Patreon Announcement

Posting this right after the mistakes compilation might not be the best idea, but whatever.
Patreon: / xidnaf
Update about my life: • Life Update (Jan 2017)

[@TheGeneralThings]

Xidnaf, your channel is the first one I'm pledging to on Patreon. You're a great case for why Patreon is here. I love watching your videos, even with your little... [ʔɘ̰̃h] moments and blunders. It's an honour to contribute to your videos. I hope you reach your goal. P.S., As a native English speaker, I still pronounce your name /çidnaf/

[@SomeBritishGal1]

3 videos in a month from Xidnaf, I'm not used to this

[@johnallardyce4164]

I know! _hyperventilate_

[@loptt100]

Face reveal at 100,000

[@Xidnaf]

there will, one day, be a face reveal, but it is a long way off.

[@coreymclean9628]

Xidnaf What about a KZbin video about the history of Ancient Egyptian language and Coptic language?

[@parthiancapitalist2733]

loptt100 I agree

[@ListersHatsune]

+Xidnaf but I like thinking of you as a stick man.

[@thewhateverguy6597]

YEAAH BOY

[@Ruminations09]

You are the first person I'm supporting on Patreon. By sheer coincidence, you - the one KZbinr that I would seriously consider supporting on Patreon - just happened to make a Patreon at around the same time that I got a bit of disposable income for the first time in my life. So, yeah, have fun with that extra $5!

[@fattshea8085]

PokemonTom09 can I have a quid??

[@Ruminations09]

Yeah, sure. What's that at now? Like, 20 cents?

[@kosmikme]

Hey Xidnaf, I just got a brand new credit card and my first student grant just rolled in. I'm going to be giving you 5$ per video, so that's 4 guys with no money I'm saving. I wish you all the best. I'm actually studying linguistics and the English language, I see why you crashed and failed, I'm having a hard time myself ^^'

[@kosmikme]

Alan Loves Languages I have money to spend on the things I like, it's only natural to do so

[@SnoFitzroy]

Alan Loves Languages *their (this is a linguistics channel expect grammar corrections)

[@kosmikme]

Birdstar I have to say Alan, that is quite the mistake, you might be featured on YGS one day maybe

[@kosmikme]

But YGS isn't funny to begin with

[@MrGeneration83]

Thanks for making that patreon. I have been looking forward to it for some time now ^_^

[@whoeveriam0iam14222]

I don't know how many people would still contribute seeing how inconsistent your uploads have been. but I still wish you the best of luck

[@hcn6708]

If he's getting 300$ per Video he will make 300$ per Year.

[@hcn6708]

+Alan Loves Languages That's good.

[@yo19951O9rk]

Well his using per video payment.

[@RebelKeithy]

Alan Loves Languages I hope he goes for once a week, watching 2/3 of a video would make me sad :P

[@sutematsu]

@RebelKeithy Omg, I needed that laugh, thank you. XD

[@pedromaxadinho]

i'm so happy to see that you've come back. Its always good to see someone get motivated and do something they love. Good luck with your videos, and know that i'll be here watching all of them.

[@william2154]

Just subscribed for the $5 per video option! Looking forward to seeing and sharing high quality linguistics videos.

[@cadensnyder195]

Happy 100,000 subs, Xidnaf! Woo!

[@IAmNateDogg]

xidnaf holy shit, well done to you, it is now around the $350 mark in under a day. I have pledged $1 per video but I just want to wish you the best of luck in the coming months :)

[@johnallardyce4164]

WOOHOOO! ! 100K = silver button == podcast opening of Google box!

[@ProjectThunderclaw]

Don't forget to add the Patreon link to your KZbin About page!

[@theMoporter]

Pledged $1 pretty much instantly. I guess I can relate to the whole "Dad suddenly doesnt have a job" thing.

[@misswinterandsnow]

I really hope things work out for you, I don't have a credit card, but I am going to click on every ad I see

[@Ruminations09]

That can actually work against him. KZbin has a way of dececting fraudulent clicking of ads and will actually remove some of the ad revenue from the content creator if it happens. Before Patreon was a thing, KZbinrs would often tell people to NOT click the ads unless they actually wanted to because doing so actually put a serious dent in their income. Unfortunately, there's not much you can do other that keep AdBlocker turned off if you are unable to support his Patreon, but I really don't think Xidnaf will mind if you are unable to actively give him money.

[@alexluger2855]

I feel that bro, pledged.

[@sutematsu]

Xidnaf: "I love You--" Me: ":D I love you too!" Xidnaf: "--Tube, and I love making videos..." Me: T_T But in all seriousness, as soon as I heard you had a Patreon, I went over and supported. I can't chip in a lot, but hopefully even my small donation helps. Best of luck!

[@michaeldaugustine9249]

Please make more videos. I supported you on Patreon. Who needs college anyway. I know you've made mistakes, but I've also learned a lot from your videos.

[@graysonjay2243]

Honestly, I wish I could donate, but I'm a broke high school student. Once I get a job in a few months, I'll try to donate! This channel is really interesting and is a big reason why I'm considering studying linguistics in college!

[@GKMcWhite]

Great, I want more videos about linguistics, count me in!

[@benedwards8571]

You have another Patron, Keep up the hard work!

[@UnknownGunslinger]

Ah to be an American and not live on $450 a month. It never ceases to amaze me how different the standards are 🤷‍♂️

[@kevinwells9751]

Yeah, I mean $1200 a month wouldn't even cover my rent (and I live in a 750 sq ft apartment that isn't fancy), so things really are different in different places

[@fluffr_nuttr8032]

Xidnaf, I wish you good luck.

[@maximbrais5532]

And 2 weeks later... still nothing

[@TheZerovirus1000]

Can't donate because I'm in college, but I want you to know that I'll will be a fan until I'm able to be a patreon and beyond!

[@horseenthusiast1250]

I can't afford to support you on Patreon, since I'm still a smol bean without a job, but I'm going to spread the word and ask some other Internet people if they can help out on Patreon. Best of luck!

[@jeromej.1992]

Go go xidnaf !

[@666Leosch]

Pledged 1$ Sure hope this works. Also good on the Greens, they seem to have a good feel of whom to support

[@johnallardyce4164]

'gratz on having a Patreon account! WOW! You are nearly @ 100K subs !!!!

[@GranRey-0]

Seedeng Jawn 100K

[@johnallardyce4164]

fixed :D look at the number clock over, since the Patreon announcement !!!

[@cobblestonecobbler]

Holy shot this and a vsauce video all in one day :D

[@esven9263]

If only you'd done this a few days ago when my Patreon's were coming up for a new month. I limit myself to throwing about 60$ around there monthly and would have dropped one of my other pledges for your channel 100%.

[@talknight2]

Great content, I'll pitch in :)

[@keaton5101]

DUDE YOURE SO CLOSE TO A MILLION

[@Ruminations09]

No he's not... He's 9 hundred thousand subs away from 1 million...

[@keaton5101]

WOOOO HE DID IT HE MADE IT TO 1 MILLION SUBS

[@Ruminations09]

What are you talking about... he's at 1 hundred thousand, not a million.

[@keaton5101]

hint: i was not being entirely serious

[@eoinharrington2692]

do a vid on celtic languages, its really interesting and even though most are dead several have been revived and there quite a large community of native speakers

[@sniksussgaming]

woah you're almost at 100k subs

[@Bheem161]

i'd pay if i had money ._.

[@pklogue8102]

I'm too young to support as I'm only 13 but good luck!

[@MisterTipp]

You make videos more often, I'll become a Patreon!

[@samantamontenegro770]

But he needs patreons to make videos more often.

[@fallowsword]

Nigga pumped out like 5 videos in 5 years and asking for $$$$$$ bruhhhhhh

[@viewsandrates]

Finally!

[@n0lain]

Exactly 1 dollar above the bare minimum

[@brendanamin7400]

Dear Xidnaf I am in middle school and I am doing an hour long report on the history if the english language and Proto Indo European can you give me some links to creditable sources it would be very useful. Thanks, Brendan

[@accelerat0r747]

that's nice I think people in youtube need to be paid in some way for their effort

[@coquio]

Time to make a quick little Linguistics appreciation of Arrival (Denis Villeneuve, 2016) video. Real quick, just give us your thoughts, end. Will you please, please?

[@Xidnaf]

Sorry, I haven't seen the movie and I don't plan to.

[@coquio]

Aww Xidnaf, that is too bad; It's very enjoyable. Anyway, thanks for replying, I love your videos. :)

[@dddtl]

I can't click upvote because it's a 420 right now

[@rodrigoaranda1418]

You made it :)

[@TheMrFabian1]

Wow, more than 300$ per video in one day!

[@champagnedance7524]

well done

[@monumento.f.501]

this comment was on hiatus, too.

[@RaymondAlexisPuentes90-70-100]

Congrats on passing your $300 goal! I hope you pass $450 and I would like to contribute but sadly, I do not have enough money. I wish the best of luck to you.

[@sarahheikel]

Holy shit you have 100k subs when did that happen!

[@gloomiare5313]

this is is an advert 4 my channel

[@CloudLadder-c7e]

Hot diggy damn, you must live on the east coast or in California or something, $1,200 a month to live is huge.

[@Ruminations09]

He lives in Colorado, and I can attest to the fact that what he says is true. Ever since pot became legal here, we've been having a *TON* of people move in from out of state which has driven the cost of living up exponentially. It's actually because of that that there are now a lot of native Coloradians who hate people who move to Colorado when they weren't born here; becasue they are the reason that it now costs so much money to live here.

[@trinity_null]

I feel really bad I can't donate ._,

[@yasoum9286]

You get 300$ from youtube ads ??????? Wow i should start a channel .. That's like half my actual salary (i'm a physician)

[@GrothBrooks]

$1,200 a month? That's less than $15,000 a year. Do you really think you can you live off that? I mean it's possible, but it would be hard on you. In some areas it would be pretty close to impossible to live off that much.

[@GranRey-0]

I'd like to see more videos before I decide to pledge money...even though it's per video. And it might be just me but it seems a little arrogant to believe that you can make something you hardly do your full-time job and expect others to support you out of faith. Usually KZbinrs get a little bigger I feel before calling it their career. Edit: That said I hope he does well and if the videos start rolling out consistently I'll hopefully be supporting him.

[@GranRey-0]

watched his "life story" basically I got 2 months I guess to decide.

[@Ruminations09]

Lucky for him, he doesn't need to you to decide cause he already reached his goal. I don't see at all how it's arrogant to think that you can do something that you've been able to do in the past just because you've been unable to do it recently. Before he started collage, Xidnaf was actually relatively consistant with his uploads. Also, 100 K is almost ALWAYS the point when KZbinrs start calling it their career. I don't know what channels you've been watching that wait sugnificantly longer, but the vast majority start calling KZbin their job at around 100,000 subs.

[@GranRey-0]

Well you see out here in the real world, if you haven't done something for a while you generally take a pay cut. If I'm unable to do something for a while and decide that I suddenly need my job to pay me more...even though I haven't so much as shown up and said hi at work since I last did something...my boss isn't going to hire me back and give me a full ride...I'm going to get a probationary period. So sorry if I think it's arrogant that someone can just go on the internet and be all "My dad quit his job I need money guys, pay me a living wage, I swear I'll work" That's why I said I'd have given him a while to prove his conviction. And yes I'm not very empathetic because I've been poor all my life until I got job and I'm still scraping by...I can't afford to take time off for school, give up, just to ask the internet for money.

[@Ruminations09]

"pay me a living wage, I swear I'll work" That's not how it works. He actually has to work in order to get the money. His Patreon charges the Patrons per video, not per month or per hour or whatever. It's PER VIDEO. So he has to actually work and put up a video to get the money. We don't have to trust that he'll work for the money, becuase he *HAS* to work for the money by definition.

[@GranRey-0]

PokemonTom09 I did say I know he's doing it per video. But like he said he's never done this seriously before...and he just told us all the stuff he got wrong and that he doesn't even pronounce lots of the stuff right. So, if the quality of the videos don't take a dive (lol! I guess I mean content) then I'll support him as well. But to expect to start at a wage that will fulfill all his needs doesn't seem to give much incentive to improve...but again just my opinion.

[@DoctorHorse]

You are publicly announcing your secret. Oh no i thought it was gonna be super secret that no one will ever know about.

[@Ruminations09]

His very first video on that channel (and the reason that he made that channel) was also a video that he publicly announced.

[@DoctorHorse]

It was a joke :D

[@MrPlaneCrashers]

You are a really good youtuber! I would totally give you money, if I had a job, or if I was old enough to get a credit card. Or a paypal account. But I didn't even finish high school yet! (Secondary school, because I live in a place that likes to do things differently)

[@WhizzKid2012]

Please no sp*nsorships

[@ObeyBunny]

I'm trying to pledge, and I'm getting a "CSRF Failure" error message. What am I doing wrong?

[@ObeyBunny]

Never mind. I fixed it by switching to another browser. Also, Xidnaf, my confirmation email says that you don't get any money unless you post a paid video by the end of the month. THAT'S 10 DAYS! Do you have a video already done and are just waiting to post?

[@josephteller9715]

And then he vanished mysteriously.... no new content in a year and no info on his patreon.

[@ShinAgro]

Found his Twitter on that Patreon page, found another KZbin channel on that Twitter: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKfPfaCQiruHiLc

[@MrInsdor]

1$ three times a month by every 300th subscriber..? Little optimistic. Good luck thoooouuuuugh

[@zerosmess]

Xidnaf backwards.

[@Phrenotopia]

I always wondered... Is that a helmet or your hair?

[@icallhimgerald6463]

I won't give money to you directly after a year long hiatus because you dropped out of college. Along with that, you might get two videos a month, if we're lucky. What the hell, man? I enjoy your content, but you need to prove yourself before I even think about it.

[@simopelle]

lol

[@unfad1ng]

make a video every day!

[@Uwek212]

Hey Xidnaf, you spelled "anouncement" wrong. Please fix it.

[@Xidnaf]

Thanks.

[@duncanthaw6858]

I like your stuff, Xidnaf, but this cashgrab is quite ludicrous. You barely upload for god knows how long and then come out with a patreon out of the blue? That is quite outrageous. Be honest with yourself, your videos are not thoroughly edited, scripter or researched, they are carried by your talent and your personality. As a youtube hobbyist, you were fine, even great, but this is not the way to go.

[@ChavvyCommunist]

Done. I'm pledged for £3 a video. Anything to motivate you to post more videos.

[@tahiralbasrawi2105]

...

[@ChavvyCommunist]

Fucking hell, how's it feel getting $400 in just a few days?

[@nailey7958]

hī

[@WryAun]

Do you usually do language videos?

[@Ruminations09]

All of his videos are about language in some way or another. Some of them - like his video on Grimm's Law - are about linguistic theory, while other's - like his "football" video - are more casual and just look at individual words. But all of them are related to language.

[@WryAun]

PokemonTom09 sounds like just what I need in my life! Pledged accordingly

[@melvinthefisherman]

Are you still a linguistics undergrad?

[@citrusblast4372]

boi get a drawing tablet lmao

[@MrAstrojensen]

I love his stickman drawings and they've sort of become his hallmark.

[@myidanny]

MrAstrojensen yipp, I agree! They're his style and I find them quite cute tbh :o :)

[@citrusblast4372]

he doesnt need to change his style, u can draw straight lines with or without a tablet, im assuming hes using ms paint to draw lol

[@myidanny]

:D :D :D Looks like it. I love it! :D

[@lex8174]

he has one, and his art is really nice!

[@isaacaguilar1813]

So, you just showed up to ask for money?

[@ΧρῆστοςΚωστελίδης-γ3φ]

fIRST

[@zahirkhan778]

im unsubscribing because one you messed up a lot of videos , and two your asking money ? if your not interested dont do it man , only passion brings quality.

[@theMoporter]

Zahir khan How is he supposed to survive without money?

[@kevinwells9751]

He started doing these videos when he was in high school. I don't know about you, but I for one definitely made mistakes during research in high school. And like he said, if this could be a job for him he could actually spend more time and energy making these videos good

[@jeromej.1992]

Zahir khan byeee

[@johnallardyce4164]

bye

[@FaliusAren]

i hope you didn't drop out of college

[@theMoporter]

Extravagant Sobriquet He did, twice.

[@FaliusAren]

I was considering putting an "again" at the end but was too afraid someone would be like "well technically he never did"... I don't actually remember the details of the situation.

[@johnallardyce4164]

it is on his "secret" channel, go and watch

[@FaliusAren]

ok how did you mistake "I don't remember" with "I've never heard of it and am unaware of the video serving as the sole way for me to ever hear about it"

[@theMoporter]

Extravagant Sobriquet No, he made a NEW video, smart ass.

[@SnoFitzroy]

lol