Experimenting with Comments on the CGP Grey YouTube Channel (Patreon)

Thank everyone who supports the channel.  Your patronage is the only reason the team can make these videos without relying on sponsorships.

Given increasing uncertainty on YouTube with shorts, plus in the comments the number of scams and bots that flood in, I'm trying an experiment:

New privilege for all 🐝 Bonnie Bees 🐝:

As the verified humans that you are, you alone will be able to post in the comment sections of the videos.

Unfortunately, there is no way to just approve everyone at once.  Instead, there's a three step process:

1. If you haven't already, sign up

2. Then leave a comment on the most recent video.

3. Send a message through Patreon with your YouTube name and the comment.

Then you be approved as a commenter -- afterward all your comments will be automatically approved.

I'm sorry that this is a bit annoying, and it will take a long and tedious time to get through everyone, so please be patient.   But the hope is this will get rid of all the bot/scam comments while also raising the visibility in the comments of all the people who help make the videos happen.

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