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My First Day On The Job
This was my first day entering the realm of gaming/streaming community of Twitch -
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Browsing Streamers and Broadcasting Myself
I can't remember the exact times, but roughly in between this time frame I was getting more into how Twitch operated; browsing for other streamers, what they do on their streams and seeing what I can do on my stream. -
My Introduction To FaceCam
When doing a broadcast, some streamer like to be more engaging with the audience by show their reactions of the game there playing. Around this time is when i thought id give it a try and see how things went. -
My First Twitch Follower
On this day after introducing myself to FaceCam and trying a variety of games, I received my first follower -
My First "Fan" Follower
This was the day I was followed by someone who told me that he enjoyed what I broadcasted and from this day forward he would stop by roughly every time I streamed and gave me quite a bit of attention.
For specific reasons, we will address this twitch user as "Rick." -
My First Twitch Moderator
In a Twitch chat, a broadcaster can assign certain users they believe can be fit to "maintain" control of the chat in situations of other users acting inappropriately a role called a Moderator who are given a sword symbol next to their name.
Twitch Moderators can be consider a broadcasters "second-helper" who help out when the broadcaster has his/her hand full.
Around this time after having Rick hang around for quite some time, and showing how genuine of a person he was, I gave him his sword. -
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When Things Started To Change
Roughly in between this time after have Rick as my Moderator for some time, I started to notice his behavior starting to become a bit unsettling for me.
As the most fluent one, Rick would be making multiple accounts, and have those account follow my channel. It appeared almost as if he would never stop.
Furthermore, Rick would say some unexpected words that he would pass off as jokes but I'd say not everyone would laugh.
As well as some others, but overall I kinda looked them over. -
The Start From Moderator to Mockery
I can't remember the exact time frame, but roughly around this time, I would have already given some other cool users the symbol of a Moderator for quite a while, but with our friend Rick, this is when things really started to have a a major change and a true showing of colors -
A Test Of Trust
Around this time of August, I was broadcasting with Rick under his main account name and things at the start of the broadcast seemed fine. As I watch, I noticed he would use some commands that would give him an advantage over others.
I address this to him while I was streaming and he said he would take care of what he did to his profile when I logged off.
I would then end my broadcast, and sit in the chat staying unnoticed to find out he used the same commands and tried to cover his tracks. -
A Test Of Support
On this day of streaming, I wouldn't be in the best of moods feeling a bit under the weather and slightly down.
I was streaming one of my favorite games but this time I didn't have my FaceCam on after a previous event with contemplating thoughts of something different.
On this day Rick would make another fake account with a rude name and begin to act foolish in my chat. This was a point where I was tried of him doing this; in addition he gets one of my other Moderators to play along in his game. -
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A Change Of Face
After my previous event, I again with my patience decided to look over what Rick did and hope he would change for the better. Here around this time I would have decide to stop doing FaceCam, revert back into being more restrictive with what i present, and have a skeptical viewpoint for my Moderators. Especially Rick. -
Rick's True Colors
I can't remember the exact date but around this time, I would be streaming under the category of Creative when streamers show upfront what they are making such as cooking, arts, etc.
At the start of the stream, Rick was present and I was already weary of what he'll do next. At first things seemed to be going well but the Rick would ask me some personal question I really didn't want to answer and it was at that moment he showed his true colors of how immature he was. -
Rick's Last Day
Today, Rick would notice in chat that he is no longer a moderator and would question why he no longer has this privilege.
After giving many chances for some type of change, he would be ignore a response and I would supposed i'd never hear from him again. -
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Out With The Old And In With The New
In between this long stretch, Rick would try to deceive me by using one of his fake accounts to try in get back into my circle, and would also send a friend request which I denied.
I would then stream a few more times under the name I was using but stop for quite some time.
Furthermore I would delete my old Twitch name to cut of ties and make a new one with more restrictions From this I'd learned a bit more of how social media can be, how people who thrive it it can act and who I'd trust.
