lukeleathercape
Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker.
Lucasfilm
Twitter can put fans in direct internet contact with their acting heroes. Mark Hamill, beloved for his role of Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars franchise, has always been down to chat with fans on the service, but now he's putting limits on his interactions.
Hamill tweeted a heartfelt message Tuesday asking fans to stop sending him direct messages.
"To remain on Twitter I can't respond to DMs anymore. No way to keep up w/ the daily barrage of requests for Donations-Phone Calls-Signatures-Skypes-Birthday Greetings, etc," Hamill wrote. He ended it with a polite "Hope you understand. Love you all but can't keep up w/ all the demands! #NoDMsPLEASE."
Mark Hamill
✔
@HamillHimself
To remain on Twitter I can't respond to DMs anymore. No way to keep up w/ the daily barrage of requests for Donations-Phone Calls-Signatures-Skypes-Birthday Greetings, etc. Hope you understand. Love you all but can't keep up w/ all the demands! #NoDMsPLEASE
5:08 AM - Aug 1, 2018
47.2K
3,769 people are talking about this
Twitter Ads info and privacy
A helpful fan told Hamill he could adjust his Twitter settings to only receive direct messages from people he follows.
Another fan dropped a joke into the thread, writing, "Mark, can you sign my petition to keep Twitter DMs open? It would mean a lot to me. And to the people." Hamill responded with "Good one!" and a GIF of a face-palming, laughing chimp.
Mark Hamill
✔
@HamillHimself
· 1 Aug
To remain on Twitter I can't respond to DMs anymore. No way to keep up w/ the daily barrage of requests for Donations-Phone Calls-Signatures-Skypes-Birthday Greetings, etc. Hope you understand. Love you all but can't keep up w/ all the demands! #NoDMsPLEASE
Chris Aung-Thwin
✔
@TeamBurma
Mark, can you sign my petition to keep Twitter DMs open? It would mean a lot to me. And to the people.
6:43 AM - Aug 1, 2018
437
See Chris Aung-Thwin's other Tweets
Twitter Ads info and privacy
Some fans thought Hamill's DMs may have already been closed to the general public, but the actor could still be receiving messages from people he had prior direct conversations with, even if his account to set to block messages from users he doesn't follow.
Twitter developer David LaMacchia publicly responded to Hamill's tweet, offering to look into the DM issue. "Hey Mark, I work at Twitter and saw this," LaMacchia wrote. "I've forwarded this concern to some other engineers. Would love to ask you a few questions because I want to get more info about the issue. If you get time to DM me (the irony!) please do!"
Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker.
Lucasfilm
Twitter can put fans in direct internet contact with their acting heroes. Mark Hamill, beloved for his role of Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars franchise, has always been down to chat with fans on the service, but now he's putting limits on his interactions.
Hamill tweeted a heartfelt message Tuesday asking fans to stop sending him direct messages.
"To remain on Twitter I can't respond to DMs anymore. No way to keep up w/ the daily barrage of requests for Donations-Phone Calls-Signatures-Skypes-Birthday Greetings, etc," Hamill wrote. He ended it with a polite "Hope you understand. Love you all but can't keep up w/ all the demands! #NoDMsPLEASE."
Mark Hamill
✔
@HamillHimself
To remain on Twitter I can't respond to DMs anymore. No way to keep up w/ the daily barrage of requests for Donations-Phone Calls-Signatures-Skypes-Birthday Greetings, etc. Hope you understand. Love you all but can't keep up w/ all the demands! #NoDMsPLEASE
5:08 AM - Aug 1, 2018
47.2K
3,769 people are talking about this
Twitter Ads info and privacy
A helpful fan told Hamill he could adjust his Twitter settings to only receive direct messages from people he follows.
Another fan dropped a joke into the thread, writing, "Mark, can you sign my petition to keep Twitter DMs open? It would mean a lot to me. And to the people." Hamill responded with "Good one!" and a GIF of a face-palming, laughing chimp.
Mark Hamill
✔
@HamillHimself
· 1 Aug
To remain on Twitter I can't respond to DMs anymore. No way to keep up w/ the daily barrage of requests for Donations-Phone Calls-Signatures-Skypes-Birthday Greetings, etc. Hope you understand. Love you all but can't keep up w/ all the demands! #NoDMsPLEASE
Chris Aung-Thwin
✔
@TeamBurma
Mark, can you sign my petition to keep Twitter DMs open? It would mean a lot to me. And to the people.
6:43 AM - Aug 1, 2018
437
See Chris Aung-Thwin's other Tweets
Twitter Ads info and privacy
Some fans thought Hamill's DMs may have already been closed to the general public, but the actor could still be receiving messages from people he had prior direct conversations with, even if his account to set to block messages from users he doesn't follow.
Twitter developer David LaMacchia publicly responded to Hamill's tweet, offering to look into the DM issue. "Hey Mark, I work at Twitter and saw this," LaMacchia wrote. "I've forwarded this concern to some other engineers. Would love to ask you a few questions because I want to get more info about the issue. If you get time to DM me (the irony!) please do!"
Comments
Post a Comment