An open letter to YouTube.
We need to talk.
Creators are waking up to terminated channels, wiped revenues, and years of work gone overnight. No warning. No explanation. No appeal that actually works.
So on behalf of every creator who has ever put their life into this platform, here are our demands.
1. Tell us WHY.
A termination email with zero context is not a policy. If you are going to end someone's livelihood, the least you can do is explain what they actually did wrong.
2. Fix the appeals process.
Right now appealing a strike feels like shouting into a void. An automated rejection in 24 hours is not a review. We want real humans making real decisions.
3. Stop punishing whole channels for one video.
One bad upload should not erase five years of content. Strike the video. Don't delete the creator.
4. Give us a warning before termination.
A strike system exists for a reason. Use it. Creators should not be going from zero issues to fully terminated with no steps in between.
5. Be transparent about what is changing.
Every few months the rules quietly shift and channels start disappearing. Tell us what changed. We are not mind readers.
6. Protect the creators who built this platform.
YouTube would not exist without creators. The people losing their channels right now are not bad actors. Many of them are the reason people still open the app.
We are not asking for special treatment.
We are asking to be treated like partners, not liabilities.
Reply if you agree.
Hey @TeamYouTube
my 10-year-old horror narration channel 'Creepy Ghost Stories' (nearly 1,900 videos) was just demonetized for 'Inauthentic Content'. I am the sole human author, narrator, and producer of this decade-long library. Can a human please look at this?
Missed out on our stuff at Magics and Mystics 2? Still doing some last minute christmas shopping? Maybe you wanna get started on your LARP kit for next year's events.
We'll be accepting orders until Dec 20 before we take our holiday break
Here's what we're bringing to Magics and Mystics 2 this Sunday, December 7. We'll be with GleamTrove over at I1
You can still preorder our bundles for pickup at the event. Take advantage of these promo prices while we still have em.
Preorder deets here: https://t.co/izWFhIlPUA
Plan your budol haul ahead of the event~
We'll be opening up some slots for a preorder promo. The individual items will be also available at our booth* at Patrons of the Arts: Magics and Mystics 2 on Dec 7.
Come find us at Table I1 to pick up your preorder
*while supplies last
a couple of reasons why you might wanna get this bundle:
- Simply being able to carry a sword around adds a major boost to confidence. You're gonna feel a lot better... and sexier just being able to carry a sword around hands free. Ask anyone who owns a sword how sexy it feels
- just like strapping stuff to your person in general? you can do that too. our Adventurer's sword frog can hold most tube shape props and things
Wanna see for yourself how sexy it feels to carry a sword around? hit up our inbox
a couple of reasons why you might wanna get this bundle:
- Simply being able to carry a sword around adds a major boost to confidence. You're gonna feel a lot better... and sexier just being able to carry a sword around hands free. Ask anyone who owns a sword how sexy it feels
Need a sword for your next LARP event? Wanna get started on a HEMA journey at home or with a local club? Grab our last CACS Longsword and carry it around on your travels with the Adventurer's Sword Frog as part the Starter Arms clearance bundle.
- it's so much easier to carry an umbrella around hands free. "i can keep it in my bag though" you say? why go through the song and dance of opening up your bag, grabbing an umbrella then closing it again when you can grab and stow it on your hip (or wherever it ends up...)
Need a sword for your next LARP event? Wanna get started on a HEMA journey at home or with a local club? Grab our last CACS Longsword and carry it around on your travels with the Adventurer's Sword Frog as part the Starter Arms clearance bundle.
Need a sword for your next LARP event? Wanna get started on a HEMA journey at home or with a local club? Grab our last CACS Longsword and carry it around on your travels with the Adventurer's Sword Frog as part the Starter Arms clearance bundle.
Adventurer's Quest Tome test fit + preview of the modular straps (name pending lol)
Quite happy with how this design turned out. Still Working out the kinks like what do I call the straps and if should do a version with more than 60 leaves.
Been so busy i haven't been able to fw my socials
Anyway super late posts incoming, starting with our on-hand clearance inventory.
Hit up the DMs for inquiries