My turn to vent, kicken made a good point on 1 subject & all we get is "its a free stream or turn off the sound", dont anyone stay on subject here. He's not knocking free streaming or anything else so save all the spin & i agree with what he's saying & i'll say it was the wpba stream,dustin does a great job commentating till he gets some giggling want to be who couldnt play a radio much less run 5 balls that wants to talk about shoes,hair styles & where theres a sale on latetest fashions.JoeyA knows how to do it & sneek in a story or ect. but stays focused on whats at hand.If you interested,theres a free buffet & all the free beer you can drink but all the food is burnt to a crisp & the beer went flat 2 years ago but whos complaining right, its FREE.
Unfortunately, I didn't hear the commentary and I try not to complain about much of anything. I try to look at the bright side of most things.
The truth of the matter is that everyone has different skill sets and some people are better at some things than others. The problem with livestreaming is that at a minimum there is a need for THREE people:
Number 1 is someone who is technically experienced or highly capable of trouble shooting live streaming problems. Experience with cameras is a big plus because if it doesn't look good, few want to watch. Number 2 is a coordinator or production manager. This person needs to be able to orchestrate and keep the live stream on schedule. Their duties should also include obtaining information for the commentators, (scoring on other matches, updates on what's happening elsewhere in the tournament room) and this information needs to be fed to the commentator(s) on an as needed basis. Finally there is the commentator who is kind of like the party guy who keeps the audience up to date as to what is going on and that person must also give THEIR perspective as to what they see at the table. The commentators need to be able to interact with their co-commentators in a positive fashion and keep the conversation interesting and on occasion, fun. It is their job to keep the party going strong.
None of these jobs are easy for one person to do, let alone all three. I feel certain that if I applied myself I could learn how to handle the production and the technical aspects of live streaming but it is not something that I am innately good at and would hate to have to wear that hat as well as that of the commentator. Providing data to the commentators has to be a labor of love and it is a vastly overlooked and important part of the successful live stream.
The bottom line is quality Live Streaming requires multiple people performing their respective jobs in a consistent manner. You can't do all three jobs over a long period of time and even if you do all three for a long period of time, you will fade from time to time and it will show to anyone who pays attention to what is happening with the stream. The guest commentators are a CRITICAL part of the Live Stream and choosing those people and making them feel and look good is another important part of the stream but the bottom line is if you want the best live stream with great production, great information and great commentary, you are going to have to pony up some dough to pay for it because at this time Live Streaming is struggling to pay for ONE person, let alone THREE or FOUR people.
It is fair to cut the live streamers (all of them) some slack because it is very difficult for one person to provide consistent high quality in all of these important areas.
There's nothing wrong with expressing some constructive criticism but I hope that everyone would be fair to the people who practically GIVE their time to OUR BENEFIT by providing the live streams and give credit where credit is due and appreciate the things that these different people do well and condone some of the areas where they don't meet up to speed with others.
ALSO, VERY IMPORTANT, if you are going to make public, negative comments about the streams, then what are you doing to make it better.
you purposefully supporting the stream with donations?
Are you regularly supporting the SPONSORS by purchasing their products or talking positively about their products?
Are you taking time out of your day to contact the sponsors about the live stream that they are paying for, at the very least thanking them for what they do?
Are you encouraging your friends and fellow poolplayers to visit the livestream?
How many of you have taught someone else how to find the streams or showed someone else how to join the chat room.
How many of you have talked to the league players in your room and told them about the Live STreams?
Feel free to add some other suggestions that could improve the live streams::::::
The list can go on and on. I'm not trying to admonish anyone but if you really like live streaming, consider helping with the problem. Maybe if we are all pulling in the same direction, Live Streamers will be able to afford to hire quality help. Until then, I say, cut them all a little slack.
Best Regards,
JoeyA
Besides, you've got plenty of time to catch up to my pithy posts. 
