• Elevator7009@lemmy.zip
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    2 days ago

    Oh boy.

    I want to support content creators, especially the ones willing to post to Lemmy.

    This also reminds me of kids just trying out creative pursuits for the first time, what with “Please no hate” in the title instead of using the title like an actual title and asking commenters to be gentle in the post body. Not wanting hate is just a normal and understandable desire, so I feel bad for even saying that, but I also only ever saw that kind of thing in the title of a post when I was 9 and looking at stuff fellow kids put online. Most creators, even those seeking feedback (and I’ve seen a lot of those), will put a request to be gentle in the post body. Their title actually tells you about their content and tries its damndest to appeal to you.

    “Tell me what do you think about this video” also isn’t 100% perfect English. I mean, who among us hasn’t made a screwup before with the English language? But somehow this just… really reminds me of kids trying out creative pursuits for the first time. I can’t really explain it.

    I think I’m also expecting a description of what your video is even about in the body, and your message could apply to any video uploaded. A makeup tutorial, a math lesson, an avant-garde art piece… I assume it has to do with gaming given you posted it in !gaming@lemmy.world, but that is all I know. Something about this just feels weird and wrong and I figured I might as well help you (since you did ask for feedback) by trying to explain why I feel so, so offput by this post.

    Also, I opened the video, saw the #dani hashtag, and thought “oh that guy that person on Lemmy was trying to promote,” had a hunch, and checked your profile to find you are that person on Lemmy who was promoting him. So I admit I have that experience coloring my perception of your post.

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      2 days ago

      Thank you! The title was supposed to say/mean please no unreasonable hate. I meant that the hate had to be reasoned. This lack of skill to write what I mean takes us to your next point. My English is pretty bad because English is not my main language that I speak. I probably know the parts where you thought that my english was bad and to be honest I admit that when I wrote the script to the text to speech bot I didn’t realize how dumb it was going to sound. I’ll try better in the future!

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        1 day ago

        My earlier comment almost had a section that said “and if English is your second language, sorry in advance about all the incorrect assumptions! Learning a second language is difficult.”

        Best wishes! I do think you would find better reception if you put more information about what you are posting about in the title and body.