Wow, YouTube is frustrating. It& #39;s been 7 months since I hit 100,000 subscribers and applied for the verified checkmark and despite contacting them repeatedly asking what& #39;s going on with my application, they keep giving me the "we have a lot of applications, sorry!" response.

Not only that, but they completely removed the "Go To Channel" feature so it& #39;s impossible to verify whether someone is real or an impersonator without using external methods (like me Tweeting that I am, in fact, watching EVW& #39;s stream right now).

It& #39;s so frustrating. People who aren& #39;t me are tricking other people into believing they& #39;re me, and I& #39;m being called a fake and being banned from chats. For the time being, I& #39;m going to avoid chatting in YouTube livestreams because it& #39;s just not worth the hassle.

It& #39;s RIDICULOUS that @TeamYouTube has left me in the dark about my verification application for SEVEN MONTHS now after telling me "it& #39;ll take a few weeks". I& #39;m normally able to keep my composure, but I& #39;m REALLY irritated at this point.