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- Not including the segue (smooth verbal transition to the sponsor)
- Mistaking self-promotion for a sponsor
- Segments at the very beginning not starting precisely at 0:00, but rather something like 0.01435 seconds into the video (it does make a difference). Similarly, segments not sticking to the exact end of the video when they should.
- Misunderstanding of the intermission category. More often than not, if should not contain any spoken words, and it’s not “anything off-topic goes”.
- Videos which are sponsored by the product that is reviewed don't get sponsor segments, as it can hide the bias of the creator
The first thing you can do is simply downvote it in the pop-up. If it is just the wrong category but correctly timed you can select "wrong category". If you're on Discord, feel free to report it in the #incorrect-submissions channel. There a moderator will take a look at it. Even if the video is not in English, you can still give it a shot. Especially if you believe it’s a purposefully malicious spam, we would really like to be notified.
400: Bad Request (Your inputs are wrong/impossible)
- Your segment is maybe 0 seconds long
- There is a minimum length for Sponsor segments
403: Rejected by auto moderator:
- A human moderator has locked the category or the complete video, all the segments that are needed are there and timed perfectly. If there isn't already a segment where you want to add one, try reloading the video. Make sure that you have activated all categories, as the segment you want to add is maybe in the wrong category. The video is locked is to prevent spamming of bad segments that need to be removed later
409: Duplicate: You already submitted this segment, delete the one you can still add and all should be good
If the interval without music is eligible for any other category, choose it instead. However, if a category other than “non-music” could be used, but wouldn’t cover the part without the music entirely, use “non-music”. In the end the video should resemble the Spotify or any other mix version as close as possible.
These are some steps to take if you’re willing to spend a little bit more time to ensure perfect submissions:
- First of all, activate all categories. This ensures that you don't accidentally submit a segment that already exists in an other category
- When there’s a visible transition and a small margin of error, don’t try to get it right with play/pause. Use the "," and "." keys and count frames. Pay attention if the video is 30 or 60 fps. If possible, make your segments start two frames early on 30 fps videos and four frames early on 60 fps videos, so there isn't an annoying bump
- Segments of different categories that are right next to each other should slightly overlap. The reason for this is that every segment should be correct and seamless on it’s own and make sense from a perspective of a user with only one category enabled.
- If you submit a long intermission segment on a live streamed video, take a look at it after some time. Very often large chunks of such video are removed afterwards with YouTube trimming tool, which messes up the submissions and makes it necessary to delete them.
- If the video has subtitles, even auto generated, you can open the transcript and search for keywords. If the creator introduces a sponsor at the beginning of a long video, you could for example search their name to check if they're briefly mentioned later.
- You can view the database and your submissions in this website: https://sb.ltn.fi/ (this updates every 5 minutes)
- You can download the entire database here: https://sponsor.ajay.app/database.db
Once a segment is uploaded, it can't be edited, but you can easily remove the ones you have submitted. For that you need to skip your uploaded segment and downvote it in the little pop up, choosing "Incorrect/Wrong Timing". You can then resubmit it with corrected timestamps if needed.
One possibility is that other users downvoted it. If it was removed by a moderator however, possible reasons include:
- Some other submission in that place was a bit better (even if it’s just tenths of a second, it does make a difference)
- It was against the guidelines
- Any mistake mentioned in answer #1
Yes. Aside from the web browser extension, there are multiple third party ports, including mobile. See the list here.
Warning: You can only keep one userID, so decide if you want to keep the PC stats or the Vanced stats. Keep a backup of your private userID in a secure location For looking at your Vanced stats:
- In Vanced click on your usericon, settings, sponsorblock settings, there go to "your unique userID"
- Copy what is written there and send it to your PC
- Click in your browser on the SponsorBlock icon in your toolbar, go to options. Scroll down to "Import/Export your UserID"
- There paste your userID and confirm the changes.
- You are now able to see your Vanced stats in the popup in the toolbar, furthermore you can see which segments you added in the database
Yes. If you wish to have skip segments for your personal use, not caring about the rules, just select the timestamps and close the editing box. Make sure not to click "submit". They will be stored locally in your browser and skipped automatically.
The problem with such category is that it would be highly subjective. Sure, it would come in handy on tutorial videos, but once it's there, people will use it everywhere.
There is a neural network trained to detect suspicious sponsor segments on English videos. However, all of the submissions are made by humans (as far as we know).