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Re: Really? Was this seriously necessary?
By:SEspider
Date: 1/28/16 5:35 am

: Not just the demand that this should be front-paged, but the need to create
: this video as well. The thumbnail alone is disturbingly inappropriate and
: unnecessary.

: I'm all for community outreach and support, but if God forbid anything like
: this happened to me or my own, I'd hope my friends would help me grieve
: healthfully instead of plastering things like this around.

Sorry. I've been offline for most of the time since I've posted this.

I need to make this clear. When I stated 'This info need to be on the front page', I was referring to the news of this tragic event to one of our members. Not the video itself. It also was not a demand. It was a observation/opinion. Sorry for not making either of those more clear. But you'll have to excuse me for believing the welfare of a community member is more important then a Forge creation or a game update. That is something I will never apologize for. And I'm not saying the administrators believe they are either. I know they care for the community very deeply.

You're all absolutely right. The thumbnail is very offensive and I clearly should have put more thought into it before uploading. At the time, my focus was just getting the news out there. "Prettying up" the video and thumbnail was not my focus. Nor was the thought that any of it could be thought of as offensive. I simply wanted to grab everyone's attention. Thank you for pointing it out.

I apologize.

I've just removed his daughters from the thumbnail.
As for the errors in the video's text, that is something I can not fix. Sadly, YouTube doesn't have the option to replace videos. And the link to the video has been placed in too many places for me to re-upload it now. That means it has to say as if for now.

When I uploaded the video, I did make sure it was not monetized. But some (here and elsewhere) have pointed out that ads were still popping up. I disputed the music claim but I did not receive a response in time, so I've gone ahead and removed the music. I've been told that ads are no longer showing up. And my personal test show likewise. As for the music itself, I downloaded it from a royalty free distributor. I've already contacted them concerning the issue. I've also added a apology and update in the video's description (at the bottom) and the comments section.

At the time of typing this post, the video has 4 likes and 4 dislikes. I honestly couldn't care less about them one way or the other. And I fully understand the reasoning behind the dislikes. But I'm worried that they will distract from the purpose of the video. So I've disabled their counter.

The video will not be up for much longer, as I do not believe it will not be needed by this time next week. As I said, the goal of the video is/was purely to bring awareness to Adam and Rebecca's needs. Nothing more and nothing less.

Once again, apologies for any anger or confusion this video and/or thumbnail may have caused.
As soon as I have a update from Adam, I'll share it here. Provided he doesn't do so before hand. However; I will not pressure him. He already knows that we are all worried for him and Rebecca. He'll break his silence when he's ready.


Messages In This Thread

Drop Everything And Read This, PLEASE. URGENT!SEspider1/25/16 1:49 am
     More Info on the Fire :VIDEO:SEspider1/25/16 3:12 am
           Please send Condolances to enclosed linkSEspider1/25/16 3:34 am
     Re: Drop Everything And Read This, PLEASE. URGENT!ChrisTheeCrappy1/25/16 11:09 am
           Re: Drop Everything And Read This, PLEASE. URGENT!ChrisTheeCrappy1/25/16 5:35 pm
                 This info need to be on the front pageSEspider1/25/16 8:05 pm
                       Really? Was this seriously necessary?Tex1/25/16 8:58 pm
                             Re: Really? Was this seriously necessary?ChrisTheeCrappy1/26/16 10:46 am
                                   this is more what Korny and Tex are looking forChrisTheeCrappy1/26/16 12:02 pm
                                   Re: Really? Was this seriously necessary?munky-0581/26/16 12:26 pm
                                         Re: Really? Was this seriously necessary?ChrisTheeCrappy1/26/16 12:49 pm
                                         Re: Really? Was this seriously necessary?Hyokin1/26/16 2:21 pm
                                               It was never monitizedSEspider1/28/16 6:27 am
                                   Minor updateSEspider1/28/16 6:16 am
                             Re: Really? Was this seriously necessary?SEspider1/28/16 5:35 am
                       Dude. No.munky-0581/25/16 9:03 pm
     Not a scam... But what do you mean "Urgent"?munky-0581/25/16 2:56 pm
     Re: Poor guyHyokin1/26/16 2:15 pm
     CrazedSpartan:General Vagueness1/27/16 9:40 pm

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