Couldn't figure out where else to post this so it goes here for now:

Been listening / watching a number of twitch streams to better improve my radio skills.  I've learned quite a few things from the mistakes of others, which is great for me.

More importantly you know what else I've learned?  Some of you insult the newer people when streaming to your audience when you find they've done something incorrectly.  I've seen numerous cases where you (the streamer) call the pilots making mistakes idiots/stupid/goobers/whatever other insulting name you want. 

You know what I rarely see?  Encouraging geedback: "Hey, next time instead of doing X, do Y" so they learn what they should have done differently.  Y'all want better pilots?  Give them encouragement and specific actions they can do to improve.  Telling folks to read the docs and watching 'how to VATSIM' videos on YouTube only gets you so far.  If it was that easy, I would be able to hit a Ohtani fastball and catch a Tom Brady bomb in just a few hours...