on this topic, I think its important to address collab etiquette…
collab etiquette covers HALF the things that go wrong during collabs, especially bigger collabs.
𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗕 𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘 📚
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——▹ 𝗺𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 while talking to chat, self-explanatory 🔇
——▹ be 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 and remember the 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 / 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 🗓️
Ive seen people be late, no show, or ‘forget’ a collab was happening. write it down, have a calendar, set an alarm. its unprofessional, hinders everyone else and is disrespectful to the host
——▹ 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 to the host 🗣️
if you need to cancel, give a heads up if possible. at the very minimum even last minute. if you ‘no show’ apologise afterwards
——▹ 𝗯𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝘂𝗹, this is a collab 🤝
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
——▹ the host should 𝗕𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗗 ‼️
If you are hosting, have people meet up earlier. set things up whether it’s a lobby or game code, making sure you and others have the game dowloaded, and be ready for tech support
——▹ 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 content boundaries 🙏
please follow the rules of anyone streaming and don’t 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 ‘that person’ isn’t 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 reschedule… and got completely ghosted. A short while later, they even unfollowed me.
We had similar-sized audiences, so it wasn’t 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.