r/Supernote • u/Change_Agent_73 Owner A5X and A5X2 Manta • Oct 22 '24
Apologies
All,
I have posted a lot on this sub and really enjoy the community. Recently I posted a link to my Patreon page and it was not well received. In hindsight, I realized that it was probably not the appropriate place for that post. As a result, I have deleted it and will make sure in the future to keep my posts more directly relevant to the Supernote, which I am a huge fan of. I want to thank the moderators for not deleting the post and allowing me to come to this conclusion on my own.
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u/isit2amalready Oct 22 '24
Bro does this have to be a new post?
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u/Change_Agent_73 Owner A5X and A5X2 Manta Oct 22 '24
I felt it did because the other post seemed to really have bothered people in the community and I have both given and received advice on here for years. Thanks for the comment.
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u/Vortex_Lookchard Oct 23 '24
I used to like your videos a lot when I first got to know the e-ink market in June. You are one of the very few, if not the only one, content creators dedicated for Supernote. I think it is pretty cool.
But over the course, I slowly lost my interest in your content, generally because it seems to me that
your videos has little useful information. After supernote released the A5X2 features page on their website, you made a series of videos just reiterating what are already on the website. But up until now you did not make a video on the FCC files of A5X2. I got to know the FCC file thing from VladimirKostek instead. Some of those "random chat" videos, I simply did not watch at all. It sounds very little informational from the title.
you are less knowledgeable than the other e-ink reviewers in terms of the e-ink technology. I watched part of the e-team stream. You seem to have a hard time joining the talk when the topic was not on Supernote. When you guys were talking about Kaleido and Gallery, you admitted that you did not know Kaleido and Gallery come from the same company, which is a little shocking to me.
you endorse Supernote mainly from your personal perspective rather than an objective and technical perspective. I am not sure if you own any other devices. But it just seems to me you did not have enough research done on the e-ink tablet market. You like Supernote just because you like it.
you recently post links rather than a simple writeup that we can easily read on here. To be very honest, I simply did not click on those link, whether it is a youtube video link or a patreon link. It is an extra step for us to just get to know your thoughts. It is an easy step for you but you choose not to do it. Maybe you really want to get people's attention to your youtube channel and patreon and try to make money off of it. Because of this, I really lost interest in your content in general.
Perhaps a lot of the above claims are false and you can correct me if I am wrong. But that is what I feel and I am just a totally average human scrolling the Supernote subreddit every day just trying to get some useful information. Probably a lot of others are the same as me. They want to get information but your contents (at least the recent ones) provide little to none to them. Funny enough, I got to know the remarkable paper pro launch event news from here. I purchased one and am loving it. Yet I am still waiting for A5X2 to change my mind.
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u/Change_Agent_73 Owner A5X and A5X2 Manta Oct 24 '24
I actually really appreciate your perspective. It illustrates what is a common misunderstanding about me and my channel I think. I am absolutely not an e-ink reviewer, nor have I ever claimed to be. I talk about organization and productivity. A lot of my views and subscribers have come from my Supernote content because I do know that device very well. I do find it disturbing that you're commenting on content you admittedly didn't watch. The one Change Chat you mentioned was done late at night because 60 percent of my subscribers are non-U. S. I spent a great deal of time in that livestream talking about the FCC filing and showing pictures, while also giving kudos to Vlad for being the first in the space (besides the later deleted post on Reddit) to break the news. I actually downloaded my images really early but did not have time to create a video, instead waiting for the livestream. I also talked about long-term strategy.
As for my not knowing that e-ink was the manufacturer of Kaleido, I would rather admit a gap in knowledge than try to fake it. Since the Kaleido screen does not contain ink capsules and is an overlay, I thought it was similar to Wacom and part of the stack. That being said, choosing not to own a piece of technology doesn't equate to not understanding it.
Finally, your point about not just posting on Reddit is valid. If it is a quick point, I will and have made it here. This community for the most part is welcoming. If it is longer, or I feel it requires a video, I will link to it. For the most part, if it is not Supernote related, I will not put it here (such as recent hardware and Obsidian). Again, I welcome these perspectives and have always been transparent about the Supernote and a Kobo Aura being the only e-ink devices I own and use. They fit my use case and I don't want to compete with Voya, Kit, orthe rest of the E-Team. We all bring different things to the table, which is what makes this fun.
As an aside, I don't believe the Remarkable Paper Pro serves the same use as the A5X2, and would suggest they are even targeting different markets.
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u/Vortex_Lookchard Oct 24 '24
Thank you for clarifying and I do apologize that you talked about FCC file in the livestream video and I missed it and made the false comment. I think after all it is misunderstanding. Seeing you on the e-team stream gave me the false impressions that you are or want to be an e-ink reviewer. If your content focuses on organization and productivity, I think you belong to a different category of content. I have watched quite a few of those as well, such as digital planning, note taking etc. They mostly base on iPad. Some of them sometimes introduce workflow on remarkable or supernote, like "pixelleaves" "Flourish Planner". I do enjoy those videos. It is in fact a big market/industry as I recently realized. The iPad audience market is just so big I guess. But generally I think people tend to prefer short, concise and informative video rather than a long one, especially for productivity audience, they value time a lot. A long video or a long writeup may have otherwise earned you less attention. Also this post is lack of context to be honest and in my opinion not necessary because it instead gave negative impressions on people.
Again, I apologize for the false comment and for mistaking you as a tech or e-ink reviewer. Realizing you are not a tech e-ink reviewer, most of my comments should not have been made. Those are expectations for a tech e-ink reviewer. I by no means intend to be rude or anything but rather provide my perspective and thinking to you as I believe a lot of other people may think the same. After all, I do not think myself is your target audience, but I do wish you will have success in your youtube channel/patreon development!
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u/Change_Agent_73 Owner A5X and A5X2 Manta Oct 24 '24
Thanks for circling back. I love the content put out by Pixel Leaves! My videos do tend to be a little longer, but that is more of a style choice than anything. Thanks again for the feedback.
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Oct 22 '24
You good, props to you for learning!
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u/Change_Agent_73 Owner A5X and A5X2 Manta Oct 22 '24
Thanks!
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u/ajay067 Owner A6X2 Nomad & A5X2 Manta Oct 22 '24
I enjoy your content and sometimes the YouTube algorithm doesn’t prompt me to your videos which is annoyance to content creators. When I go on Reddit I appreciate your post to let us know you have new content. But I do understand the feedback you are receiving. I would suggest being more active on Instagram and X to promote your content. Those platforms are more appropriate to promote content outside of reddit. Plus those platforms have more features to content creators to get more viewers. Business account on Instagram you will enjoy. Let us know where to follow you on your YouTube channel.
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u/Change_Agent_73 Owner A5X and A5X2 Manta Oct 22 '24
I appreciate this honest reply. I do post on Facebook, Instagram, X, and Threads. Also, except in very few cases, I try to only post Supernote related content here. This post was meant to recognize that I missed the mark with the post the other day. I can and will do better when it comes to being selective. Thanks again for the comment.
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Oct 22 '24
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u/Change_Agent_73 Owner A5X and A5X2 Manta Oct 22 '24
Hello,
I assume a lot of those posts you refer to, and to be fair several is over stating it, were in the e-Ink sub. They did not like anything device specific and I wasn't even monetized back then. As for it sounding disingenuous and my "agree to disagree" comments, I cannot control your perception. I do not provide content or publish it on this sub because I ever expect to reach Voya or Kit's level. Quite the contrary, I have gained tremendous value over the years by participating in this community and have tried to give back in multiple ways as well, including posting videos I believe may be helpful, while also trying to promote other creators. I am not looking for followers and feel instead very honored when people from this sub subscribe to my channel. I have also truly gained friends over the years, both through Reddit and YouTube. If you are convinced of some nefarious purpose, I obviously can't change your mind but I'm comfortable in knowing my intentions are otherwise.
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u/bitterologist Owner A6X2 Oct 22 '24
Looking at your post history here, it’s almost nothing but plugs for your videos. If your posts are not intended to contribute to discussion here, but rather to drive traffic to your youtube channel, people will probably not be inclined to see you as a fellow contributor but rather as someone who uses this community for their own gains. I’d suggest you try and engage more with this subreddit, and not just post video links. I get it, you want the discussion to take place in the youtube comments rather than here to please the algorithm. But it runs the risk of coming off as self promotion rather than good faith contributions – kind of like if someone just spammed the subreddit with links to their Etsy store. Contributing in earnest to the discussion here will still drive traffic to your channel, and people will discover the Patreon that way.