THAT website the Voldemort of the YouTube
Community. Ironically it was successful Vloggers that introduced me to the
gossip site. After a big YouTube drama vloggers were addressing “this awful
website” urging their viewers not to read or visit the site. Curious to what
they were all talking about I stumbled across Guru Gossiper.
Preparing myself for comments full of
hatred and jealousy I was actually pleasantly surprised. Ignoring the
occasional cruel and unjustified posts there are insightful and interesting
comments and criticisms.
Before YouTube became such as huge platform
comment sections used to be a great way to communicate and create a discussion,
but now the comment sections are full of notice me and ‘first comment’ posts
declaring their love for the vlogger and self endorsement. YouTube creators
used to ask viewers for their thoughts on a video but now just ask for a
‘Thumbs up and Subscribe”. In many ways Guru Gossip is just a comment section
in which the vlogger can’t pick and choose what gets posted.
The people who post on Guru Gossip are very
obviously fans of YouTube and normally enjoy the popular vloggers.
Since they are actually fans and look forward to looking through their
subscriptions they can often feel disappointed and let down by their favourite
YouTuber. Guru Gossip is a great way to vent frustration and see who else
agrees with their thoughts. It is not rare for in a ‘Trash A Guru” section for
them to praise a recent upload and notice and appreciate improvements.
On the site it is often speculated if
certain YouTuber’s read their “Trash” section and I honestly think they should.
The site can sometimes provide genuine feedback and a reality check that I
think a lot of the vloggers need, as it is easy to get lost in the hype and
“OMG I LOOVVEE YOU PLZ FOLLOW ME” tweets/comments. These types of comments could also give creators the
impression that the majority of viewers are happy with a constant stream of
random vlogs, monthly favourites and Q&A videos but on Guru Gossip it is a
very different story. Guru Gossip is a tough love that pushes YouTuber’s to up
their content, think before they speak, regular uploads and try harder.
I agree! I understand that ego is a fragile thing and I don't think it's healthy for a youtuber to read EVERYTHING written about them all the time - there will always be something to complain about, after all. But at the same time it's not beneficial to constantly surround yourself with "yes-sayers". Every now and then when you feel up for it I think it can be a good reality check to tune in and see what the more critical side of your fanbase(!) has to say about your choices. Maybe the people who dislike your recent choices aren't people you particularly care for, but then again, maybe they are.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment love your remark about "yes-sayers". I just feel that there are so many posts these days discussing "haters" and general negativity from both the YouTubers and trolls which made me want to write about it with a different angle xxx
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