Hey Beth,
Last night while waiting for the first episode of my new vlog to export, I clicked on your feed to watch the latest 'Now Music' cover. There was no music cover so instead, I watched this video, and read the comments section below it with interest.
First of all, I am a big fan, your videos are always fun and the music covers are totally awesome and obviously take a lot of hard work and commitment... but having only really got active on Steemit over the past 10 days (or so) I had never watched an older episode of BuzzSteam.
My vlog was going to be a weekly 'review' of Steemit. I would briefly promote my own posts (there will be some one day, I promise Steemit) and then go on to discuss exciting content I had found, new users that I thought deserved a mention etc (you know where this is going).
I had done a brief search around DTube looking for keywords like 'review' 'roundup' 'weekly' etc and nothing had come up so I figured that this was safe ground. The point is I had basically ripped off your idea for BuzzSteam without knowing I had done so. Now I do know I am postponing the release of this video while I have a little think about things.
The point is (and I have not seen the other vlog that you are upset about and I also don't know the background or just how similar it is) maybe they did this by accident too? Like I say, I am very much the optimist and like to believe the best in people, so you know, there is a chance of coming up with Steemian of the Day without necessarily stealing it maliciously. Perhaps the new vlog you are talking about is, like me, guilty of nothing more than doing insufficient research?
Lastly, Steemit is a platform that despite having its flaws (I agree wholeheartedly with most of what you say in the video above) might well be around for another 1000 years, is there not room for more than one series reviewing stuff on here. As you say, the trending page is garbage and newbies can't get a view let alone a decent upvote. Surely the more people promoting decent content in whatever form can only be good for everyone?
Anyhoo, like I say, I am postponing the start of my new project to have a think about this. I might still go ahead but just want to ponder it for a little bit first.
This comment comes in peace, I'm a huge fan of your passion and musical talent and I certainly hope you don't disappear anytime soon.
MB
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P.S. I would like to echo the comments of @jchauhan below, you make this chatting to the camera shiz look easy, it is not, I salute you :-)
Oh it was more of a comment in jest than anything. I do think he was "inspired" by my posts, because we coincidentally have a lot of friends in common that he has spoken about, so it's unlikely he doesn't know who I am...but that's ok. You are right, there is enough room on here for lots of things, I just wanted to offer something that the platform didn't have. I feel like there is so much repetition on here that I tried to avoid that from the get-go.
I totally get what you are saying and I didn't mean to sound petty. Just offering a reason why I hadn't been producing my show as of late. I totally think that you should do your show. Don't worry about me. Plus, I think I am moving BuzzSteem to Dlive anyway, so there shouldn't be a conflict of interest.
I guess I don't try to see the best side of people as often as I should. I am kind of a pessimist that way. Thanks for this post though! I will give him the benefit of the doubt, and ultimately it's a place of decentralization. Anyone is allowed to do what they want. I don't own the news about Steemit, haha.
Hey, thanks for replying!
I am pretty new here and trying to find my way, find something interesting to talk about. It's funny but I was apprehensive about doing the video I was going to do as it didn't really feel like me! When I saw your vid last night it just made me think a bit... I want to do something original and something that I will keep doing for years, that is the way to go on here I think. Steemit may have problems but I think it is the future of social media.
If the person you are talking about did see your Steemian of the Day feature and steal it then that is pretty shitty obviously... you can do the same but at least call it something different! As one of life's optimists, I am compelled to see the good in everyone if possible but some people are just dicks, there is no getting around that fact!
My main goal is to use this platform as a way to keep sticking at projects long term. I think that hard yards for little reward are kind of the way in any new walk of life you try to get into!
I hope you keep doing your stuff and that the system don't grind you down. Your Backstreet Boys cover is literally the best thing I have seen anywhere for years. The important thing is that if you enjoy making the videos... I take your 'three kids' point on board though, I am childless and have the luxury of being able to survive on a bag of pasta and a few vegetables a week so, you know, life can be pretty simple for me.
I may still do the vlog I was thinking of but more than likely I will incorporate a little part of it into something else.
Stay cool Beth!
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