*Editor's Note: We allowed the creator to keep his or her identity anonymous to get the truth behind OU Problems.

What do OU students have problems with? Sower reporter Mariah Najmuddin gets the inside scoop with the creator of @OUProblems.

Mariah: What inspired you to start the @OUProblems Twitter account?

@OUProblems: The project began with me scheduling posts via SocialOomph.com of things that people generally complain about: the fact that campus doesn’t exactly seem that “dry” on game days, traffic on Lindsey, the ever popular sprinklers watering the sidewalks, too few electrical outlets in Bizzell, the squirrels, etc. After a month or two I couldn’t personally think of anything else, I felt like I had exhausted my own resources so I began retweeting people and it seemed to catch on and now I have over 1800 followers! In order to maintain the account, I try to sign in at least once a day to check up on followers (I always follow back), retweet no more than 5 tweets at any one sitting (so I don’t spam people’s feed), and keep up with people to tag #OUProblems.

M: What is the purpose of the account?

@OU: I wanted @OUProblems to be an amusing social commentary for our university, not necessarily a representation of campus negativity or real “problems” and I think it’s been true to its original intent.

M: What’s the wildest tweet you’ve received?

@OU: I love it when multiple people tweet the same things because they have class together or were all in the same area (like when the preachers are on the South Oval). Somehow I like to think I’m bringing classmates together, ha! Someone once asked me when I was going to reveal myself, which I must say it was flattering that it was of such concern. I thought about it for half a second and responded with “When I graduate?” In my head, I would like to think I would hold interviews for someone to pass on my legacy, ha! As far as revealing myself, only a handful of people know I run the account, but I admit it’s hard for me not to tell everyone.

M: Have you received any feedback about the account? Was it positive? Who was it from?

@OU: Of course those of my friends who know about it think it’s pretty cool and that I’ve become somewhat of a “campus celebrity,” but I just have fun with it. There have been a couple of instances where people get mad that I don’t retweet them and I’ve been known to “black list” those who complain. With the first instance that comes to mind, the girl tweeted about a subject that had already been mentioned several times. One, she needs to pay more attention; two, it’s up to me as to what is retweeted now isn’t it? CAC elections, Big Event, and any mentioning of athlete’s special treatment tends to get a little more attention, but that’s understandable they’re huge events involving large groups of students. All in all, I try to stay somewhat non-biased despite my own personal opinions.

M: Do you think it’s important for students to voice their opinions about the problems at OU?

@OU: Yes, I do think it is important. Although at its original conception @OUProblems was not intended to be anything political, it is a sort of forum for students, whether any university official takes note or not. I will admit, however, so many of the things tweeted aren’t serious problems but rather humorous observations about the student’s surroundings.

M: Are you doing anything specific to bring these problems to the attention of campus leaders?

@OU: I have not contacted any university officials, but shortly after making @OUProblems and once it gained some popularity, someone created a an account to counter mine called something along the lines of “OU Problems and Solutions.” Last time I looked they had tweeted three times, once to me saying to send any problems their way and they can attempt to fix things. To be honest, a lot of what people complain about or comment on are frivolous things that don’t necessarily have solutions to them. Take the lack of electrical outlets in the library for instance, I mean really, the only thing they could realistically do about that is provide power bars and surge protectors. Do I want the University of Oklahoma to acknowledge any of the more pressing matters? Sure, more power to them. I think even acknowledging that these are concerns are out there would really show they listen to the student voice.