noticed that Laden’s science is settled: Favoriting a Mark Steyn tweet will get you labeled as a “denialist”:
Greg Laden @gregladen responds. Calls me a denialist for favoriting (bookmarking) a tweet by Mark Steyn http://t.co/sKJROsTqbL …
— Judith Curry (@curryja) October 2, 2014
Its now official . . . @gregladen 'Greg Laden added you to list gregladen/global-warming-deniers'
— Judith Curry (@curryja) October 2, 2014
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No, @curryja you got that wrong. You might be a less than competent twitter user, but I accepted your explanation for fav'ing tweet.
— Greg Laden (@gregladen) October 2, 2014
@gregladen And then you called me a denialist. Your 'evidence' is my favoring Steyn in the Mann/Steyn lawsuits.
— Judith Curry (@curryja) October 2, 2014
You are probably a denialist because given the chance to say you aren't, you declined. @curryja
— Greg Laden (@gregladen) October 2, 2014
#SCIENCE!
This tweet is simply more proof that you are not interested in civil conversation. UR a liar and UR dangerious to the future. @curryja
— Greg Laden (@gregladen) October 2, 2014
Somebody is “dangerous to the future” based on a favorited tweet? Was that claim peer reviewed?
And, that will be all for you. @curryja
— Greg Laden (@gregladen) October 2, 2014
Laden had explained that Twitter should name things differently so as not to force him to “out” people as denialists:
Comment on comment by @curryja inre favoriting an offensive tweet involving me, @MichaelEMann, and @MarkSteynOnline http://t.co/RLySLGBipq
— Greg Laden (@gregladen) October 2, 2014
From Laden’s explanation:
I accept Judith Curry’s explanation for why she favorited a harassing tweet, because I have no choice but to believe that she is being straight forward when she says she uses “favoriting” to keep track of tweets regardless of their content or meaning.
I recommend that people who use “favoriting” to keep track of tweets, regardless of content or meaning, consider the possibility that labeling a tweet that may be offensive to some as a “favorite” will be taken as a signal that the favoriter favors the tweet. Because that is kinda what that means.
Does this guy know how to party, or what? It went on, but you get the point.
A Twitter 101 lesson ensued:
Jesus Christ, you're an idiot. Favoriting is a method of bookmarking a tweet. @gregladen @curryja @MichaelEMann @MarkSteynOnline
— (((Aaron “Worthing” Walker))) (@AaronWorthing) October 3, 2014
It's be nice if Twitter didn't call it "favoriting" but that's all it is: bookmarking @gregladen @curryja @MichaelEMann @MarkSteynOnline
— (((Aaron “Worthing” Walker))) (@AaronWorthing) October 3, 2014
And what a fascist little idiot are you, laying awake worried someone favorited a tweet? @gregladen @curryja @MichaelEMann @MarkSteynOnline
— (((Aaron “Worthing” Walker))) (@AaronWorthing) October 3, 2014
https://twitter.com/davidjacksmith/status/518097295909597184
Shorter @gregladen –> Ban all the things! Especially the people who favorite tweets that I don't agree with! https://t.co/BbxLPXn3r2
— cosmoscon (@gdthomp01) October 3, 2014
@AaronWorthing @gregladen @curryja @MichaelEMann @MarkSteynOnline No such thing as respectful disagreement w/the left. All is h8.
— Deplorable Dave (@djkozerow) October 3, 2014
What will this whole flap probably be blamed on? You guessed it:
https://twitter.com/davidjacksmith/status/518100238826221568
Or is that “global climate disruption” now?
(h/t @soderstrom)
Update:
Uh-oh … somebody’s gwumpy!
Interesting. @TwitchyTeam looks like a news aggregator but it may actually be an anti-science bot of some sort.
— Greg Laden (@gregladen) October 3, 2014
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