Require 24/7 channels to be in the "Always On" or "Music" categories
Some categories, especially the Super Mario 64 one, have been flooded by 24/7 channels with the sole purpose of generating revenue. They clog up the directory and make it harder to find live content. A lot of these channels exist purely to be raided into and farm AFK viewers, and a majority of the community dislike them and want them elsewhere. I'm sure advertisers also wouldn't like paying for ads being played to AFK people. Having these channels be required to be in "Always On" or "Music" (for the 24/7 Music streams, there may be other categories that should have exceptions) would help debloat the directory and discourage making as many channels as possible for extra revenue. Being able to report these streams for being in the wrong category to get them forcibly moved would be amazing. I'm aware this is an issue in some other categories, but I'm most familiar with it in Super Mario 64. We have a great speedrunning community and most people talk with each other outside of Twitch. Many of us have expressed frustration with these channels, and also worry it promotes isolating yourself instead of interacting with the wider community as many of the people who have these 24/7 channels are incentivized to raid into them instead of others. Marathon events and such should be excluded. As long as the content is LIVE it should be allowed in whatever directory, but if it's a rerun channel it should be in "Always On". For example, Games Done Quick should be able to be in the directory of whatever game is currently being showcased, assuming it's a live event.
Kally
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Eralm_237
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How is this not already a thing?
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MasterSystemMarceau
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100% agree. Twitch, please move SimplySpeedruns, PuncayshunStreams, Niniste247 and Dangers247 out of the "Super Mario 64" category to the "Always On" category or ban those channels if they decline. Thank you!
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bennyblanco6907
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I'm with Kally on this one
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vergesta
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24/7 channels are a shameless money grab, and when they flood the directories of their respective games, it takes away from the potential viewership of legitimate streamers who are broadcasting live content. If you're going to shamelessly viewfarm, at least have the decency to steam in the "Always on" category as to not take away from the streamers who are working hard to provide live content for their viewers.
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Poke711_
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I just see more and more of these popping up in the game directory and eventually its gonna be more 247 channels than actual streamers lol
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gorillax4054
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24/7 channels are like a disease that plagues the actual runners that they are featuring. Moving them to the Always On category feels like a good way to further remove them from real live channels. Additionally, it stops filling up the actual game's category on Twitch, making discoverability closer to what it was before 24/7 channels came around.
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Karateman
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These channels are starting to plague Super Mario Odyssey's category too. They need to be moved or gotten rid of.
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tin_sweet
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+1! these channels farm revenue by showing vods that aren't even theirs, it clogs up the category page and makes it very difficult to find live content and smaller creators.
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Jalapinecone
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The 24/7 channels are really annoying. I come to twitch for live content and to engage with the community, not to get flooded with cheap reruns. If i wanted to watch reruns I'd go find and watch the vods myself