To me, anyone who creates and uploads content to RUclips (ie. not reposting others stuff!) is a RUclipsr and for the select few whose job it is, they are a 'full time RUclipsrs.' I've defined it as that for years and heard many others doing it that way too. When you ask some people to define themselves often they will only like to use one word or a series of three (I did study the sociology behind why three, but I can't remember the reasons :L) and so if RUclipsr is not in them top words they won't like to be known as such as they feel there are other more important characteristics about them, that could be a reason why many people don't define themselves as a RUclipsr. In terms of responsibilities of RUclipsrs, it depends on the type of content they used to produce. None of them found their audience, their audience found them because of the content they've already created. If a RUclipsr creates kids cartoons, for example, and gains a young audience, they then have a responsibility to do right by that audience as that's who they got to come to the channel. You often see it happening where bigger RUclipsrs create multiple channels so they can create the content they want alongside the content that they have a responsibility to create (often financial responsibility in this case too!). It's a very complicated issue that has been going around for a while and I don't think can ever really have definitive answers as everyone has differing definitions of terms. RUclips grew very quickly as an unstructured industry and changes by the day, a two axis spectrum could not fit all the current RUclipsrs, nor could a 200 axis spectrum, as a medium, it's truly unfathomable!
+Colin Tonge I really loved what you had to say about how "none of them found their audience, their audience found them". That is definitely an important perspective I haven't ever considered before and something I'm going to have to think some more about. I also think you're totally right in that people have go to ways to describe themselves, and for some "youtuber" might not be their go to, but I think as far as being appropriate and respectful, it still shouldn't matter how you define yourself. Regardless of how you consider it, if you upload content you should be respectful toward other content creators and the community at large. But I think you're right in that no spectrum could ever fit all the creativity and uniqueness of the RUclipsr community, and we probably shouldn't have a definition anyway, but I still think it's an interesting question to ask ourselves when we consider our opinions concerning the community!
I am definitely not youtube famous, but I think I consider myself a youtuber to some extent? Like you said, I'm not attending conventions and being asked to speak on panels, but I am a part of the content creator community because I post videos. I think maybe the responsibility to behave 'professionally' has to do with how many people are watching you and your actions. I like to think everyone should be respectful and responsible, but your words do carry more weight when you have 5 million subscribers, you know? I respect people who are famous and still fans of others and promo them and stuff because it makes them look less high and mighty. However, yeah, there is a line. If you have influence in the community, then that's a good opportunity to lead by example and show how to respectfully appreciate other people's content.
+Hayley Harp I think this entire idea goes back to this idea of "professionalism" within the RUclips community. It's an idea I've been bringing up and trying to play around with because how do we determine who has to follow what rules if we have no guidelines to begin with other than the whims of the community? I think for me personally, I see most RUclipsr's using their platform for good, but the few who don't really stand out and tarnish the community. The media and people outside of the community are going to focus on those people, not the people who are trying to help their viewers, and I think that's why being aware of it is so important.
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Oh I remember talking to you about this not long ago :P great video Kim.
To me, anyone who creates and uploads content to RUclips (ie. not reposting others stuff!) is a RUclipsr and for the select few whose job it is, they are a 'full time RUclipsrs.' I've defined it as that for years and heard many others doing it that way too.
When you ask some people to define themselves often they will only like to use one word or a series of three (I did study the sociology behind why three, but I can't remember the reasons :L) and so if RUclipsr is not in them top words they won't like to be known as such as they feel there are other more important characteristics about them, that could be a reason why many people don't define themselves as a RUclipsr.
In terms of responsibilities of RUclipsrs, it depends on the type of content they used to produce. None of them found their audience, their audience found them because of the content they've already created. If a RUclipsr creates kids cartoons, for example, and gains a young audience, they then have a responsibility to do right by that audience as that's who they got to come to the channel. You often see it happening where bigger RUclipsrs create multiple channels so they can create the content they want alongside the content that they have a responsibility to create (often financial responsibility in this case too!).
It's a very complicated issue that has been going around for a while and I don't think can ever really have definitive answers as everyone has differing definitions of terms. RUclips grew very quickly as an unstructured industry and changes by the day, a two axis spectrum could not fit all the current RUclipsrs, nor could a 200 axis spectrum, as a medium, it's truly unfathomable!
+Colin Tonge I really loved what you had to say about how "none of them found their audience, their audience found them". That is definitely an important perspective I haven't ever considered before and something I'm going to have to think some more about.
I also think you're totally right in that people have go to ways to describe themselves, and for some "youtuber" might not be their go to, but I think as far as being appropriate and respectful, it still shouldn't matter how you define yourself. Regardless of how you consider it, if you upload content you should be respectful toward other content creators and the community at large. But I think you're right in that no spectrum could ever fit all the creativity and uniqueness of the RUclipsr community, and we probably shouldn't have a definition anyway, but I still think it's an interesting question to ask ourselves when we consider our opinions concerning the community!
I am definitely not youtube famous, but I think I consider myself a youtuber to some extent? Like you said, I'm not attending conventions and being asked to speak on panels, but I am a part of the content creator community because I post videos.
I think maybe the responsibility to behave 'professionally' has to do with how many people are watching you and your actions. I like to think everyone should be respectful and responsible, but your words do carry more weight when you have 5 million subscribers, you know? I respect people who are famous and still fans of others and promo them and stuff because it makes them look less high and mighty. However, yeah, there is a line. If you have influence in the community, then that's a good opportunity to lead by example and show how to respectfully appreciate other people's content.
+Hayley Harp I think this entire idea goes back to this idea of "professionalism" within the RUclips community. It's an idea I've been bringing up and trying to play around with because how do we determine who has to follow what rules if we have no guidelines to begin with other than the whims of the community? I think for me personally, I see most RUclipsr's using their platform for good, but the few who don't really stand out and tarnish the community. The media and people outside of the community are going to focus on those people, not the people who are trying to help their viewers, and I think that's why being aware of it is so important.