Leon_Omega said:
HiGirlsRHot said:
To me communications is more important than consistency.
This is pretty much exactly how I feel about the issue where a camgirl gives a certain time when she'll be on and then doesn't show up without a word.
It's not the not showing up that bothers me, it's tha lack of communication. Aedan makes a good point that there are many possible reasons for camgirls to not be on when they said they would be, and truth be told, whenever a camgirl isn't on when she was planning to be, I tend to assume that something came up. However, if it does and you have a Twitter account, there should ideally not be anything (barring sudden internet problems, of course) preventing her from telling us that it did. If nothing is said, then we're all left to wonder whether she just forgot, changed her mind, is running late or is wearing cement shoes because she had unpaid debts and the mob finally caught up with her.
Also, if you're aware of this problem being a common occurrence for you, I'd personally suggest either starting to give more vague indications of when you might be on or switch from "I'll be on at 10PM" to "Hoping to be on at 10PM" and updating as more info regarding "being on" becomes available.
I will never have a problem with hearing "Sorry guys, not going to make it after all" five minutes before a show would have started, not even if I'd specifically stayed up/woke up early to see a particular model.
TBH, this has been me, far more than I would like int he last two years. My personal life has become more than a shitstorm, so it makes it incredibly hard for me to cam consistently AT ALL. All my regs do know this, && we do make jokes about my being late constantly, & of course, we make even bigger jokes when I'm on time, or early. Sometimes it get's out of hand though, so I kind of have to chatise them, && then I explain every single reason why I was late, etc. Lolololol. By then, they usually get it.
. there have def been some times where I've Tweeted all day about getting on, blogged, && let people know individually, then last minute, or even last minute [but really, like last few hours before I'm supposed to get on] something has come up, to where I'm not really able to let anyone know that I can't make it on. I have also had some health issues lately, && because of that, I have literally fallen asleep like 4 hours before Iw as supposed to get on, && then not woken up til like the next day, or like 15 hours later.
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To compensate this, I have been a LOT better about communicating using the MFC newsfeed, && my Twitter. I usually say something like that I will be getting on MFC between 9 && 11 pm PDT, && then I add EDT in there just in case. Then I tweet as I go along getting ready, etc. I understand how it feels to wait up, etc, && it can really suck. But I completely understand running late. I'm literally late for EVERYTHING, because something ALWAYS happens to fuck my shit up, no matter what. I can start getting ready 6 hours before, && I'll be like 30 - 60 minutes late.
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mynameisbob84 said:
Yeah, I think most members will understand that camming isn't like most other jobs where you must be here on time. It's not enough to have done your make-up, picked out the right clothes, prepped the right games, settled on the right countdown and made the right playlist. You also have to be in the right frame of mind, lest everything go to shit, and sometimes that means your members will have to wait a little while longer for that than they'd planned to.
Communication is definitely key though, as touched on above. A tweet saying "sorry guys, running late. be there soon" is often the difference between a member waiting for you to get online, and a member deciding that they've already waited long enough and seeing as they don't even know if you're gonna log on that night, they'd be better served going to see another model (or models) and spending their money there.
Amen to this!
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AmberCutie said:
AedanRayne said:
I think consistency and keeping your word is important. I'm not making an excuse for girls not showing up when they said they'd be there but here's some food for thought with models being late...
I get the, "If it was any other job, she would be expected at x time" but let's face it - this is not like every other job. A model might try hard to make it at a specific time but someone calls them who doesn't know that they're a cam model and she can't exactly say, "Hey... I have to be at work at X time." Certain shows, looks, etc. take varying times that she didn't anticipate, something she planned is failing, technical difficulties or the model has an anxiety disorder who needs to make sure she's in the right mood prior to logging on before being in front of a hundred eyes. :shrug:
Bingo. Even if it isn't an actual anxiety disorder, it's important for a cam girl to be in the right mindset before logging on. And one of the biggest selling points of this job is the freedom, so not being "fired" for logging on at sporadic times is part of the gig that keeps me happy. And I don't mind when my regs make a few jokes here and there about how "late" I may be some days, but if it gets too much I give them a speech that touches on the reasons I listed above and tell them to knock it off.
THIS THIS THIS THISSSSSSSS.
I actually cannot tell you how many times I have planned something specific,. that I have been vague about to everyone - because I wanted it to be a surprise, etc... && I have planned for extra time for something, but then stuff just keeps going wrong, lol. =P. I also have seem to had a lot of tech difficulties over the last couple months as well. As far as being int he right mindset, that is so on pointe. Sometimes i have to sit here an extra 30 mins, after I've said I was gonna go shower, to be able to really get going. Sometimes it's cause my moos is that off, that I'm taking a little bit of extra time to have some wine, or smoke a bit of pot, etc to be able to relax enough to put myself in the right mindset.