MCB is definitely my home, much more than other platforms, but sometimes some want to engage differently. I rarely post videos on MCB and instead do long posts using pictures. Reddit make posting videos very easy,
so a convenient platform.
I don’t find much if any community in Reddit. It’s simply not comparable to MCB and nor do I want it to be. I have limited interests on it and stay rather tightly to those interest and try not to stray too far. Promotional though, it reaches a lot of people.
What Reddit provides is a large pool of paintball players. These means more good, more bad and more everything in between. It also is a lot easier entry point for new players to ask questions and sometimes even get good advice. It also a a platform on which MCB can be and often is showcased. Many people will refer posters to MCB for advice or appraisals. In that way it is complementary to MCB. There are several MCB members on Reddit.
If we want our sport to grow, and grow in the right way, we need to make sure we’re promoting it properly. Someone post a few questions, gets referred to MCB a few times, maybe they join up and add to our community. That means more crazy projects, more people participating in build offs, more people selling and buying markers.
For me, I’m not big into any social media. Facebook is a necessary evil which I used to sell JT parts and keep I touch with older family members. That had been my only social media until I started looking at Reddit for some reason. I started just scrolling, but then decided to post a marker of a week posting. So I’d post a photo and some background on a specific marker once per week. I’ve got a ton of markers, so seemed like a natural fit. Did that for 30+ weeks, and was fun seeing people’s reactions and comments. I actually handed it over to Peculiar Paintball to share some of his crazy awesome markers. So he had been continuing the posts. Someone then asked for more shooting videos, and since I had a bunch I sent to buddy, it was easy and low effort to post up.
So being that is all just for fun, I was blown away by the viewing numbers. I’m not looking to make this a job, or make money off it and am well aware in internet terms these numbers aren’t even great. But for a middle aged guy sharing his hobby it’s pretty neat.
so a convenient platform.
I don’t find much if any community in Reddit. It’s simply not comparable to MCB and nor do I want it to be. I have limited interests on it and stay rather tightly to those interest and try not to stray too far. Promotional though, it reaches a lot of people.
What Reddit provides is a large pool of paintball players. These means more good, more bad and more everything in between. It also is a lot easier entry point for new players to ask questions and sometimes even get good advice. It also a a platform on which MCB can be and often is showcased. Many people will refer posters to MCB for advice or appraisals. In that way it is complementary to MCB. There are several MCB members on Reddit.
If we want our sport to grow, and grow in the right way, we need to make sure we’re promoting it properly. Someone post a few questions, gets referred to MCB a few times, maybe they join up and add to our community. That means more crazy projects, more people participating in build offs, more people selling and buying markers.
For me, I’m not big into any social media. Facebook is a necessary evil which I used to sell JT parts and keep I touch with older family members. That had been my only social media until I started looking at Reddit for some reason. I started just scrolling, but then decided to post a marker of a week posting. So I’d post a photo and some background on a specific marker once per week. I’ve got a ton of markers, so seemed like a natural fit. Did that for 30+ weeks, and was fun seeing people’s reactions and comments. I actually handed it over to Peculiar Paintball to share some of his crazy awesome markers. So he had been continuing the posts. Someone then asked for more shooting videos, and since I had a bunch I sent to buddy, it was easy and low effort to post up.
So being that is all just for fun, I was blown away by the viewing numbers. I’m not looking to make this a job, or make money off it and am well aware in internet terms these numbers aren’t even great. But for a middle aged guy sharing his hobby it’s pretty neat.
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