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Completely agree! I became aware of twitrelief via a tweet from Alexa Chung something along the lines of: "I coup be your friend!" but us mere civillians aren't worthy of being followed by you surely Alexa!? I know twitrelief means well but for the same reasons as you mention above, it left a very bad taste in my mouth. We cannot shun all matters of good taste just because 'it's for charity'.
Mel Simone Elliott
2011-03-14 11:03:44

Already on it. I do a few cartoons each time on my Scottish words stooryduster blog to support comic relief. It also helps that I'm a badge collector. Unfortunately the noses get well used in our family, so they don't keep.

Just finished a scan of two cartoons for red nose as I type. Will be posted later today. There are lots of ways to support charity - anytime you're reminded that people need help - do something - it doesn't have to be the avenue that's in front of you asking.

Cheers - keep up the good work.
stooryduster
2011-03-14 12:05:04

My understanding was it was less about the celebrity following you, and more about the freebies they threw in with this as a way of raising money. Perhaps that got lost in the mix, but you sound more churlish than ever; it really is just a bit of fun to raise money for charity.

Twitter is just another channel or forum, and shouldn't be treated with undue snobbishness. I don't think many people would complain about McFly performing for a fan in their living room, and really, this isn't so different, is it?
Billy-O
2011-03-14 12:14:55

If people are willing to pay for a celebrity to follow them so what, its raising money for a good cause. It has to be a celebrity as this appeals - I'm sure if I, like any other ordinary person, set up an auction it would raise pennies (or not even that!)



I remember Billy Connolly stripping off and frolicking around Trafalgar Square for charity - and that probably helped raise thousands. So for once, atleast where charity is concerned, please don't critique fund-raising methods as it's doing no-one any harm.
David
2011-03-14 13:16:00

I agree with Billy-O. Twitter's nothing to be precious about. Seems a lot about nothing this. Though I have enjoyed being introduced to the 7 Reasons website, and your gripe is as valid as anything else. I just don't agree.
Req
2011-03-14 13:44:26

The problem with this thing was the way it's been sold. Instead of saying you can bid on items it was sold as you can bid to get a celebrity friend. From that point on I felt the whole thing was an ego trip for a lot of people i don't care about. Thanks for sharing the 7 Reasons blog. Great waste of an afternoon!
Tom
2011-03-14 17:38:00

I agree with Billy O and David.



CR's churlishness and dismissiveness isn't cancelled out by *also* doing something for Comic Relief. Did you raise over quarter of a million? #Twitrelief did, despite your attempts to knock it down. Suppose you hadn't have done that, and left it alone? Even more bids, perhaps?



Your values about the 'correct' or 'appropriate' use of Twitter are not universal. Just look at any celebrity's @'s and you'll see hundreds of people begging to be followed. You're not dissing the celebs, you're dissing the people who want to be followed by celebrities. Who's to say that their use of Twitter is inappropriate? Who are you to judge?
Helen
2011-03-21 21:40:00

Lovely
Jasmine
2012-02-01 15:25:57

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