Creep302

Welp, it finally happened. 10,000 subscribers. It took 10 years to get here, with 80% of that growth being within the past year. And what did it take? Literally no effort.

I've stated this before, but I really don't enjoy doing what I do. The YouTube algorithm promotes channels who upload consistently and frequently, with this problem being only amplified with short-form content. With shorts, you're able to crank out videos at a rate far less then it would for an average video, and because platforms like TikTok and Instagram have been doing this for years already, there's already a large amount of videos uploaded. Because of this, it leads to people reuploading other peoples content to their own channel in order to diverge the attention over to their channel instead of the original creator.

I started doing this all because I've been doing shorts content for about 2 years now, and my Overwatch and Fortnite clips were doing decently, but once I uploaded a single video on The Amazing Digital Circus, it got way more views than any other video on my channel, so I kept posting. I adapted some techniques to make sure it's fully transparent that I don't upload any original art, and It's all made by other people (Sometimes with consent, other times not.). I even made sure to credit the original creators (thanks ‪@jjjacksfilms‬ <3) in as many ways as I could. I contacted people to make sure they were ok with their content being reuploaded, with most of the people coming back to me saying it was alright as long as credit was provided, and others being, understandably, negative about their art being reuploaded, to which I would take it down immediately.

I'll talk more about this in the upcoming days, as I'm currently working on a video on this.

Also, to anyone concerning about me profiting off other peoples work, I'M NOT MAKING ANY MONEY OFF OF THIS. My channel has monetization disabled due to a prior strike from a couple months ago. Even if I did make money, I would make sure the monetization would go back to the creators via Kofi or Patreon or any other means of sharing money with the original creator. I'm only going to try and get my channel reinstated once I actually start doing original content (which will happen eventually) and when that happens, I'll remove all of the freebooted videos.

Thank you all, and be sure to support the original artists. 💚

5 days ago | [YT] | 12

Creep302

I just talked with one of my friends (‪@coded-katos‬ ), and told them their animation (that they gave me permission to reupload) hit 10k views. They then proceeded to tell me that they have recieved 0 traction from that video whatsoever despite credits and direct links being listed. I know there's people who sub just to watch the animations, but if you have the time to repeatidly come back to this channel, you have the time to go and follow the original creators pages. They put in all the work, and a good amount of the time, they don't get credited. There have even been times when I reupload something and it gets way more views than the original post.

Please, just take the time to go to links that I provide to follow the original creators. You might find stuff you enjoy more on their pages.

1 week ago | [YT] | 3

Creep302

My best friend allowed me to reupload one of their animations they just did, SO GO AND SUPPORT THEIR ORIGINAL VIDEO AND THEIR OTHER SILLY ANIMATIONS!!!!!

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 8

Creep302

I hate the fact I have to go through 3 different menus to read all the comments on the shorts. I DON'T CARE IF THEY AREN'T RELEVANT, SHOW ME ALL THE COMMENTS.

1 month ago | [YT] | 6

Creep302

I do not know why, but in my most recent short, it's not letting me directly link to the creators page, since they're on YouTube, but it's not letting me tag them. So, if you want to support the creator from the most recent upload, GO TO THEIR VIDEO HERE!!!!!

Also, ommiotta has messaged me back saying they're alright with the reupload, since their page says its fine with credit. With that, Thank you Ommi <3

1 month ago | [YT] | 2

Creep302

It was bound to happen eventually, but I had to take down a video. It was only up for a couple minutes before the creator responded back to me and asked for me to take it down, this one being waiter_8 on TikTok. They're probably the most direct link that I've had to anyone since they had their discord on their page, which allowed me to get probably the closest place to message them that I could. It's pretty common, and I'm guessing that it's just because i've gotten lucky with the creators that I've contacted being somewhat chill about people reuploading their work, but it's clear that some people like to keep their art confined to their own pages, which is totally understandable.

I employ you to go and check out their TikTok page, as they actually are a very good animator, with a lot of videos in fandoms that you may enjoy. I don't enjoy doing this, But when people say to take it down, I'll comply with any request that I can get when it's from the person who made what I'm posting, as they're the ones with all the authority of their work.

www.tiktok.com/@waiter_8

1 month ago | [YT] | 18

Creep302

I have recieved another confirmation from a creator, and this one is @malachi.coker on TikTok! They made the Spongebob short that I reuploaded a couple days ago, and they said how they're honored to have it reposted (gonna be real, that's not a good mentality for an artist to have, but you do you.), and I was being dead honest when I said that I found his post from another repost account (since those are where I find a good amount of the stuff that I post.)

www.tiktok.com/@malachi.coker

I really wish I had more free time, but I'm gonna try my best to do more of these since I've been slacking as of recent due to school and work taking up most of my free time. I'm going to contact more creators, and i'm gonna try to do it in any way that I can.

Thank you for everything <3

1 month ago | [YT] | 15

Creep302

Yes, I do read all of your comments. I gotta keep an eye out in case someone important (like the original creator of the shorts) comes into the comment section. Also, y'all are really funny (and mean) in the comments sometimes.

2 months ago | [YT] | 6

Creep302

Sorry for not uploading much recently. Been losing motivation to upload and i've been busy with IRL stuff (school, work, etc.).
I'm gonna try and spend an evening just making a ton of these, schedule them to upload like 1-2 a day, and then reaching out to the creators to tell them before the videos get uploaded.

2 months ago | [YT] | 6

Creep302

I've been getting some comments on the shorts about the red circle. I honestly can't tell if they're joking about it, like it, or dislike it. I get that it's distracting, but that's meant to be the point to draw attention to the creators name in the video.
I am VERY bad at picking up emotion in text :(

2 months ago | [YT] | 6