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Haymarket2008

Haymarket2008

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WDW1974 said:
In the news department, WDW (this may be old news here again as I've been out of the loop a bit) has recently cracked down on three (to my knowledge) bloggers/podcasters (two who I am familiar with and one that I have never heard of) for reporting things that are false.

My very strong opinion isn't that said bloggers are truly being singled out for false stuff. That stuff has been put on the 'net since the mid-90s when fan talk online was in its infancy. No, I firmly believe that Disney is attacking the fake stuff because they're (other naughty word for angry) that a lot of true stuff is being leaked out and they don't have a clue how to stop it. Even owning so many of these BRAND advocates.

Starting to wonder what I might be able to leak before next month's shareholders meeting (where the Q&A will be embarrassing as always).
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What "fake but true" news stories are you referring to, specifically?
 
asianway

asianway

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WDW1974 said:
In the news department, WDW (this may be old news here again as I've been out of the loop a bit) has recently cracked down on three (to my knowledge) bloggers/podcasters (two who I am familiar with and one that I have never heard of) for reporting things that are false.

My very strong opinion isn't that said bloggers are truly being singled out for false stuff. That stuff has been put on the 'net since the mid-90s when fan talk online was in its infancy. No, I firmly believe that Disney is attacking the fake stuff because they're (other naughty word for angry) that a lot of true stuff is being leaked out and they don't have a clue how to stop it. Even owning so many of these BRAND advocates.

Starting to wonder what I might be able to leak before next month's shareholders meeting (where the Q&A will be embarrassing as always).
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Smells like fear that they are losing control of the message
 
truecoat

truecoat

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WDW1974 said:
And even more begging (you can't make this up).

Just posted on the Hub:

Message:
For Guests and Cast Members looking for a unique dining experience this week, please share that Coral Reef Restaurant has extensive availability for both lunch and dinner Wednesday, February 15 through Friday, February 17.

>>> I would go for lunch tomorrow if I were around and had a CM with me!
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I know political talk is verboten but this is quite relevant to the conversation. With the recent attempt at a travel ban, it has affected ALL travel to the US. Vacation searches on travel website are down significantly and being WDW relies on a fair amount of foreign visitors, this could impact them for the next few years.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/d...ok-office-and-things-are-likely-to-get-worse/
 
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Darth I-grrr

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WDW1974 said:
In the news department, WDW (this may be old news here again as I've been out of the loop a bit) has recently cracked down on three (to my knowledge) bloggers/podcasters (two who I am familiar with and one that I have never heard of) for reporting things that are false.

My very strong opinion isn't that said bloggers are truly being singled out for false stuff. That stuff has been put on the 'net since the mid-90s when fan talk online was in its infancy. No, I firmly believe that Disney is attacking the fake stuff because they're (other naughty word for angry) that a lot of true stuff is being leaked out and they don't have a clue how to stop it. Even owning so many of these BRAND advocates.

Starting to wonder what I might be able to leak before next month's shareholders meeting (where the Q&A will be embarrassing as always).
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Angry is an understatement.

Hi, first time poster, long time reader here. You may know me as 'Emperor Iger,' the somtimes-funny (?) FORMER Twitter PARODY account. Three days ago, Twitter suspended my account without warning. After a few email exchanges, I learned that they had shut down my account for IMPERSONATION of Bob Iger. Upon appeal, they told me my account would not be restored because it was "portraying a brand in a deceptive manner." The fact that I called myself an EMPEROR could've been confusing to some? Who knows? But it was shut down FOREVER. No warning. No 'change your name.'

What was I tweeting about? The new Groot Jeopardy attraction in FW. The Tower of Groot at DHS. The new Moana boat ride in Mexico. Cupcake Parties for everything (and a love for Sprinkles). Vowels at STK. Bringing back cabanas for guests who are allergic to the '99%.' Tunnels connecting the parks (as seen on Blackish). Swimming in my money vault. Swimming with gators. The Rivers of Light....(insert joke here). And BLOGGERS.

Not being paranoid, but reporting a parody account as a violation of Twitter TOC's seems to align with the above post. They are angry because they can't control their image. Why go after a dumb Twitter account?

I lost 1,000+ followers, but I'm not going to quit making fun of the absurd.

Thanks for your time.
Darth (not the REAL Darth Vader)
 
Mike S

Mike S

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Darth I-grrr said:
Angry is an understatement.

Hi, first time poster, long time reader here. You may know me as 'Emperor Iger,' the somtimes-funny (?) FORMER Twitter PARODY account. Three days ago, Twitter suspended my account without warning. After a few email exchanges, I learned that they had shut down my account for IMPERSONATION of Bob Iger. Upon appeal, they told me my account would not be restored because it was "portraying a brand in a deceptive manner." The fact that I called myself an EMPEROR could've been confusing to some? Who knows? But it was shut down FOREVER. No warning. No 'change your name.'

What was I tweeting about? The new Groot Jeopardy attraction in FW. The Tower of Groot at DHS. The new Moana boat ride in Mexico. Cupcake Parties for everything (and a love for Sprinkles). Vowels at STK. Bringing back cabanas for guests who are allergic to the '99%.' Tunnels connecting the parks (as seen on Blackish). Swimming in my money vault. Swimming with gators. The Rivers of Light....(insert joke here). And BLOGGERS.

Not being paranoid, but reporting a parody account as a violation of Twitter TOC's seems to align with the above post. They are angry because they can't control their image. Why go after a dumb Twitter account?

I lost 1,000+ followers, but I'm not going to quit making fun of the absurd.

Thanks for your time.
Darth (not the REAL Darth Vader)
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You're going to fit in just fine here :)
 
GiveMeTheMusic

GiveMeTheMusic

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ford91exploder

ford91exploder

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Darth I-grrr said:
Angry is an understatement.

Hi, first time poster, long time reader here. You may know me as 'Emperor Iger,' the somtimes-funny (?) FORMER Twitter PARODY account. Three days ago, Twitter suspended my account without warning. After a few email exchanges, I learned that they had shut down my account for IMPERSONATION of Bob Iger. Upon appeal, they told me my account would not be restored because it was "portraying a brand in a deceptive manner." The fact that I called myself an EMPEROR could've been confusing to some? Who knows? But it was shut down FOREVER. No warning. No 'change your name.'

What was I tweeting about? The new Groot Jeopardy attraction in FW. The Tower of Groot at DHS. The new Moana boat ride in Mexico. Cupcake Parties for everything (and a love for Sprinkles). Vowels at STK. Bringing back cabanas for guests who are allergic to the '99%.' Tunnels connecting the parks (as seen on Blackish). Swimming in my money vault. Swimming with gators. The Rivers of Light....(insert joke here). And BLOGGERS.

Not being paranoid, but reporting a parody account as a violation of Twitter TOC's seems to align with the above post. They are angry because they can't control their image. Why go after a dumb Twitter account?

I lost 1,000+ followers, but I'm not going to quit making fun of the absurd.

Thanks for your time.
Darth (not the REAL Darth Vader)
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You do realize that Twitter's CEO is on Disney's BoD and he's trying to get Disney to buy the burning wreckage of Twitter who has never made a dime for investors. It's no surprise that you got banned.

That said - welcome to WDWMAGIC where we take no prisoners on Disney stupidity.
 
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ford91exploder

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