Thank you for your comments. It is very encouraging to see developers like you paying attention during these early stages.
Your suggestions are good. I have already updated some of the rules according to the feedback I received before.
And yes, you are right. I need to update the rules because when I say "high quality," I do not mean videos at professional YouTuber standards. What I mean is that the videos should have sufficient quality for players to watch comfortably. The sound and speech should be clear and the gameplay footage should be watchable. My intention is to set basic quality standards, not expect professional YouTuber level production. Maybe I should update the rules to make this clearer.
Everyone who watches these videos will know that the content creator is not a YouTuber. He or she is a developer or gamer explaining the game, not a professional content creator. The video simply needs to be watchable and informative.
Regarding your second proposal, if the channel grows and starts generating income, the community can discuss how that money should be spent. You are right that moderators will eventually be needed, as I will not be able to handle everything by myself. There will also be marketing expenses and probably many other costs that I am even aware of.
The exact implementation can be discussed later. My personal wish is to use part of the income to buy indie games from content creator developers and share the keys with the community. Whether that ends up being 25% or 75%, or something else, is impossible to know right now. I think these discussions are still far in the future. First, we need to make the channel work.
For the video titles, I was thinking about something similar. For example:
[INNDEV – Nickname] TITLE
Or, if the video comes from a player or reviewer:
[INNREV – Nickname] TITLE
The title field already exists in the submission form. Do you think this makes sense?
And if you decide to share video, I would be very, very, very, very happy. If possible, please consider sharing a video about your own game by submission form. (I am assuming you are developing a game; if not, you are also welcome to participate as a reviewer.)
Please pay attention to the phrase “Thank you IndieGameInn for releasing this video.” that details already exist in rules. It is not intended as a thank you message. It is simply a way to verify that the video was created specifically for IndieGameInn and submitted by the person claiming ownership. It is not aimed at you personally, but because your video could become one of the first examples on the channel, it would be especially important.
Thank you for your comments.