It’s easy to forget that there are a whole lot of people who are still getting Twitter. Take, for example, Ward 7 Councilmember Yvette Alexander, who assumed that the new @MayorGray account — an obvious satire feed to those who use Twitter all the time — was actually being produced by Vince Gray. Alexander explained this morning that she believed @MayorGray to be an official account after she “received a message that mayorgray was following me,” and, five minutes later, expressed surprise that it wasn’t the Mayor. “Wow, an imposter is following me,” she tweeted. “[Gray] should use Mayor Vincent C. Gray quickly! I’ll let him know asap.”

Alexander’s reaction serves as a reminder for those of us who spotted the Gray fake miles away to not rush to mock when mainstream media sources try to get the word out, even about something so painfully obvious — after all, if a Councilmember who actually worked alongside the new Mayor for the last four years didn’t realize the fake account wasn’t him, there’s certain to be others out there.

The confusion, of course, is no one’s fault but Gray’s. The new Mayor, who utilized Twitter somewhat capably during his campaign for office last year, has so far been silent, despite repeated promises that his administration would offer enhanced transparency. There’s but one way that Gray could battle this kind of public confusion — that’s to start up a Twitter account of his own and get tweeting.