I wrote this because a direct reply it`s more easy to verify for an entire day or more, even some don`t use other helpful tools for their Twitter account. In each profile you can click on your username and it`s simple to verify all replies, RT`s or mentions.

Each of us has his own opinion about DM, some people would like this option, but I think here are many other useful services to use. All the best for you!

I actually like some auto-dms, when they've told me a bit about who I'm following. That's a small minority though. It aggravates me that most auto-dms are either:
* spam
* a request to follow a link to a blog that may be the most fascinating thing I've ever seen, or more likely spam. I have another 20 emails to read, so get to the point, please.
* an uninformative “thank you.” Sorry, who are you again? Tell me, I do want to know! I get 10 or so new followers a day, and I auto-follow most (excepting spammers filtered out by socialtoo) so i may not recognize you by name alone.

That's like kiling the baby because the water is muddy. Why is it that legitimate users always end up loosing because of a few abusers? If you can create and #endautdms user, can't you use that to SELECTIVELY withdraw autoDM priviledge to those “blacklisted” abusive users (after verification that they are indeed abusing, of course)?

And like another commenter said: It's a real shame when people get punished for saying “Thank you” and it's takes a lot of nerve to decide that “people don't pay attention” to those thank you messages. What is it? You are in people's minds? Or you think everyone thinks like you?

You say: “I think the issue is that so many people are doing this now that this has ended up becoming the only type of dm people get now.” I say: you've got a lot of nerve! Did you go & check everyone? No, I don't think so.

See, I happen to WANT to thank those who follow me with an AutoDM that also tells them a bit about me (and no, I never put a URL into it, but what if I did? 140 caracters is hardly enough for an introduction!)

I also happen to READ all the AutoDM I receive, and what is (was) best is that it allowed me to decide whether I should block someone or not. THAT LEFT THE DECISION TO ME because you see, I'm not 5 y.o. to have someone else make decisions for me.

I'm SORRY you made that decision and I can't help but think that the only ones who could really complain about this were those with many thousands of followers. Now aren't those the exception on Twitter? And have you not transformed yourself into a police force for the mighty? hmmm Sure looks like it.

Too bad.