Dr Farouk@Dr_Pharouk
I just got a call while attending to a patient in church about a fellow dentist accusing me of stealing her tweets.
It’s quite surprising because this same person doesn’t even follow me here on X, yet she sends me DMs asking me to engage her posts.
The first time you reached out about growing your page, my advice was simple: stay consistent and keep posting, because that’s what I’ve been doing here for years and I drop tweets because I have passion for what I do.
Now, the same person I advised is calling me out publicly.
Let’s be realistic for a moment. I’m not the only dentist in Nigeria that’s talks about oral health, and I’m definitely not the only one who says “brush your teeth twice daily.” If another dentist says the same thing, does that mean I should come online and accuse them of stealing my content? Of course not.
The same applies to conversations around dental floss or any other oral health advice. These are general principles in dentistry, not personal inventions. I can post something now and tomorrow another dentist posts the same thing on their platform and might even decide to rearrange it. It’s a basic thing we know already, so why would I come online to accuse the person of stealing my tweet?
For the record, I didn’t see your DM.
If you genuinely feel I copied your tweet, that’s your opinion.
For the record, I didn’t see your DM.
If you genuinely feel I copied your tweet, that’s your opinion. But if this is about getting reactions and traction, then I understand why this approach was taken.
You’ve sent me your tweets before, yet you don’t follow me. It’s a bit ironic to expect engagement under those circumstances.
My honest advice: this isn’t the best way to grow your platform. Yes, X can be tox!~c, but you don’t have to contribute to that t0~x!~city.
People who know me know that I support others. I may not spoon-feed, but I will always put people on and support them without expecting anything in return.
I’ve always had a feeling that a moment like this might come, which is why I chose not to give you the kind of audience you were looking for.
That said, I have absolutely nothing against you, even now.
Let’s also be honest, if I wasn’t a bigger account, this probably wouldn’t be happening. You know that mentioning my name brings attention.
Congratulations, you’ve got the attention you wanted. 👏 👏 Proud of you 👍🏽
In all, everyone should ensure they brush their teeth twice daily with a toothpaste that contains fluoride.
