Twitter was Banter Central until a group of idiots, led by Echecrates and co, stratified twitter and called themselves—what was that stupid name again?
Yesssss, TBH Twitter.
I’ll give the chronology below.
Yesssss, TBH Twitter.
I’ll give the chronology below.
You see back then, all we just wanted to do was laugh and play around. A joke was a joke. There were hardly fights. No one needed to be “smart”. We just wanted to play.
Then a select few rose and formed a group they dubbed “TBH Twitter”.
Then a select few rose and formed a group they dubbed “TBH Twitter”.
‘TBH Twitter” herein referred to as ‘TBH’ was coined out of the herd mentality driven common characteristics of them ending almost every other tweet with ‘tbh’. It was a cool slang.
They elevated themselves to be the elite twitter users.
They dubbed the rest ‘LWKMD twitter’
They elevated themselves to be the elite twitter users.
They dubbed the rest ‘LWKMD twitter’
People say there used to be a lot of acrimony on twitter before now. That’s simply untrue.
Every terrible thing that happens today on Twitter ALL started from TBH. Well, except posting revenge nudes.
Every terrible thing that happens today on Twitter ALL started from TBH. Well, except posting revenge nudes.
Slander? That’s where it started from. Eche coined a motto for them: no one is above slander. It was fun for them.
Posting screenshots of DMs and private conversations? That was all them.
Bringing drama to the timeline? That was all them.
Posting screenshots of DMs and private conversations? That was all them.
Bringing drama to the timeline? That was all them.
Interestingly, some people from LWKMD were overcame by their low self esteem. You know what they did?
They deleted their accounts with thousands of followers, created new accounts to start afresh as TBH member.
You see that twitter herd mentality? TBH owns it.
They deleted their accounts with thousands of followers, created new accounts to start afresh as TBH member.
You see that twitter herd mentality? TBH owns it.
This was the mechanism.
- Create a new account
- Be anon for months
- Be a nuisance and always comment under the tweet of overlords.
- Gain a cult or have a convo clique
- Reveal picture in avatar after a few months.
Key point: most of them were ugly anyway.
- Create a new account
- Be anon for months
- Be a nuisance and always comment under the tweet of overlords.
- Gain a cult or have a convo clique
- Reveal picture in avatar after a few months.
Key point: most of them were ugly anyway.
TBH was mainly people living overseas. They maligned students from Ukraine and never considered them until one of the prominent members’ sister went there to study. They had no choice.
TBH, Anon, and live in Lagos? They were the lowest tier, but they didn’t mind.
TBH, Anon, and live in Lagos? They were the lowest tier, but they didn’t mind.
All kinds of scandals have emanated from this group of users. Ranging from traveling 17 hours for just a hug to a dude setting up a catfish account accusing himself of catching cruise with a girl just to appear a hot commodity.
They always fought! They always slandered. They took particular delight in bringing people down.
Many of problematic people on twitter today were birthed from TBH—or an extension of their offsprings.
Many of problematic people on twitter today were birthed from TBH—or an extension of their offsprings.
TBH Twitter produced e-feminists, Menaskum Brigade, and Allies FC.
If they deemed you a ‘LWKMD’ member, they would NOT respond to your mention.
Yes, Twitter was that serious for them.
If they deemed you a ‘LWKMD’ member, they would NOT respond to your mention.
Yes, Twitter was that serious for them.
But you see LWKMD had the best banter. We had “follow Friday” where people gave shout outs to handles for people to follow.
We had “Twitter After Dark” started by @KneWKeeD.
On special occasions like award ceremonies, they were always fun nights.
We had “Twitter After Dark” started by @KneWKeeD.
On special occasions like award ceremonies, they were always fun nights.
There was “twitjail” which essentially was twitter suspending your from tweeting for up to 1 hour if you exceed your tweet limit within a particular duration.
This usually happened on nights when there was great banter.
This usually happened on nights when there was great banter.
In fact, if you noticed someone was in twitjail, you would check up on them in the DM. We called that “bringing you beans in jail”.
It was all fun and games. Although, I have to say we used to drag TweetOracle because he used to say stupid things.
It was all fun and games. Although, I have to say we used to drag TweetOracle because he used to say stupid things.
LWKMD twitter had their days too. But those were rare.
However, there were four very constant nuisance who always fought week in and out.
Nicole vs Nike
Soti vs Chunglitan.
Then there were occasional revenge nudes. Besides those, LWKMD was the banter central.
However, there were four very constant nuisance who always fought week in and out.
Nicole vs Nike
Soti vs Chunglitan.
Then there were occasional revenge nudes. Besides those, LWKMD was the banter central.
People say Twitter was always this acrimonious. That’s simply not true. It was jolly until 2013 when these unscrupulous elements started the segregation.
The bickering, drama, slander, dragging, everything started from TBH.
The bickering, drama, slander, dragging, everything started from TBH.
Most notable of TBH were their HYPOCRISY and HERD MENTALITY.
Bandwagon? That’s where it started. They don’t think for themselves because most of them went in through the backdoor, so they wanted to accepted by all means.
Bandwagon? That’s where it started. They don’t think for themselves because most of them went in through the backdoor, so they wanted to accepted by all means.
Their handles always looked very different. You could spot it easily. Always had a few hyphens; or some distorted word made to look cool.
Always characterized with less than 800 followers—only their overlords had in 1000s—but they swore it was quality engagement 😂😂
Always characterized with less than 800 followers—only their overlords had in 1000s—but they swore it was quality engagement 😂😂
Twitter dating started on ‘LWKMD’.
Twitter dating + slander after breakup started on TBH.
Every catfish related scandal all abound in TBH. I could go on and on.
Twitter dating + slander after breakup started on TBH.
Every catfish related scandal all abound in TBH. I could go on and on.
In case you ever wondered how the once peaceful twitter became a battleground, this was how it happened.
It’s noteworthy that there were occasional fights in LWKMD, but they hardly were a thing. Most of us even had ourselves on BBM.
It’s noteworthy that there were occasional fights in LWKMD, but they hardly were a thing. Most of us even had ourselves on BBM.
Notable banter on LWKMD that I can remember:
UNILAG vs LASU
BlackBerry vs Nokia
Oh, we had the best twitter trending hashtags too.
UNILAG vs LASU
BlackBerry vs Nokia
Oh, we had the best twitter trending hashtags too.
Ire o.
What was the most common name on ‘TBH Twitter’?
Vanessa. Almost every other girl’s name was Vanessa.
E come be like when ashawo tell you say her name na Joy.
Vanessa. Almost every other girl’s name was Vanessa.
E come be like when ashawo tell you say her name na Joy.
