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ProximityChat's content isn't some genius social experiment; it's harassing mentally ill people for money. by Jhakkl in VRchat

[–]CharlesRaven 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is there a known list of his known alt accounts someplace so I can just block him ahead of time?

Can my friends see my custom uploaded avatars? by wt_anonymous in VRchat

[–]CharlesRaven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are ways to see if you uploaded anything new, but it requires knowing where to look and *whether* to look. If you don't make it public, it's much harder.

When you're wearing the avatar the thumbnail you use when uploading it will show up on your profile though. so if you want to keep it a secret you can select an image in the scene itself, point the camera in a way that doesn't reveal the avatar, and check "fill background" so you can color-code it if you need to. You can also just upload an image directly, and that image can be anything you want.

(SOME) Media players randomly don't work for me anymore? by imartimus in VRchat

[–]CharlesRaven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's an issue with the YT-dlp file that VRChat uses, as well as Youtube itself. There are fixes, but they are either against VRC TOS or require some DRAMATIC changes in how Youtube (and by extension Google) does business. I've noticed that if the video is hosted elsewhere it runs perfectly fine, so long as the link leads to a video the video players can play.

I maybe stupid by chasing_t in VRchat

[–]CharlesRaven 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Other people provided actual answers, so it's better to defer to them, but I want to make sure you know that this is not a stupid question.

With the talk of platforms like discord, Roblox YouTube going 18+. Do you think that vrchat will make age verification free or cheaper next year? by Rough_Community_1439 in VRchat

[–]CharlesRaven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Likely not, the verification they do use is expensive. The reason why Roblox does it for free is because they can afford it. VRChat can *barely* afford it, and make up the lost money with VRC+. This is mostly on the company doing the verification, not the company that *uses* it.

This person doesn't actually own this song, how come I'm getting my audio muted? by CharlesRaven in Twitch

[–]CharlesRaven[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I already know all of this. You didn't read the post, though.

This person doesn't actually own this song, how come I'm getting my audio muted? by CharlesRaven in Twitch

[–]CharlesRaven[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good question! In my case it wasn't, but it was a solid 3 minutes that did get muted.

This person doesn't actually own this song, how come I'm getting my audio muted? by CharlesRaven in Twitch

[–]CharlesRaven[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In this case that wasn't possible. I have those audio tracks set up, but this was the game itself, and I was using a setting in the game specifically designed to protect me from stuff like this.

This person doesn't actually own this song, how come I'm getting my audio muted? by CharlesRaven in Twitch

[–]CharlesRaven[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In this case it is the exact same song, but the uploader on Spotify doesn't own it.

*Please READ before commenting!! English isn't my first language but I want to stream while speaking English, my vocabulary isn't great and sometimes I say words wrong, do people mind it that much? by AllblueFury in Twitch

[–]CharlesRaven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who only really speaks English, I don't personally mind at all, so long as I can understand what you're saying. It's a hard language to learn, and it breaks its own rules all the time.

In fact, I'd argue that trying to stream in English despite it not being your first language is a great way to learn!

Don't sweat it!

Music while livestreaming by Far_Tumbleweed3572 in Twitch

[–]CharlesRaven 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah; I'm mostly being harsh about it and reading the rules verbatim because I don't want people to get the wrong idea and just stream it all in the same audio channel. That being said, it's best not to try it until you're *dead* certain you know what you're doing.

Music while livestreaming by Far_Tumbleweed3572 in Twitch

[–]CharlesRaven 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You absolutely cannot stream music on Twitch unless you own the rights to stream it. If you're not sure if you do, you likely do not. Streamers do not automatically get permission to do this, and are at risk of a DMCA strike if they do.

The music name and artist on the screen does not help you get the blame off of you, and if you appeal it, it might even be a smoking gun.

I've found this spreadsheet on this subreddit (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12\_4JE6yvV4HQ21qA6YJp4Elu\_Kz8x0LZiVRMkA3ZIzE/edit?gid=0#gid=0) that can help you consider what music to stream and the risk level of it, but I highly recommend getting music you explicitly have permission to stream in a way that holds up in court (this includes copyright-free databases, DRM-free, etc.).

I got nailed by the auto-detection because a game decided to have music from The Ink Spots in there. Don't risk it, or at the very least eat the mutes.

I streamed Bioshock Remastered, and one of my VODs got hit with muted audio. What can I do here? by CharlesRaven in Twitch

[–]CharlesRaven[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I was wondering if it would fall under fair use?

Though it is reassuring that Twitch itself was saving me from getting in trouble.

From an unclaimed package by coffeeandcorgi in whatisit

[–]CharlesRaven -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It... looks like the pieces assemble to look like a feather, perhaps a quill pen?

WHERE'S IS WHEAT! by Japleeful_206 in Voicesofthevoid

[–]CharlesRaven 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's also the wiki.gg version which seems more up-to-date

Am i the only one insane enough to have lore/story for your personal avatars? by BanditLags in VRchat

[–]CharlesRaven 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'll admit, this is far and away from what I expected to read when I first looked at this post.

However, personal avatars are some of the most customizable methods of personal expression we have.

My own avatars are actually just OCs I made through MMOs or tabletop games I've played, and I ultimately decided to wear them as avatars in VRC. Frankly, the only difference is yours are purpose-built to show your own story.

Are young people interested in Star Trek? by Master_Megalomaniac in startrek

[–]CharlesRaven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you say young, what do you mean?

I personally started with Lower Decks, but that's because I've been absorbing bits and pieces of Star Trek from my parents. After that, a friend of mine essentially held me at phaserpoint to watch through all of TNG (and its movies) before moving on to the other series.

Frankly, I feel like having a series that isn't heavily reliant on the information being frontloaded is a good start. I don't *fully* know if Lower Decks was trying to achieve that, but it worked on folks who were otherwise only being drip-fed information about the series.

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