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blametruthproject YT ripping off Marble Hornets!
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Owlish
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This was a really interesting thread to read. I think it's interesting that such strong feelings are generated at the prospect of someone being inspired by something else they've seen, which is essentially what we're dealing with. (I'm not too well-versed in this topic, but apparently BT is making money from his project? Can anyone give me specifics on that?) I know it's tough to see something you like, or maybe even something that you made yourself, get shamelessly ripped off, but it happens. It's kind of just something you have to deal with, and it doesn't really damage the originals. If anything, it can bolster them now that they can be considered "the originals."

To be honest, though, I couldn't sit through one of BlameTruth's videos (the scary Pokemon Blue one). I was just like GET A BLOODY MOVE ON MAN! The storytelling was artless and the story itself was pretty ham-fisted in its attempts to appear genuine. But while I can say I didn't care for the series, I can't say that this guy is "wrong" for doing what he's doing. Is he kinda douchey and unoriginal? Yes. But maybe he'll take this as a learning experience and make something better.

I'm such an optimist. Hurr durr.

I'm also a traditionalist when it comes to pancakes. Maple syrup--the real shit. Smile

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Tharol
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Personal eating pancake no butter no syrup better for stomach.

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Flyleaf(IntoTheMist)Wolfi
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ProjectRandom. wrote:
I'm thinking of making a web series called Titanium Wasps where Tay, a film student, is trying to uncover the story of his friend Alexis who is being stalked by a tall faceless woman in a jumpsuit. When Tay asked Alexis what to do with the tapes of this happening, Alexis simply replied "Submerge them in water." Oh, and it's not a ripoff of Marble Hornets.

... i think i love you XD
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Tharol
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Think need to redo my vlogs people.

1. Tribeseleven
2. EveryWoman Collection
3. No Light Harvest
4. StreetDog
5. Zip Code Kentucky
6. LAManderson0
7. Pink Journal
8. Caught Napping
9. MeatRiver Project
10. The Outer Square
11. Unafraid in hotel.
12. He is like in the clear weather
13. Two girls and cameras
14. Devils Game
15. Finding Lies
16. HerBuying
17. Syria14325
18. White Tigers in my closet.
19. Quad Paces
20. PRiFalse
21. MarbleNotasDangerousInsect
22. Ra Project
23. Discpline to guy who gave fire.
24. The Difference Picked

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ProjectRandom.
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I like that. Maybe a series called EveryWomanFatass that starts out showing you how to be a fat slob but turns into a Slenderwoman serie- okay, I'm going too far now.
Quote:
... i think i love you XD
ily 2 sexeh xoxo

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Tharol
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Personal names based on vlogs on the Slenderboard check.

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Flyleaf(IntoTheMist)Wolfi
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ProjectRandom. wrote:
I like that. Maybe a series called EveryWomanFatass that starts out showing you how to be a fat slob but turns into a Slenderwoman serie- okay, I'm going too far now.
Quote:
... i think i love you XD
ily 2 sexeh xoxo

XD
Link to awesome!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upxzaVMhw8k&feature=channel_video_title
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hsemagliG
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This is actually a decent series. Maybe somebody is just looking for reasons to cry
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Hello there Mr. Tall, Dark, and Faceless

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ProjectRandom.
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Flyleaf(IntoTheMist)Wolfi wrote:
ProjectRandom. wrote:
I like that. Maybe a series called EveryWomanFatass that starts out showing you how to be a fat slob but turns into a Slenderwoman serie- okay, I'm going too far now.
Quote:
... i think i love you XD
ily 2 sexeh xoxo

XD
Link to awesome!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upxzaVMhw8k&feature=channel_video_title
I can't describe with words how fucking awesome that is. Why doesn't Troy/Alex just take one of those and use it against Slendy? Perhaps this is how MH ends.

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Tharol
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People the so called torch with no save you in Amnesias having.

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ProjectRandom.
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But the safety water might.

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Tharol
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Check no the invisible horrirble runs through water go check video.

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Foood
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Owlish wrote:
(I'm not too well-versed in this topic, but apparently BT is making money from his project? Can anyone give me specifics on that?)


The guy has a main YouTube channel called "BlameTruth" where he makes gaming vids. He became a YouTube partner with the gaming channel, and as far as I know, YouTube partners can create brand-new channels that are also YouTube partners (which is something I'm bitterly opposed to). So he made "blametruthproject" into a YouTube partner from the get-go, unlike Marble Hornets which had to earn their partnership through hard work and merit.

Owlish wrote:
But while I can say I didn't care for the series, I can't say that this guy is "wrong" for doing what he's doing. Is he kinda douchey and unoriginal? Yes.


While I've only watched one of his videos so far, what you've said sums up my entire opinion of most YouTube partners. Most, if not all of the videos on his main channel are gaming-related. So in a lot of ways, he's earning revenue off of other people's work, not off of his own, entirely original creations. A lot of the big YouTube partners rose to fame in the same way - they made videos based off of popular games, recent movies, news events, etc. because that's what people search for when they go on the internet, and it helps them get loads of views - while many original content creators get pushed aside.

This could actually be a serious problem for Marble Hornets. Here we have this channel, blametruthproject, who has been posting videos for only a month, and already has nearly 3 million total views. Most of these views came from his partnered gaming channel. And since "everyone loves video games", its incredibly easy for BlameTruth to get new fans. People probably find BlameTruth by just typing in "Call of Duty" on YouTube and scrolling down a few pages. Marble Hornets, on the other hand, is mostly original content and brought in their initial fanbase from a forum topic on some website. Most of their new fans come in via word-of-mouth since their content as original and nobody would know how to look for them. MH has 23 million total views after two and half years.

I fear that blametruthproject will surpass Marble Hornets and become widely known, while nobody will know who Marble Hornets are even though they're the original.

Is it wrong for me to think that this is a bad thing? Or does BlameTruth truly deserve becoming more popular, if they do?

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baseballfuries08
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Foood wrote:

I fear that blametruthproject will surpass Marble Hornets and become widely known, while nobody will know who Marble Hornets are even though they're the original.

Is it wrong for me to think that this is a bad thing? Or does BlameTruth truly deserve becoming more popular, if they do?


And that's were unFictionist come in... Geez, I have no damn trouble to say someone "hey, you, worshiping that horrible series! this one came first! and it's even better!", if I ever HAD to do it. And let's be serious, he's not going to succeed, as soon as it gets known everyone else will tear it down saying the same I said.

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Tharol
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Think possible derail but like beta max came first vhs came second people.

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