adellethegreat
Well-known member
Help! My Youtube account was suspended today! I came home after running some errands & was unable to log in. I went through their help files & was able to fill out a form with my username & email address & they sent me a form reply, which I will paste at the end of this.
Apparently, I have violated community guidelines- which is different than copyright infringement. I have read & reread the community guidelines & can't by any stretch imagine which of them I could possibly have violated. They also state that when you do violate one, you receive a warning in email form & on your youtube account page & the offending material is removed. If you recieve 3 warnings within 6 months, your account is suspended. They say that only in serious cases do they automatically suspend someone without warning.
This leads me to believe that I have been unfairly suspended. I'm wondering if something similiar to what happened to Grumpy happened to me...? Maybe someone flagged a bunch of my vids or sent a bunch of complaints. I can't for the life of me figure it out. Did any of you watch any of my vids recently maybe even today & notice any flags or anything unusual? Can anyone think of anything? I am understandably upset... pretty darn upset. They say I am banned from creating future accounts. There is no way I did anything so bad as to warrent that- I am sure of it.
Here's the form letter I got in response to filling out their form:
Hi adellethegreat,
Thanks for your email. Your "adellethegreat" account has been found to
have violated our Community Guidelines. Your account has now been
terminated. Please be aware that you are prohibited from accessing,
possessing or creating any other YouTube accounts.
YouTube staff review flagged videos 24 hours a day, seven days a week to
determine whether they violate our Community Guidelines. When a video or
account is brought to our attention we investigate and take action if
necessary.
We are unable to provide specific detail regarding your account suspension
or your video's removal. For more information on our what we consider
inappropriate content or conduct while using YouTube, please visit our
Community Guidelines and Tips at
http://www.youtube.com/t/community_guidelines and our Help Center article
at http://help.youtube.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?answer=92486.
Regards,
Roberto
The YouTube Team
Apparently, I have violated community guidelines- which is different than copyright infringement. I have read & reread the community guidelines & can't by any stretch imagine which of them I could possibly have violated. They also state that when you do violate one, you receive a warning in email form & on your youtube account page & the offending material is removed. If you recieve 3 warnings within 6 months, your account is suspended. They say that only in serious cases do they automatically suspend someone without warning.
This leads me to believe that I have been unfairly suspended. I'm wondering if something similiar to what happened to Grumpy happened to me...? Maybe someone flagged a bunch of my vids or sent a bunch of complaints. I can't for the life of me figure it out. Did any of you watch any of my vids recently maybe even today & notice any flags or anything unusual? Can anyone think of anything? I am understandably upset... pretty darn upset. They say I am banned from creating future accounts. There is no way I did anything so bad as to warrent that- I am sure of it.
Here's the form letter I got in response to filling out their form:
Hi adellethegreat,
Thanks for your email. Your "adellethegreat" account has been found to
have violated our Community Guidelines. Your account has now been
terminated. Please be aware that you are prohibited from accessing,
possessing or creating any other YouTube accounts.
YouTube staff review flagged videos 24 hours a day, seven days a week to
determine whether they violate our Community Guidelines. When a video or
account is brought to our attention we investigate and take action if
necessary.
We are unable to provide specific detail regarding your account suspension
or your video's removal. For more information on our what we consider
inappropriate content or conduct while using YouTube, please visit our
Community Guidelines and Tips at
http://www.youtube.com/t/community_guidelines and our Help Center article
at http://help.youtube.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?answer=92486.
Regards,
Roberto
The YouTube Team