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Request to be removed from the SUL

By Dave Winer on Friday, January 22, 2010 at 1:48 PM.

I just sent this via email to a Twitter board member. Permanent link to this item in the archive.

Thanks for including me on the new Suggested Users List, but I have to ask to be taken off it, for the reasons outlined in this piece. Permanent link to this item in the archive.

http://www.scripting.com/stories/2010/01/22/twitterRevampsTheSulAddsAT.html  Permanent link to this item in the archive.

People might think that I held back criticism for Twitter if I got this boost from the company providing the communication platform. Permanent link to this item in the archive.

I know this because I've already felt inclined to withhold criticism because getting the approval feels nice. Permanent link to this item in the archive.

I imagine it feels good from the other side, to be able to control who gets approval and not. This is why I feel very strongly that you should immediately, as an urgent priority, get a new system in place that returns your company to being a service provider with absolutely zero interest in how your system is used by individuals. Permanent link to this item in the archive.

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A picture named dw.jpgDave Winer, 55, is a visiting scholar at NYU's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. He pioneered the development of weblogs, syndication (RSS), podcasting, outlining, and web content management software; former contributing editor at Wired Magazine, research fellow at Harvard Law School, entrepreneur, and investor in web media companies. A native New Yorker, he received a Master's in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin, a Bachelor's in Mathematics from Tulane University and currently lives in New York City.

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