Why Thanking Someone For A Retweet Might Actually Be A Good Idea After All

Why Thanking Someone For A Retweet Might Actually Be A Good Idea After All

Do you say “thank you” when you get a retweet?

It’s typically frowned upon by Twitter etiquette hawks, whose reasons for despising vary from “it clutters up your profile,” to “it’s just plain unproductive.”

But it’s time to reassess this stance, and – quite possibly – incorporate thank yous back in to your Twitter repertoire. Here’s why.

It has been the general opinion of this blog (and this author in particular) that thanking someone for a retweet is redundant, and might actually be harmful – but as time goes by, etiquette and “what’s right” is apt to change.

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