A minor setback.

48  2018-08-01 by BeigeFrequency

I've wrestled with posting this, because I know people can get sick of too much information and sometimes it's hard to know where the line is. But you have all been super supportive, so I think I owe you the transparency.

After about 2 months of waiting, I learned that I have been denied monetization. My channel is in good standing and the issue was something minor that I'll try to fix. It's still a little disheartening because you get your hopes and wait months only to be let down. But what can you do?

That being said, I started making videos as a creative outlet and I have NO INTENTION OF STOPPING. Anthony Cumia's Demented World will continue as planned. Though I may need to change a few videos going forward. So, if you see any changes on the channel, you'll now know the reason.

Again, I thought you all deserved a heads up. The support has been overwhelming and my channel has grown so quickly because of you. It genuinely does make the work feel that much more worthwhile.

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we'll be here. The last video was great!

Thanks

Tss... if you got so much s’pport den why don’t ya go be Opie’s bra or sum’ing, I dunno?...tss

Bummer, but maybe it’s for the best if you can find support elsewhere without strings attached to Google and without having to tailor your videos to their standards (assuming it’s an IP issue with some of your clips).

Roughly what sort of money could you expect from a monetized video? I was under the impression that it’s rather paltry until you get into the millions of views, but what the hell do I know.

That is a good point. I do want to take this somewhere long term because I really enjoy writing and making videos.

I don't honestly know what kind of money you can make per video. Even making beer money from youtube would be cool though. I have thousands of views on long videos and great "engagement.," though, I'm still baffled by the fact that my videos have hundreds of comments.

Oh sure, and I didn’t mean to imply that you shouldn’t have lofty goals—you’re doing a great job—just that YT monetization may not be your bread and butter, especially if it limits your content.

Where you at with Patreon? I think that could be a solid immediate resource for you.

Whatever you do, don’t hire an incompetent friend of yours to build a network, complete with studio space, paywalled multimedia website and app.

Whatever you do, don’t hire an incompetent friend of yours to build a network, complete with studio space, paywalled multimedia website and app.

Really? It's such a common sense approach. How could it fail?

I actually do have a patreon that a few people have chosen to fund. I honestly haven't been devoting much time to it because I'm already spending most of my free time on my youtube videos which is what support are interested in to begin with. I think I'm going to start putting more weight into patreon from now on. I was actually going to work on something for them tonight but I'll probably put short videos and other content on there as time goes by.

Put the patreon in the op

good idea

I love this shit. And was happy to hear the Compound Media subscribers have all watched it and hate it because they admire that shambling mess.

when people are legitimately upset by Ant's racism and the opinions of goofy right wing boomers on social media, instead of just fucking with them for its own sake, it's really pathetic and embarrassing.

you're supposed to do it cause it's funny, not because you're mad. i don't expect you to confess butthurt and personal offense motivates your passionate hatred, but it oozes out of a lot of posters here and you're definitely one of them.

You're guilty of everything you're angry about because you're the opposite side of the same coin.

i'm not angry

You're too fixated on politics to be taken seriously. Same goes for Nana and Nanette.

your fixation on Anthony is based around your politics. you just don't want to admit it because that lumps you in with the crowd who are responsible for Nanette. Same goes for many posters here.

I hate Opie and Jim just as much as they are basically Hollywood liberals now.

You're the faggot going around policing buzzwords and what we can and cannot make fun with Ant because it hurts your sad fuck alt right existence.

it's not really about buzzwords, it's about the motivation behind it. and the fact that it's not funny (ooh check out this boomer conservative posting from cumia for the 40th time in the past 3 hours) is also a part of it. being funny is secondary. it's meant to virtue signal and gather a group to attack your ideological opponent. and that's gay. also you sound excited and kinda gay.

Nah, you're an obsessed mentally ill person in some faggoty partisan war. You see libtards in watching paint dry like your hero Brother Joe. You're as bad at hiding it as you you are at projecting it through these shallow lectures.

You look up to Anthony. Admit it and wear it with shame. You'll still be a loser, but at least you'll finally be an honest one.

Nah, you're an obsessed mentally ill person in some faggoty partisan war

kind of reminds me of your comment (not as clever at you thought btw)

You're guilty of everything you're angry about because you're the opposite side of the same coin.

i mean come on now. how do you not see this before you wrote that. which brings me to

You see libtards in watching paint dry like your hero Brother Joe.

reminds me of this comment you made to me here recently "Only faggot partisan Compound Media subscribers keep track of those shitty buzzwords. Go retweet a Brother Joe quote." weird, that bunch of made up stuff you read into someone. unfortunately i don't subscribe, never did, and i don't care about Bro Joe or Anthony unless it's funny. we're both trying to make interpretations, but only one of us has evidence to support what they're saying.

You are a butthurt SJW. Admit it and wear it with shame. You'll still be a loser, but at least you'll finally be an honest one.

too easy. you sound hysterical, angry, and emotional the way you write by the way. kinda gay... maybe your politics are a result of those confused, out of control emotions. work on them?

you sound hysterical, angry, and emotional the way you write by the way. kinda gay...

You followed me in this thread because you rightfully weren't happy with your gay political stand performance yesterday. Making you all of those things PLUS a loser who pays more than Netflix to hear a washed up drunk regurgitate what he read on twitter five minutes before airtime.

i saw a comment on the top thread. as for yesterday, you were incited to comment to something i said. unmemorable except for the out of control emotions and phantom-punching you're doing now. you're really bad at this.

You don't sound like you're having much fun, finding clandestine liberal conspiracies everywhere you look, even in here.

Why not lay back in your duct-taped recliner, relax and let comedy legends Cumia & Landau bring you the funny?

i assumed it was just the more overly emotional, confused people like you with an axe to grind had numerically taken over the sub through a natural process (quite the opposite of conspiratorial thinking). it turns out worse than that. weirdly enough i have direct word from one of the moderators about a certain moderation policy being employed by a particular mod. you can call it 'sjw' and it wouldn't be inaccurate.

just curious - do you report threads?

i have direct word from one of the moderators about a certain moderation policy being employed by a particular mod.

Can wait until you bring all these phonies down, mannnnnnnnn

don't dodge. do you report threads?

What is with you insanely right wing faggots and your whole "I ASKED you a question, answer it!" homosexuality?

You have zero reason to be excited about whatever straw man horseshit you plan to regurgitate.

so yes you do?

I have no need to, so no. But let me guess, you have some earth shaking proof that I do or whatever batshit talking point that'll be the highlight of your day.

no just wondering. but there are people who regularly report threads they perceive as "alt-right", and there is a mod who's been acting on it. he ignores the ones that get downvoted or low votes, but topics that fit the critera they keep cropping up with high votes to the front page (wonder why?) and those are the ones he deletes.

Okay, acting like a reasonable human being for a second, what were the threads about?

You sound like your be happier in one of those alt-right echo chambers.

i get bored of MDE sub for that reason though i agree with them. here it's different. i'll quote a recent comment from someone else

I've noticed an increase in people calling out "problematic" stuff except they won't use that word because it makes you an instant pariah. They'll call you an edge lord or something like that to hide the fact they're bitchy progressives.

Yeah, there's faggots on both sides, just like with everything.

only the biggest losers cherry pick the worst looking targets to make themselves feel better

Evening dls cranky today man? Maybe u need some more sleep

ain't you a chapo poster? hate to say it but you'd fit in here with the way this sub is going lately

Just tryna say whatsup and have a connection, no harm no foul. Drink some water man

please talk to my publicist

Alright i get the message ill back off. Ill see u around tonight

pm pics of your boipucci if you want to continue this. or else please leave

i am not into colored gentlemen, but i wish you the best

No problem we can still be friends

no thank you

Haha good banter! Im gonna go shower see you!!

I'm glad that you enjoy my videos. I've received a ton of dislikes and negative comments from Cumia fans. You can tell they're not the brightest bunch because every comment is something about sdyboy libtard SJWs or that Anthony isn't racist because he's right about violent &$;;-;s

tf you talking about?

Not a fucking clue

Can you submit it to festivals and whatnot? How's the law on doing a documentary when you don't have consent from the subject, I know plenty of times the subject will refuse to come on-camera.

Anthony's story is such a weird and twisted one, especially from the POV of someone telling the truth instead of Anthony rewriting his own history and controlling the narrative. You might just get some people interested in it.

Netflix will just do their own version of the series like they did with the Down The Rabbit doc about Rajneeshpuram.

Can you give us the reason you were denied monetization?

I'm sure you would be able to maintain the vast majority of the subscribers even if you had to start a new channel.

It's not an issue that will impact my ability to put out videos at all. My channel is still in good standing. I guess youtube has been really strict about vetting people after the adpocalypse.

You were denied monetization on a bunch of videos featuring footage you didn't create? That's odd.

Fair use, bro.

Fair use Youtube

Pick one.

Can’t I pick...both?

Not with the corporate political bullshit on Twitter right now. Videos are getting demonitized and pulled down left and right.

I don't know why I'm getting downvoted. I didn't make it that way.

Wasn't this the whole basis of the Loose Change lawsuit? Whether you'd want to consider the Cumia stuff conspiracy, it's still protected under fair use. This was a documentary about a defunct shock jock.

I've wrestled

fuck off Sam

If Sam wrestled he would have a few muscles.

Loved the documentary on that autistic body builder kid. I was hooked. Keep up the great work!

Thanks. I'm really happy that I was able to introduce so many new people to Jason and the misfits.

keep up the good work. It’s a war between your videos, and Ant’s upcoming book, full of lies.

20k isnt enough to make money off of anyways. put a donate link in your description ill kick ya a few bucks.

Do you have intentions to make docs on other subjects

Yes. I've been looking into other examples of bizarre internet phenomena. I also have this idea for a series about theosophy and tulpas on the back burner.

Alright I'll subscribe, I'm interested in theosophy, I've only seen one video about it

Tss what about G Major setback.

You are the Ken Burns of this sub, sir.

Make a gofundme for your stupid mom, retard.

Yes. I've been looking into other examples of bizarre internet phenomena. I also have this idea for a series about theosophy and tulpas on the back burner.

Yeah, there's faggots on both sides, just like with everything.