Hamish Mitchell
65.3K posts
Hamish Mitchell
@Hmitchell
Living the dream in South Africa • Golf • Rugby • Photography 🇨🇦 🇿🇦
*Read THIS before you read the next dumbass community note* When I posted my last post, it was a last resort. I truly had no idea and no prior knowledge of anything I was doing wrong. I spent an hour weeding through my posts thinking I made an insensitive meme. I deleted a ton of posts, I thought X went soft. Thank God that wasn't the case. After my first appeal was denied, I decided to post publicly as I figured someone could help since I didn't have a single clue on what went wrong. Almost immediately @nikitabier responds with a snarky response attempting to call me out. The problem is apparently me having 3 X accounts and I've been "cross promoting". This is where I have a problem.. If cross promoting is re-sharing posts to my old newsletter account, I guess I'm guilty. BUT- it seems important to mention, I already had other accounts when I first was monetized. Why would I have been approved for the program from the start if this was ever going to be an issue? Although he wanted to call out the accounts, notice how he didn't respond when I immediately added up the follower count. This is the last thing I thought would've been a problem. The accounts have been deactivated in an attempt to honestly appeal after Grok suggested that this was the best way to move forward. I created a number of accounts on X over the years when I had different ideas relating to Bitcoin. I created a charity Bitcoin account and a Bitcoin account for healthcare workers, both of those ultimately being unsuccessful. I had a newsletter account promoting our newsletter that was successful but eventually we decided to take a step back from them. I took 9 months off of my job with no pay to grow my X account from 10k followers to 100k followers in 2023. I saw the value in X before monetization was even an option. I handmade memes literally using the drawing tool to edit photos. If you don't believe me, look at my old posts on instagram. Almost immediately after posting content, it would get reshared with no credit to me. That was just the way it was. I busted my ass while the algorithm has changed nonstop. X has always been sharing media and adding your own spin. I don't even need to comment on "stealing content". How is resharing a post through the link X provides, stealing? If that's the case then, wow, I've been robbed for years straight. Quote sharing is an option for a reason. I'm not posting this for sympathy. I don't care if you like my posts are not, that's not the issue here. That's not what X is for. You don't get to demonetize someone because their content isn't your favorite. You're not that special, sorry. I might not be offering the most intellectual content with every post, I have always had a lighthearted spin on current events that opens conversation on my page. Isn't that what this app is for? Entertainment and information? Is there not a single person who works for @X with an ounce of integrity that can hear me out? I'm being punished to the highest degree for something I didn't even know was wrong until a few hours ago. If I knew I was doing something wrong, I wouldn't be surprised or upset. But I had no idea. Why does this app have the option to link multiple accounts and retweet from them if this isn't allowed? I also don't think any sane person would consider reposting tweets MONTHS ago to an account with 250-3,000 followers as engagement farming. How can I farm engagement on followers that overlap between accounts? I can't help but feel I am not being offered a solution because of the name of my account. If Bitcoin wasn't my niche I don't think we'd be here. Up until this point, I thought the platform was headed in the right direction. I'm all about progress and shifting this platform to become something better, but I don't agree with public mockery when I'm looking to solve this. And as I've said a million times, "THIS IS FUCKING BULLSHIT!!!" @premium @elonmusk @Support
I just confirmed that Afroman has not had sex with my wife ✌️
This is the hardest thing I’ve ever had to write. I’m completely devastated. Last Friday, I️ was notified that my monetization had been paused. I’ve shown up on this app for 5 years straight every single day to grow my account to what it is now. I️ never once paid for ads, never bought followers, never did anything but grow in an organic way. After appealing once, I️ was told my account was removed due to spam and inauthentic content. This couldn’t be further from the truth. I️ spend 6-12 hours on X daily in addition to my full time job; creating content, interacting and posting. I’ve adapted to new algorithms, posting strategies and even started a newsletter. I️’ve stopped using any other online platforms as I️ truly value the freedom and community X has brought me. Every single holiday, family event, vacation, wedding, birthday, you name it, I’ve been active on X during it. I’ve never once taken for granted the audience I’ve grown on this app and have thoroughly enjoyed the relationships I’ve built because of it. During this last period in which I️ was removed, I️ proposed to my girlfriend of 7 years. During this proposal trip, I️ stayed active online the entire time, which is nothing new. I have given up years of time to create something bigger with no regret. But now, after being denied and repeatedly called a spam account, with no way to plead my case, my last resort is to post here. Having to do this publicly feels so pathetic. It’s been almost a week and 2 appeals later, and I️ can’t get in touch with anyone who’s willing to help. I haven’t been given any clarification of where I️ went wrong or if there is a pathway to resolution. How can I️ dedicate myself so profoundly to something for so many years without being given any chance to make a simple change in my form of content? I’ve never had my account flagged or even been told of any misconduct in a 5 year period. The first I️ hear of an issue is ironically on pay day after spending hours upon hours working online during my vacation. I️ don’t expect everyone to be able to understand the severity of this situation because they will never see the time, sacrifices and work put into growing an account from 0 followers to over 260k. I️ can’t begin to explain the things I’ve sacrificed to get to the point of being a creator and I️ can’t help but feel like the platform has failed me. To you, this may just be a lighthearted meme account you follow. To me, this has altered my life. I️ was committing to go full time on X and even put in notice at my full time job. It is every content creators dream to be able to take this on full time, and to have it taken away from you almost as soon as you got it, feels gut wrenching. Over the last 2 years I’ve told everyone how important it is to get a blue checkmark, pay for premium and begin to monetize their account. I️ couldn’t have been louder about how much I️ love this platform and truly felt it was the only platform worth being on. The freedom I️ was given was amazing up until now. I️ truly never thought something like this would happen. All of this to say, I️ am not a spam account and I️ deserve reconciliation. I️f there is a specific thing I’ve done wrong, I️ will adapt my content to no longer do so. But a permanent suspension with a false reasoning will never be okay with me. I️ would hope that you are also not okay with taking away the livelihood of the creators on a platform that prides itself on free speech. @XCreators @premium @x @elonmusk @nikitabier
