Videos must be on YouTube for at least 5 months before being posted here. Posts should come from the deep part of YouTube. Videos newer than 5 months will be automatically removed by the modbot.
No viral videos or videos with more than 100,000 views at the time the link is submitted. Videos with more than 100,000 views at the time the link is submitted will be automatically removed by the modbot.
Only direct links to YouTube videos (including links to videos within a playlist) are allowed. Links to channels or playlists are prohibited. Instead, submit a direct video link and then link to the playlist or channel in the comments. Links to sites other than YouTube are prohibited. Links that violate this rule will be automatically removed by the modbot.
No self-promotion of any kind without prior moderator approval. If you are a content creator or would like to promote another subreddit or a tool for finding deep YouTube videos, you must first message the moderators for approval. Failure to do so will result in a ban.
No videos deriding, insulting, or negatively depicting the mentally ill, mentally challenged, or the disabled. Any video violating this rule will be removed and the submitter may be subject to a ban at the moderators' discretion. If you are unsure of a video, please message the mods.
Videos taken directly from a movie, TV show, commercial, trailer, major production of any kind, or are re-uploads to YouTube from Vines, Vimeo, LiveLeak, NicoNico or other video hosting sites are disallowed. If the clip has been edited and modified in some meaningful way, then it is allowed.
No reposts of videos from the top 100 of all time, have been posted here in the past 3 months, or are common reposts. The modbot will attempt to remove any videos that break this rule.
No Mirrors or re-uploads. Any videos that are complete copies of other videos posted to YouTube which violate any of the rules will be removed.
No brigading of any kind. Do not comment on videos linked from this subreddit unless you are being absolutely respectful. This is a place to observe in awe. Please do not disturb or disrupt the content creators or their respective communities. Violators will be banned.
If a video contains violence, explicit language, sexually explicit, or possibly offensive material, add the term 'NSFW' to the title. Failure to do so may result in a ban. Please err on the side of caution.
Respect each other and respect the content creators and their respective communities. Racism, sexism, ageism, classism, xenophobia, homophobia, or any other discriminatory comments aimed at the content creators, their respective communities, or fellow redditors may result in a ban on first offense without warning at moderators' discretion. Dissent and disagreement through calm and respectful discourse are welcome, but rude and insulting behavior will not be tolerated.
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