Is the term 'fans' conceited or expected?

I have to disagree with all of you :( I don't think a fan vs viewer is determined by the size of the channel. I do think that someone with 100 subs should not say that he has 100 "fans". To me, a fan is the elite top percentage of your followers who are extremely loyal. According to Webster, this is the definition, "an ardent admirer or enthusiast". I can admire something small can't I? Just because I subscribe to RWJ doesn't make me his "fan", but a certain percentage of his viewership are fans.
 
Wreckless Eating said:
When you're just starting off, they're followers. When your channel grows larger, they're fans. When you have to get a restraining order, they're exes. So don't hook up with fans :p
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Pros of being a small channel: You can hook up with all of your viewers.


I'm not a fan of people who call their viewers fans. (almost) no matter what size they are.
 
ConnersCraft said:
I have to disagree with all of you :( I don't think a fan vs viewer is determined by the size of the channel. I do think that someone with 100 subs should not say that he has 100 "fans". To me, a fan is the elite top percentage of your followers who are extremely loyal. According to Webster, this is the definition, "an ardent admirer or enthusiast". I can admire something small can't I? Just because I subscribe to RWJ doesn't make me his "fan", but a certain percentage of his viewership are fans.
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Yeah this makes sense, and I reckon that no YouTuber, no matter how large should just assume that every subscriber is a fan, nor coin a name for them all. A good example of this is WheezyWaiter. He used to call all his subscribers 'Beardlovers' (because of his iconic beard) in every video, and obviously not everyone who was subscribed would have been a literal beard lover. So about a year or so ago he and another YouTuber (forgot who) thought about it and he decided that he wouldn't refer to his subscribers as 'Beardlovers' anymore. Me personally, I kinda like his beard, it's cool, but the name beard-lovers was a bit weird for me.
The exception, though, I think, is when the people who follow that person come up with the name and it spreads. An example (not YouTube related) is Taylor Swift. Her fans call themselves 'Swifties' and Taylor didn't find out about it until a while after it was coined, but she liked it and thought it was cool, and a lot of Taylor Swift fans use that term now. Regardless, I still don't think she even ever uses that term when addressing fans publicly.

Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that while many subscribers would consider themselves the biggest of "fans" or "beardlovers", when it comes to YouTube and when generally addressing the audience, I just reckon everyone should be avoiding them, no matter how big you are. With that being said, it's really not that serious of an issue, and while it may cause people to unsubscribe, it certainly won't offend anyone too much.
 
However there are some good names to call the viewers that could work. Like "viewers" for example. Or like Toby Turner does by referring to them as 'audience, and starts off videos with "Hello once again Audience" or just uses "Audience" as a general name for us.
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TheBatteryChicken said:
I just call them all 'Fam'
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Like as in family? That's cool, I like that!
 
HiJoshua said:
However there are some good names to call the viewers that could work. Like "viewers" for example. Or like Toby Turner does by referring to them as 'audience, and starts off videos with "Hello once again Audience" or just uses "Audience" as a general name for us.
'Subscribers' could work, however not everyone who is watching your video may be subscribed.[DOUBLEPOST=1375885295,1375885260][/DOUBLEPOST]

Like as in family? That's cool, I like that!
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Yeah well its slang in inner city London, basically theres words we use to talk to people who are mates such as Fam, Cuzzie, youngah, mandem, girldem etc etc
 
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