On 1/30/07, Jan McLaughlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Josh, I think you and some others here are able to articulate specific > arguments against contests in ways folks can understand. I'm not up to the > task.
Ditto Josh! > Competing against one another doesn't cut it any more - not in a community > like this. Either everyone who wants to win will win, or I want no part of > it - as with the Vloggies and anything else that pits us against one > another. > > Competition extrapolated gets us to violence and violence is not cool. > Competition is a dangerous mindset promoted constantly in the MSM and I'm > fighting back against shows that glamorize, "You're fired!" and > ruthlessness. Jan, You're fired! I'm firing you from the vlogosphere. :) Sorry, but there isn't enough room for everyone here at vloglandia. We're going to have to sell some of you kids to science... or ummm, let you go. We're going to be moving a lot of the general vlogging to Malaysia and China. :) But seriously, I've always liked that your so focused on collaboration and not competition. -Mike > Please let's write or vlog our best arguments for new ways of celebrating > and rewarding excellence, dedication, and passion. Please? Pretty please? > > Thanks, folks. > Jan > > On 1/30/07, Josh Leo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I wouldn't have a problem making a video talking about how I watch > > "internet > > TV" I do it in a number of ways, and it has made a big impact on my life. > > (Heck, I videoblogged my proposal! if that doesn't show you i like > > videoblogging, I don't know what does.) my issues lie here: > > > > - making videos for contests does feel like a mad scramble for cash, not a > > respectable way of paying the bills. > > > > - I would much rather have someone come up to me after watching my videos > > from the past 2 years and said, "hey you make great stuff, we want to pay > > you money to make more great stuff" instead of saying "free money come > > make > > videos and you might get it!" > > > > - I can talk about "internet TV"/ watching videoblogs no problem, but > > integrating Network2 into that would be difficult. If I talked about > > watching internet TV it wouldn't involve Network2, I just don't use it. > > > > - I hate the term "Internet TV" I just started to be ok with the term > > Show... its gonna be light years before I call something TV that isn't on > > a > > TV > > > > > > that is where I stand. I make videos here and there, I am not against > > making > > money, but contests are a whole other bag of worms... > > > > > > > > -- > > Josh Leo > > > > www.JoshLeo.com > > www.WanderingWestMichigan.com > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > -- > The Faux Press - better than real > http://fauxpress.blogspot.com > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
