>Ok then, how about this. We abolish the twit filter. Then the people (whoever they are) simply ignore you entirely because they can't twit you. You post, they ignore you. You email them, they ignore you. Would that make you feel better, or does Michel then have to make it a banishing offence to not talk to somebody?

It will make me feel a little bit better. Not a lot, of course, because I prefer to be able to talk freely with everyone. But a little bit because I would know that they can at least see my answers and would not try to embarass me on purpose.