Twitch name is very important for streamers, but often times many of the great usernames are already taken, sometimes by people who don't even use Twitch anymore. It would be great if there was a 6-month/1-year expiration time for usernames if they stop logging in, so that potential new streamers or users can capitalize on them. Think of it as website domains. Also some streamers are forced to add numbers to their desired name making it harder for viewers to remember, which is unfortunate. Lastly, I despise that RagingHamster user with 0 followed channels with the fury of a thousand suns!! >:O - Regards, Raging_Hamster

I recently subscribed to a channel and noticed the feature to subscribe via Amazon, I was disappointed and ended up going back to using PayPal. Amazon Payments are okay, but it would be nice to have a feature that enables you to subscribe to the selected channel / channels still using Amazon but using your Amazon GC balance (Gift Card). This may not work for a reoccurring subscription but could work well for one time sub or the 3/6 month subscription option (depending on GC balance at the time of purchase). Or purchasing subscriptions via the Amazon website.

Following that, using a Amazon GC to subscribe direct. For example I receive a $20 GC, if this was possible you could enter the gift card code, and it would automatically deduct the $4.99 from the card. From this I could go to the Amazon website and enter the GC code and have the remaining balance added to my Amazon account or alternatively keep the card and use it again to re subscribe / subscribe. Amazon gift cards currently have a expiration of 10 years so that would not be an issue.

Put policies in place to deal with Suicide and Self Harm

Your current policy that suicide and self harm are a violation of ToS that results in users being banned or suspended is nothing but a bandaid solution that silences people in need of urgent medical attention. Please review these policies, as your platform may be the only place that some people feel comfortable reaching out for help for the first time. Your report feature for Self Harm should enact HELP for the person, not get them a ban. If this is a bot that bans these users, it is even more concerning that you use an automated feature to play with people's lives.

Some suggestions:

1. Remove suicide and self harm from the violation of ToS. People who are suicidal are not the bad guys, let's help them instead.
2. The report feature for self harm should trigger assistance for people, not a ban or suspension.
3. Consider putting people with a background in psychology and mental health on your administration team to assist people when these reports do come through.

Hi there,

I have a quick suggestion about a feature that I think would make the viewing experience infinitely better than what it currently is. My idea is that broadcasters have the ability to upload their audio separately. For example, their voice audio, their in game audio, and then maybe background audio such as music.
From the viewers point of view, this would enable them to adjust the different volumes to their taste within their audio settings for that particular broadcaster. I believe that this would provide a better viewing experience because;
- Viewers have the flexibility to adjust the volumes to their taste
- Broadcasters will no longer have the issue of trying to find an audio setting that suits all of their viewers
- Viewers are able to manipulate their volumes during the stream in order to satisfy their tastes at that particular time. For example, there are often times in streams that I would like to listen just to the voice of the streamer commentating and then listen to my own music without having any background noise from in game sounds or from their broadcasted music.
- Future additions could include "Subscriber only audio" where the broadcaster may want to only speak to their subscribers and nobody else within the stream can hear unless they are subscribed.

Those are some of the benefits off the top of my head that I think could make the viewing experience and interaction between broadcasters and their viewers improved greatly. I would imagine that most of the issues that would evolve would be technically based and unfortunately I haven't been able to comment on this as it is not something that I know a whole lot about.

If there is a better section to post this in, please do advise. I was unable to find a particular "Suggestions" section.

Many thanks,
Novak_uk - A frequent twitch user.

I have been in several streams which talk about sports a lot such as BJPofficial, but don't have a category to go under so the often just using the "gaming talk show" category heading which is very misleading and disruptive so i believe that there should be a "sports talk show" category for those who want to talk about sports on stream and not have to go under a false heading and confuse viewer's i also believe there should be an "e sports talk show" category added as well so that people can talk about e sports with out the same problem, thanks : )

This is to prevent the major issue with trolls. a Regular only chat would mean that a person has been WATCHING the stream for a set amount of time before becoming a regular, and is following as well. Not something a bot/troll can follow button and just randomly pop in to troll the next day. We should be able to set the time limit as well like let's say it takes about 4 hours to become regular, I've only found 1 troll that waited an hour after ban to continue trolling, all the trolls I've seen, only troll until the ban happens, and the reports are sent, and since reporting takes so long and cuts into my time of streaming, and my moderators aren't on all the time, it would make things easier to be able to set chat to regular only instead of just the option of sub or no options and being overthrown by attention seeking trolls because their girlfriends give them none... -_- PLEASE GIVE US THIS OPTION! if they don't have any way to troll the streamer, they have no reason to even bother with multiple accounts and no reason to bother coming to twitch for trolling at all! This is getting ridiculously out of hand!