YouTube Smackdown Thread #10 - Please Help!! (Update at #298 & #299)

Smackdown Crew

[StarCMC]

December was actually a GREAT month for YouTube Smackdown!  I hope you enjoyed seeing all the dancing babies as much as I enjoyed posting them!  You'll REALLY enjoy seeing these numbers!!

AhDoodieClaire - 12 suspensions and downed videos totaling 491 videos removed!

LanAstaslem - 3 suspensions, 238 videos removed.

SIT – sniper videos – don’t have figures yet

JSDotd -  30 out of 31 down for Dec. total of 216 to date -  88.5% SMACKDOWN

It has taken over a year and a half to assemble the arms and legs of this project to make it the success it is today.

And, it demands constant vigilance to stay on top of the seemingly unending changes YT makes to their TOS, without officially notifying their users!  Without testing what are basically gut feelings, we don't know which direction the river runs today.

 To that end, GnatMasterson worked most of December (over and above his love for providing weekend gnat amusement) to test a growing suspicion he had that YT had rewritten software to allow much older videos to be taken down.  He and his loyal minions pulled users from the archives and flagged videos until they were satisfied that the hypothesis was in fact, correct.  The results -

238 individual videos downed and 12 users suspended totaling an additional 561 videos!  That's 799 total videos from Gnat!  YOU ROCK!! 

 
Another avenue for cleaning up YT's dereliction of duty has been opened, you will be seeing much more of the older videos for flagging.  Thank you GnatMasterson and crew for a job exceedingly well done!!!

(Large gnats are 100 videos, small gnats are 1)

 

And thank you Free Republic - the 101st Chairborne Division - for all your help in making 2008 a very successful year for Operation YouTube Smackdown!

December 2008 Results:

61 Suspensions

2756 videos were removed from YouTube:
(large bombs represent 25 videos, small bombs represent 1)

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

Bomber Girl is very pleased with your efforts!  w00t!

 

If you're new at this, we'd love to have you working with us.  Here are the steps for flagging videos:

(H/T to rawcatslyentist):

#1) If you don’t have a YouTube account, go sign up for one. You don’t have to use it for anything but this.

#2) Click one of the links below, let the video start and then click the pause button on the player so you don’t have to actually watch the propaganda.

#3) Below the video, click “Flag as inappropriate.”

#4) Choose “promotes hatred or violence”

#5) Where it says “please indicate the group attacked” choose National Origin.

#6) Where it says “provide additional information.....” type or copy/paste in the below statement.

Providing services to terrorists violates executive orders 12947 and 13224.

So — you got game? If you do, freepmail StarCMC to get on the pinglist -
typically one ping per day - and start flagging!  And THANK YOU!

 

 

[BasilRiverdale]

Hi Star,

I dropped in to say thanks to you and all the patriots for your good work over the past year. YouTube Smackdown began 18 months ago primarily as an effort by just four individuals. Think for a moment on the odds that four ordinary citizens might have against worldwide jihad hosted by one of the world's largest corporations no less (Google). Where even to begin? We didn't have a clue.

We knew only that our enemies were using a U.S. provider to broadcast video of our guys getting killed. My initial response was “who the hell is allowing this shiite to go down? Outrageous!” So we put the Smackdown together on a wing and a prayer. Initially our volunteers were recruited from Bill Whittle’s blog. We started seeing some early success getting individual videos knocked down.

The key to larger success eluded us for many months. We had vague notions that we needed some sort of critical mass before we would be consistently successful. Eventually our effort went viral. A dozen other sites picked up on the effort including Free Republic. For your support and the consistent efforts by your readership to aid us, I thank you more than I can adequately express. You guys are aces. To date we have taken down over 15,000 enemy videos. Consider the man-hours our enemies put into making those videos. Think about the psychological effect on jihadists knowing that they are hunted even in cyberspace.

Together we have made a difference. Indeed, ordinary citizens have rallied to the call unbidden and made a HUGE difference. I thank you for your efforts. Keep up the good work; we're not finished yet, not by a long shot.

~Basil

[jazusamo]

I’m on the side that believes most folks can spot propaganda when they see it.

My friend, I have to disagree. Obama was just elected wasn't he?

[StarCMC]

Touche!

[StarCMC]

Thanks Basil! It is a lovely team effort and I am humbled to play a small part!

[jazusamo]

Happy New Year to you and all, Star!

[Krodg]

You could have made the original post a ‘little’ smaller. I only responded because there are people like me that don’t know what your purpose is and to some of us it looks like it is junk. By the time I scrolled through the bugs and bombs and many links, I lost interest. Simplicity does work.

[G Larry]

Thus...”anti-American”.

“Wrong” was a bit overstated.

[pattty]

Happy New Year Pajamahideen Wacky Smackers!

[Publius6961]

BUMP!

[pattty]

To date we have taken down over 15,000 enemy videos.

OMG, I knew there was a lot of videos taken down, but I had no idea it was that many! That's AWESOME!

You are a GREAT Patriot, and welcome to FR! Please give kudos to the other patriots that got this started! You folks ROCK!

[do the dhue]

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

May God continue to bless you and yours!!

[LadyRaven]

The official count per Star’s 12/31 post is -

16,848 individual videos removed
463 YouTube hirabist websites SUSPENDED!!!

This has come about because of the “pattty’s” of the world.

[trooprally]

D.C. Chapter's Master list New Year's Day Ping and the January,2009 Smack Down Thread

Star's Happy New Year's Wishes

Not sure if there will be a formal list today, but check out Post 4 for a quickie. I'm not going to ping everyone twice today so please check back.

[Celebrimbor]

SMACKED DOWN!!! 12/31
"USERS"/# OF VIDS SMACKED DOWN
Albraalmsre1 (3)

Good mornin', afternoon and Happy New Year!

Yesterday, we went after one big rat. and a most dangerous rat at that. Why so dangerous? This particular rat is hosting lectures on bomb making techniques, servicing AK-47s, and producing improvised C4 explosives. Despite our efforts, and the removal of three of his videos, this dangerous character is still holding court on YouTube. So, we are going after him again. Yesterday, netmilsmom asked if we should flag these as abusive of explosives or as “Providing services to terrorists violates executive orders 12947 and 13224.” I think we need to be more specific with YouTube, they need to know the nature of this particular rat and the danger he poses. So, I recommend we flag these videos with the following phrase (or something similar):

This video is a lecture on bomb making techniques. Further, this user is hosting 161 other videos on bomb making, improvised explosive devices, and how to care for and maintain assault rifles and machine guns. In addition, this user is providing dangerous instructions on how to mix chemicals for explosives. This video should be immediately removed and this user suspended.

P.S. Here are some instructions on how to SMACKDOWN terrorist videos.

Put on your boots, we have a rat to stomp!!!

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCWKTiiXI4w

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eALL9Rbcmfc

3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHA0RRc8zDI

4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpXBwx1UQvM

5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NA5grN-Cuo

6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFi5OyRdKWs

7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUIx7Gmagm4

8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1Li1Y3Zjws

9. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OIve2IW-wY

10. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=je0Wk5MQ8N4
    

Thank you for all your help!!!
None of this is possible without YOU!

[Celebrimbor]

Ping to update in #34!

New YouTube Smackdown Ping

Freepmail StarCMC to be on or off the Smackdown Pinglist!

Thank you for helping!

[netmilsmom]

I just tagged each twice.
One with “This video is a lecture on bomb making techniques. Further, this user is hosting 161 other videos on bomb making, improvised explosive devices, and how to care for and maintain assault rifles and machine guns. In addition, this user is providing dangerous instructions on how to mix chemicals for explosives. This video should be immediately removed and this user suspended.”
And once for explosives.

What is wrong with YT? Maybe they’re all drunk.

[Celebrimbor]

I wouldn’t be surprised if they were all drunk... I often wonder what goes on down there at YouTube headquarters. Some videos that should be a slam dunk removal stay up forever, for instance, the Danial Pearl execution video. Despite being reviewed by someone at YouTube, as evidenced by being put behind the over 18 wall, that video is still available. Unbelievable.

If this guy makes it through the day, well, then they must all be drunk.

[LadyRaven]

Not only that - but YT’s recent changes that make it all but impossible to find an appropriate form to use to complain directly to them is infuriating.

[Celebrimbor]

Here is the link I have been using:

http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/static.py?page...

Click on the contact us button on the right side and you get a form to complain about user harassment. That one seems to still work... for now.

[LadyRaven]

I was able to use that form - thank you!
Had to cut wording slightly to meet the 350 maximum words to be used.

Here is revision that worked for those who want to send a complaint -

Lectures on bomb making techniques. User is hosting 161 other videos on bomb making, IED’s, and how to care for/maintain assault rifles & machine guns. In addition, user is providing dangerous instructions on how to mix chemicals for explosives. This video should be immediately removed and this user suspended.

Thank you Celebrimbor! As usual, you come thru every time!