Attention: If you say mean comments about someone’s post, comment, video, etc…. you are a troll. I am not talking about those cute little things from the latest movie by the same name, those cute little dolls people were seen carrying in the 1970’s, or those trolls from Frozen, I am talking about those people who feel uncomfortable enough that they say mean nasty things about something that another person post in pictures, video, and in print on the internet.
Before I address that, note I said in the title, me too. Yes, guilty as charged. Why did I confess? Because in the Bible, there is a bible passage (a group of scriptures) that points out that you cannot point out the actions of your brother without pointing out your own faults. (started to use the Old English word, and MS. Word would not let me), so I am not exactly the “Snow White” of comments. In the beginning, especially, I have been known to have a tart in my comments about another post or video.
Now, I am not against our country’s 1st amendment rights of free speech. In fact, sometimes I think we, as Americans take it too far. Yes, while we do have the right to say what we want to say, we really do not. I want to ask you (especially if you constantly the one doing the trolling):
· When is it right to call another race of people names like Pocahontas (for Native Americans) -heard that was said by our lovely POTUS (President of The United States) about another senator in front of a group of Native American Veterans, or calling each other in the same race N****. If you do that, not only are you hurting that race, but you also do not have any respect for yourself.
· Tell a Youtubber that they are fake because they advertise on their channel. (Also known as having sponsorship). Last night, I was reading comments on Cullen and Katie’s channel because I thought that the video, which was a sponsored video for Google Home, was cute. They rarely do sponsor videos, but I had to be nosey, and peek at what others said about the video. Most people thought that the video was cute, especially Gaines and Brookes (their children ages 3 and 1), but there were one or two who thought that Cullen and Katie were being sellouts, being fake, and other nasty little comments. Folks, I will address the real life as a Youtubber in another post, but this is their job. Any job, from being an actor, an ordained minister, construction worker, a blogger, mortician, or a vlogger has it's not so glamorous moment. If you want to make money in this business (blogging and vlogging), you need sponsorship. Not only that, Youtube has forced advertising on our channels, mine included. Next, these sponsors will require product placement in videos, which is what television shows do. You need lots of viewership to see any type of profit, and right now, I have 125 regular subscribers on my Youtube channel, and 556 pageviews from the month of October without posting a single new post on this blog, My Ambience Life. I would love to see the numbers that Cullen and Katie get on their channel. They have consistency and cuteness on their side, and I vlog sporadically, and I took off for 3 months on this blog.
· When you basically point out how ugly, stupid, or a being an idiot that the person was for posting in the first place. You do not like the content, but you decided to point out the person instead. That is being plain childish in the first place.
Folks, I have one word and one phrase for you…. Delete, and don’t watch (read). You do not like the content, move on. This should be that simple. This goes for anything that shows up on Facebook and Twitter feed (I have yet to see that much control on Pinterest, Instagram, and SnapChat), but you are in control of your feeds. I do it all the time. If a friend posts something on Facebook or Twitter that I do not like. I ignore it or delete it. Facebook even has the option for you to receive fewer posts from that person or to delete that one post. Sometimes, I delete it because I do not like the language or the content is not my taste. You must remember that this is what that person is thinking at the time.
I wish that the blogger or vlogger would give some sort of announcement when their video is sponsored. Some like Cullen and Katie or GabeBabeTV will do that, but a lot will not. For the ones that do not, I do not watch as much. I am like you, If I want to watch a commercial, I have my lovely television set to keep me warm, but I must bare through it. This happened when Google bought both Blogger and YouTube. Unfortunately, the interwebs within itself have become one great, big commercial. This world has become one, big commercial.
Anyway, all I am saying is (and I am probably talking to the air at this point), that no one likes nastiness and when you spend a better part of your day trying to given information that may help someone, even if it to entertain a person for 10-15 minutes a day, like I do, the last thing a person needs is someone to comment on a person’s hair, weight, their children, or their decision on what they did or not do new on their channel. For the most part, I personally ignore the comments that are nasty, but I hate it when it presents itself on other people’s channels, news feeds, and blogs. It makes me wonder why a person would subscribe to a channel in the first place. I understand that we as bloggers and vloggers ask for subscribers and “likes”, but it is our job. Yes, I could be doing a 9-5 job, and I do have other jobs besides this, such as graphic designing for others, but I love the freedom that a supervisor at a company could never give me. I have done it for over 15 years, and it is tough when you must request to get off and get frowned on when you miss work due to an illness.
Don’t get me wrong, I loved every single one of my jobs, including the temporary ones. There were the jobs that I hated, and there were jobs that I loved everything about the job, except a couple of tasks that were part of the job itself. I will have to tell you about the worst job I ever had and why I hated the job.
Well, I am rambling now.
So, your takeaway for today is real simple.
Please do not be a troll. I and other bloggers and vloggers understand your opinions, and we welcome them all, but some comments spell out hatred. There is a saying that I first heard on the movie, Bambi. This is the part when Thumper was commenting on how small Bambi’s legs were and if he was going to be able to stand on them at all. The saying goes; “If you cannot say something nice (Thumper pauses), don’t say it at all.” It is a good lesson and one of many on how to treat someone, especially on the internet. Most times and before I say something about an article, post, picture, or video, I try to put myself in that person’s shoes. By that time, the mean thought is out of my head. I also check comments before I place mine because what I want to say may have already has been said. No use telling that person the same thing twice.
Well, I have covered trolls twice this year. I am done. If no one gets it by now, then remember, it is a matter of respect for one’s art, even in writing. What a person does on their videos, newsfeeds, pages, and blogs is their business. If a person is wrong, I am sure there are plenty of people to get them banned from Facebook, Twitter, even Pinterest, and Youtube. No use writing a nasty comment to stoke the ego. Have a good evening.
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