I had way over 1000 that I had subscribed to, and close to 300 subscribed back, but roughly speaking, only about 20 of them support my work, I more than appreciate the ones that do, but where's the rest of them? So I decided to thin out the ones I subscribed to, and unsubscribed the ones that don't seem interested in my videos.
You also seem to get more subscribers than views. Like you said, people have their own little groups... My daughter got accused of being to poor to decorate her oscar tank on her channel/Binks6972 and ordered to decorate it in her next video. My husband is a carpenter, we own our own house, and my daughter is single and has a full time job, were not rich, but rich enough to be content!
Mabie some people feel like they don't belong, you can get some pretty rude comments, I've deleted the rude ones and blocked, but it stays in the back of your mind and you wonder if others feel the same way about your videos... especially when you get alot of VIEWS, but hardly any comments or ratings... I have removed over ten of my videos that people don't seem that interested in and have often thought that mabie I should be removing alot more...
Everyday it comes down to seeing how I feel in general before engaging the site itself. It is no longer just up to the site to tell me how things are, I have to see if I am willing to suffer though the crap to get anything good out of it at all.
though i can understand why people dislike him, i will defend sxephil to my grave, he is a good man, a smart man, and a mostly honourable man. and he makes good vids. i would sooner denounce universal music group, or cbs.
People start a community, idealists who understand the fundamental concept join and speak their mind, media covers 'new trend', noobs watch coverage of 'new trend', noobs join the community, the community dilutes. Welcome to the internet.
I definitely understand every point you made. I haven't experienced yet the negative side of my friends on YouTube. But one thing's for sure, I'll never leave. I might go on vacation for a bit or something, but I've really started to find a home on YT and most of it's thanks to you. You've really given me strength and confidence to be who I really am on the camera. So this has become a thank-you comment. I love you. <3 See you soon. Have a great week.
good video, you said alot, seems when i say what i feel its hating and i get a video made about me... and now it seems thats what your saying the community is lacking... well none the less i have another channel, and plan to be speaking my mind much. yt has not jumped the shark i find new channels i love everyday.
Great video Lea. I was just talking about this the other day to Mogirl69. I think it's a combination of several things that is making YT a bit dull lately. One big one in my opinion is videomakers are trying to emulate TV and we didn't come here to watch TV. I'll try and keep up my game. : )
did you see if you are able to view your mail from your offsite acct? another idea is that you could direct ppl to a new email address thru your channel description...
Yeah...I can't view mail from my offsite account. Bummer. Hopefully they can figure it out. I put a new email address in the channel description but people aren't reading it cause I keep getting messages in my YT account.
Have a lot of people been contacting you about this? Just wondering.
Thanks so much Lea for taking the time to help me out. I really appreciate it. : )
I try to reject it the msm, a defensive mechanism to resist assimilation. But some times through the two step flow process I detect amusing and sometimes insightful works. But usually it's just spoon fed formulaic crass commercialistic crap. Advertisements thinly disguised as human expression, or worse, the other way around.
Too gloomy in the winter,lousy traffic,and way too many people. The lakes and streams are warm enough for swimming in the summer but the puget sound is frigid all year round.
I have a real hard time vlogging and I believe it shows in my videos. lol
I can only speak for myself but it seems you must always be PC about everything, no matter what you say...it'll offend someone and it could spark a hate campaign and some people get carried away so I don't speak my mind freely and I'm extremely careful about the topics. I hold back a lot and purposely keep my channel small! I've been trolled heavily in the past. Let the trolls, troll themselves.
oh, and the stalker problem. I've watched many people stalked right off of YT because of a difference in opinion or someone stepping on the wrong toes.
I think you hit the nail right on the head when you said a lot of people once they become partners try too hard and quit being real. I've seen that happen quite a few people I used to watch. If something looks forced to me I will start to tune out.
thanks and i am the same way. i dont like stuff thats too contrived. when i write or have ideas, its stuff that came naturally. lol, organic if you will.
I'd hate to sound corny, but perception is everything. If you look for negativity you will find it. If you are open to finding this feeling of "excitement" you will get it. I became aware of this when studying urban planning long before "The Secret" came out. Our mental image of a community has a lot to do with how vibrant it is.
You mocking me? lol. I meant lively and full of energy. It isn't as active as it once was. We lost a lot of good people, but new people like thebdonski are popping up. There's still a lot of undiscovered talent out there. This jumping the shark talk has gained some acceptance. The Danny Diamond response was surprising to see. I guess this shark talk has affected him. It may help if the featured clips page had more community involvement in order to give more credit where it is due.
great video. I've lost interest lately. I guess when I first started watching everything wasn't so pc. I guess I feel like I never get to see new vlogs. When I go to the top videos it's all porn. Not even good porn! but honestly I am just burnt out.
Well for some reason my sub to you didn't take so I didn't get this vid...I replied on Danny's though. I actually agree with Danny. I don't think the community is gone, or YT is becoming useless, it's just really getting filled with crap and it's harder to find good channels.
first off, the program is a farce. secondly, i feel bad for anyone who is stupid enough to think they should hold back because they have graphics and autoplay on a website. there aren't many people in life who do whatever the fuck they want... it doesn't surprise me in the least that it's the same here.
JP: A lot of the problem that you mention is the cliques - they tend to watch and ONLY watch each other. I mean, I'm personally part of one-ish, but I acknowledge the other people out there who I love to watch. I'm kind of saddened by that I guess, I wish we could get the groups together instead of be all split apart randomly. But that's kinda up to us I guess.
wow, lea! guess I was under a rock yesterday... just seeing this vid now. an interesting discussion... only time will tell if YT has/is about to jump the shark. I agree with the things the young man wrote in his email... and still there are hilarious people and new characters like bdonski who keep me anchored here, waiting to see whats next. I do think that, even if YT remains a popular site for some time to come, the novelty has worn off we've moved from "new love" to "in a relationship" hehe
I've noticed a whole new group of YouTubers vlogging and making videos. The controversial vloggers have left and spawned a whole new generation of chronically happy and entertaining peope. No, it's not real. No, it's not substance. It's fluffy entertainment. Now, who said YouTube had to be down to earth? On a brighter note, starbrite is back.
People on this site are going to come and go. I went...and then I came back, but I want others who I really liked to come back here and post vids. Who cares about the most subscribed or most viewed lists. Find new people to sub to and stop supporting garbage. I have un-subbed to more and more "big time" partners(not all of them because there ARE good partners) who don't really care if you subscribe or comment on their videos and I have replaced with smaller people. Everyone should do the same.
It seems clear that youtube is becoming people's diving board for a profesional acting career, and the average joe suffers. Unless you invest a couple grand in equipment it doesn't seem likely you'll get anywhere at this point in time.
But I try to continue to use youtube in the spirt that I think it was designed, and try to enjoy the community and find people I find interesting.
There is only so much self promotion I can stomach, and there's a lot of it out there on youtube right now.
I kinda disagree. One can have a professional look and go no where, and it is still possible for someone with a shitty webcam, but great content to go somewhere. For the most part people don't give a flying fuck about fancy editing or pristine video. It's all about content. If someone has shit that is interesting it will flourish. It is just more difficult to get noticed nowadays cause the little guy has to compete with the corporate bullshit.
Somewhere meaning building a respecable viewership and possibly getting the notice of someone in the industry that may be the catalyst in some type of endevour outside of YT. If one is an aspiring actor/actress, YT can be a vehicle to get noticed by someone who may be able to help you out. And that is still possible even for the poor starving artist who only has a shitty webcam. If there is true talent there people will see that, and the people in the industry will see it too.
Personally having shitty equipment makes a person look more real to me. Some of the early YT "celebs" seemed more real when back in the day when they did their shit with a Walmart webcam. Then when they got their partnership they upgraded the equipment and made more "produced" vids.
And those "produced" vids just didn't do it for me anymore. Again, its content, content, content. Again that is for the aspiring actor/actress. I have unsubbed from quite a few people who started to look like they were trying too hard and not being real anymore.
I don't gravitate toward controversy, and for those who crave this they can create their own. However I don't see much open and frank dialog, so I agree with that part, and much effort is put into production quality rather than content in so many videos, and that ok but tedious. It was good of you guys to talk to us on WingSpansRadio on stickam tonight, it'd be nice if you made it a regular thing, to do an open forum like that. But it was hard to follow the verbage and text simultaneously.
I was only being a little cheeky when I suggested you guys use a different name, other than Underground, (like The Happy Daisy Group). The term "underground" seems to imply a subversive, unsanctioned, rebellious energy and if that's not what you are about then I don't understand the use of a term that many already connect with such traits. If the philosophy of being true to yourselves is the defining characteristic, then that name might misdirect. I'm so tired. I wonder what I just wrote...
Agreed! I have a hard time expressing my total self cuz I know certain family members watch..ones I never wanted watching in the first place..lol. There are also cliques that seem impossible to be a part of and I have backed away so I don't look like I have to be desperate for their acceptance. Cuz...frankly, I'M NOT!
I personally do not come here for controversy. I have enough of the BS in my real life. This is my "unreal" life where I can have fun and be upbeat and meet new people as well. I don't like drama. I've got enough, TYVM. I *could* open an account and spew shit all over the things I see wrong here, but ...why? It wouldn't DO anything, at least for me.
Now, as for the partnership program, I think it fucked up a few people. The people who are being denied are becoming incredibly bitter. Wanting to
leave or take a break. I say GET OVER IT. I mean WTF? I laughed when I was denied. I DESERVED to be denied. Have you seen how many copyright issues I have? HAHAHA Music and TV shows and everything, oh my. Did it hurt? Not in the slightest. So you ask why did you apply? For the sheer reason that if I made $, I could send it to some of my subs who barely live paycheck to paycheck. Their lights turned out, etc. But I just have to say...you will get out of YT what you put into it.
Did it in late November and it took them until February to waddle through all of my crap and get me an answer. Think of the poor person who had to do that. Bless their heart. That was some kind of revenge I was looking for! :)
Youtube is just getting more popular so the same problems 2 years ago are growing because of the audience size. Its going to get worse as Youtube gets more popular too,lol...That is just how it works on this planet..more people, more drama...I can understand how she feels but I guess I have lived too long to be shocked. ~Raven
Lea, I agree...He had valid points for sure...I go through seasons here...sometimes I spend only my time in the community. Lately, I have been watching alot of documentaries and just for fun, typing in some country that I know little about, and blown away at what I see and learn. No-one in my family can understand,lol...but I like the power of choosing what I can watch. I cant do that on TV. ~Raven
I love it here. I was sitting with my sister the other day and she said that she had never seen an autopsy. So, I go into a search engine and find her a full-on autopsy. I couldnt watch it,lol..but the COOL thing about here is I can watch anything and find anything on Youtube. I would cry if Youtube left but I wouldnt cry if TV was gone. ~Raven
I think the elite status of the partnership has dissolved. Though it has forced some people to look at the content that they have already produced to see why they weren't accepted (i.e- disgusting content, ability to entertain, language, interaction and so on...). With this meld happening, it seems as there may be more "Oneness" with YT as a whole, where as one was "envied" to be a partner...now almost everyone can say they are friends with one.
I've seen this cycle many times since Youtube started: a clique of people discover Youtube, then act like they invented it, then get tired of each other (because that's ALL they're looking at, a small group of each other) and start complaining that there's nothing on, then a new group discovers Youtube, making videos that were already made by others last year, then the new group starts thinking they invented Youtube.....over and over and over again.
I think your observation, at the end, was very accurate. WE make our own community. When you lock into one group of people, and the dynamic changes, it "seems" like things have changed all around us. Roger was never about "the drama", unlike some, who only did (& do) what they did, to troll people, and for attention. Roger was a critic, but he was honest, and when he went too far, would admit it. The DramaLamas take things offline, and never discuss anything that happens outside of YT.
Many of Roger's vids were about other events/people, and his offline life. He didn't need the attention. It's funny that people that constantly attack people, are guilty of the same things, or worse. YT is a BETTER place without that crap. If people were here just for the drama, it can still be found other places. Even when that garbage pops up, it has a lot less traction than it used to, because the people who start the fires have lost all credibility.
I think those who complain the most, have never been impacted by something serious enough to put YT into perspective. I think I go to Stickam less, and less, because so many people just want to discuss YT. My closest friends (that i've made on YT) and I, have conversations about things completely unrelated to YT a majority of the time
sxephil owns your shitty lil vids. respect the people who know how to make it big.
bonoes77 2 years ago
wow
JackieEco 2 years ago
good vid, cant see the pimple ;]
SarafinaPrettyToes 3 years ago
Who do you think you are woman
prosim85 3 years ago
Exploration is good. Maybe. Except when peril shows up. ha
Though, often more interesting than the same the same ol' same ol'.
ps Good to you for keeping your focus with all going on in the background. No way could I do that. : )
ButterRivaLs 3 years ago
idiot
InsaneMojo 3 years ago
Honestly we don't need 6 feet of headroom on that shot
daxiextreme 3 years ago
man, your desk is clean. i'll have to show mine. ok, maybe not. lol. peace
coffeedude65 3 years ago
I had way over 1000 that I had subscribed to, and close to 300 subscribed back, but roughly speaking, only about 20 of them support my work, I more than appreciate the ones that do, but where's the rest of them? So I decided to thin out the ones I subscribed to, and unsubscribed the ones that don't seem interested in my videos.
nitehawk57 3 years ago
You also seem to get more subscribers than views. Like you said, people have their own little groups... My daughter got accused of being to poor to decorate her oscar tank on her channel/Binks6972 and ordered to decorate it in her next video. My husband is a carpenter, we own our own house, and my daughter is single and has a full time job, were not rich, but rich enough to be content!
nitehawk57 3 years ago
Mabie some people feel like they don't belong, you can get some pretty rude comments, I've deleted the rude ones and blocked, but it stays in the back of your mind and you wonder if others feel the same way about your videos... especially when you get alot of VIEWS, but hardly any comments or ratings... I have removed over ten of my videos that people don't seem that interested in and have often thought that mabie I should be removing alot more...
nitehawk57 3 years ago
Everyday it comes down to seeing how I feel in general before engaging the site itself. It is no longer just up to the site to tell me how things are, I have to see if I am willing to suffer though the crap to get anything good out of it at all.
ravenlaughs 3 years ago
yup still trailer...
TheBeautifulSheeple 3 years ago
ooo wish ya could prop yer feet up on that desk lol :))
FeetAppreciation 3 years ago
Hey Lea -- please read this news story from CNET on the coming NEW AD-TYPES for YouTube, according to Google mgmt:
news(dot)com/8301-10784_3-9939704-7.html
thx
quicksite 3 years ago
though i can understand why people dislike him, i will defend sxephil to my grave, he is a good man, a smart man, and a mostly honourable man. and he makes good vids. i would sooner denounce universal music group, or cbs.
billythehick 3 years ago
People start a community, idealists who understand the fundamental concept join and speak their mind, media covers 'new trend', noobs watch coverage of 'new trend', noobs join the community, the community dilutes. Welcome to the internet.
benthejoint 3 years ago
"sxephil" talks about crap and loves boob center pics!
maxxasvideo 3 years ago 2
I definitely understand every point you made. I haven't experienced yet the negative side of my friends on YouTube. But one thing's for sure, I'll never leave. I might go on vacation for a bit or something, but I've really started to find a home on YT and most of it's thanks to you. You've really given me strength and confidence to be who I really am on the camera. So this has become a thank-you comment. I love you. <3 See you soon. Have a great week.
londonmascara 3 years ago
rocketman is one of my alltime favorite songs too btw.
TrueScience 3 years ago
good video, you said alot, seems when i say what i feel its hating and i get a video made about me... and now it seems thats what your saying the community is lacking... well none the less i have another channel, and plan to be speaking my mind much. yt has not jumped the shark i find new channels i love everyday.
5ive.
peace.
TrueScience 3 years ago
wow, all bloggers are fucking retrded...get a life u people!!!!!!!!!
iamrupertgrint 3 years ago
but then nobody would be here to answer you bullshit comment buddy...gee be thankful for something will ya?
achampag 3 years ago
Great video Lea. I was just talking about this the other day to Mogirl69. I think it's a combination of several things that is making YT a bit dull lately. One big one in my opinion is videomakers are trying to emulate TV and we didn't come here to watch TV. I'll try and keep up my game. : )
K80Blog 3 years ago 3
katie: yeah, we are not tv.
did you see if you are able to view your mail from your offsite acct? another idea is that you could direct ppl to a new email address thru your channel description...
achampag 3 years ago
Yeah...I can't view mail from my offsite account. Bummer. Hopefully they can figure it out. I put a new email address in the channel description but people aren't reading it cause I keep getting messages in my YT account.
Have a lot of people been contacting you about this? Just wondering.
Thanks so much Lea for taking the time to help me out. I really appreciate it. : )
K80Blog 3 years ago
I came here to be a radical rejecter of the main stream media, now I'm just one of the Borg.
noliketoregister 3 years ago 2
lolol...oh not the borg
do you straight up reject it, or is it more that it doesnt interest you? thats where i am...
achampag 3 years ago
I try to reject it the msm, a defensive mechanism to resist assimilation. But some times through the two step flow process I detect amusing and sometimes insightful works. But usually it's just spoon fed formulaic crass commercialistic crap. Advertisements thinly disguised as human expression, or worse, the other way around.
noliketoregister 3 years ago
Ppl at work must think you are crazy. Get back to work:P
moonlightmaze 3 years ago
lol...if you work hard enough, ppl wont care if you are crazy...
achampag 3 years ago
This has been flagged as spam show
The stealth spammer strikes again!
flyhghgy 3 years ago
FREE MIKE!
flyhghgy 3 years ago
D*mn spammers are everywhere!
flyhghgy 3 years ago
comment!
flyhghgy 3 years ago
and
flyhghgy 3 years ago
rate
flyhghgy 3 years ago
Please
flyhghgy 3 years ago
5 SPAM rating!
flyhghgy 3 years ago
Great video!
flyhghgy 3 years ago
I don't know how anyone can say YT doesn't have anything to offer anymore. This place is a virtual smorgass board,it has a little of everything!
flyhghgy 3 years ago
My videos haven't changed they're still mediocre.
flyhghgy 3 years ago
lol...ppl flying off shit is not mediocre to me =)
achampag 3 years ago
Thank you! :o)
Maybe someday I'll learn how to do a better job editting.
flyhghgy 3 years ago
I'll be here until they suspend me for spamming!
flyhghgy 3 years ago 2
YT is what each of us makes of it.
flyhghgy 3 years ago
Never say never! When I was 14 traveling through the seattle area I said "I'll never live here" 14 years later I was living there!
flyhghgy 3 years ago
seattle....too cold to swim much of the year there huh? hmm....
achampag 3 years ago
Too gloomy in the winter,lousy traffic,and way too many people. The lakes and streams are warm enough for swimming in the summer but the puget sound is frigid all year round.
flyhghgy 3 years ago
Hi Lea!
flyhghgy 3 years ago
LMAO
i may have to start reading these in vids...you are gifted.
achampag 3 years ago
the key is getting out there and looking for the good content as jipsi also said in his last video. Good video
MrCaltec 3 years ago
I have a real hard time vlogging and I believe it shows in my videos. lol
I can only speak for myself but it seems you must always be PC about everything, no matter what you say...it'll offend someone and it could spark a hate campaign and some people get carried away so I don't speak my mind freely and I'm extremely careful about the topics. I hold back a lot and purposely keep my channel small! I've been trolled heavily in the past. Let the trolls, troll themselves.
KimOsh72 3 years ago
oh, and the stalker problem. I've watched many people stalked right off of YT because of a difference in opinion or someone stepping on the wrong toes.
Yes, I hold back a lot.
KimOsh72 3 years ago
hard balance eh? practice safe video, but say what you want...
i stay away from some topics b/c i dont like fighting w ppl. thats why you wont see a bunch of religion or politics on my channel.
achampag 3 years ago
I think a lot of it has to do with summer. We should have a comedy week where we can only post funny vids.
Justinmazing 3 years ago
Hi Justin!
flyhghgy 3 years ago
Yo fly what it is cuz!
Justinmazing 3 years ago
Another day on the tubes.
flyhghgy 3 years ago
hey jason did you ever see any vids on this supposed original acct scientology had?
achampag 3 years ago
Great video Lea, digging the spontaneity. Nice office btw :p
Riva1986 3 years ago
rocketman!
dmanstoit 3 years ago
I think you hit the nail right on the head when you said a lot of people once they become partners try too hard and quit being real. I've seen that happen quite a few people I used to watch. If something looks forced to me I will start to tune out.
DoggBisket 3 years ago
thanks and i am the same way. i dont like stuff thats too contrived. when i write or have ideas, its stuff that came naturally. lol, organic if you will.
achampag 3 years ago
i need to shut up, i never fit in...
nt0xxik8ed 3 years ago
sometimes i think everybody fits in here..we are such diverse population...
plz never shut up
achampag 3 years ago
They'll shut me up when they pry my spam from my cold dead hands!
flyhghgy 3 years ago
I'd hate to sound corny, but perception is everything. If you look for negativity you will find it. If you are open to finding this feeling of "excitement" you will get it. I became aware of this when studying urban planning long before "The Secret" came out. Our mental image of a community has a lot to do with how vibrant it is.
beornborg 3 years ago
true true...do you think we are vibrant?
achampag 3 years ago
You mocking me? lol. I meant lively and full of energy. It isn't as active as it once was. We lost a lot of good people, but new people like thebdonski are popping up. There's still a lot of undiscovered talent out there. This jumping the shark talk has gained some acceptance. The Danny Diamond response was surprising to see. I guess this shark talk has affected him. It may help if the featured clips page had more community involvement in order to give more credit where it is due.
beornborg 3 years ago
mocking you? of course not. am trying to understand where everybody is comin from.
i agree that we need more from the community in the featured section...
achampag 3 years ago
great video. I've lost interest lately. I guess when I first started watching everything wasn't so pc. I guess I feel like I never get to see new vlogs. When I go to the top videos it's all porn. Not even good porn! but honestly I am just burnt out.
MissJew2007 3 years ago
thanks missjew. yeah de-tubing can be good when you are burnt out
achampag 3 years ago
yeah.
achampag 3 years ago
all indications are for a lulzy month of May
SotatoPalad 3 years ago
Nice cubical. I have my own office.
robrobbins 3 years ago
sweet
achampag 3 years ago
Despicable humans like Sxephil? How can anyone find him despicable? Maybe unwatchable, OK. But nobody even knows that guy.
I don't see anyone leaving or closing accounts.
I must be on a different YT.
The one thing nobody has mentioned is that Roger has left a huge vacuum here on YT.
I miss Roger.
Gimmeabreakman 3 years ago 2
lol...hi victor....
vacuum indeed.
achampag 3 years ago
Well for some reason my sub to you didn't take so I didn't get this vid...I replied on Danny's though. I actually agree with Danny. I don't think the community is gone, or YT is becoming useless, it's just really getting filled with crap and it's harder to find good channels.
rhythm7a 3 years ago
hey jeff...yeah i dont know why i bother going to the most viewed anymore
achampag 3 years ago
first off, the program is a farce. secondly, i feel bad for anyone who is stupid enough to think they should hold back because they have graphics and autoplay on a website. there aren't many people in life who do whatever the fuck they want... it doesn't surprise me in the least that it's the same here.
JasonERF 3 years ago
jasonERF: yeah i like doing whatever i want. it rulz. people need to loosen up again.
as for the partner thing...you know youtube demonetizes vids? lame. i bet thats why some are opening secondary channels.
oh and whats wrong w my framing?
achampag 3 years ago
i actually noticed that we have a different process for our newest channel for monetizing vids but at this point i don't care... it's a joke.
JasonERF 3 years ago 2
new process? oh do tell...pm?
achampag 3 years ago
JP: A lot of the problem that you mention is the cliques - they tend to watch and ONLY watch each other. I mean, I'm personally part of one-ish, but I acknowledge the other people out there who I love to watch. I'm kind of saddened by that I guess, I wish we could get the groups together instead of be all split apart randomly. But that's kinda up to us I guess.
PDXvlog 3 years ago 2
jp: i like to watch a lot of different ppl...i think variety is good....
achampag 3 years ago
This is no good Lea we can't see below the neckline. No good at all..corndickcheesesomethingorother...
samtwist 3 years ago
sam i am so sorry that making sure you see my boobs is not a priority when i am shooting...
=)
achampag 3 years ago
wow, lea! guess I was under a rock yesterday... just seeing this vid now. an interesting discussion... only time will tell if YT has/is about to jump the shark. I agree with the things the young man wrote in his email... and still there are hilarious people and new characters like bdonski who keep me anchored here, waiting to see whats next. I do think that, even if YT remains a popular site for some time to come, the novelty has worn off we've moved from "new love" to "in a relationship" hehe
snarkdetriomphe 3 years ago 3
oh no...now we're dating. i want flowers dammit.
achampag 3 years ago
alright but i draw the line on candy and expensive dinners...
snarkdetriomphe 3 years ago
humph. you must not know how shit works
achampag 3 years ago
whats rong with sxephil????
SADfilmz 3 years ago
rock on sistah!
ItalianStallionette 3 years ago
hehe hey gina =)
achampag 3 years ago
I've noticed a whole new group of YouTubers vlogging and making videos. The controversial vloggers have left and spawned a whole new generation of chronically happy and entertaining peope. No, it's not real. No, it's not substance. It's fluffy entertainment. Now, who said YouTube had to be down to earth? On a brighter note, starbrite is back.
robertpina99 3 years ago
robert: yeah great to see jyl. fluff is annoying. your vids rock lately tho, always something different.
achampag 3 years ago
People on this site are going to come and go. I went...and then I came back, but I want others who I really liked to come back here and post vids. Who cares about the most subscribed or most viewed lists. Find new people to sub to and stop supporting garbage. I have un-subbed to more and more "big time" partners(not all of them because there ARE good partners) who don't really care if you subscribe or comment on their videos and I have replaced with smaller people. Everyone should do the same.
LeonWestbrook 3 years ago
justin: i am glad you came back. you speak your mind, thats for sure. respect.
and yeah i have unsubbed from most of the big guys too.
achampag 3 years ago
and you have really nice hair!
ih1dch8 3 years ago
thanks! as for phil...well...i wouldnt know where to begin.
achampag 3 years ago
why do poeple not like sxephil?
ih1dch8 3 years ago
Because he is a cheating, scamming, e-begging piece of shit.
Sparkanoid1 3 years ago 3
but why do you think that?
ih1dch8 3 years ago
It seems clear that youtube is becoming people's diving board for a profesional acting career, and the average joe suffers. Unless you invest a couple grand in equipment it doesn't seem likely you'll get anywhere at this point in time.
But I try to continue to use youtube in the spirt that I think it was designed, and try to enjoy the community and find people I find interesting.
There is only so much self promotion I can stomach, and there's a lot of it out there on youtube right now.
DeafeningTheDaisies 3 years ago 2
great comment....
achampag 3 years ago
I kinda disagree. One can have a professional look and go no where, and it is still possible for someone with a shitty webcam, but great content to go somewhere. For the most part people don't give a flying fuck about fancy editing or pristine video. It's all about content. If someone has shit that is interesting it will flourish. It is just more difficult to get noticed nowadays cause the little guy has to compete with the corporate bullshit.
DoggBisket 3 years ago
horace: what do you consider "somewhere?" examples?
achampag 3 years ago
Somewhere meaning building a respecable viewership and possibly getting the notice of someone in the industry that may be the catalyst in some type of endevour outside of YT. If one is an aspiring actor/actress, YT can be a vehicle to get noticed by someone who may be able to help you out. And that is still possible even for the poor starving artist who only has a shitty webcam. If there is true talent there people will see that, and the people in the industry will see it too.
DoggBisket 3 years ago
Personally having shitty equipment makes a person look more real to me. Some of the early YT "celebs" seemed more real when back in the day when they did their shit with a Walmart webcam. Then when they got their partnership they upgraded the equipment and made more "produced" vids.
DoggBisket 3 years ago
And those "produced" vids just didn't do it for me anymore. Again, its content, content, content. Again that is for the aspiring actor/actress. I have unsubbed from quite a few people who started to look like they were trying too hard and not being real anymore.
DoggBisket 3 years ago
wow. now thats an explanation. and i dig it, but i dont remember seeing anybody w a shitty webcam having any fab endeavors outside yt.
achampag 3 years ago
With time comes change.
We are here.
You just have to find us.
Ramborol 3 years ago
agreed ^^
CupcakeAndTea 3 years ago
Indeed
Ramborol 3 years ago
aww...thats a sweet comment =)
achampag 3 years ago
I have my momentary lapses of grace.
Ramborol 3 years ago
oh dont worry me too
achampag 3 years ago
I will not fret you.
Ramborol 3 years ago
GEEISSSSUSUS... I tried commenting 3x...
1) I made a channel for some good mojo and support for Anakin since he was rejected 2x for partner
2) Sometimes there are people who don't spend time to get to know others outside their circles.
3) Why do people get so negative? Be the change you want to see in the world. Bitching is EASY TO DO.
LilCav68 3 years ago
maria: it seems they have been turning down lots of great tubers. sucks. i wonder if they will kick themselves in the asses later.
achampag 3 years ago
L: I've been keeping a list on the channel for anakin.... it's mad crazy...
LilCav68 3 years ago
whats the channel name again?
achampag 3 years ago
anakin1814fansite
LilCav68 3 years ago
awesome song in the background...you still make cool movies...still watching ya...
GroovyStretch 3 years ago
thanks stretch love ya =)
achampag 3 years ago
I don't gravitate toward controversy, and for those who crave this they can create their own. However I don't see much open and frank dialog, so I agree with that part, and much effort is put into production quality rather than content in so many videos, and that ok but tedious. It was good of you guys to talk to us on WingSpansRadio on stickam tonight, it'd be nice if you made it a regular thing, to do an open forum like that. But it was hard to follow the verbage and text simultaneously.
CanadianNinjaMonkey 3 years ago
I was only being a little cheeky when I suggested you guys use a different name, other than Underground, (like The Happy Daisy Group). The term "underground" seems to imply a subversive, unsanctioned, rebellious energy and if that's not what you are about then I don't understand the use of a term that many already connect with such traits. If the philosophy of being true to yourselves is the defining characteristic, then that name might misdirect. I'm so tired. I wonder what I just wrote...
CanadianNinjaMonkey 3 years ago
i do think that we are rebellious lol...will write more when i am less tired
achampag 3 years ago
Agreed! I have a hard time expressing my total self cuz I know certain family members watch..ones I never wanted watching in the first place..lol. There are also cliques that seem impossible to be a part of and I have backed away so I don't look like I have to be desperate for their acceptance. Cuz...frankly, I'M NOT!
AutymnRosa 3 years ago
tammy: good point re acceptance...you gotta just be you...
achampag 3 years ago
we must admit you tube is our fantasy life.. nothing else, cant take it too seriously.. good vid
TheTittySisters 3 years ago
fantasy is good...hope things are good down unda =)
achampag 3 years ago
I didn't see a pimple. and I think it's just change. Everyone will go through it. and those who are strong will see it through. ;)
TheEyesOfTheSouth 3 years ago
sue: ok its not there lol
have you moved yet? i need to go by your channel...
achampag 3 years ago
It was a great ramble! :)
girlganja 3 years ago
thanks gg! ramble on lol
achampag 3 years ago
I personally do not come here for controversy. I have enough of the BS in my real life. This is my "unreal" life where I can have fun and be upbeat and meet new people as well. I don't like drama. I've got enough, TYVM. I *could* open an account and spew shit all over the things I see wrong here, but ...why? It wouldn't DO anything, at least for me.
Now, as for the partnership program, I think it fucked up a few people. The people who are being denied are becoming incredibly bitter. Wanting to
silverscreamgrl 3 years ago 2
leave or take a break. I say GET OVER IT. I mean WTF? I laughed when I was denied. I DESERVED to be denied. Have you seen how many copyright issues I have? HAHAHA Music and TV shows and everything, oh my. Did it hurt? Not in the slightest. So you ask why did you apply? For the sheer reason that if I made $, I could send it to some of my subs who barely live paycheck to paycheck. Their lights turned out, etc. But I just have to say...you will get out of YT what you put into it.
silverscreamgrl 3 years ago 2
beth: great comment. i didnt even know you applied...i hope you know you are one of the best vloggers we have
achampag 3 years ago
Did it in late November and it took them until February to waddle through all of my crap and get me an answer. Think of the poor person who had to do that. Bless their heart. That was some kind of revenge I was looking for! :)
silverscreamgrl 3 years ago
oh beth...they just dont know...its their loss
achampag 3 years ago
Youtube is just getting more popular so the same problems 2 years ago are growing because of the audience size. Its going to get worse as Youtube gets more popular too,lol...That is just how it works on this planet..more people, more drama...I can understand how she feels but I guess I have lived too long to be shocked. ~Raven
RadicalComedy 3 years ago
raven: yeah i both agree and disagree w him...
that email was fabulous btw. you have a great mind.
=)
achampag 3 years ago
Lea, I agree...He had valid points for sure...I go through seasons here...sometimes I spend only my time in the community. Lately, I have been watching alot of documentaries and just for fun, typing in some country that I know little about, and blown away at what I see and learn. No-one in my family can understand,lol...but I like the power of choosing what I can watch. I cant do that on TV. ~Raven
RadicalComedy 3 years ago
I love it here. I was sitting with my sister the other day and she said that she had never seen an autopsy. So, I go into a search engine and find her a full-on autopsy. I couldnt watch it,lol..but the COOL thing about here is I can watch anything and find anything on Youtube. I would cry if Youtube left but I wouldnt cry if TV was gone. ~Raven
RadicalComedy 3 years ago
I have a crooked nose and crooked teeth. I wish I just had a pimple.
crazycatfguy 3 years ago
well hopefully you have a straight...never mind..lol
achampag 3 years ago
i thought danny daimond wrote that letter!
utubecubed 3 years ago
you never know with that danny diamond character...
achampag 3 years ago
I think that people are burned out. Copyrighted material fills up the front page. YTE are not doing enough.
RantingWithB 3 years ago
YTE? what is YTE?
and yeah the front page is usually shit.
achampag 3 years ago
Youtube Editor, Lea.
RantingWithB 3 years ago
we are the problem
kidblood1 3 years ago
haha we usually are arent we...
achampag 3 years ago
We're also the cure!
flyhghgy 3 years ago
I think the elite status of the partnership has dissolved. Though it has forced some people to look at the content that they have already produced to see why they weren't accepted (i.e- disgusting content, ability to entertain, language, interaction and so on...). With this meld happening, it seems as there may be more "Oneness" with YT as a whole, where as one was "envied" to be a partner...now almost everyone can say they are friends with one.
MeanBlackDude 3 years ago
Great video, btw.
MeanBlackDude 3 years ago
you have a great point lez...
liked what you were saying on the show tonight, thanks.
achampag 3 years ago
I can relate, I miss Mike Skehan and TheBoringDispatcher so much...wheres the drama???????????
thesmiths1013 3 years ago 2
thanks for sharing my email
gnr1234 3 years ago
PRIVATE email
gnr1234 3 years ago
dammit eddie! nobody would have known!
achampag 3 years ago
LOL!
great rant Lea, I see you even managed to get DannyDiamond to respond with a video!
gnr1234 3 years ago
yeah danny is a trip...i dont agree w everything he said...but that was a great vlog from him.
achampag 3 years ago
Eddie, bring on the drama!!!pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeee
thesmiths1013 3 years ago
are you wearing sunglasses inside just like sxephiL!?!?! ;-p
gnr1234 3 years ago
haha NO! its just that the light is so bad...so bad...
achampag 3 years ago
Five Stars Lea!!
MadBadVoodo 3 years ago
thanks madbad!
achampag 3 years ago
I've seen this cycle many times since Youtube started: a clique of people discover Youtube, then act like they invented it, then get tired of each other (because that's ALL they're looking at, a small group of each other) and start complaining that there's nothing on, then a new group discovers Youtube, making videos that were already made by others last year, then the new group starts thinking they invented Youtube.....over and over and over again.
marquisdejolie 3 years ago
round and round it goes...
popsuckits 3 years ago
round and round...great song lol
achampag 3 years ago
Bring back the jump suites?
popsuckits 3 years ago
marquis: great point. i think this is why i have so many subscriptions and why i let the number grow. i like a lot of diff ppl.
achampag 3 years ago
I think your observation, at the end, was very accurate. WE make our own community. When you lock into one group of people, and the dynamic changes, it "seems" like things have changed all around us. Roger was never about "the drama", unlike some, who only did (& do) what they did, to troll people, and for attention. Roger was a critic, but he was honest, and when he went too far, would admit it. The DramaLamas take things offline, and never discuss anything that happens outside of YT.
JustA11en 3 years ago
Many of Roger's vids were about other events/people, and his offline life. He didn't need the attention. It's funny that people that constantly attack people, are guilty of the same things, or worse. YT is a BETTER place without that crap. If people were here just for the drama, it can still be found other places. Even when that garbage pops up, it has a lot less traction than it used to, because the people who start the fires have lost all credibility.
JustA11en 3 years ago
I think those who complain the most, have never been impacted by something serious enough to put YT into perspective. I think I go to Stickam less, and less, because so many people just want to discuss YT. My closest friends (that i've made on YT) and I, have conversations about things completely unrelated to YT a majority of the time
JustA11en 3 years ago
great input allen. respect =)
achampag 3 years ago
Drama sells. Contrived drama sells more. I hate it. That's why I run a nonfiction channel.
:)
marquisdejolie 3 years ago