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I feel...alone.
Once upon a time, in the vast reaches of the Internet, a content creator had a dream, a dream with sharing video review to all. That man was Doug Walker. He created several personas. But the one that sticks was The Nostalgia Critic. "He remembers it, so you don't have to." Along with YouTube, Doug made his website, ThatGuywithTheGlasses.com (That Guy with the Glasses was a second persona that Doug created.) He gained a following of ofter content creators, and his group thrived. He later abandoned the "thatguywiththeglasses" URL and later changed the group's name to ChannelAwesome. The Nostalgia Critic character was retired for a while, but then came back when the new show "Demo Reel" couldn't catch lightning in a bottle the second time. Things were supposed to work out for this group:
Then came April 2nd of this year, when the Google Drive Document "Not So Awesome" was released...
Not So Awesome (The full-length document)
Not So Awesome - Condensed (The abridged version with most, if not, all the alleged grievances against the company)
The shockwaves the document had was enormous. Tons of videos on YouTube ALONE went on analyzing and critiquing/criticizing the situation. Many content creators bailed on ChannelAwesome. Keep in mind that ChannelAwesome was the premier destination in content creator-host. Also, four of the creators that jump ship (Phelous, Allison Pregler (formerly Obscurus Lupa Presents), Andrew Dickman (yes, that's his name), and Team Pansy) left the group YEARS ago. (I think part of the four may have been part of the "Not So Awesome" document, but I refuse to read it for one reason...)
I want to give my opinion on this situation. I do. But I don't want to go into this fight. Why?
I'm a fan of many different content creators, those who are still with ChannelAwesome and those who left the site. I don't want my loyalties divided and question who's right and who's wrong in this situation. It's just a situation that just happened, and I will remain neutral until I die or something else happens. I will still support all those involved, but the less I know, the better for my sanity and morale.
You can have the tread and discuss to your heart's content. I rather stay on the sidelines on this topic.
Then came April 2nd of this year, when the Google Drive Document "Not So Awesome" was released...
Not So Awesome (The full-length document)
Not So Awesome - Condensed (The abridged version with most, if not, all the alleged grievances against the company)
The shockwaves the document had was enormous. Tons of videos on YouTube ALONE went on analyzing and critiquing/criticizing the situation. Many content creators bailed on ChannelAwesome. Keep in mind that ChannelAwesome was the premier destination in content creator-host. Also, four of the creators that jump ship (Phelous, Allison Pregler (formerly Obscurus Lupa Presents), Andrew Dickman (yes, that's his name), and Team Pansy) left the group YEARS ago. (I think part of the four may have been part of the "Not So Awesome" document, but I refuse to read it for one reason...)
I want to give my opinion on this situation. I do. But I don't want to go into this fight. Why?
I'm a fan of many different content creators, those who are still with ChannelAwesome and those who left the site. I don't want my loyalties divided and question who's right and who's wrong in this situation. It's just a situation that just happened, and I will remain neutral until I die or something else happens. I will still support all those involved, but the less I know, the better for my sanity and morale.
You can have the tread and discuss to your heart's content. I rather stay on the sidelines on this topic.