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[Corvus42]

In my case, I planned it out, then realised trying to do it entirely on your own when you've got exams coming up doesn't really work.

[Peppercorn]

A lot of people, myself included, are reluctant to try new series because even though plenty of scary new directions can be taken with Slender Man, a lot of series just stick to cliches and cannot make a name for themselves. There comes a point where it gets so tiresome to sift through the victims of Sturgeon's Law that you just give up and only look at the popular stuff.

[zbeeblebrox]

Even with talented creators, though, youtube isn't the friendliest place for this kind of thing, ironically enough. If you aren't uploading on a predictable schedule, you'll vanish. If you're not willing to brave months or years of obscurity while posting video after video right on time for a low 3-digit audience, before finally being noticed, you'll vanish. If you need to delay uploads because you want to put more effort into the quality of your videos, you'll vanish.

The reason a "Big 3" even exists is because they all became popular before these rules needed to be followed. They broke the threshold for needing new viewers, so they can get away with doing that stuff. But everyone trying to emulate them is trying to emulate a deprecated strategy. So the Big 3 coast on what they have, and everyone else gets washed away.

Getting views on Youtube today, no matter your content, means following two rules above all else: consistency and frequency. Uploading must be consistent. Uploading must be frequent. Every new Slenderman series I've observed recently - regardless of quality - has broken both of those rules within an average of five to ten videos. An amount that should eventually account for about 1%-10% of total uploads on a completed series. 1%-10% of disciplined uploading behavior before impatience kicks in, or misjudged expectations derail their efforts. Of course they're unsuccessful.

[xemnasvii]

Is two per month cool

[Lithp]

I'd be happy with a 2-digit audience.

One thing I'd note, it's a pretty consistent pattern that most resources & attention go to a handful of successful competitors. The term "Big 3" also exists in shonen manga fandom for the same reason. There are a million other political parties in America besides Democrat & Republican. A network will most often air its most successful 2 or 3 shows, & give them the best time slots. Child of Atom mentioned the example of comic book publishers. And so on. It's a pretty consistent pattern.

So what I think you're going to see is that, once the current "Big 3" end, there will be a lot of competition, & then another small group of series will be elevated to that status, while everything else sinks back to the status quo.

[Checkmite]

[MC_Loki]

[knifebladepresents]

Can anyone suggest a UNIQUE, new series for me to watch? I love all the replies to this thread, its speaking my mind.

So, if you had to kill Slendy, how would you do it?

[MC_Loki]

[Peppercorn]

[knifebladepresents]

[TheOperator]

Killing him with fire seems too easy... if anything I want to see him set on fire but continuing to go after the protagonists, acting as if the fire doesn't affect him at all.

It'd make sense to "banish" him somehow, like destroying all the assumed conditions for him being able to stalk anyone again. Also leaves a sense of doubt and worry about whether that'll really keep him from ever returning.

[xemnasvii]

[Checkmite]

[knifebladepresents]