Decision

I have officially decided to leave ubu panoozi. i'm sorry Ayame,but i still feel as though my art is disregarded. that,and it's taken almost a year to plan this site,and we haven't even gotten much planning done. it shouldn't take this long to plan a website. a bussiness,maybe,but an anime fansite,no. sorry.

Willy Wonka Wishes: And a half-hearted response to Itoe...

So, this thing I'm involved in (I loathe it) is providing a drama club a few cities over. They are doing a production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I went to the casting call today, which was dull, and I almost died while I was forced to sing in front of people. I now empathize a bit more with people who fear public speaking, because public singing (singing in general) is my weakness. With acting, there seems to be a thrill before you get on, excitement, maybe a little dread, and anticipation, like a rollercoaster mounting the first hill. With singing, I think the rollercoaster crashed (I only sang a pathetic tidbit of Popular, and the words I had confidently memorized evaporated, deserted me, returned, and refused to organize themselves. But I only had one night to practice...). Anyways, back to my main point.
I only have one desire, one goal, one purpose in existing in this drama club... A wild dream...
I want to be cast as Willy Wonka.
Now, this may seem ludicrous for a female, especially after the singing fiasco (I felt dizzy), but I am reassured by the fact that I Read The Pants Off All The Other Wonka Readers.
Their performance was lackluster; I think I brightened up the role. When I complained that I must have failed, the others assured me that I did great!
The cold reading is always the best part. I do dread being emailed the assigned roles, though, because:
I only read as three characters- Phineas Trout, Willy Wonka, and Grandma Georgina.
If I do not recieve the role of Willy Wonka, I am left in a bad place. I wouldn't mind Phineas Trout so much, but Grandma Georgina seems bad, and I did not even read her well!
I am usually shunted aside in productions. I mean, I am not the best actor, but I want to be in the spotlight. It's just because of my singing thing.
It's Willy Wonka or nothing, folks. It is very probable that I will drop out if I do not recieve a good role. If I somehow, miraculously, get one, then I'm staying. But I only read for those three aforementioned characters, and I don't want to desert this.
Can anyone even envision a female Wonka? The other people who read have the advantage of being male; I just want to be Willy Wonka. He's awesome. In plays, I don't think it matters what gender someone is. I think I remember reading about a time where ALL the actors were male.
All hope is not lost; I have been acknowledged, and I think that the people running it will consider me.
Cross your fingers; pray; and if all fails, please stand by to console me.
Translation: Look out for a future emo rant.
And, about Itoe/Relith's post, I'm sorry. I think that designating someone as 'main' in something could create some hierarchy issues later, so let us not label each other. I don't want feelings of inferiority surfacing.
Please stay with us; I think it's in your best interests.
And pray for me to be Willy Wonka.

My Opinion: The Youtube Community

Well, the Youtube community has definitely evolved over the years, but people who praise if for being a completely diverse group who brings you lots of videos usually know very little about what actually goes on on Youtube. I'm not saying that I'm some sort of expert on the Youtube community, but I have hung around some people. I've witnessed people bragging offsite about how they love Youtube because they can neglect proper grammar and typing skills. I've seen haters attack something they didn't like. I've seen almost impossibly stupid comments about Japan and how it is cool posted on videos of Chinese martial arts because the person was mistaken. Yes, Youtube is diverse. Though it mainly consists of different groups of really stupid, mean people.
There are a lot of users, and trolls, video flamers, haters, and noobs are just going to come, but this is a highly concentrated amount. Most haters attack anything they don't like, regardless of the reason. Trolls are just disruptive, but Youtube doesn't seem to have any standards for dealing with them. People commenting on an Anime Music Video often get sidetracked into heated discussion about pairings. Rabid fans defend their favorite artist, song, show, book, or anything to the end, but it just creates more trouble. I think it's time that everyone faced up to the fact that Youtube is unfriendly. You can find a few gems in there, but not before wading through the rubbish left behind by others.
I honestly think that Youtube needs to shape up. Obviously, you don't need to listen to me, but their community is vicious. It's full of people without a sense of humor. It's all about opinion, I guess. I acknowledge that people have different opinions on things. Stating your opinion is not the same as being rude. And is it really necessary to flame every single video of a pairing you don't like? Some Youtubers seem to think this. They go out of their way to cause trouble by posting comments with excessive swearing, rudeness, and many other tactics. Miley Cyrus is perhaps the most targeted person currently. Now, I don't really enjoy her, and she's not the best singer, but I'm not creating a fuss about it. The poor girl has enough trouble already, being involved with the current Scandal of the Month every time she takes a breath. Anyways, people are absolutely awful to her. They call her names, degrade her, spread rumors and slander. Then people fight back. Of course someone ought to do something about it, but with that mentality, it's going to cause an outright war, especially because there is immaturity on both sides. Fans who hurl themselves valiantly into the fray often just cause more chaos and unhappiness. And once the ball is rolling, people keep on commenting, recycling old issues and keeping the war going. These things can go on for ages.
A previous issue on Youtube was cruelty. All too often someone would post a video of them killing a spider or small animal. The issue is partly resolved now (I'm happy to see that many videos were removed) but it could return. Not all of these people are trolls. Personally, I would just report and avoid these videos, but many people take it upon themselves to send some acid comments and shocked, outraged rants to the posters, but if you want to play hero, prepare to have the thing go out of control. Fortunately, most people commenting on the video will be against it in this circumstance, but often owners of these sorts of videos are very ready for the barrage of unhappy messages. Often these people are trolls, and I think the Youtube community should all repeat the constant wise rule: Trolls are there for getting attention, and taking up arms against them is just giving them what they wanted.
Since many people on the Youtube community seem unable to distinguish trolls from regular people, they just go all out automatically. It's a troll breeding ground over there.
It's best to be polite in your opinion when commenting. Even the most politely phrased comment that only says: I don't like this show very much, sorry, can be taken wrong and will be targeted. Commenting just to state that you don't care for a certain thing is tedious, and though you can involve this in your post, be careful. Youtube could probably be a better community, but they're sidetracked with Miley Cyrus and other important matters. This is the sort of thing where people don't work out their differences.