on this topic, I think its important to address collab etiquetteโฆ
collab etiquette covers HALF the things that go wrong during collabs, especially bigger collabs.
๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ค๐จ๐๐ง๐ง๐ ๐
ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทโข
โโโน ๐บ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ while talking to chat, self-explanatory ๐
โโโน be ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ and remember the ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ / ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๏ธ
Ive seen people be late, no show, or โforgetโ a collab was happening. write it down, have a calendar, set an alarm. its unprofessional, hinders everyone else and is disrespectful to the host
โโโน ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ to the host ๐ฃ๏ธ
if you need to cancel, give a heads up if possible. at the very minimum even last minute. if you โno showโ apologise afterwards
โโโน ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ณ๐๐น, this is a collab ๐ค
including everyone, avoiding inside jokes and trying not to speak over others, especially dominating the space. its okay if you talk alot but give others a chance too
โโโน the host should ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐๐ โผ๏ธ
If you are hosting, have people meet up earlier. set things up whether itโs a lobby or game code, making sure you and others have the game dowloaded, and be ready for tech support
โโโน ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด content boundaries ๐
please follow the rules of anyone streaming and donโt talk about anything controversial or could bring the mood down
of course there is other things I could add but these are the MAIN AND MANDATORY ones! makes sure โthat personโ isnโt you!
Do you guys have any bad collab experiences?
My worst one was a couple years ago with a VTuber. We were supposed to play Valorant together, but something came up on their end. They canceled less than an hour before we were scheduled to go live. I get that emergencies happen, so I reached out to rescheduleโฆ and got completely ghosted. A short while later, they even unfollowed me.
We had similar-sized audiences, so it wasnโt like I was a nobody to them. I was just left hanging with nothing. I hope they were okay, but it definitely left a sour taste in my mouth.