I LOVE PODCASTS! Especially knitting podcasts...and especially Lime & Violet and Brenda Dayne's Cast On. I love the banter between Violet and Carin, I love that they are silly and that they laugh alot. I love their yarn recommendations and hearing about what they are knitting. Shit, I even like when they talk about Carin needing to be hooked up.
I've only recently started listening to Brenda, but I love her, too. I love her matter-of-fact way of speaking and that she shares her phenomenal essays.
However, I HATE negative feedback that lacks tact that is left on iTunes.
These people take THEIR VALUABLE TIME to bring the world their podcasts.
Listeners complain when sound quality and editing is sub-par, but when the casters upgrade their equipment for the sheer purpose of PLEASING their listeners, and ask for a contribution - people freak out.
I am well aware of the old saying "You can't please everyone" which is why I find it rude to leave comments that make the podcaster feel bad. Snarky remarks about content, flow & music choice is counter productive and threatening to unsubscribe is juvenile. If you don't like it, just stop listening. The internet doesn't need to know why you chose to unsubscribe, and they don't even ask when you do. What some deem as terrible, others love and vice versa.
How would you negative commenters feel if someone walked up to you and said "I don't like you because you aren't pandering to my likes and dislikes."? Don't you think that is rude and unnecessary?
Alright, I said my piece.
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