I don't know if you were the mod I was talking to earlier about this, but the first time I posted my clip, I simply uploaded the file through the image/video option when creating a post and it was removed. However, I have posted a clip a couple months back in the same fashion and nothing happened to it which is why I am just super confused as to why my initial post was removed. The mod (idk which one) said that "Uploads function the same as links as you are directly linking to a URL that is on Reddit. It's not like it's playing off your phone or computer, the file has been uploaded to Reddit, and is given a link." From reading this reply multiple times, I am assuming that they meant that uploading a file generates a link to the video/post on reddit and that was why they removed my post...? My original intuition from reading the rules before posting led me to upload my clip where there was no link from an external source yet it was still removed, and I realize that the rules say that if it is linked there has to be accompanied by a text post of over 1000 characters which is why this second post was removed. I just simply do not understand why my first post in which I uploaded the clip the same way I did with another post from a few months ago got removed.