Hi there!

I'm Melicorn1991. I haven't been on the platform for years but I know that I bring something to the table worth giving your 5 minutes to for reading this.

I'm from South Africa (no I don't have a pet lion and yes we have internet in some areas, others are still undeveloped but its developing, South Africa is growing and more and more gamers and streamers are making it onto international platforms). My goal is to be the first female to partner with Mixer *that still resides and represents South Africa!

Throughout my journey (regardless of how short it's been compared to others on the platform) I've introduced so many to both view and stream on the platform. Some of my followers have never even HEARD of Mixer, and now, now they're following so many others thanks to raids and hosts, they're spending hours on end watching and supporting streamers on MIXER!

I applied for Mixer Partnership at the beginning of May and received my feedback on the 14th of May, saying my application was unsuccessful due to engagement and mentioning party chat attention. I wanted to include party chat (as I've seen others do, including partners) - I was also brought up to allow others to speak before interrupting, so I allowed my party to finish their sentences before greeting a new follow (so max like 30seconds - an odd occasion when you're mid-battle and in the final it will be a few seconds longer due to concentrating on the match it's after all still a stream of gaming, not JUST a web show.

Since the feedback, I immediately discussed this with my mods and friends who joined in on multiplayer games. They now understand that I'm not being rude interrupting mid-sentence to greet someone as soon as my notifications go off, this is just expected/advised. I have a mod in party chat dedicated to only keep an eye on chat and he literally tells me there's a message if I haven't responded in under ten seconds. So anyone coming through to my channel IS greeted, IS answered, IS responded to. I've fixed that.

During my review period, I hosted a show that screened on Fortnite as my community asked me if I would. I didn't want to commentate in between, I mean, they were there for the show after all!
During the same week, I also hosted my very first Xbox Playdate Host (we're only 5 hosts for Xbox Playdates in South Africa, so for me, it is a pretty big deal! and I wanted to share this with my community). The party chat had over 20 members in which were all muted as some were kids and Afrikaans and I couldn't expect any of them to keep quiet the whole time. As they could hear me I also tried timing greeting and responses on my channel as and when it came through but limit the narrating of the game as I constantly had others talking.

So my timing was off for application, I get that, that was my mistake.

What I'm asking is for an appeal, for a review on my application to be brought forward as a 90 day waiting period is quite a long while to wait.

If the true reason was that I got shot down for not using a camera (my decision for this was explained in the application, stating that I wanted to prove that streamers especially woman CAN make it to the partner level WITHOUT a camera, this is not in the list of requirements, so what message would this be sent to those who are socially awkward?)

I stream a variety of games (I introduced Game Pass Hour with Melicorn1991) and play a lot of the top games, I'm often in the top 5 *as per your one comment on your site ..."Partners should be leading the pack in their genre, as a general rule. You don't have to be in the top 5 (though if you are, please reach out to us!), but your stream analytics should be showing a consistent and upward trend over time."......

My community LOVES the raids and hosts we do after streams (2 to 3 times a week), this helps give others exposure and shares the love. The response I've received from the community and other streamers for this has been AMAZING! Do their voices and 'votes' for me to be partnered not count?

Please could you review my initial application? Or create an appeal system? Or be a bit fairer with the time after being denied??

I'm afraid that this could be sending other streamers instead of trying again with the hopes of not with the next application 3 months later, to rather retry from scratch on another platform (I've seen this!). I love the Mixer. I love the community. I believe in you, I'm now asking you to believe in me.

Hello,

I would like to contact you for more information on partnership requests.

Because my community, myself, and other streamers meet the partnership criteria do not understand.

First of all, I would like you to understand that this is not a claim against my rejected request, but an exchange in order to better understand the partnership request.

1- did you take into account the region of the partnership request (for example, I am French, as well as other streamers who have already made the request and that it is also refused)?

2- To date, you are asking for an average of 40 to 60 spectators simultaneously, outside the French and French-speaking community and very few on mixers and that it is very complicated for us to get this even with trendy games. (Even one of your French partners can't get up to your recommendations and yet he is a partner and we don't understand his reason for obtaining it with these criteria!)

3- When I asked you, I told you of my ambition to help the French-speaking community with my knowledge of the platform and the services or software so that it can succeed on mixer. Many of the streamers I have helped (some of whom have become partners) appreciate the service I provide because of the lack of Francophone visibility and communication. Unfortunately, some of them left on Twitch again because of this and the lack of French speakers on the platform. It's been 3 years with this account that I'm on mixer, I'm proud to be part of your community, to have discovered Beam in February 2016. It is true, however, that with all the changes that Beam/Mixer has made since its inception, I have seen improvements mainly for English speakers.

4- Ghost spectators are a scourge that affects some streams (mine was once a stream), I was discriminated against and accused of bot with the threat of mass reporting. I am not the only one in the case who has suffered this (one of your partners has suffered this too).

5- the francophone community is therefore questioning the ccu you are asking us to set too high for the average statistics of francophones.

Looking forward to receiving a response from the partnership department, please accept my sincere greetings and congratulations to all the mixer team for the work accomplished on the mixer.

Thank you in advance

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Good day everyone,
First thank you for taking the time to read this.

So here is my problem. A lot of great hard working streamers are applying for partnership on mixer. Now I understand that it is very hard to get that. Specially since most help on building a bigger community goes out to partnered streamers.

Most people I know that applied all got denied because of the same thing and that is average viewers. Even while they are having great content.(long term popular games and engagement driven streams to average 50-75 viewers, variety streams and non-English or non-Spanish streams to average 20-40 viewers.)

Now this is almost not able to get if you are being non partnered.

So here is my Idea. There should be a option were the community from mixer would be able to give reviews on streamers. So Mixer can actually see what their audience thinks. And there are a lot of viewers on Mixer who would love to do that.

If they can make a option with a group of people who can do that it would be great. Cause when the streamer apply for partnership mixer can already see what their audience thinks.
Now I know this can end up in a that's my friend so I give him 10 points system.

But that's why I think it should be a random thing. Find people who apply for watching and reviewing. And give them a random streamer to watch. To still make sure it goes fair give a streamer 5 different viewers for a week. It does not all need to be at the same time.

The expectations right now is too high for people to go with. Streamers cant go above partnered streamers with views. And it almost seems like they are forced to play games they don't like just to have the views.

Streaming is all about building great context but then give the community a option to be part of it too.

I love the option with mixer academy but if there can be something like that it shouldn't be hard to find people who can give reviews.

Hello, I'm OgSavageKitty and I'm going to try to keep this short. I started streaming since Oct (7 months ago). I currently have 12,322 followers and 119,547 views. I applied for partnership 5/5/19 and got a response on 5/9/19. I and my community believe that I have been reviewed unfairly. I have everything that Mixer is looking for in a partnered streamer. Community building and engagement are the reasons I got denied which bewilders me. I have an extensive, and loyal community. If it wasn't for them I wouldn't be how far I am right now! They always ask me when can they sub, and have been saving sparks for me. I make sure I communicate with everyone in the stream, and actively speak to the audience. As far as to spark engagement I do have interactive buttons, but they only cost one spark. I disable all sparks that cost more than 5,000, and I tell all my viewers that use sparks on me to save them because they only benefit partner streamers.

When I was under review I only streamed and had VOD on for 3 days. Sunday I streamed Fortnite and was averaging 50-75 viewers like yall ask for in popular games. Monday I streamed GTA averaging 45viewers, and Thursday I streamed GTA and Overwatch averaging 30 viewers. "Partners should be leading the pack in their genre, as a general rule. You don't have to be in the top 5 (though if you are, please reach out to us!), " Which I do achieve whenever I stream GTA, Overwatch, or street fighter. I feel like I honestly got denied because I don't have a face cam and I'm not the only one who thinks that. That's the only real reason I can think of. If that's true then that's completely unethical. I know that there are partner streamers that don't have a face cam, but I don't know any that have gotten partner within the past couple months that stream the games that I do like Fortnite for an example. Just because I don't have a face cam does not mean I am any less professional or don't plan on getting one. The main thing that truly disturbs me is that I HAVE TO WAIT 90 DAYS TO REAPPLY?!?! Especially during summertime which is the most important time for streamers?! This is my 3rd time applying and this is the only time where I felt the most confident about applying, and the most I ever had to wait to reapply was for 30 days so why 90 now?
I take streaming very seriously, I put nothing but love and time into my channel and I know other streamers do too! I feel like I am a joke, I'm not being taking seriously even those I overachieved the requirements, and that I'm wasting my time even writing this, but if I'm not I ask if a different reviewer takes another look at my VOD, and to change the partnership process! I still have some hope, and If anything good can come from this I suggest adding back the appeal process and adding a more comprehensive email as to why the streamer was denied to prevent these unpleasant experiences we have to go through. The generic email response you receive when you get denied needs to go away altogether, or at least for those who have applied multiple times. We deserve personalized feedback. I also recommend that followers can present a reference on why they think that streamer should be partnered when they apply for partnership.
The picture below shows VOD my analytics when streaming during the review, and streaming last month( mostly streamed GTA) and thank you to those who have taking the time out and reading this.

Hi,

Recently I was denied for partnership (and I am OK with it).

What I felt was a bit rough was the reason.

As I usually play Realm Royale or Paladins, the minimum required CCU for those games to be considered for partnership is 30+

I live in New Zealand (GMT +12/+13) when I start streaming at 9pm it is 4am EST and 8am GMT. 80% of Mixers viewer population is asleep or commuting to school/work where some are unable to view Mixer streams.

Considering I have peak at 70+ for Paladins and 40+ Realm for, I have been doing really well.

I am consistently in the top 5 of the Realm/Paladins category, and have been in the #1 spot frequently with less than the required average.

That said, there are partners streaming Realm/Paladins during this time who are not meeting 30+ CCV for the same reason.

I really think timezones (and similar considerations) need to be taken into consideration when reviewing partnership applications.

It's not an apples for apples comparison when you are being measured aginst streams that are streaming these games during Mixer "prime time" when the majority of viewers are consuming the site.

Thoughts?

Hey Mixer,

I have been watching FaceXFootStyle's streams for awhile now. I've noticed he's been purchasing gear and taking his stream quality and experience to the absolute next level. In fact, he's taking it to such a high level that I'd love to donate embers to him. Now the issue is that he must be a partner, I believe, in order for me to do this. So I ask of you all, if you are looking for partners with true talent and potential to enhance the streaming community, look no further than FaceXFootStyle. He is truly a man of many talents, full of wisdom and humor and he will definitely not fall short of your expectations for a quality streamer. Please consider making him a partner as I'd love to contribute to his, as well as yours, growth.

No this is not a rant about being denied Partnership for the 4th time, it is a request that Honesty and Transparency be brought to the Partnership Program, this request is based on FACTS, and publicly available analytics.

1) My first partnership application I meet all CCU requirements, but was denied for "not having graphics in my profile" Which is not even a published requirement, and BTW I did have graphics.

2) My second and third applications were denied for not meeting the minimum CCU requirements, and in both denials a specific CCU was quoted as what was needed, and according to the stats sent back to me by Mixer I missed those requirements by 1,

3) my fourth application I was denied for not meeting CCU. Which by the data is obviously not the reason for denial.

Mixer announces NEW partners every week on the LevelUpCast, when comparing my CCU to other channels partnered in the same review period my CCU is higher than most of these channels.

For example my 30 day CCU for this period was 38, however one person was partnered with a 30 day CCU of 19 a 14 day CCU of 16 which is actually below the published ABSOLUTE minimum of a Partnership application, which is a CCU of 20.

Almost all the other channels partnered in the same period had a CCU of 30 to 36 still lower than my CCU for the same review period.

So in summary I met all CCU requirements on my first application on my 4th application I met the specific CCU requirements laid out in Denial 2 and 3 by Mixer Staff.

I had a CCU greater than 70% of the approved channels in the same review period as my channel, most of the other channels were transfers from other platforms of streamers with very high followers, for example one channel was partnered in this period that never streamed on Mixer but has a YT Channel with over 100k followers.

I have been on Mixer for one year, have over 10,000 followers, I am ranked 892nd in followers on Mixer according to Socialblade, meaning I have more followers than hundreds of already partnered channels.

I consistently I have a higher CCU than hundreds of currently Partnered Channels, and again a higher CCU than other channels partnered in the same time period as my applications.

So I have to ask to please provide full transparency and honesty in the partnership application process, because being denied for a low CCU, does not make sense when analyzing all CCU metrics for my channel against other channels.

And since the appeal process has been removed, there is no way for a streamer to open a dialog with Mixer, to discuss these concerns.

Thank you,
MrPanda417

As it stands, Mixer currently have a 3 month waiting period in between Partnership applications if you fail in your application. This is an extremely long time. In Mixer's very own letters sent when you fail in your application they say:

"When analyzing channels for Partnership, we take several factors into consideration including average CCU and Viewing Hours over a 4-week period. As the Partnership program grows, we gradually adjust the minimum size required for acceptance depending on the content type and the popularity of that content at the time of application. This results in a fluctuating set of target metrics that shift on a weekly to semi-weekly basis, which makes establishing target CCU and Viewing Hours challenging."

So if the target metrics can fluctuate as much as semi-weekly, someone who failed to meet them today may hit them in a week, or 2, or a month. Making creators wait three months between applications is demoralising and unfair.

I think a month between applications is more than fair. It reduces the amount of time between being able to apply which helps streamers and also gives a big enough gap to not overflow the partnership request queue.

Hi Mixer,

My Streaming name is DannyZooko86 and I applied for partner 5 days ago. I was informed I did not have enough viewers in my channel at the time of review and that I should be leading the top of the catagory.

Now I am a Paladins Streamer, I dont know if you have noticed but out of the top 8 streams no 1 is the paladins channel and then the next 5 - 6 are 24/7 farming stream in which combined have over 1100 viewers sitting in the channels talking about f2f and I even saw someone put a twitch handle for people to go to.

So how can I get past these, all these people are doing theoretically are pretty much denying all the other streamers of getting viewers. They are not even playing the game which makes it worse, just music and writing that's all you get.

I am usually in top 8 of live streamers with viewers on average about 20-30 in which is very good for a non partnered streamer. So in theory taking out the 5-6 farming streams, I am in the top 3 of live streams.

Even if I dont get an appeal out of this I am hoping you see that farming streams hurt content creators from having a shot at partner on Mixer and it takes away potential new viewers in streams, making it more difficult to meet requirements.

Thank you for taking the time to read my message and I am hoping for a turn of decision or a response from you guys giving an explanation.

DannyZooko86

The current Partner requirements are fantastic. It's something to work for. 2,000 followers is easily obtainable if you're willing to put in the work.

I think personally having Mixer Affiliate program would also benefit Mixer as more people may come to the platform.

Here is what I'd like to see the Affiliate program requirements at;
2 months old account
500 or 1000 followers
7 unique days per month
15 hours per month

Being monetized shouldn't be handed out easily. You have to put in work. I know a lot of people are going to say otherwise but why should Mixer give out such exclusivity for people who aren't going to put in the hours and work.

Hello Mixer and community, I was a little upset with the new Mixer requirement that got released. I have been streaming for almost 2 years and with 11,800 follows and really wanted to be part of the Mixer Partnership Program. So, the new requirement is saying I have to be eight-teen and that will take 5 more years until I can be a partner. Also, I am upset since I feel like I am missing out on all the new things and just not special or good to be a broadcaster. It also took Mixer 17 days for a response for my application to be reviewed and nothing about my review process. Please remove this requirement. Thanks, Owen

Since mixer has a far smaller view base the partnership program doesn’t really encourage progression since it’s far to hard to reach the minimum requirements when only a few people can manage them day to day. Would it be possible to lower the requirements or possible have a affiliation program as a stepping stone. I really hate to see potential streamers leave the site for twitchs program. I myself, would have already almost pasted twitch’s affiliate program had my analytics been on twitch instead of mixer. The mixer program could be something like around 100 followers and around 10 viewers with 20 hours or more streamed. Something like this could encourage a whole new generation of streamers to begin on Xbox. For the current state of mixer the requirements are just unattainable, especially the concurrent viewers. For a platform like twitch many people have more than 50 viewers but for mixer only the top 40 or so on the platform can manage. Pls consider this proposal for the future of the community

Hello my name is DrunkDanUK i’m messaging you here because i can’t reply to the mixer partnership email as it says do not reply on here we don’t respond pretty much as it’s automated.

Now i love mixer and this platform and i mod for a few channels i also accept that you only accept very few for partnership.

However due to my generic ****** automated response i have to email you because streaming is my passion and i feel very offended and upset.

My first time applying i got told my viewership was not enough so i changed to forza built a community and with the farming channels gone i was hitting big views with most being from your view bot accounts or alt farming accounts.

I applied again this time got mixer staff in my chat btw we can see in MIU even if they turned themselfs to not show on mixer chat and i was told i don’t engage enough and was missed opportunity’s .....

Ok i accepted it and learnt from it even though i know i speak to every viewer in my chat !! i’ve never ignored anyone and never would !!!

then i applied again after playing other games final fantasy 7 and ten ! i averageduss less viewers but this time i never had a mixer staff member in my chat and i got the same excuse as last time about missed optitunitys in engagement !!!!

Now i’m very very very upset about this because i speak to every single viewer in my channel straight away !!! and i also run a running commentary on what i do in the game !!!

i mod for a few partnered streamers and another forza channel who has much less views and followers than me orange croc just got partnered yet you denied me for not having enough viewership ???

Yet on every stream i load he forza channel up and i’m above orange croc every time ! i’m not blowing my own trumpet and showing no disrespect to orange croc he’s a great guy !! and i love forza and the community however i’m just making my point that your generic responses have offended me !!!

And giving me links to your mixer academy when i’m quite often above your partnered streamers is a complete and utter slap in the face !!!

I’ll countie to stream on mixer and may never apply for partnership again but it was always a dream of mine but the generic response that i know is a load of bull is basically insulting.

You should look after people who are passionate about your platform and not pay stupid amounts of money to steal streamers from twitch which is the biggest platform !

there’s a reason mixer is a dying platform and a reason your in the news for no growth since bringing in the likes of ninja and i truly believe that’s because you’ve sold your souls and don’t care about real passion gamers who love and support your platform

i know this email will fall on death ears and i apologise if it comes over as me being an i love mixer and this platform and i will always stream and still support the partnered streamers i just wish and hope in the future you would give streamers like me a fair chance and not respond with a ** generic email that has a complete false response and if it was a real response ???

Then i would strongly advise you look at some mixer staff members who review channels for partnership and make sure you audit them thanks again for nothing much love DrunkDanUK

Good morning Mixer staff, I noticed the difference numbers that exist between the mixer and twitch lives (example: on tiwtch warzone it has 350,000 spectators and on Mixer 5,800) and I could not fail to notice the requirements to enter the parternship, I think that you should lower the requirements at least a little, give more hope to those who bring live on a mixer, at least lower the followers from 2000 to 1500 ... or you can put another rank, as twitch has affiliated you a similar one, the idea is that. Buying Ninja turned out to be expensive for what you got, good day.