Streamer sends emotional plea to Twitch after \u201cindefinite\u201d ban IRL streamer \u2018WholeWheatPete\u2019 was banned on Twitch \u201cindefinitely\u201d on October 28, and has since uploaded an emotional video pleading for his channel\u2019s reinstatement. Pete is widely known for his in-real-life streams that involve some rather bizarre antics, such as trading socks with strangers, almost knocking a child out with a pumpkin, and more. In a rather unfortunate turn for the streamer, Twitch banned him from its platform on October 28, and sent an email to notify him that the suspension was \u201cindefinite\u201d. The email stated that the IRL streamer had received a Community Guidelines strike, and was therefore suspended for \u201cHarassing, intimidating, or bullying others.\u201d Wow. pic.twitter.com\/vAOeQoumOi \u2014 WholeWheatPete :arrow_right:\ufe0f AWA (@WholeWheatPete) October 28, 2019 WholeWheatPete\u2019s Twitch ban Later on the same day, Pete uploaded an emotional video to Twitter titled \u201cPlease tell me this ban is a mistake, I\u2019m lost for words,\u201d where he pleaded with the streaming platform to reinstate his account because, as far as he knew, it was for no reason. \u201cAnyone that knows me would know that I would never, ever want to cause any malicious intent to anyone on my streams whatsoever!\u201d he exclaimed. He then went on to blame trolls for mass-reporting his channel. \u201cTo see this channel go down because of people who have been targeting my stream for months, who have come into the channel trying to spam derogatory terms, and who most likely mass report me at any chance they get\u2026 It\u2019s just so hard for me,\u201d he said. Pete stated that he just wanted to make his viewers happy with his antics and was only trying to make people laugh. \u201cI care so much about making people happy and making people smile because of this sad world we live in!\u201d he exclaimed, struggling to hold back tears. \u201cTwitch please, I beg you, just take a look at my channel, please tell me this is a mistake.\u201d Please tell me this ban is a mistake\u2026 I’m lost for words\u2026 @Twitch @TwitchSupport pic.twitter.com\/Ue4fGUagK5 \u2014 WholeWheatPete :arrow_right:\ufe0f AWA (@WholeWheatPete) October 28, 2019 The IRL streamer followed his video up further with a tweet that said he isn\u2019t giving up on the streaming platform and hopes that it rescinds its decision. Read More: Popular cosplayer Liz Katz banned on Twitch – \u201cI\u2019m not giving up on Twitch,\u201d he tweeted. \u201cI believe in them, and I believe that this issue will be resolved soon.\u201d I’m not giving up on Twitch, I believe in them and I believe that this issue will be resolved soon \u2014 WholeWheatPete :arrow_right:\ufe0f AWA (@WholeWheatPete) October 28, 2019 Community Guidelines strikes are usually handed out on a case-to-case basis, meaning that there are no standardized punishments for breaking them. This inconsistent moderation has, in the past, been a pain point for Twitch streamers and their communities. Twitch has also been known to lessen the length of a ban or lift an \u201cindefinite\u201d suspension, so Pete\u2019s plea may bear some weight on its decision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Streamer sends emotional plea to Twitch after \u201cindefinite\u201d ban IRL streamer \u2018WholeWheatPete\u2019 was banned on Twitch \u201cindefinitely\u201d on October 28, and has since uploaded an emotional video pleading for his channel\u2019s reinstatement. Pete is widely known for his in-real-life streams that involve some rather bizarre antics, such as trading socks with strangers, almost knocking a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59380"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59380\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}