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Hi all,

This is a video update as we get ready to introduce our new tiers in February. I also address the new recommendations portal on discord. And, I talk a little about the coming new video series called 'Fan Favorites'.

I've sent a note to each of your inboxes as well (on these same topics). Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Thanks!!

Doug

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Patreon/Discord Update - January 29

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Great Scott

One question about the recommendation process- can you give us a day or two notice as to when you plan to go thru the current list to approve or reject items? Some might like to go thru the list to see if they want to upvote anything (if they haven't been actively watching the list on the fly). Thanks muchly.

Jim Reeves

I've just downloaded Discord and know nothing about it. How do I find your channel there?

chuck Rowland

Is there a link to the new bot?

Garance A Drosehn

Go to his page on Patreon, and go from there to discord. The discord channel is tied to being a patreon, so it needs to know what your patreon account is. Note that once you get on discord you can setup different names for different discord channels. So you can show up as "Mr Reeves" on one discord channel, and as "Just Jim" in another one. ... that was important to me, because the pseudonym I use on the first discord channel that I joined would not make any sense at all to people in the Daily Doug universe!

Pete Mair

A quick question about the discord recommendations portal. When your suggestion has been removed from the voting page how do you know if it was accepted or rejected?

doughelvering

The bot is supposed to send a private message to you alerting you of the change in status.

doughelvering

To add to what Garance said, go to discord.com and establish a profile. Then, you'll need to link your discord profile to your patreon profile in your settings (https://www.patreon.com/settings/apps). Once these are connected, you should have access to our discord channel when you log into discord.com or via the discord app.

Max Eliaser

I understand this is still in flux, but do you have any sense of what tier(s) might be required for the Fan Favorites series, both to nominate and to view?

Jim Reeves

Thanks to you both! I seem to have had a previous profile there that had to be deleted. I'm all fixed up now!

Philip Briddon

Doug, I think you have summed up the paradox very well in this video. As the YouTube channel grows in popularity you are more compelled to react to music by known artists with a large existing fan base who will generate large numbers of views for your material. On the other hand there are many members of your community (myself included) who would like to see you react to personal favourite music even if it is less well known. Finding the right channel to do this is the issue - it's a bit sad if it's all Patreon only as this reduces the opportunity for casual viewers to discover new music through your 'fan favourites' series.

Anonymous

You are doing a great job at being inclusive of both those who want more known artists and those who want to bring lesser-knowns to the table. I appreciate your caring for your wide-ranging audience to that degree and letting us in on yours and Megan's thoughts on how to balance these equitably.

Joseph Riordan

I love what you do Doug and hope you continue. I would suggest some female performers. Joni Mitchell (I'm always pushing her), Kate Bush, Bjork, Beyonce (her album Lemonade is a masterpiece). Just a suggestion.

Tom V

I'm on the Extended Play Lounge tier. Do I have access to the Discord and if so, where do I find it

Anonymous

How do I join the Discord server, please? Thanks :-)

Adam Owens

Yes, I need this info also!