HappyCabbie | How to avoid being flagged @HappyCabbie | Uploaded December 2011 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
These are my best tips and advice to avoid getting your video flagged and removed by YouTube.

For more YouTube tips and tutorials click here
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAC5CA0B894968AB6

For answers to frequently asked questions please read this blog post
happycabbie.blogspot.com/2011/09/frequently-asked-questions-about.html

To learn how to appeal a flag click here
youtube.com/watch?v=Pl5rkxvOvXs

See YouTube's announcement on the ability to appeal flags
youtube-global.blogspot.com/2010/07/strike-youre-out-or-maybe-not.html

Help center article on appealing flags, they even embedded my video
google.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?answer=185111

See the lecture by YouTube employee Victoria Grand on how YouTube reviews flagged videos.
blip.tv/globalvoices/a-behind-the-scenes-look-at-youtube-s-content-removal-and-deactivation-policies-3610778

(YouTube why isn't this presentation on YouTube?)

YouTube blog post, Context is King!
youtube-global.blogspot.com/2010/12/context-is-king.html

My video about the summit at Google that I attended last september
youtube.com/watch?v=HevYKqCuRPM

Also you can see more photos and videos by others at that meeting by clicking here
happycabbie.blogspot.com/2011/09/2011-global-top-contributor-summit.html

As a follow up to that meeting YouTube released this blog
youtube-global.blogspot.com/2011/09/clearing-up-some-policy-myths.html

I also know some people are going to ask for some evidence that RayWilliamJohnson got flagged this year. The evidence is posted here.
happycabbie.blogspot.com/2011/07/refuting-ignorance-from.html

Also I am aware that some partners have flagging disabled. I myself have this feature but I have spoken out against it. To learn more about how and why some partners can disable flagging and why it is wrong click here
youtube.com/watch?v=pmGdnNEkRVY

I have been told that this feature will be taken away before the end of the year but in my opinion this feature needs to be taken away now. It creates an uneven playing field when some people can disable flagging and others can't.