Monday, February 20, 2012

To the fans of ImaginePark,
I recently received this notice from YouTube regarding one of my videos, with the warning that my channel may be terminated if any other videos are deemed to have violated the community guidelines.  This was rather perplexing to me as the video in question had been up for more than 2 years, with over 300,000 views without any warnings or age restrictions.  As such, I have submitted an appeal for a second review.  But in the mean time, I have created a new backup channel where all future videos will be posted in addition to my regular channel.  Sorry for the inconvenience, but YouTube has absolute power.  So please subscribe to my backup channel in case YouTube decides to terminate my original channel.  Thank You.  


-- Actual Notice From YouTube

 The YouTube Community has flagged one or more of your videos as inappropriate. Once a video is flagged, it is reviewed by the YouTube Team against our Community Guidelines. Upon review, we have determined that the following video(s) contain content in violation of these guidelines, and have been disabled:
  • The Mad Wife - (ImaginePark)
YouTube is not the place for nudity, pornography or other sexually provocative content. YouTube makes limited exceptions for appropriate educational, documentary, artistic and scientific contexts, but only in limited circumstances where the purpose of posting is clear and any nudity it is not sexual in nature.
Your account has received one Community Guidelines warning strike, which will expire in six months. Additional violations may result in the temporary disabling of your ability to post content to YouTube and/or the permanent termination of your account.
For more information on YouTube's Community Guidelines and how they are enforced, please visit the help center.
For your reference, a copy of this message has also been emailed to the address associated with this account.
Received: Feb 16, 2012 | Acknowledged: Feb 16, 2012 | Appealed

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