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SnoruntWatches: a fairy's Auction Video Logs

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Hi there, I'm known in some places as a fairy. I like recording team tournament auctions and snake drafts. I try to do them as much as I can, for when I know auctions are going to happen. I've been doing this for about a year and a half at this point. They're all silent footage of the auction happening naturally, though in a handful there's a commentary link in the description on occasions when I've recorded my captaincy in an auction, or just when I've had the time during an auction free to commentate as a spectator.

Additionally, I've done a few broadcasts of auctions, such as for the Draft Champions League and a few RarelyUsed auctions, the latter of which you can find on their channel. I enjoy doing these too, when I can! If you (as a format/community) want to commentate an auction and want to broadcast it, reach out to me, I'm usually amenable to try and make them work, time permitting.

In a perfect world, I record every auction for every format and community, including tournaments that aren't hosted on the forums! I rarely find out about these, though, so do reach out to me regardless if you'd like your auction recorded (as a leader, host, captain, or player!). I am a human and therefore fallible, and also one or two people have told me once or twice that I may be doing a thing or two too much around the site. I even have missed forum-hosted tours before. I'd always appreciate people reaching out to me about their auctions when times are set so I can ensure recording if possible.

cheers
 
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accurate as of Nov 11 2025
What happened to the Youtube channel?
- On Oct 28 2025, Youtube suspended my account for spam, deceptive practices, & scams. I appealed formally via their system, which was rejected within 24 hours of appeal. I then communicated with someone on the Youtube twitter accounts team, who informed me that the ban would remain in place. I was not given any additional information on why my account was suspended beyond that link. Youtube does not leave videos from suspended accounts accessible, so any uploaded videos are currently unavailable. I do not agree with the decision Youtube has made, but I have no avenue to further explore a possible review.

Why are you using the Internet Archive?
- I researched many options for replacement. I opted to not attempt ban evasion with Youtube, but there were very few that met all the criteria I needed. For one, uploading and storage had to be freely available (I have not had a job since 2023 and cannot pay subscription fees indefinitely), the videos had to be accessible (eliminating P2P or torrent-type sites that don't actually make the videos watchable), and I had to feel confident on the platform's long-term reliability (eliminating a number of flash-in-the-pan or startup companies). My options left from my point of view were DailyMotion and the Internet Archive, and the former has a 2-hour length cap on videos, many auctions often surpassing that. I spoke briefly with someone at the Archive, and my understanding is that I am not being discouraged from moving this project there.

Will we get back old auction recordings?
- As of the latest update, all auction recordings are safely on my personal hard drive. I intend to work on uploading them with time. The Archive is not exactly the most intuitive system to upload to, but all systems come with their pros and cons. It will take me time to backfill missing videos, so I ask for patience with the process. If there is an auction video that specifically you are missing, please feel free to reach out to me and request its presence, and I will see what I can do. I make no promises.
 
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This is a post for some links to IA navigational tools that I intend to implement once I get to that point, as well as some guide videos.

Please do not post in this thread, I wish for this thread to be easily usable as a tool for navigation itself, since IA's navigation is not as intuitive to Youtube nor is the average user familiar with it.

 
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