Thank you so much to the 900+ ENGENES for participating in the #ENHYPENStreamingQuiz! This is for the sole purpose of providing information and links of sources can or cannot not be provided.

THREAD OF ANSWERS:

1. There is no certain number provided by YouTube, but fanbases of different KPOP Groups have tried and recommended watching the video for not more than 4 (four) times per hour as a safety net to keep you from agressive streaming. ++

++ If you have ways to view it for more than four times, then, go and stream.

2. Studies have shown that you should watch for at least 30 seconds of the whole video duration to have it counted. But we recommend to watch it full!
http://buffer.com/library/social-video-metrics-/#9

3. As per YouTube, you may! But YouTube Premium subscribers are the ones who can do background play so you better be safe.
https://twitter.com/TeamYouTube/status/1329760250317180930

4. Absolutely! Playlists are good options for those who are tired of manual searching the video. No actual YouTube policy about this, but, KPOP fanbases recommends not using a playlist in the first 24 hours of release for manual searching helps trend the video in your community.

5. If each unit has a different IP, following the the proper steps to watch a video, and as long as it is not viewing the same video at the same time per PC, we think it is fine.

6.Screen recording doesn't have a direct effect on the YouTibe video itself. But come to think of itn if half of the entire fandom population would record (or download) the MV on their devices, chances are, only few of them would stream the video since they have the file ++

++ and would possibly watch from there instead.

7. YouTube did not include which quality it will count views but to make sure our streams are counted, watch on 480p or higher. PLAY THE VIDEO ON HIGH QUALITY!

8. DO NOT SKIP REPETITIVELY! We could also call this forwarding the video (you know, the 5s/10s forward backward when we double tap within the screen). Once or twice is okay. Several times... its suspicious.

9. Pausing is OKAY. But it is never okay to pause-play within the video REPETITIVELY!

10. DO NOT INCREASE OR DECREASE SPEED! Speeding the video 0.5x or higher to finish streaming fast... its kinda off. YouTube might think, "Hmm... Is this really a human watching the video? How can they catch up with the pace?"

11. You may use VPN. People use it daily. It just distorts the location, as a VPN changes your IP address, but it still does count as a view, just from another location. BUT THE PROBLEM IS... MUSIC CHARTS AND SOME OTHER CHARTS ALSO INCLUDE YOUTUBE VIEWS ++

++ FROM CERTAIN COUNTRIES IN THEIR CRITERIA. AND AS MUCH AS WE WANT TO HELP, USING VPN TO CHANGE LOCATION SO THAT YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE VIEWS FOR THAT CERTAIN COUNTRY IS UNETHICAL.

12. We suggest to limit the devices and accounts you use into 3 as maximum. Most experienced KPOP FANBASES require their co-fans to do this because YouTube changed its rules consistently and it also tracks IP addresses to verify streams.