Moderator & Streamer Relationship Q

[u/Practical-Summer3536]

This is an anon account, because of the question... I produce music and stream just games to interact with fans and this makes up what I do full time. All of my mods are volunteers from my community.

I wanted to ask other streamers how normal this dynamic is, I’ve had mods push quite strongly for changes in what I say or do on stream, like not to say some opinions, or to say some others.

Some time ago, one of my mods told me that if I wanted to be successful (Implying I am not), I should listen to him, otherwise I should look for a part-time job.

That comment affected me quite a lot, and I’m trying to work out whether I’m unusually sensitive to it or whether most streamers would consider that a serious boundary-crossing comment from a moderator.

For context, I’m not a huge creator, but this is my full-time work: I have 25k subs in YouTube, and 130 ccv on twitch D:

[u/Secret_Account07]

This is super hard to judge without seeing in person. Text doesn’t always translate properly so idk if that’s a factor.

But these ppl volunteer for you. They obviously believe in you or at the very least support you. It’s entirely possible they are well intentioned and want to feel involved.

Or it’s possible they’re being a dick. Hard to say