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That's exactly what happened in the case of Slavoj Zizek. Someone asked him in person in Istanbul whether he had ever set up Twitter and Facebook accounts. He said no. Twitter apparently double-checked and then removed all traces of SZ's frontal identity. Even though I had believed and had even sent him a response to a direct invitation post, I wasn't particularly disturbed by the impersonation, eventually taking it as a performance. Pierre Bourdieu on Twitter four hours ago: "Ask me anything:" Twitter must have a different policy if the figure represented is deceased. Barry On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:12:18 +1100, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >It shouldn't be so easy to impersonate another. > >Are any checks done? > >eg ask Prynne, Zizek, Pound, etc., can that possibly be you? > >On the other hand, it pleases me that old Ezra is there. > >Reminds me of having to sign 'present' at Friday's French literature lectures in >Auckland in 1955 - > >the dead outnumbered the living - > >Victor Hugo was a regular. > >Max > >Quoting Barry Alpert <[log in to unmask]>: > >> The absence of JHP's students and the so-called "Cambridge School" from the >> list of his >> "followers" on Twitter makes me wonder who is responsible for that account. >> I was more >> convinced by Slavoj Zizek's presence until direct questions revealed that he >> had never set >> up a Twitter account. >> >> Barry