aka why there hasn't been much activity
The post on Google Forums with the entire story: https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/youtube/Z_Z1fTs011U;context-place=forum/youtube
My new channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvaQ9KF_sNupcdyNduoOI3g

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