hey everyone, semi-major youtube update from meikkon here.
a few days ago, I turned off all mid-roll advertisements on my videos. I am announcing this today because I want to express some misgivings about the current advertising practices on youtube.
if you're having problems with long pre-roll ads on my videos, or if you are still experiencing mid-roll ads on my content regardless (apparently this does happen even if you tell youtube you want it turned off), then please comment below.
I especially want to hear from users who watch videos on their phones, TV, or other alternative sources. these platforms are riddled with a ridiculous amount of adverts and I believe this is harming the platform.
I am not opposed to advertising in and of itself, but I am worried about the direction in which youtube is heading.
...don't worry though, I'm not gonna stop making videos anytime soon.
let me be absolutely clear: I am here to stay. I might be much slower than a content mill, and I will get things wrong in my videos sometimes. however, I promise you one thing: this channel will always be run by myself and myself alone. that's the way I like it, and that's the way it's always going to be.
-jack
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in the interest of full disclosure, I still earn money from youtube, both from premium users and from pre/post roll ads.
I will be donating half of advertising and premium revenue to charity, specifically to support the Internet Archive. I detail exactly why I have chosen to support them in the above blog post.
in the future, I may also send revenues to different charities, although I am not sure about what other charities to support yet.
...with that said, if pre-roll adverts become excessively intrusive (please let me know your experiences w/ ads! comment if they are intrusive!), then I will consider turning off monetisation altogether.
whether or not youtube will actually honour such requests in the future is a discussion for another time.
I don't work for you guys, and you don't owe me anything. your continued viewership on this channel is far more than enough. thanks for all your support!
just wanted to say thanks to everyone who has watched the poker night 2 video. it's been over a month now but the reception was just amazing, thank you all for the very nice comments. new video is still in script / research stage so could be a while, probably another month at least. no spoilers yet but I think you'll like it. see you in november!
the poker night 2 doc is finally out! it's a little later than I would have liked - some unforeseen rendering and copyright problems have held it up, but we got there in the end.
hey all, it's been a minute. good news is the poker night 2 documentary is coming along nicely. keep an eye out for it in the next few weeks.
I have a lot of other stuff in the pipeline after that, but somehow /life/ just keeps getting in the way, which sucks. the sort of videos I want to make are quite ambitious, so I'm gonna try and go full time with this gig soon to keep the pace up.
don't want you to all be bored, though. so I've found some content you might like - a long-play of TTHM which I found very enjoyable. if you've not actually played this classic, this is your chance to witness it in all it's glory.
wow, it's been one whole year since i uploaded my first video!
it's been gaining algo traction again lately + it's been a while since i last posted, so i thought it was probably best to make a status update with all these new people around.
past week or so has been pretty rough for me, not going to lie. lots of uni work and lots of personal stuff going on, which has impacted my ability to research, write, edit etc.
i'm back to it now though - i've got one fairly big script finished, and then i've got another installment of video game etymology planned. after that, i'm hoping to make a follow up to the poker night doc, as i've had some pretty good ideas for what to cover there. gotta give the people what they want!
meikkon
poker night 2 turns 11 years old today!
art is by osamatographe on tumblr: www.tumblr.com/osamatographe/180871738225/i-just-l…
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meikkon
hey everyone, semi-major youtube update from meikkon here.
a few days ago, I turned off all mid-roll advertisements on my videos. I am announcing this today because I want to express some misgivings about the current advertising practices on youtube.
if you're having problems with long pre-roll ads on my videos, or if you are still experiencing mid-roll ads on my content regardless (apparently this does happen even if you tell youtube you want it turned off), then please comment below.
I especially want to hear from users who watch videos on their phones, TV, or other alternative sources. these platforms are riddled with a ridiculous amount of adverts and I believe this is harming the platform.
I am not opposed to advertising in and of itself, but I am worried about the direction in which youtube is heading.
...don't worry though, I'm not gonna stop making videos anytime soon.
let me be absolutely clear: I am here to stay. I might be much slower than a content mill, and I will get things wrong in my videos sometimes. however, I promise you one thing: this channel will always be run by myself and myself alone. that's the way I like it, and that's the way it's always going to be.
-jack
---
in the interest of full disclosure, I still earn money from youtube, both from premium users and from pre/post roll ads.
I will be donating half of advertising and premium revenue to charity, specifically to support the Internet Archive. I detail exactly why I have chosen to support them in the above blog post.
in the future, I may also send revenues to different charities, although I am not sure about what other charities to support yet.
...with that said, if pre-roll adverts become excessively intrusive (please let me know your experiences w/ ads! comment if they are intrusive!), then I will consider turning off monetisation altogether.
whether or not youtube will actually honour such requests in the future is a discussion for another time.
I don't work for you guys, and you don't owe me anything. your continued viewership on this channel is far more than enough. thanks for all your support!
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meikkon
poker night at the inventory turns 13 today!
art is by jovishark on tumblr -
jovishark.tumblr.com/post/637270597469159424/i-onl…
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hey everyone, quick update post -
just wanted to say thanks to everyone who has watched the poker night 2 video. it's been over a month now but the reception was just amazing, thank you all for the very nice comments.
new video is still in script / research stage so could be a while, probably another month at least. no spoilers yet but I think you'll like it. see you in november!
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image creds to @hedesfest and @chronocrump on twt. you can find the og post here: twitter.com/hedesfest/status/1493632029979594753/p…
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the poker night 2 doc is finally out! it's a little later than I would have liked - some unforeseen rendering and copyright problems have held it up, but we got there in the end.
brace yourselves - it's a long one. enjoy!
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...SOON!
(and yes, that is day/month)
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meikkon
it's [update] night at the inventory!
hey all, it's been a minute. good news is the poker night 2 documentary is coming along nicely. keep an eye out for it in the next few weeks.
I have a lot of other stuff in the pipeline after that, but somehow /life/ just keeps getting in the way, which sucks. the sort of videos I want to make are quite ambitious, so I'm gonna try and go full time with this gig soon to keep the pace up.
don't want you to all be bored, though. so I've found some content you might like - a long-play of TTHM which I found very enjoyable. if you've not actually played this classic, this is your chance to witness it in all it's glory.
that's it from me. cya later,
-m
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meikkon
wow, it's been one whole year since i uploaded my first video!
it's been gaining algo traction again lately + it's been a while since i last posted, so i thought it was probably best to make a status update with all these new people around.
past week or so has been pretty rough for me, not going to lie. lots of uni work and lots of personal stuff going on, which has impacted my ability to research, write, edit etc.
i'm back to it now though - i've got one fairly big script finished, and then i've got another installment of video game etymology planned. after that, i'm hoping to make a follow up to the poker night doc, as i've had some pretty good ideas for what to cover there. gotta give the people what they want!
see you all again soon, and thanks for watching!
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