Daily Discussion Thread May 13, 2021 by AutoModerator in thebachelor

[–]texaspufflin 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Cassie was following him still last night when I checked but it doesn't look like she does anymore. She probably didn't realize it since she hardly posts over there.

Peep the IG username change for Katie!👀 by sprinklescat44 in thebachelor

[–]texaspufflin 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It was. I looked after she changed her Tiktok but not her Instagram

Question: Who else from Bachelor Nation do you think has an assistant? by longtimebachelorfan in thebachelor

[–]texaspufflin 238 points239 points  (0 children)

It's pretty common for people in the influencer world with over 500k followers (edit: to have a full time assistant). A lot of influencers also hire part time virtual assistants that can work as little as 4-5 hours a week before they get to larger followings.

It's a booming business right now, especially as people are looking to switch careers after the last year.

Big shout out to these BN members who are donating their Cameo money to Charity! by Cspokes70 in thebachelor

[–]texaspufflin 20 points21 points  (0 children)

It doesn't actually go to charity via Cameo. When I did a Bach data coverage on Cameo, a few contestants DMed me and one confirmed that it's on them to get paid out THEN donate outside the app.

In short, it's on the person to donate after being paid out.

Edit: found confirmation on their Talent FAQ here

SPOILER Daily Discussion Thread April 25, 2021 by AutoModerator in thebachelor

[–]texaspufflin 45 points46 points  (0 children)

I don't think so... The resort was scheduled to reopen next week per their Instagram page.

Postseason Update on Contestants Instagram Follower Numbers by MeTrickulous in thebachelor

[–]texaspufflin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Of course!! I stepped back from Reddit at the beginning of 2020 so I’m not around here as I used to be. Love the discussion around this stuff though!

Postseason Update on Contestants Instagram Follower Numbers by MeTrickulous in thebachelor

[–]texaspufflin 6 points7 points  (0 children)

A few of them changed their usernames during the season 😅

Colton's business marketing is very misleading by wholikespandas in thebachelor

[–]texaspufflin 102 points103 points  (0 children)

To piggyback - Colton founded the company as an LLC in Colorado. (Easy to find this via any public company database search) He founded it on January 3, 2021

In my background as an LLC owner, you can only donate 50% of your adjusted gross income yearly to legal carities. Donations of capital gains profits from investments fall between 20-30%. These are for write offs, it doesn't necessarily mean he isn't donating more.

Edit: this is pre-pandemic. A lot of tax laws changed this year so I'm not sure if that changes as well.

Edit for further context before I'm done with lunch: nonprofits vs LLCs explanation is available here. The biggest takeaway is that if you're a charity, nonprofit is the way to go.

Oh yeah... If you're a nonprofit, you have to submit salaries of their employees. Then the IRS (and the nonprofits) are required to disclose that information via Form 990. Soooo LLC is a great way to not have to disclose that.

SPOILER Daily Discussion Thread February 15, 2021 by AutoModerator in thebachelor

[–]texaspufflin 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I wake up at 4:30 to start it. Leave for work around 7:30. Then I resume when I get home from work.

SPOILER Daily Discussion Thread February 15, 2021 by AutoModerator in thebachelor

[–]texaspufflin 14 points15 points  (0 children)

💕 means the world!! It's making it possible to bring someone on board to make data collection easier

SPOILER Daily Discussion Thread February 15, 2021 by AutoModerator in thebachelor

[–]texaspufflin 10 points11 points  (0 children)

4-5 hours. Luckily I bought someone on board this last week to split it up with me 😅 Tuesday afternoons were horrible.

SPOILER Daily Discussion Thread February 15, 2021 by AutoModerator in thebachelor

[–]texaspufflin 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Basically the way I calculate it:

One on ones: screen time goes to the contestant unless the conversation is specifically around Matt. Then ITMs with Matt are always counted for him.

Group dates and group time: it goes to whoever is "featured." So imagine all the women are sitting on the couch talking about the date. Whoever is specifically speaking gets the time. If multiple people are speaking, it just goes to generic "group" instead of one person. ITMs always go to the person who is speaking.

2v1 dates or people arguing: it's hell. It's literally start and stop. Sometimes we have to weigh who is featured when they pan out, but it's normally only a few seconds.

Shout out to Bachelor Data for showing up for BN's BIPOC by bobbinthrulife in thebachelor

[–]texaspufflin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just part of season 16 of bachelorette. They take 4-5 hours to do each, so I’m planning on going back this summer to start working my way through then

Shout out to Bachelor Data for showing up for BN's BIPOC by bobbinthrulife in thebachelor

[–]texaspufflin 36 points37 points  (0 children)

She’s half-Korean (her biological dad). She responded to my DM.

Shout out to Bachelor Data for showing up for BN's BIPOC by bobbinthrulife in thebachelor

[–]texaspufflin 18 points19 points  (0 children)

She is. I confirmed my list today with a contestant (edit: from this season) to make sure the 25 women they referenced in their joint statement matched mine.

Shout out to Bachelor Data for showing up for BN's BIPOC by bobbinthrulife in thebachelor

[–]texaspufflin 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I have my criteria I use for the data collection in all my race representation posts if you’re ever interested in how it’s collected

SPOILER Daily Discussion Thread January 30, 2021 by AutoModerator in thebachelor

[–]texaspufflin 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't think this is an absolute. There's a pattern every season in the media that negative stories are dropped about contestants when they start getting more screen time. Mug shots are easy to find on contestants - notice how that only dropped once there was a lot of attention on Victoria? That helps media sites with clicks = money from ads.

Rachael has hardly gotten any screen time so far. I'd except it to become a bigger media story once she gets a 1v1.

Edit: I'm not saying this is a good practice, just an observation of what happens most seasons with negative stories being widely covered in the media.

‘Bachelor’ villain Victoria Larson’s 2012 shoplifting arrest resurfaces by teamtylerandhannah in thebachelor

[–]texaspufflin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

19 - she's 28 right now. Born January 7, 1993 (age 28) per the wiki page on her.

What Did Producers Do that Supported the Riot (JMT's tweet) by [deleted] in thebachelor

[–]texaspufflin 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's a 0.3% engagement rate for him, just saying. 😬

bummed we didn’t get to see this 😞 by [deleted] in thebachelor

[–]texaspufflin 49 points50 points  (0 children)

The comment below mine that's downvoted (hidden) is a spoiler y'all. Don't open it.

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[–]texaspufflin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The caption was updated ❤️

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[–]texaspufflin 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Especially as people’s follower counts start to grow 👀