The above poster is a creation
of graphic designer Joe Newton, who apparently wanted to use a modern message
as a contrast to the old time typeface so as to set up an internal tension. Whatever the design qualities, the message
itself is a good one. I have read that
there are over 200 million tweets per day sent.
My reason in
displaying it is that I came across it just after reading an item in the Mail
Online, the online version of London’s Daily Mail, that not only perfectly
illustrated the message but haqd someone using the same message as part of an online argument..
Maria Fowler, 26, an
English glamour model and Page 3 girl, had tweeted during the opening ceremony of the London Olympics "Ahhh wish I was there so
bad. Muhammad Ali. No disrespect though but why can't he stand now?"
For those not aware,
Muhammad Ali, 70, is an American former professional boxer, three times world
heavyweight champion (crowned Sportsman of the Century by Sports Illustrated in
1999 and Sports Personality of the Century by the BBC), who now suffers from Parkinson’s
syndrome.
Muhammad Ali at the London Olympics
Fowler’s innocent
enquiry brought a hostile response from British internet entrepreneur Jamal
Edwards:
He said: “You are so
DUMB! If I don't know a question I would
go on the net first to find out especially what I'm talking about. Not go to
Twitter & ask.”
Although Fowler
responded “I did google and couldn't know why. Parkinson's is so sad. I lost my
grandad to Parkinson's. Ali is a legend x”, the discussion degenerated from there, with some nasty comments made.
Maria Fowler
Jamal Edwards
Flaming; Flame War:
An online argument that becomes nasty or derisive, where insulting a party to the discussion takes precedence over the objective merits of one side or another.- Urban Dictionary
Netiquette:
The forms,
manners and actions established by the internet community as acceptable or
required behaviour in social interactions.
- Urban Dictionary
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