How cool would this scenario be???

"Zimz4;c-18059400" wrote:
Okay, so this thread feels like clickbait to me. It has an intriguing title, which I assume is about an idea for an scenario (in reality the word cool here serves as a trigger word in combination with the word scenario as their implementation was met with mixed... let's say enthusiasm, and people may still be searching for something about these scenarios to be, you know, cool) and a poll allowing for immediate input. Without further information in the title this easily generates curiosity and for that curiosity to be satisfied you have to click through. This is a typical marketing trick and in itself not unexpected as you want to draw attention to your thread were people can read all about what you have to tell us.

Dude, you're making me out to be much smarter than I actually am :D If I were a marketing mastermind as you claim, I would be driving something a lot nicer than the beat-up van I currently drive ;)

"Zimz4;c-18059400" wrote:
=...unless you click on the video... where you profit from diverting readers from this site to your youtube channel.

First, you never leave The Sims Forums when you click on that video. You are not directed to another site, be it my channel or elsewhere. Second, I make exactly $0 from my YouTube channel. Even if I managed to get to where I could put ads on my videos, the profit there would maybe buy me a cup of coffee once a month? I use my YouTube channel as a way of expressing my thoughts/ideas regarding Sims 4, as well as having fun playing the game in a more social construct, not as a business endeavor.

"Zimz4;c-18059400" wrote:
Now I get that writing is so 1985 and you may argue that nearly 5 minutes of - I wanna say blabbering but let's use another word - exposition is too much work and a video is easier, however, the way this thread is set up feels to me like you intentionally are trying to pimp your youtube channel with views rather than have a forum discussion. And I didn't like that.

I understand that the idea of public speaking may possibly be outdated to the age of Abraham Lincoln, and the idea of technology might be imposing and intimidating for some; however, I can assure you that "five minutes" of exposition on this forum would have been fleeting compared to the endeavor of making a video. It feels to me that you try to use long exposition in an attempt to make your forum writing seem impressive while depreciating other forms of communication; however, please edit your work for simple grammatical errors before doing so. (I personally recommend this lovely piece showing when you should use a semicolon vs a coma. It's not even in video format, which should be much easier for you! https://www.niu.edu/writingtutorial/punctuation/semicolon.shtml#:~:text=Rule%20to%20Remember-,Use%20a%20semicolon%20to%20replace%20a%20comma%20when%20you%20use,clauses%20that%20already%20contain%20commas.&text=Use%20semicolons%20to%20replace%20commas,comma%20to%20separate%20the%20items. )