Qyot27 wrote:It was surmised during that period that what essentially happened were many of the extremely casual viewers and editors were enticed by the streaming aspects of the Tube and jumped ship. There just happened to be a lot of them, but it didn't seem to really impact the forums, regardless of the Tube bashing that was going on. That bashing, as much as this has been reiterated over and over, is part of the perception of the Org as elitist and belittling to newbies, as that's often who YouTube caters to. The hostility towards the Tube wasn't necessarily directed at the newbies as it was the Tube's community trends (describe it as a circle-jerk or ego masturbation if you want) and being way too visible of a target.
It was surmised as such because most viewers, regardless of how many anecdotes people throw out about people they've talked to, don't go on the forums and have, therefore, never actually witnessed any of those sorts of behavioral characteristics. I'd wager there are more people that have been told we have a reputation for being <XYZ> than have ever actually themselves witnessed it and come to that conclusion on their own. It's a bit of a meme at this point. We need better PR.
