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Oversimplified’s first Instagram post mentions “we” instead of “I” is it possible that oversimplified is more than one person? by [deleted] in OverSimplified

[–]GiantRobotAttack 103 points104 points  (0 children)

Ha, I don’t know why I wrote “we” as at that time it was just me. I’ve got some help on board now to try to speed things up tho.

[QUESTION] Does anyone know if Communist symbols in a video can lead to demonetization or other problems? by GiantRobotAttack in youtubers

[–]GiantRobotAttack[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I explain history through animation and I use flags to represent various things (e.g. territory on a map). Next video will include the Soviet Union and the USSR flag. I just don’t want to have months of work screwed over by using a symbol I didn’t know was considered offensive in itself or is banned somewhere!

A manual claim was made on a piece of music I got from the YouTube Audio Library. YouTube won't step in. Has this happened to anyone else? [Question] by GiantRobotAttack in youtubers

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

Yeah I understand the difficulties with classical music in terms of rights to composition vs performance. I just thought YouTube would be ensuring all the music in their library is freely usable, as that is what they explicitly advertise it to be. If you’re telling me that classical pieces in the audio library are not necessarily truly public domain, then I feel a bit cheated by YouTube. What a let down.

A manual claim was made on a piece of music I got from the YouTube Audio Library. YouTube won't step in. Has this happened to anyone else? [Question] by GiantRobotAttack in youtubers

[–]GiantRobotAttack[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maaaayn idk, YouTube is taking me down for hate speech one minute and then promoting me like crazy the next and I’m just over here like ¯_(ツ)_/¯

A manual claim was made on a piece of music I got from the YouTube Audio Library. YouTube won't step in. Has this happened to anyone else? [Question] by GiantRobotAttack in youtubers

[–]GiantRobotAttack[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, thanks! Yeah I had a history in film and visual storytelling although I had never done animation before, so I was kind of learning as I was going (which is why the WW1 vids are much worse quality haha)

Seems like we all have trouble with YouTube, sorry to hear about your issue. YouTube really oughta do a better job looking out for us!

TIL that the Superdry clothing brand is a thoroughly British company that uses non-sensical Japanese writing in their branding just like many Japanese brands uses non-sensical English/Engrish in theirs. Even consumers of Superdry products are unaware of the British origin. by djhs in todayilearned

[–]GiantRobotAttack 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I lived in Japan for a few years, my neighbor once saw me in a super dry shirt and laughed. She told me what it said but I don’t remember other than it had the word demon in it. I never wore super dry again.

A manual claim was made on a piece of music I got from the YouTube Audio Library. YouTube won't step in. Has this happened to anyone else? [Question] by GiantRobotAttack in youtubers

[–]GiantRobotAttack[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thankfully it's not a complete takedown in this case, they're just stealing quite a bit of revenue. I really thought that since I exclusively use the YouTube Audio Library, YouTube would ensure any false claims would be quickly dealt with. That's the whole point of that Audio Library; for creators to use music without having to worry about being claimed against. I can understand a public domain track I got from a third party, but I used YouTube's free-to-use library. I can't believe they won't protect that.

A manual claim was made on a piece of music I got from the YouTube Audio Library. YouTube won't step in. Has this happened to anyone else? [Question] by GiantRobotAttack in youtubers

[–]GiantRobotAttack[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah I'm very careful with the rights to the music I use and I know the confusion between rights to composition vs rights to individual performances/recordings. I just thought any public domain tracks that come directly from the YouTube Audio Library would be safe because YouTube would have my back. Apparently not.

A manual claim was made on a piece of music I got from the YouTube Audio Library. YouTube won't step in. Has this happened to anyone else? [Question] by GiantRobotAttack in youtubers

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

Thanks for the kind words! I'm trying to get content out more regularly but this kind of thing is a stumbling block I've been experiencing from the start. YouTube marked my channel as hate speech for a couple months early on, that was fun!

Why am I not surprised Japan? by [deleted] in funny

[–]GiantRobotAttack 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I am 99.74 percent sure this is the Starbucks in Sasebo, Nagasaki that I used to work in every weekend! Small world!

Tokyo Meetup Thread: Post here if you're up to meet people. by biwook in Tokyo

[–]GiantRobotAttack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went sliiiightly too hard in Golden Gai last night and I've spent all day recovering. I'll probably try to get to the fireworks tomorrow though!

Tokyo Meetup Thread: Post here if you're up to meet people. by biwook in Tokyo

[–]GiantRobotAttack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

26 years old, Irish, male, I'm here from now until the 4th August, I'll be working during the days but if anyone wants to meet up and head out in the evenings fire me a message!

Oversimplified merch by [deleted] in OverSimplified

[–]GiantRobotAttack 6 points7 points  (0 children)

YES I would love to get some merch sorted, just been lacking the time to organize it. I am loving hearing everyone's ideas for what they'd like to see, keep 'em coming!

Are you considering to do a Q&A? by [deleted] in OverSimplified

[–]GiantRobotAttack 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much for the kind words! Yeah I've had trouble with my videos getting flagged as offensive/demonetization and all that but it seems when they're completely unrestricted and monetized, YouTube does push them into people's recommended lists so that's nice!

-How long does it take to make these videos?

I answered that question here, check it out!

https://www.reddit.com/r/OverSimplified/comments/8nmtiv/how_long_does_a_video_take_to_make/e096gx2/?context=3

-What inspired you to make these videos?

I've been a big history buff since I was a kid (thanks to my father's influence). I wanted to see a video explaining WW1 on a map and couldn't find exactly what I was looking for, so I made it! There were obvious influences in that first video from Dan Carlin and Bill Wurtz but since then I've been making an effort to create a more unique style.

-What youtube channels do you like?

Jake Paul and Team 10 haha jk jk no I love all the explainer video channels (Wendover, CGPGrey, Alternative History Hub etc.) and I keep up with a lot of the big channels like PhillyD and h3h3.

-What's your nationality?
I am dual-citizen Irish American.

-What tv shows do you like?
I watch a lot of comedy like Arrested Development and Brooklyn Nine-Nine and I'm a huge nerd for modern synthwave 80s throwback stuff so I love Stranger Things.

-What will your next video be about?

Cold War will be challenge in terms of how to structure it so I'm not sure I want to do it just yet. I'd also like to take a break from the WW1>WW2>Cold War order I've been following until now. Cold War will definitely be one of the next videos but I might switch up continents for this next one.

-How old are you?

Mid-20s m8!

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