CAMGIRL MANUAL OF URBANITY AND GOOD MANNERS
October 11th, 2018Hello pixel fairies, it is me, your hostess, Mila McFly. Welcome to my humble abode.
Today I want to talk to you about a subject of great interest to all of us which is:
How do I visit a fellow camgirl's chatroom while remaining in her good graces? Visiting other rooms can feel like walking a tightrope sometimes and if you are giving the floor a blind man's caning going nowhere, here I bring you a map.
If you have asked yourself if you should avoid anything when visiting other models you are one step ahead. Most newbies believe CamWorld and RealWorld are mostly the same and a question like this doesn't even cross their mind. After all in real life there are no bans, the most that will happen to you if you irk somebody is they will badmouth you behind your back. Models can badmouth you too but this tends to be done more publicly and gets followed by a ban. You don't want to be the subject of another model's ire so let's learn a little bit of chatroom etiquette today.
Nobody is born with class, this is something that must be learned, but while you develop your own 3D vision of the landscape allow me to give you a hand. If you follow everything I say here you will always be welcome in my room and in most other models too! And if someone does ban you anyway... well... you can blame THEM for being oversensitive
WHAT IS THE ESSENCE OF CAMROOM ETIQUETTE?
What I am about to tell you is the KEY to understanding this guide and even making decisions on the fly. Once you understand this you are much more likely to interact successfully with other camgirls.
CAMGIRLS CAN SOMETIMES BE FRIENDS BUT ARE ALWAYS COMPETITION
No matter how friendly another camgirl is, when she is streaming she is working. You are going to someone's business establishment and you need to respect that fact first and foremost. Since you are also a camgirl you are offering the same goods and services she is offering so things can go sour quickly if you don't respect her space.
Suppose you have a friend who has a popcorn cart at the mall on F1. You also have a popcorn cart at the mall on F3. Your friend is lovely and friendly and you go for coffee often after the mall closes, it is nice to have a friend to talk to about the struggles of the popcorn industry and the ins and outs of dealing with mall clientele, but if you wanna chat her up at her cart at the mall it might not be well received.
In the example above what things would irk your popcorn cart friend? I am sure it wouldn't occur to you to bring samples of your own popcorn and start giving them away for free to her potential customers right? Showing up in your own brand's tee with a promotion that reads 2x1 popcorn sale would also be a no-no. If she has a 10 people line and you take up space and demand attention talking loudly about the best popcorn brand and the optimum oil temperature she is likely to get irritated. So how can you hang with your friend without making her want to murder you?
DO'S AND DON'TS OF CAMGIRL ROOMS
The following rules are pretty universal, if you follow these no model will be angry at you when you visit:
#1 – Do NOT be on cam yourself when you interact in her room. Models will interpret this as a ploy to get her viewers to visit you. If you are camming your attention should be in YOUR room anyway. You are welcome to watch silently if you are broadcasting but don't interact with the room if you do.
#2 – Do TIP the model you are watching. It doesn't have to be a ton but I do recommend tipping more than 25 tokens. This will tell the model you are watching that you are not a threat, you aren't there to steal her viewership, just to compliment her from a positive place. Do make a tip your first interaction in the room for best results.
#3 – Do NOT call attention to the fact that you are a female model. Most models will not tolerate this. Things that are a no-no: (a) Using too many cutesy emojis and vernacular (2) Saying stuff like "I have the same skirt!" (3) Talk about your session today. If your name is already very feminine like "PinkyLady" or "KellySmith" then you should be even more careful. The more unisex and neutral you make your conversation the better. Sometimes if you have been a regular in the model's room for a while it eventually will be okay to mention this, but let the model lead you. If you want the model to know you are a fellow model tell her in a way that it is not visible to the rest of the room, for example in a tipnote or PM tab. If you want the room to know ask yourself why you want this.
#4 – Do join the conversation as one more voice. Find out what the model likes in her chat and try to fit in with the group.
#5 – Do NOT demand too much attention by chatting excessively, let other people in the room be the strong presence and talk sparingly. A good rule of thumb is tip more than you chat.
#6 – Do read the moment. A slow room is the best moment to visit your model friend. A model becomes more insecure of other models presence when she is having a good night and a ton of people tipping. She doesn't want to lose momentum and might fear losing a good tipper to a model friend. Don't put her in that awkward situation and as soon as you see her room pick up make yourself scarce. Good moments to visit are the very beginning of a show and the very end.
#7 – NEVER advertise yourself in her chat. Don't say things like "I will be on in a bit", "follow me on Twitter" or anything of the sort. This is an absolute no-no.
#8 – NEVER mention her tippers by their names. "Oh thats funny BigTipper69! You are hilarious!" can make the other model very uncomfortable
#9 – NEVER PM the users in the other model's chatroom. Never respond to a PM one of her viewers sends you. You are not there to make new tippers, you are there to visit your friend while respecting her space.
#10 – Don't try to direct the other model's show or tell her what to do. I get it, you are trying to help her, but that's not your place unless the other model asks you to guide her.
#11 – Don't try to become the sheriff of her chatroom. If she wants a mod or a room helper she will pick one.
#12 – Keep your visits short and dandy. Don't stay her whole shift, the shorter your visit the less likely you are to step on her boundaries.
#13 – Do ask her if she was comfortable. Ask her if it's okay to visit her again and if you did anything that bothered her. This way she will tell you what she needs from you.
#14 – Do follow her on social media. She will know you like her even when you can't extract something from her.
#15 – Don't copy her stuff. It takes time and effort to develop a personal style and strategies to cam successfully. If some of them rub off, it happens, you can't help it, but if you want a model to remain friendly with you do your best not to steal her shows. She will not like you very much if you do.
#16 – Do the things that are important to her Is she running for one of those awards? Vote for her. Did she ask everyone to follow her on Twitch? Go ahead and follow her too. It will indicate that you like her outside her camroom, which means you are not there to steal her viewers.
#17 – Do NOT ask her a million cam-related questions. Don't make your newbie questions the theme of her session, seriously. Ask her through email or better yet USE GOOGLE.
#18 – Do ignore her members if they hit on you.
EACH MODEL IS DIFFERENT THOUGH
As your relationship with a model grows you will be able to learn what her boundaries are better and you can then adjust your behavior accordingly. The guidelines above are universal but some models might not care about some of the rules so they might be okay with say... you asking them a ton of cam related questions, but they might have other things that irk them that are particular to them and not listed on this guide. As you get to know them you will refine your behavior in her room so everyone is more comfy.
IN MY OWN ROOM
I keep models open and I love interacting with all of you but I do expect models who visit me to observe the full list above.
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