A Tough Few Months. But We're Back.
Hey everyone,
I wanted to share some good news. I'm back in the YouTube Partner Programme! 🎉
The past few months have been genuinely tough, and not just for me. The authors whose stories we bring to life here were also directly affected. A real part of the ad-revenue from YouTube went back to them, and when that was taken away, they felt it too. These are independent writers who trusted us with their work, and I hated letting them down.
Which makes what you did even more meaningful. When YouTube removed us from the YPP, you stayed. Your support here on Patreon kept things alive during some very uncertain months, and I genuinely don't know how things would have looked without you. Thank you, from me, and on behalf of every author whose story has found a voice through this platform.
I'll be honest with you though. I don't completely trust it yet. Being removed was a shock. Being reinstated is another shock. And somewhere in the middle of all that is a very real question I can't fully answer: is this settled now, or will something change again in a few months? I genuinely don't know, and that uncertainty is both confusing and frustrating in equal measure. I'd rather be upfront with you about that than pretend everything is perfectly fine.
What I do know is this. Patreon is the constant. It always has been and it always will be. Whatever happens on YouTube, the stories carry on here.
So, what's next?
The Black Ship and its side stories will carry on exactly as they have been. Patreon will continue to stay several weeks ahead of YouTube, and that's not changing. You'll always get the stories here first, and that's how it should be.
What is changing is the pace on YouTube. I'm not rushing back into the same schedule as before. I'll be moving to one video a day rather than the intense output I was keeping up previously. It's a more sustainable rhythm, and honestly a healthier one, for the stories, for the quality, and for me.
Thank you for sticking around. Genuinely. This community is the heart of what I do and I'm really looking forward to what comes next.
- scifistories1977
Comments (77)
Why is you tube so difficult to deal with? It seems to me that YouTube has “Tic Toc envy”, they want to be a Tic Toc that also has lung form videos, as long as they aren’t too long or they will be lost in the shiiffle and difficult for most users to find.
I'm a little bit sad that you will reduce your output. In YT i listen to older stories so often, again and again - it seems I like the stories you choose to publish After hearing Black Ship house slogans here, this one is for you and it fits so well ScifiStories1977 Rise and rise AGAIN
❤️👏🥳Congratulations!
So Academy is getting its own folder??
Tough? You got re monetized on YouTube and they put commercials every 3 minutes on the latest episode so start counting your money again and stop crying 😂😂
Thanks for the update! I'm still fumbling around on Patreon. But it's still better than You Tube. No commercials! I need to get caught up on some of the other stories now.
Loyalty Is It's Own Reward!
Just Thank You..Love the Channel...Love Everything about the Hard Work ye put in...Excellent...
Question, is Shore leave still comming out Tuesday and Thursday ?
I love the story as is, I am sure and am included everyone would like some sort of change to make it better it there head. I know I cant ask for more or different, the only thing fans can do is donate and wish for the best in our heads. as always cant wait for the next drop and hope trolls or YouTube don't mess our friends, the creators of this story we all clearly love
"We commoners have to stick together."
Thanks 😊 🫂 🙏
is there a hard copy of this story a book please tell me there will be even thoufh ive heard it i would like a copy
Viper mentioned something about making it a goal for him and his wife to make a hard copy
The ai process they got going on was 💯% wrong on your channel tho I can see exactly who they were trying to weed out and how you got tied to it but the review process for appeals needs a human touch to avoid what happened to you your stories are all written by people accredited to said people and used to help said people
Joining here has been consistently worth the subscription. I viewed the stories on YouTube to boost the earnings and read all the comments from others not using Patreon for early access. Thanks for being loyal to your subscribers here during a troubling time.
I have done the same thing for years at this point up untill they had stopped paying them for the service now that he's back up and being paid I'll start watching on YouTube again when YouTube kicked him off I started paying for 2 subscriptions monthly these stories are worth the 10$ I spend
Thank you so much for your diligence in maintaining our access to the fine content we’ve received. We do so appreciate it
Quality stories from quality writers!! The people behind the whole organization have my support and respect!! This is my kind of entertainment and relief from a stressful work environment!! Thank you all!!
Vox9 best thing u create.
I am happy to hear this. I am also happy to hear you abandoned the Maga version of youtube as well
awesome work D. many thanks for always keeping us posted. congrats on getting your stories back on greedtube. Im assuming your vox9 will be midway between Patreon and Utube?
YES! I am so glad to hear this: y'all deserve it!
Yes, Loyalty is its own reward, and I am loyal to the core.
Loyalty is its own reward.
Loyalty is its own reward
Loyalty is its own reward
good, I will staw with patreon and youtube
I get so much crappy entertainment for free, it's nice to pay for some I actually like lol. Good work guys!
I also am hooked on TBS, BOSF, WTJ, thanks for continued stories. Patreon is worth it. But may review episodes on u
I will be over on YT playing commercials until my ears bleed. Really good news!
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I am a fan of such a quality story. So keep delivering here in Patreon and please, be sure and keep the writers in food mental health it affects the story quality. And if one of the writers has event in real life that makes them need time, we will somewhat impatiently, be waitinf for the next chapter. But wuth a little feed back to let us know it has to be on hold, we will wait.
You're Welcome! I will continue to support Pateron as well as purchase your merchandise... i.e. new products The White Stag Lapel Pin The White Stag Broach The White Stag Stationary You get the picture 📸
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Congratulations @scifistories1977 on winning against YouTube and being re-demonized, err... re-monetized!! 🤣
Couldn't get rid of me if you paid me!
If someone were paying what I think TBS is worth, we would be able to put enough money into the TBS universe to make our own platform, publish hardback books and make a movie for the fans.
Although I consume a lot of YouTube content I am sufficiently addicted that I will stay with TBS on Patreon. I know this reduces views and add revenue (for both TBS and YouTube/Google) so I will stay with my direct monthly support.
Good news, but I'll still won't You Tube ,especially as they didn't give any money back from all the revenue they've made in these last months and their rules seem so arbitrary and changeable. However, for now it's good news and a small bit of recognition for all the hard work and amazing stories you and your fellow writers create 🍀⭐️
I'm happy to see you and all the authors being compensated for the entertainment all of you provide us. Congratulations and welcome back!
Ok so we going to get tales of the republic back .. and maybe more Terren contact???
Definately tales from the terran republic. I'll check i terran contact tactics.
I'm hoping to see some more the "Human Altered" stories from yousureimnotarobot. I'm very happy the channel is monetized again. There are couple other sci-fi story channels that were hit when you got hit. Hopefully they'll be back too
I sure hope you got 'back pay' because they certainly had income during the off period.
I’m glad it got figured out but will still be here forever :)
It's widely known that the people at YouTube who make those decisions are complete idiots who don't put much thought into their job. If they feel like your channel is sketchy for some reason they just block it without any real investigation. Im amazed they re-enstated you at all. You must have caught someone's attention who actually gives a shit about their job, which is a rare thing at YT.
I dont really trust the decision. Its more that likely something will happen within 6 months.
Will you be do the other stories on YouTube that are not related to the black ship as well?? 🤞😁
I will be yes, but at a much reduced rate than before. Did you want anything in particular?
Great to hear you are again YPP. But i love Patreon and will continue to support you and the authors. Thank you for the great stories you bring to life.
Congratulations Sci-fi, calling the contents you produce inauthentic is outrageous
We get snippets of the Duke’s forces fighting the Emerald forces and now the mercenaries. That can’t be all that is going on!!!
I know this is all about THE BLACK SHIP….however I would love to understand more of what the Prince’s forces are doing. A
I'm staying here on Patreon.
Happy to support the amazing authors in the TBS storylines. As for YouTube - "trust but verify"
Don't trust YouTube it's great it's back but becouse there little to no human oversight your such getting flaged by a Algorithm I have followed other pages and got the same from them on there page it's nice and it ( should get better ) but don't trust the big companies AI
OUTSTANDING
We have your back.
Hope things smooth out from here. Utube is a bit fickle sometimes.
Wow that’s amazing news!!! TBS, WTJ & BOSF are the only reason why my son & I got this app!!! Oh ya I just the other story writer called “itsdirector” is another amazing story me and my son listened to all three books like 4Times too
Will you receive any back pay that ought to have been generated from videos while the appeals process was going through? I.e. if I watched, liked & commented when a video went live a month ago? If we start binge watching the channel will you receive that revenue now, or is it only new videos that you'll begin getting ad revenue from moving forward?
No. I've been in touch with YT and this is not going to happen as per their terms. I move forward now.
Thank you for all you do and love and respect to you and the writers.
As much as I love the TBS series and it's offshoot, it (Patreon and YouTube) began to feel like the TBS channel and not SciFi Stories. As far as the 1 per day pace for YouTube, that's just fine. There are a handful of stoires that I'm looking forward to continuing again.
which ones? I'm currently deciding what to bring back. But the schedule will be much reduced.
Excellent news! The grind is real.
Thanks to you as well, the writers rightfully get much of the praise but you are every bit a cornerstone of TBS
Congrats! Let’s hope for the best and plan for the worst going forward. I hope you continue to build Vox9.
Would it be possible for a human to voice act instead of AI. I would think that would make you less likely to be demonetized and probably it would be a better product because the AI does have some entertaining mispronunciation. 😆
I'm not planning on this plus the turn around time is tight and extra expense probably doesn't make it feasible. I also dont think we'd gain any significate extra viewers if we did.
Awesome
Looking forward to see the end of human from a dungeon on there ?😊 keep up the good work
Yes THFAD is returning to YT. That's been confirmed.
Im glad go hear it got sorted out. Thanks for all hard work ya doin!
Hope it does take care of you all since writers need support
glad it small contribution helped