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My Objections to New YouTube Firearms Policies

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Kenneth turns 10, and gets a .22 rifle Recently, YouTube was in the news because a number of channels featuring firearms info were given warnings, and even suspended, without just cause. After a short amount of squabbling, they said it was because they had recently put a bunch of people on screening duties who weren't familiar with community guidelines. And, they removed the strikes against the affected channels. No sooner than THAT was over, and I'm talking about a period of a week, maybe, they posted some regulations regarding firearms content that they would no longer permit. Gun channels became upset, even the calm people.  I THINK some of the problem was just that the policy was poorly written; there were enough ambiguities that it could mean whatever they wanted it to mean. However, other aspects were clear, and ridiculous. Yes, there were some common sense items, too, but they were overwhelmed in the garbage. The following is the post I made on the YouTube Help Forum. I

Assassin, By Kacey Ezell and Marisa Wolf: CHARACTERS!

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                I reviewed "Assassin" on Amazon, and you can read it and vote on it HERE . The same review is also on Goodreads, but Amazon reviews need votes, because books need to be sold, so authors get paid. (In the interest of supplying all references, you can read my review of "A Fistful of Credits" HERE , and my review of "The Good, the Bad, and the Merc" HERE .) Developing a Character I loved "Assassin" (loved them all, really), and you really need to read the review to know why. In my review, however, there were some things I left out, or only hinted at, and I'm gonna try to make those explicit here. And I'm ALSO going to try to avoid spoilers. However, I'm going to consider as fair game the three prequels; I'm not going to TOTALLY give away all of the plot points on purpose, but if I have to in order to get my point across, I'll let you know in advance. With respect to "Assassin," however, I will strive to