Question for the video game subforum moderators

Me again. ^^

To make a long story short, a few months back I started a thread where I was basically "promoting" my YouTube channel. Result? A lifetime ban and having my thread nuked.

Well... just saw a similar situation today.

What’s the actual difference between me and this guy? Why didn't he get slapped with a permanent ban? 😬

Honestly, I think it's just because Matthew Anderson has a vendetta against me. 😛

Quick update: now that I'm digging through the archives, this kid is actually doing the exact same thing.

Like... dafaq guys??

I don't really care about one banned account. What bugs me is the fact that we aren't all playing by the same set of rules.

Addendum:

I still stand by the idea that we need a new PDF specifically for YouTube. If you bother to scroll through some subforums, you'll see a ton of threads that don't even belong there. Like in the Software section, everyone's hunting for a video editor. Then you go to video games, where you can clearly see people promoting themselves. Even the Google AdSense thread in the internet earnings PDF is absolutely flooded with channel links. There's a whole mess of subforums like that.

The second thing is that there isn't really a dedicated forum for this kind of stuff in the US, so creating one would bring in a bunch of new users. Let's be real, everyone is out for a buck, so... more users equals more revenue.

That's pretty much it from me for now. I'll check back in if I don't get banned and if anyone actually posts something intelligent. 😁

Do you happen to remember the name of that clone account you used to start the thread—the one that actually got you banned? Thanks.

Matthew Anderson said:Could you drop the name of the clone account you used to start this thread? The one that got you banned right after posting this. Thanks.

Honestly, that’s a totally irrelevant detail. I don't even remember. It was ages ago, like over six months back. It just stuck in my head as a weird thing, so I started wondering about it.

Are you guys actually planning on looking into that idea for a PDF YouTube? Or is that whole concept dead in the water?

analogbear6 said:It’s honestly a non-issue. I can't even remember it. It was ages ago—well over six months now. It just feels a little weird to me, so I guess I find myself overthinking things like that.

I don't want to get dragged into a massive debate over one of your X clones. Honestly, I find it hard to believe you got a permanent ban just because of a single topic. You might want to save that kind of theorizing for some conspiracy forum.

analogbear6

analogbear6 said:So, are we actually going to give some serious thought to that idea for a PDF version of YouTube? Or is that just one of those concepts that's officially dead in the water?

It’s got absolutely nothing to do with me.

Since this is your subforum, you might want to consider setting up some kind of "top threads" system or a pinned mega-thread version. Maybe something like how the classifieds work on Reddit—you could set a rule where people can only link the channel after reaching a certain post count, or maybe implement a cooldown period before they can post the same link again. Honestly, I think that would go over way better than people just spamming every single active subforum and dropping stuff in places where it clearly doesn't belong.

analogbear6 said:Since this is your subforum, you could at least consider setting up some kind of "top thread" system. Something like how they handle ads in the States—maybe you can only link the channel after reaching a certain post count, or implement a cooldown period before the same thing can be linked again. I honestly think that would go over much better than people just spamming every single active subforum where it clearly doesn't belong.

I'll give it some thought once you drop the name of that clone account so we can clear up those heavy accusations and settle the fact that you've got me on your radar. Deal? 🙂

Matthew Anderson said:Just let me know when you decide on a name for that clone of yours so we can clear up these wild accusations and settle this once and for all. Deal? 🙂

Look, if you’d actually scrolled through the thread, you’d see I opened this exact same topic back on June 6th, 2015, at 4:56 PM. Honestly, I can barely remember what I had for dinner last night, so thinking I’m out here running some elaborate alt-account scheme from eighteen months ago is a massive stretch. 😬

My bad if I got the wrong guy, but I'm telling you the truth here. I had zero posts on my account, and that was my first and last time posting because I already knew it would turn into a total shitshow.

At the end of the day, I think this discussion is about the bigger picture, not just some personal vendetta against "me."

Again, sorry if I misidentified you.

PS. If you decide to reopen that main thread, I promise I'll be a good citizen and play strictly by the rules.

analogbear6 said:If you’d actually scrolled through the thread, you’d see I opened this exact one back on "June 6, 2015, at 4:56 PM." Honestly, I can barely remember what I had for lunch yesterday, let alone which burner account I used to start a thread a year and a half ago. 😬

My bad if I misidentified you, but I'm telling it like it is. I had zero posts back then, and that was my first and last one because I knew this whole thing would turn into a complete mess.

I really think this is for the greater good, not just some personal vendetta.

Again, sorry if I got you mixed up.

PS. If you decide to reopen that main thread, I promise to be a good citizen and play strictly by the rules.

I'll chat with the mods and we'll let you know what we decide.

Matthew Anderson said:I'll run this by the mods and let you know what we decide.

Thanks. 🙂 Seriously, if you ever make it out to one of our US meetups, the first beer is on me. 🙂

Appreciate you guys looking over the suggestion. 😉

Have a good night.