Post by Crimson on Apr 4, 2011 21:52:19 GMT -5
I sent the following letter to Dan via YouTube inbox messaging. I really hope he reads it either here on the forums of in his inbox. Dan If you are reading this please respond.
Dear Dan Brown,
I have been a viewer of yours for 3 and a half years (almost your entire career) and I have always stood by you on your decisions as to what style of video you created. From Rubix Cube tutorials, to Dan Brown Universe episodes, to live web shows on week nights (I stayed up extra late on school nights just to watch these), to vlog discussion videos, to Dan 3.0. Throughout the course of Dan 3.0 lots and lots of people have complained in the comments that they don't like it because many videos are you talking about changes and problems of D3P0 rather than doing tasks and actually instigating change. The reason Dan 3.0 doesn't look so good is because the majority of the time when you actually do tasks they are small trivial things like hugs, cookies, etc. rather than working towards bigger tasks are really cool and will be the defining moments of the project itself. I have always defended you and your choices in the comments against other people, but today when you posted a video with your decision to end Dan 3.0 I was extraordinarily disappointed and could not agree with you this time. Why was I disappointed?
First off, I have submitted a decent amount of tasks to the decision engine and THREE of them were accepted. My revision 3 account name is "TehJoker" and I can message you to prove it if you don't believe me. These 3 tasks of mine are sitting amongst 6 pages of other accepted tasks that UNCOMPLETED. Are you really going to quit the project with 6 pages of uncompleted tasks? What about the pogo stick world record? Although you may think D3P0 brought you farther apart from your audience, it did give you a chance to actually meet some of your viewers in real life (pogo stick club, the roadtrip, playlist live, etc.)
The second reason why I am angry about you giving up on D3P0 is because there is a very easy solution. What you need to do is make videos with a style similar to "Dan Brown Universe". In an episode, you can have viewer questions (via email or twitter), put stuff on your wall (like wall wednesdays), make a vlog-discussion segment each episode (this is what you've been wanting to do), and lastly do an "adventure time" in which you continue to do tasks from the decision engine. You should still call the show Dan 3.0 because you are still doing tasks and keep the name at least until D3P0 is officially supposed to end. This is the perfect balance because you can have a vlog topical discussion every episode, and continue doing tasks which will show that you have not given up on the project, just made an adjustment to the format of your videos.
Remember, I have been a loyal subscriber to you for quite some time (do you remember trombone corner?), and please seriously consider my suggestions and revisions to the format of you videos. Like I said, it's a compromise between tasks and vlogs which would essentially satisfy all your viewers. Thank you very much for your time, and I anxiously await your response to this letter. If you would like to talk to me in person (I have great ideas) message me and I will provide you with my contact info (cell phone number, skype name, email address, etc.)
Thank you Mr. Daniel Brown.
Dear Dan Brown,
I have been a viewer of yours for 3 and a half years (almost your entire career) and I have always stood by you on your decisions as to what style of video you created. From Rubix Cube tutorials, to Dan Brown Universe episodes, to live web shows on week nights (I stayed up extra late on school nights just to watch these), to vlog discussion videos, to Dan 3.0. Throughout the course of Dan 3.0 lots and lots of people have complained in the comments that they don't like it because many videos are you talking about changes and problems of D3P0 rather than doing tasks and actually instigating change. The reason Dan 3.0 doesn't look so good is because the majority of the time when you actually do tasks they are small trivial things like hugs, cookies, etc. rather than working towards bigger tasks are really cool and will be the defining moments of the project itself. I have always defended you and your choices in the comments against other people, but today when you posted a video with your decision to end Dan 3.0 I was extraordinarily disappointed and could not agree with you this time. Why was I disappointed?
First off, I have submitted a decent amount of tasks to the decision engine and THREE of them were accepted. My revision 3 account name is "TehJoker" and I can message you to prove it if you don't believe me. These 3 tasks of mine are sitting amongst 6 pages of other accepted tasks that UNCOMPLETED. Are you really going to quit the project with 6 pages of uncompleted tasks? What about the pogo stick world record? Although you may think D3P0 brought you farther apart from your audience, it did give you a chance to actually meet some of your viewers in real life (pogo stick club, the roadtrip, playlist live, etc.)
The second reason why I am angry about you giving up on D3P0 is because there is a very easy solution. What you need to do is make videos with a style similar to "Dan Brown Universe". In an episode, you can have viewer questions (via email or twitter), put stuff on your wall (like wall wednesdays), make a vlog-discussion segment each episode (this is what you've been wanting to do), and lastly do an "adventure time" in which you continue to do tasks from the decision engine. You should still call the show Dan 3.0 because you are still doing tasks and keep the name at least until D3P0 is officially supposed to end. This is the perfect balance because you can have a vlog topical discussion every episode, and continue doing tasks which will show that you have not given up on the project, just made an adjustment to the format of your videos.
Remember, I have been a loyal subscriber to you for quite some time (do you remember trombone corner?), and please seriously consider my suggestions and revisions to the format of you videos. Like I said, it's a compromise between tasks and vlogs which would essentially satisfy all your viewers. Thank you very much for your time, and I anxiously await your response to this letter. If you would like to talk to me in person (I have great ideas) message me and I will provide you with my contact info (cell phone number, skype name, email address, etc.)
Thank you Mr. Daniel Brown.
and i could prove i hacked him...but then id go to jail 
