Adrianos is an Internet Defamation attorney in Los Angeles and authors the California Defamation Law Blog. You can also follow Adrianos on twitter at @adrianos

By Adrianos Facchetti:

Can you imagine life without Twitter?

Stop and think about it for a second.

What would it be like? How about imagining baseball without hotdogs, or making phone calls without your iPhone? It’s difficult, right?

Twitter is important to many of us for many reasons, which makes the thought of losing the privilege to tweet almost unfathomable. But, it’s possible and I’m going to show you some simple ways you can keep it from happening.

The first thing you need to do is read Twitter’s Terms of Service. You can find them at the bottom of your Twitter homepage under “Terms.”

When you click on “Terms” you will find a short list of basic terms and conditions. Read them all and then continue reading this post. You will thank me for this.

Did you read them? If not, that’s OK for now because I’m going to boil them down for you.

Don’t spam

This is probably the quickest and most common way to get kicked off of Twitter. How many times have you received a follow from someone like “@MARKETING_SUPERSTAR” or “@Molly,” who happens to be a scantily clad young “lady” with no followers who’s following 1,947 people? Or how about when you receive four or five tweets in a row from a person? Is that spam? I don’t know the answer to that one. A simple rule to follow is to spread out your tweets and treat Twitter like a face-to-face encounter. Courtesy counts.

Don’t harass or abuse anyone

Courtney Love is learning this one the hard way after she was sued for alleged defamatory tweets last month. Bottom line. Do not use profanity. Do not threaten or attempt to intimidate anyone. A good rule of thumb is to keep away from Twitter after 11:00 p.m. (tired) or after a night of drinks. No drunken tweets.

Don’t impersonate anyone

Don’t impersonate celebrities or anyone else for that matter. It’s usually not funny and celebrities REALLY care about their online reputation. Twitter takes this very seriously.

Don’t abuse Twitter

Don’t hack Twitter or attempt to show your hacker buddies how cool you are by introducing a worm or virus to Twitter.

Don’t break the law

This is meant to be broad. Some of the things you should avoid doing are infringing on another person’s copyright or trademark and defamation of character.

Even if you do none of the above, however, Twitter reserves the right “ . . . to refuse service to anyone for any reason at anytime.” But I think if you simply use common sense you’ll be fine.

Have you wondered what your daily life would be like without Twitter? I’d like to know your thoughts. Leave a comment below.

If you don’t leave a comment, your Twitter account may be suspended. Just kidding, or am I?

Adrianos Facchetti is licensed to practice law in California only. This blog post does not constitute legal advice, nor is it intended to create an attorney-client relationship.