[Rules p.1] Things that annoy you guys. 100 percent. Not gonna lie

Finding this new YouTube thing about 'made for kids' and 'not made for kids' rather irritating.

Every channel has to decide whether or not their channel is 'made for kids', i've set mine as 'not made for kids', but some of my videos such as my 'Inside Hamleys' video has required me changing the setting manually.

The biggest issue is YouTube are being rather vague on what 'made for kids' actually means, as their descriptions do not make it clear if something like a Paddington bear 50p album, or an old Lego movie i made 25 years ago, would fit into that category as there seems to be a lot of grey areas, same goes for some gaming videos such as Yooka Laylee (must be a nightmare for Nintendo channels).

The issue for me, is that i've had to go through the 1800 videos on my channel and decide which need to be set as 'made for kids', and it's been an almighty pain in the ass.

Vermilion wrote:Finding this new YouTube thing about 'made for kids' and 'not made for kids' rather irritating.

Every channel has to decide whether or not their channel is 'made for kids', i've set mine as 'not made for kids', but some of my videos such as my 'Inside Hamleys' video has required me changing the setting manually.

The biggest issue is YouTube are being rather vague on what 'made for kids' actually means, as their descriptions do not make it clear if something like a Paddington bear 50p album, or an old Lego movie i made 25 years ago, would fit into that category as there seems to be a lot of grey areas, same goes for some gaming videos such as Yooka Laylee (must be a nightmare for Nintendo channels).

The issue for me, is that i've had to go through the 1800 videos on my channel and decide which need to be set as 'made for kids', and it's been an almighty pain in the ass.

And I'm pretty sure it's only so they know which videos they're legally allowed to datamine the viewers of (in accordance with COPPA).

Vermilion wrote:Finding this new YouTube thing about 'made for kids' and 'not made for kids' rather irritating.

Every channel has to decide whether or not their channel is 'made for kids', i've set mine as 'not made for kids', but some of my videos such as my 'Inside Hamleys' video has required me changing the setting manually.

The biggest issue is YouTube are being rather vague on what 'made for kids' actually means, as their descriptions do not make it clear if something like a Paddington bear 50p album, or an old Lego movie i made 25 years ago, would fit into that category as there seems to be a lot of grey areas, same goes for some gaming videos such as Yooka Laylee (must be a nightmare for Nintendo channels).

The issue for me, is that i've had to go through the 1800 videos on my channel and decide which need to be set as 'made for kids', and it's been an almighty pain in the ass.

I was reading about this today, and it's somewhat worrying.

I think my channel probably violates it, even though it is not monetised and I've altered the age group I'm focusing on to be adults. I have a little channel for my music covers, they usually focus on video game music. Some of the static images I use for thumbnails and the videos themselves, could be classed as child friendly (one of the recent videos has artwork from a Mario game in it).

From what I gather, I could be in violation of this COPPA thing, but I'm none the wiser if I actually am or not. The guidance on it is really, really vague (it cannot be understated how vague it is, because it is really strawberry floating vague).

I'm pretty sure i've correctly labelled most of my videos now, there's only a small amount where i'm unsure as to whether i've chosen the right setting for them.

No idea what category my Harry Potter content falls into either.

Trying to contact Paypal customer services when they lock your account due to a strawberry float up on their part (2FA failed so wasn’t sending out texts, therefore you couldn’t access or use your account) is diabolical. I now have to speak to a real person. Trouble is, trying to speak to a real person is, literally, impossible. Upon finally gaming their stupid automated phone line on the 4th attempt, they stick you on hold...35 minutes later, nobody answered so I gave up.

Meanwhile on the app, to use chat you have to first log-in...which it won’t let me do.

Thankfully I’ve only got £100 in there, but Christ their bullshit is enough to send the most placid person’s blood pressure up.

I've read through that FAQ post about determining whether your content is made for kids twice over and still struggle with it. I would think any Pokémon videos could be considered for kids, along with Mario and Sonic videos. But the bots do seem to have the final say, and we all know how clever those are. I just marked my entire channel as not made for kids - despite the fact none of the content has commentary on it - as I definitely don't see kids as being an audience I want.

I also like how they're telling people to consider consulting a lawyer if you're unsure if content needs to be designated as made for kids under the What if my content is applicable to a wide audience, but not specifically to children? part of that FAQ. We've got to comply with the law, sure, but not everyone is using the platform to make money, and while I'm unsure how much it would take to consult a lawyer, it's probably too much to bother with for anyone not monetised (and even those who are but barely make any money).

Also, wasn't this a law from twenty years ago? Why the sudden implementation now?

I watched a video by Arlo on this For Kids issue, it hadn't really been on my radar before:

I deleted my Yooka Laylee content in the end, as i've no idea what the setting for that was supposed to be.

Also, i only make around £100 a month from ad revenue, so the idea of me consulting a lawyer and asking them to sift through my uploads is quite frankly, laughable.

That said, i've now gone through my channel, and i'm 99% sure that everything is now labelled correctly (marked the peter rabbit coins as 'made for kids' just to be on the safe side).

People talking with their mouths full.

Victor Mildew wrote:People talking with their mouths full.

Are people just constantly eating in your office?

Winckle wrote:

Victor Mildew wrote:People talking with their mouths full.

Are people just constantly eating in your office?

Pretty much. There's a few who are constantly grazing on snacks.and sweets.of some sort, all pre-packaged, and those are the same people who are ill all the time.

"Oh I'm feeling so ill this week" *opens ready meal and can of coke*

Victor Mildew wrote:

Winckle wrote:

Victor Mildew wrote:People talking with their mouths full.

Are people just constantly eating in your office?

Pretty much. There's a few who are constantly grazing on snacks.and sweets.of some sort, all pre-packaged, and those are the same people who are ill all the time.

"Oh I'm feeling so ill this week" *opens ready meal and can of coke*

I've posted about it elsewhere on the forum, but I've really cleaned up my diet in order to lose weight starting in March, and I've really noticed an improvement in my health elsewhere too. Clearer skin, less "small illnesses" etc.

When you click the bin to delete an advert on gmail and it takes you to the advert anyway...



Never used to be a problem, and now all of a sudden it's happening with increasing regularity, which makes me think Google has cynically made the window in which you need to click smaller.

There are adverts in gmail?

Jenuall wrote:There are adverts in gmail?

Imagine not using adblock in the year 2019.

Winckle wrote:

Victor Mildew wrote:"Oh I'm feeling so ill this week" *opens ready meal and can of coke*

I've posted about it elsewhere on the forum, but I've really cleaned up my diet in order to lose weight starting in March, and I've really noticed an improvement in my health elsewhere too. Clearer skin, less "small illnesses" etc.

Dear Dr. Winckle, Nutritionist:

Today I had a mince pie for breakfast and a slab of chocolate for lunch. I have a bit of a headache and I feel quite tired. Could these be related?

Thanks in advance for your help and best wishes.

Winckle wrote:

Jenuall wrote:There are adverts in gmail?

Imagine not using adblock in the year 2019.

I know he's a grumpy bastard but that's no reason to ignore his content.

Bunni wrote:

Winckle wrote:

Jenuall wrote:There are adverts in gmail?

Imagine not using adblock in the year 2019.

I know he's a grumpy bastard but that's no reason to ignore his content.

The reason for the re-brand becomes clear, Victor was created to circumvent the adblock!

Karl_ wrote:

Winckle wrote:

Victor Mildew wrote:"Oh I'm feeling so ill this week" *opens ready meal and can of coke*

I've posted about it elsewhere on the forum, but I've really cleaned up my diet in order to lose weight starting in March, and I've really noticed an improvement in my health elsewhere too. Clearer skin, less "small illnesses" etc.

Dear Dr. Winckle, Nutritionist:

Today I had a mince pie for breakfast and a slab of chocolate for lunch. I have a bit of a headache and I feel quite tired. Could these be related?

Thanks in advance for your help and best wishes.

Dear Karl_

It is too late for you. Put your affairs in order and make peace with your past misdeeds.

Best Regards
Replacement Dr. Cora

Karl_ wrote:

Winckle wrote:

Victor Mildew wrote:"Oh I'm feeling so ill this week" *opens ready meal and can of coke*

I've posted about it elsewhere on the forum, but I've really cleaned up my diet in order to lose weight starting in March, and I've really noticed an improvement in my health elsewhere too. Clearer skin, less "small illnesses" etc.

Dear Dr. Winckle, Nutritionist:

Today I had a mince pie for breakfast and a slab of chocolate for lunch. I have a bit of a headache and I feel quite tired. Could these be related?

Thanks in advance for your help and best wishes.

Dear Concerned Chubster,

No worries. As the documentary series Harry Potter taught us, chocolate has magical healing properties, so if anything you should be eating more chocolate.

Sincerely,

DrGillian Keith.