So why did a bunch of my videos disappear? 2019 year in review with major changes coming for 2020.12/16/2019
The idea originally started out as an emotional reaction, but after chatting with some fans about the issue, I have decided to stop filming elevators at UNL as well as temporarily privatize all of my videos of elevators on campus. None of my videos have been deleted, only privatized.
Why am I doing this? In January of 2019, the elevator the the former College of Business Administration building, now Louise Pound Hall (renamed after the dorm with the same name that was demolished) received a slap on mod with Innovation fixtures, while all the exterior Impulse buttons remained. It was painfully obvious that this was a cosmetic mod, as the building still retains it 90s interior in a majority of places. In addition, many elevators on campus received mods starting around 2015 when my channel was taking off in popularity. Love Library North, Manter Hall, Student union south elevator, Brace Lab, Woods Art building, Morrill Hall south and entrance elevators, and now the former CBA, the East union, and the student union north elevator in 2019. As of the date of this article, West Nebraska Hall, the C.Y. Thompson Library and the Scott Engineering center elevators (both freight and passenger) are in serious danger of modernization for 2020 based on current projects already in progress. Back in early 2017, the state legislature decided to cut funding to the University as part of its budget. Naturally, the university took this VERY well (note my sarcasm!). The University has made some announcements publicly about how they will adjust to the news. However, they have also undertaken some little projects. ADA compliance has been their primary focus in such projects, some of which have been very beneficial. Given all of this information, I have reason to believe that the University is using my YouTube channel as a tool to extract funding from the state through the series of "little projects." As a taxpayer and someone interested in vintage elevators, it's high time I take action to impede the rampage of the mod monster. While most modernizations have been for the better (Manter hall's mod, though disappointing, was definitely necessary), many of the ones I am talking about are unnecessary. What are you doing? Effective immediately (Phase 1): All of my videos of elevators at UNL will be privatized. This is regardless of any situation in which removing them temporarily is unnecessary. At some point, I will still upload videos already in my backlog, and I will still visit elevators on campus as part of a meet up. I have also discovered some new elevators at UNL I have not filmed at all yet, and I will still make videos of those. Those videos will likely be delayed from their normal upload queue. I also encourage anyone who has videos of elevators on campus to privatize them as well. Though it won't necessarily have the same impact as me doing it, every bit helps. Starting January 31st, 2020 (anniversary date) (Phase 2). I will be reviewing each privatized video and determining whether it can be made public again. For example, a video that would be made public again would be one of an elevator that no longer exists. What if an elevator at UNL gets modded anyway, will you make a video of that since it is a major change? I am not sure what I want to do about this situation, but I think it is best for me not to draw attention to it by making a video. Will videos of elevators at UNO, Creighton, or UNK be privatized as well? Not at this time, as there doesn't appear to be any such correlation. Are you not aware of the viewership hit you will take? I have had a year to think through this, and have decided that this is the best course of action. And besides, it's only for one month at least for most videos. Then clearly you're someone who hates change! Most people don't keep their car when it becomes less expensive to buy than to repair. Clearly you have not seen my videos of the University Square garage mod or Reinert Library on Creighton's campus (two examples of many), nor read any of the above! I don't rule out the possibility that there may be some cause I don't know about. In that case, I plan to approve or disprove on a case by case basis. For the time being I am taking action within my control and within reason. What if I am dying to see one of the privatized videos again? Unfortunately, you'll just have to be patient. Nothing will be permanently deleted, so you won't have to worry about that. Please do NOT email me asking for access to a privatized video, as I do not have a decent screening process for that. Can you notify me when videos are made public again? No. I am already swamped with a life outside of elevators and I can barely find the time to upload new videos as it is. You can check these three playlists on a daily basis: City campus East campus Innovation campus I'm from UNL and have caught wind of this blog post and can provide some insight. What can I do? If this applies to you, then my goal in making a stink about this has been accomplished! From your @unl.edu email address, send me an email and I will get back to you as soon as I can. I would like to know the reasons behind some of the elevator mods (like, maybe there was a mechanical failure that I didn't know about) as well as if my YouTube channel was referenced in the planning of any renovations made after 2013. Comments are closed.
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