UPDATE ON THE NEW PATREON! DON'T JOIN! (Patreon)
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Okay, Gang... Unfortunately, the take everyone had on the new Patreon when we discussed it in the live stream is NOT the same feeling everyone has overall. It seems there's a significant number of people who do not want the separate option for the podcast/live streams...Due to this, I will be considering refunding those who have signed up there and closing it down, unless we come to some sort of different idea in here.
As far as the question as to why I was splitting it: I am going to be doing advertising for the podcast. My concern is, those who listen to the podcast and want to be a part of those recordings would not care for joining here and being inundated with messages about the latest anime releases, which is, of course, what all of us enjoy.
Secondly, when recording the podcasts at YouTube, the main issue I had was a lot of people weren't really into the topic at hand and things would end up going all over the place. This is understandable, as in our regular live streams, all bets are off, and anyone can bring up anything they like. My concern is, when recording the podcast episodes here, a lot of the conversation would be distracting to the actual objective of the podcasts, which is some good, lively political/current events debate.
I have no problem with closing the second Patreon. However, I have to be honest and let you guys know that, if I start doing podcast recordings here, and it's difficult to keep them on topic, making for a weaker podcast, I'd just have to move them to a different location. The most likely candidate for that would be my own website, but the time that would require for me might exclude it from possibility.
Please let me know your thoughts, as I'd like to begin publishing the podcasts once again, as there are a LOT of topics right now that I'd like to share with you guys.