GrumpyCoyote
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Hi folks.
Apparently there is a phenomenon on Youtube known as a "vote-bot" attack. It is an intentional act of vandalism perpetrated by using software and/or puppet accounts to vote down the ratings of the victims videos. The net result is that those vids no longer show up well in searches. It's a cowardly act of censorship and hostility.
Somehow, I've pissed one of these clowns off (I recently posted a comment in a political channel - silly me) and they hit my channel hard.
All of my vids (which were at 5*) went down magically to 2.5* or 1* in just a few hours tonight. Impossible by any math. I simply don't get that many views. Youtube will not assist.
Not a huge deal, but it's the principle of the thing. I just don't want this idiot to think he (or she I suppose) can win. It also means that things like the "Bring the Song" video (with now over 145 original song responses from you crazy people) will get shuffled low in the deck.
Do me a favor - hit my channel if you have a spare minute and vote up a few of my vids. I don't want any numbers I don't deserve, but I could use some help.
Thanks.
Apparently there is a phenomenon on Youtube known as a "vote-bot" attack. It is an intentional act of vandalism perpetrated by using software and/or puppet accounts to vote down the ratings of the victims videos. The net result is that those vids no longer show up well in searches. It's a cowardly act of censorship and hostility.
Somehow, I've pissed one of these clowns off (I recently posted a comment in a political channel - silly me) and they hit my channel hard.
All of my vids (which were at 5*) went down magically to 2.5* or 1* in just a few hours tonight. Impossible by any math. I simply don't get that many views. Youtube will not assist.
Not a huge deal, but it's the principle of the thing. I just don't want this idiot to think he (or she I suppose) can win. It also means that things like the "Bring the Song" video (with now over 145 original song responses from you crazy people) will get shuffled low in the deck.
Do me a favor - hit my channel if you have a spare minute and vote up a few of my vids. I don't want any numbers I don't deserve, but I could use some help.
Thanks.
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