My YouTube Feed Has Been Spammed!

People have way too much free time........

There are far worse things on youtube. At least this doesn't need to be investigated.

LMAO, look at the likes and the pages views.  That will tell you all you need to know.   Have you noticed , YOUTUBE now hides how many dislikes a video gets?

As someone who made one of these videos, yea these videos do get lots of views, that is why everyone makes one. Plus, it helps some of us pick up some spare change to preorder things.

Sorry guys, but YouTube for trains is pretty awesome.

@RJ I posted:

As someone who made one of these videos, yea these videos do get lots of views, that is why everyone makes one. Plus, it helps some of us pick up some spare change to preorder things.

RJ I watched yours.  It wasn't bad.  You explain your opinion a bit and it's not just page flipping.  You kept it moving along and well paced.  There are some that are literally just page turnings.  I found one that was over 3 hours long yesterday. 

I know some of these are specifically made for subscribers and I think that's a plus.  It's good to see young blood in the hobby.

Agreed.  You actually had content in your content.

Jon

I’ll admit I made one of these for the first time. I’m not sure how these got started, but it’s like a party now and everyone does them. I enjoy hearing thoughts from others in the YouTube community. But if it’s not for you, hit “not interested” and move on. The YouTube community is a huge aspect for the young blood in this hobby.

@EricTrainMan posted:

I’ll admit I made one of these for the first time. I’m not sure how these got started, but it’s like a party now and everyone does them. I enjoy hearing thoughts from others in the YouTube community. But if it’s not for you, hit “not interested” and move on. The YouTube community is a huge aspect for the young blood in this hobby.

Eric again yours was fine to watch.  I think Jon is referring to the ones that literally flip the page and that's it.  And again yours was well paced.  You guys are providing a service for your subscribers.

@MartyE posted:

RJ I watched yours.  It wasn't bad.  You explain your opinion a bit and it's not just page flipping.  You kept it moving along and well paced.  There are some that are literally just page turnings.  I found one that was over 3 hours long yesterday. 

I know some of these are specifically made for subscribers and I think that's a plus.  It's good to see young blood in the hobby.

@KOOLjock1 posted:

Agreed.  You actually had content in your content.

Jon

Thank you guys, means a lot!

I haven't watched RJ's yet.  I don't do these type of videos as others have it covered.  No one wants to hear me talk anyway.

@superwarp1 posted:

No one wants to hear me talk anyway.

You say something Gary?

Spam, Really? The videos are the exact same content as the postings on the "Lionel 2022 Volume 1 is up! Whatcha Getting?" page of this forum only in a different medium.

Youtube and folks the o-gauge creators are revolutionizing this hobby. Why try and stifle that? I don't get the hate. If you don't want to watch folks paging through the catalogs, don't click on it. They will go away with time, I promise. If you watched it and though it was crap, dislike it and/or offer constructive criticism in the comments. Maybe message the creator. What does complaining on here accomplish other than boosting your own ego?

If I am misinterpreting the overarching message here, let me know and I will apologize. But if I am not, @KOOLjock1 and others comes off a bit like bullies with this post.

In response to the initial query; I live streamed the catalog on my small channel as soon as it dropped as a way for folks to discuss what we were all seeing together. We had a discussion in the chat and it was a lot of fun. Other than that, my video was exactly what your describing. "Oh that's cool" move on.

The stream stayed up after I finished recording is getting views and presently sits a 100% likes.

Sheesh "Until you know who you are, you will always be vulnerable to what other people say".

In the meantime Tony. How about a "go fund me" for less fortunate / forumites /children that have limited funds to afford a train. Instead of a retired engineer more than financially able to buy his own?

I'll watch the ones from popular youtube channels who are knowledgeable with trains.

@Norm Charbonneau posted:

Sorry guys, but YouTube for trains is pretty awesome.

The community on Youtube is AWESOME! Very inspiring and it's the next best thing when you don't have any friends locally that are into it.

Some of the catalog videos are great because they provide a different perspective on products. I don't know the production history of products very well but a lot of the people in the videos and comments do. That can be helpful. Some are a narration of the catalog and I don't care for that.

I live alone. The dog doesn't have much to say. So sometimes these videos are just great background noise haha

@RickO

”When you resort to attacking the messenger and not the message, you have lost the debate.”

@Jdjones24

that is exactly the point. Watch the videos you enjoy. Don’t watch the videos you don’t enjoy.

@KOOLjock1 posted:

Like many of you, I peruse YouTube on a daily basis.  And like many of you, I've noticed a huge uptick in a strange kind of home-made video production: "Paging Through the New Lionel Catalog... the motion picture".  If you've never seen one of these, its just a guy shooting a video of him paging through the new catalog, while telling us what he sees there... the very same thing WE can see there by simply going to LIONEL.com.  Except WE can take the time to actually READ the descriptions on the items that we're interested, while skipping past the junk we don't care about.

On these videos of which I speak, the host basically says:  "here's a train and another train and another train... that's kinda cool..."

What's the point?  Do people actually watch these?

If they had insider information on tooling or tech or offered any insights at all that can't be gleaned from reading the catalog that's already posted for free at Lionel.com that would be one thing...

Jon

I think the uptick in YouTube videos demonstrates a shift in the hobby itself. Often we hear people say that the hobby is dying. Stores are closing and clubs closing their doors. While this may be true, many of us have found more connections with fellow modelers in the last 12 months through YouTube than in the previous 5 years through shaking hands at swap meets.

When I started my YouTube channel in 2017 mentioned in my first video that the purpose was to inspire and help others see get into the hobby. If it weren't for Eric's Trains I would not have been as motivated to have the layout and collection that I currently do. If it weren't for my channel I wouldn't have the network of friends to chat with, take and give advice from, and simply enjoy the hobby with.

Catalog season is always crazy. As Tony points out above, the forum here is a hot bed of catalog topics every time a new one drops. Unfortunately, those same topics typically fall into a back and forth session of people complaining about prices.

YouTube catalog reviews aren't for everyone. Just like "What are you Buying?" threads on the forum aren't for everyone.

The younger generation tends to create and enjoys the YouTube catalog reviews the most.

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. But I would think the consensus of this forum would be to promote and encourage the young generation of the hobby. Not deter them.

Many of those "Catalog Reviewers" and "YouTubers" come on the forum hoping to find a community of like minded hobbyists only to be belittled and discouraged by the veterans.

Keep in mind, the younger generation enjoys sharing the hobby in different ways. Do we want to welcome and foster them? Or start another thread about why the hobby is dying?

- Jason