Talk:Twitch (service)/Archive 1

Popular titles?
Any way to source the popular titles listed on the page?--72.19.122.75 (talk) 06:26, 14 November 2011 (UTC)

=> I added a reference there. This is a research article. It details many aspects of Twitch audience data over a period of 3 months. Each 5 minutes audiences were recorded.

Can someone add this reference? http://www.twitch.tv/p/thankyou I dont know how. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.87.46.96 (talk) 05:08, 17 September 2014 (UTC)

Updated statistics on views
Updated statistics on the number of viewers of Twitch have been released (see below)

http://blog.twitch.tv/2013/03/twitch-announces-record-breaking-growth/

Defiantly worth updating this article based on this.
 * ✅ Michael73072 (talk) 02:16, 11 June 2013 (UTC)

app now on 360
Should be updated to reflect this. Source: http://majornelson.com/2013/05/14/twitch-app-comes-to-xbox/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.121.12.85 (talk) 23:32, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
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Conflict of interest
When I edited the tone of the Purpose paragraph, I didn't realize the sourcing had issues. One of the sources for this article, referenced six times, uses DjWheat's interview. It is quite important to note that he is NOT an independent source, as he is employed by TwitchTV. see at the 5 minute mark. I've added a POV tag to the article. When the article recognizes the claims coming from Wheat as an employee, and generally cleans up some of the more contentious claims, the tag can be removed.(e.g. the bit about "personality" is possibly self-promoting)Forbes72 (talk) 05:46, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
 * I've fixed the issues that I saw with the article. The source is acceptable for some statements, but future editors might want to keep these concerns in mind.Forbes72 (talk) 06:40, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

Youtube acquisition rumors.
The stuff about Youtube purchasing Twitch - I can't find any kind of confirmation. I'm thinking of removing it as it's unconfirmed speculation, but I want to hear what the Wikipedia community thinks of first. 24.246.68.174 (talk) 02:34, 14 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Anything that's unsourced doesn't belong on Wikipedia. In some cases you can write about speculation, so long as reliable sources are used that document it. Anyway, about the YouTube thing; Google appear to have purchased Twitch now, which I've added to the article. There are few details so far. -- Pingumeister(talk) 09:42, 25 July 2014 (UTC)
 * first time posting on Wikipedia, apologies if I'm doing this wrong - the article lists it as fact, but the three sourced articles are all refering to each other and rely on an unnamed source - until either Google or twitch confirms, I feel the language should be modified to indicate this is only speculation. FramedNaraht (talk) 17:55, 25 July 2014 (UTC)

YouTube did NOT purchase Twitch. Twitch was purchased by Amazon and Google owns YouTube. Google and Amazon were both interested in Twitch but in the end Google didn't buy them. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.67.41.100 (talk) 22:44, 29 August 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 July 2014
The correct web address is http://www.twitch.tv/

/lirik should be removed.

Jdtreece (talk) 17:46, 25 July 2014 (UTC)

Keep the page protected for a while, guys - certain Twitch streamer is asking his audience to promote his personal channel by vandalizing this article with the name of his channel. 173.68.84.242 (talk) 17:57, 25 July 2014 (UTC)

He's actually not asking at all. His followers are doing it anyways. Because the internet is full of trolls.
 * Pictogram voting wait.svg Already done  Anon 126   (notify me of responses! / talk / contribs) 05:29, 26 July 2014 (UTC)

Requested move 17 December 2014

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The result of the move request was: move the page, per the discussion below. Dekimasu よ! 06:28, 24 December 2014 (UTC)

Twitch (website) → Twitch.tv – Natural disambiguation is preferred by WP:NCDAB; WP:COMMONNAME as it is the URL ViperSnake151   Talk  00:34, 17 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Support per WP:NATURAL Red Slash 05:58, 18 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Support per Red Slash / nom. SnowFire (talk) 00:50, 19 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Support per Red Slash -- CookieMonster755 (talk) 04:01, 19 December 2014 (UTC)CookieMonster755


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 * I don't know about this move... next to no reliable sources refer to the site/service as "Twitch.tv", even if that is its address. The parenthetical disambiguation is preferable to using an uncommon name, and no one is searching for "Twitch.tv" to find this content. I would be in favor of reverting this move. Please ping me if it comes up. Eye close font awesome.svg czar ⨹   17:59, 9 April 2015 (UTC)
 * I agree. Using the domain name is not a natural disambiguation. Per WP:NATURAL: "an alternative name that the subject is also commonly called in English reliable sources". That is debatable.–Totie (talk) 16:42, 5 July 2015 (UTC)

Lack of Pictures
Is there any way to upload more pictures of the interface of Twitch? I feel like it would give a better grasp of what the site actually is to readers if more pictures were uploaded (ex. stream chat, emojis). MKIneptitude (talk) 21:24, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
 * It would be very cool to have more pictures. The catch here is that screenshots of the Twitch interface/website are not free, so justifying the usage of large amounts of screenshots is often hard when fewer would suffice in adding detail and context for the understanding of the article's subject. That's not to say we shouldn't add a few more pictures (each one of which would, as you said, contribute to a better grasp of the site). It's just cumbersome to find good images that fit these criteria and then upload them with the requisite free-use rationale. Airplaneman   ✈  21:29, 12 October 2015 (UTC)

wii u
I noticed that about 10 days ago (since last update), twitch does not work properly on the wii u console anymore (web browser). For information, twitch always worked just fine since launch of wii u in it´s build in browser. Maybe that should be statet in the console setion? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.149.87.87 (talk) 21:14, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

The Blacklist
I'm not sure this article is ready for a criticism/controversy section yet, but perhaps something could be said about twitch's seemingly arbitrary block list for streaming? Here's an article. Zero Serenity (talk - contributions) 06:40, 28 January 2016 (UTC)

WP:COMMONNAME
Wouldn't the common name, and therefore the name of the article, simply be Twitch? ~ Dissident93  (talk)  11:29, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
 * If it were to be called "Twitch", the article would have to be titled "Twitch (website)", which actually violates disambiguation guidelines for article naming. These guidelines prefer natural disambiguation ("Using an alternative name that the subject is also commonly called in English reliable sources, albeit not as commonly as the preferred-but-ambiguous title.") over parenthetical disambiguation. It is using the URL as the article title. ViperSnake151   Talk  16:32, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
 * This isn't written out as an official guideline or anything, but the precedent on WP seems to be that satisfying WP:COMMONNAME precedes having to satisfy WP:COMMONNAME. E.g. whenever you see a article about a film/game series, the title will always be name (series) instead of name series. That being said it also seems like company articles haven't been following this pattern, as seen in Apple Inc. etc.--Prisencolin (talk) 07:29, 30 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Except it is not commonly called "Twitch.tv" in sources... apart from when it first launched so "Twitch.tv" is not an acceptable natural disambiguation. Title is better with website/service/application/product as a disambiguator. czar  21:06, 3 July 2016 (UTC)

Missing section
A major oversight as of right now is a section on Twitch's culture and role in streaming culture—whose careers it has launched, how it changed how people watch content on the Internet, how the audience interacts and how it affects their product features, how stream moderation is done, etc.  czar  04:32, 15 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Sadly it's had its first death - a streamer who did several 24 hour streams. --Stalfur (talk) 10:03, 23 February 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 November 2017
Please indicate that Twitch has become an adult livestreaming website. This is evident from the fact that individuals who disagree with the change are being mass-banned. 73.179.195.132 (talk) 19:25, 9 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. &thinsp;&mdash; Ammarpad (talk) 19:35, 9 November 2017 (UTC)
 * , this request may be because some large streamer recently (as in yesterday) got banned for TOU violations or something similar. I was watching a streamer last night (US time), and the people who would normally be watching the guy who got banned were raiding the streamer I was watching, and not in the good way.  —   Gestrid  ( talk ) 20:01, 9 November 2017 (UTC)

Requested move 21 November 2017

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The result of the move request was: not moved. (non-admin closure) James (talk/contribs) 00:06, 7 December 2017 (UTC)

Twitch.tv → Twitch (website) – Per the recent move of Amazon.com to Amazon (company), this website does not do business as Twitch.tv, but Twitch, and it is the WP:COMMONNAME used by sources. A WP:NATURAL disambiguation must be commonly used in reliable sources. ViperSnake151  Talk  18:31, 21 November 2017 (UTC) --Relisting in order to ascertain a firmer consensus. James (talk/contribs) 21:04, 29 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Support per the Amazon consensus. --M ASEM (t) 18:35, 21 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Oppose for now. If we're going with Amazon.com consensus, then the suggested title should be Twitch (company). Is the article really about the "website" per se, or the (company), or the (streaming platform), etc. I can see several potentially better disambiguators possible, (website) is ugly to my view. -- Netoholic @  21:10, 22 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Oppose, per the comments in the previous rename discussion further up. Amazon has a number of different sattelite sites, i.e. Amazon.co.uk, amazon.ie etc etc so a rename was appropriate, beingg the fact amazon.com was not used worldwide. There is no valid reason to change Twitch back to its former name AFAIK there is only one site. There are no international variations in relation to the URL, they only use the one, of course changing the language as it goes. Night  fury  13:32, 23 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Oppose Per the reasonable reasoning of Nightfury, that "Amazon.com" is a situation where it's biased by country, while Twitch.tv is not.ZXCVBNM (TALK) 11:22, 2 December 2017 (UTC)


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Incorrect information
Hey I was reading the article and it cites Kappa as being the most used emote on twitch. This is incorrect as evidenced by https://stats.streamelements.com/c/global. I'm too lazy to make an account make 10 edits and wait 4 days so I just thought I would post it here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 104.11.198.15 (talk) 22:01, 2 April 2018 (UTC)


 * I popped by and checked, it appears to be the most popular now :s Joe (talk) 17:35, 10 July 2018 (UTC)

Requested move 8 June 2018

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The result of the move request was: no consensus to move the page to any particular title at this time, per the discussion below. Dekimasu よ! 06:49, 27 June 2018 (UTC)

Twitch.tv → Twitch (website) – Twitch.tv is simply the domain name (like Google.com), not the name of the website. This article is about the live streaming website, not the company, so I don’t think that having it be named Twitch.tv is ideal, nor would naming it Twitch (company) be correct. Inter qwark talk  contribs 18:11, 8 June 2018 (UTC) --Relisting. Dekimasu よ! 19:14, 15 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Oppose: This has come up on numerous occasions. There are no new points presented. ViperSnake151   Talk  23:18, 8 June 2018 (UTC)


 * Still oppose per my same reason given 6 months ago in the last RM. -- Netoholic @ 07:12, 9 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I see that your previous objection was about using "(website)", not about the removal of ".tv". I agree about that (please see my comments below). What do you think of the suggestion below? I don't think "(company)" is appropriate, since it is part of Amazon. —BarrelProof (talk) 22:29, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Move to Twitch (streaming video service): Although my familiarity with the topic is limited, the ".tv" seems to almost never be included as part of the name. It also isn't in the logo, isn't used anywhere on the website itself, and I don't see it coming up hardly at all in a news search or a web search. —BarrelProof (talk) 19:56, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Follow-up comment: The reason I suggest not using "website" for the article name is that the article doesn't say that Twitch is a website. It is described as a service or "platform" rather than a website. The article also says that "Twitch streaming apps are available for mobile devices and video game consoles, including Android and iOS, as well as PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, and Xbox 360 video game consoles." It also says that "PlayStation 4 and Xbox One video game consoles include built-in support for streaming to Twitch" and "Twitch has been integrated into PC software, including video streaming to Twitch directly from EA's Origin software, Ubisoft's Uplay, …" and "Twitch released a software development kit to allow any developer to integrate Twitch streaming into their software." Apps and video streaming services are not websites. It is not even clear that a web browser is the primary way that people currently access the service. It has a website, but is not just a website. —BarrelProof (talk) 17:48, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
 * see Mixer (website). w umbolo   ^^^  21:28, 24 June 2018 (UTC)


 * Support – The service is more often called just "Twitch" than "twitch.tv". — JFG talk 15:33, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Support - The  is not officially part of the title. --Niridya (talk) 11:21, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Oppose as per the last RM as well as per COMMONNAME. – Davey 2010 Talk 13:34, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Support move to whatever disambig is appropriate. Per WP:COMMONNAME the title has to be Twitch.  "Twitch.tv" cannot be correct, reliable sources are not using that name at all.   --SubSeven (talk) 00:01, 16 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Oppose per the last attempt to move, which I think is the correct. SportingFlyer  talk  00:20, 16 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Could you be more specific? Do you oppose the (website) disambiguator or the move in general? --SubSeven (talk) 17:38, 16 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Oppose - even if it isn't the proper name, ".tv" is a better disambiguator than " (website)". jamacfarlane (talk) 23:43, 23 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Support as the common name. Looking at the references in the article, I can count those using "Twitch.tv" in the title on the fingers of my hand. w umbolo   ^^^  21:24, 24 June 2018 (UTC)


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Requested move 17 August 2018

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The result of the move request was: Not moved. - We've had countless RFCs all of which have been closed as Not Done/No consensus to move - Disagreeing with the last close is not a valid reason to start a new RFC. – Davey 2010 Talk 18:49, 17 August 2018 (UTC)

Twitch.tv → ? – I hate to go through this whole song and dance again, but Twitch.tv simply isn't the correct name for this article. The service is simply named Twitch, the .tv is not part of its name at all beyond where the website itself is located at. The same applies to Amazon.com, which has been moved to Amazon (company) recently. "Twitch" is not only undoubtedly the WP:COMMONNAME, with the significant majority of sources referring to it as that, but it is simply correct with this legal document consistently referring to it as Twitch. The arguments against this include that ".tv" is natural diambiguation, which should be outwighed by the fact that it's largely incorrect. Now, I gather from the previous RMs that "(website)" is not a favoured disambiguator. I am not a fan of the suggested "(streaming video service)", as that is far too specific and drawn out. I potentially suggest "(service)", like Tidal (service) uses.  Lazz _R  18:45, 17 August 2018 (UTC)


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Semi-protected edit request on 1 July 2019
Please remove: The change also drew comparisons to the similar policies employed by YouTube—especially given the rumours surrounding Google's bid to purchase the service. This statement about 2014 rumours is unnecessary to grok the content of the paragraph. Somewhere is another rumour if you prefer US spelling. Please add the normal semi-protection icon at the top while at it. –84.46.53.150 (talk) 03:33, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done  Orville talk 05:02, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks. –84.46.53.150 (talk) 05:19, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

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Alinity controversy
Whether or not this should be implemented into the article directly or given its own separate article is up for debate, although either way I believe it should be mentioned. For those uninformed on the situation, recently a streamer known by her Twitch alias as "Alinity Divine," ignited a controversy following her perceived lack of respect for her household pets. In short, one of her cats walked up unto her keyboard and she picked the cat up and essentially threw it back onto the ground. I acknowledge this may initially sound petty, but the event sparked intense backlash online, with major organizations such as PETA calling for Twitch to remove her from the platform, citing animal abuse. Twitch, however, has not appeared to punish the streamer in any form, and multiple people have alleged that Twitch is now attempting to silence those who bring up the controversy on their platform. I admit I have left out some significant details, but that is very basically the situation as it is. Do you guys believe this is worth the inclusion? Originally Origins (talk) 16:41, 7 August 2019 (UTC)
 * We're not /r/LivestreamFail or /r/Drama. Not worthy of mentioning. Zero Serenity (talk - contributions) 16:54, 7 August 2019 (UTC)
 * It did get into local news in my province (unfortunately), but this is a blatant case of WP:BLP1E. ViperSnake151   Talk  17:59, 7 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Alinity also experienced a wardrobe malfunction on stream (exposing a breast) and was not banned despite twitch banning other female streamer who had the same thing happen on stream. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Scoutstheman (talk • contribs) 17:04, 3 May 2020 (UTC)

New logo incoming
It should still be PDtextlogo but would wait until assets from Twitch start using it. --M asem (t) 15:56, 26 September 2019 (UTC)

Requested move 14 October 2019

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The result of the move request was: Moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) Sceptre (talk) 19:48, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

Twitch.tv → Twitch (service) – Alternatively "Twitch (website)" or "Twitch (platform)". When Twitch was launched in June 2011, it was called "TwitchTV" (as per the used source and timely Wayback Machine copies), and the name was simplified to just "Twitch" around July 2012, which remains the same to date. The name "Twitch.tv" was seemingly constructed from the website's domain name; it is neither the official nor a common name, thus failing the requirement for a natural disambiguation per WP:NCDAB/WP:ATDAB. The name "Twitch", however, satisfies both, making it a much more preferred article title, even if it requires the use of a parenthetical disambiguation.

In past discussions, the successful RM for Amazon.com -> Amazon (company) was brought up. This is good example for an RM from an official name to a common name, even if not entirely relevant to this one: "Amazon.com" is the official name of the company, which is incorporated as "Amazon.com, Inc.", while "Amazon" is the common name displayed in the company's logo and used by pretty much all sources following the company's global expansion. The community decided that the common name far outweighed the official name, and so the move was done. Although this was brought up in that discussion, the Amazon move was to be decided upon without considering the domain-naming scheme of regional Amazon websites; Amazon.com/Amazon (company) was and is not just about the Amazon.com website for the States and its regional outlets, rather about the company Amazon.com, Inc. that operates the Amazon-branded shopping websites, develops the Kindle and Echo devices, and operates the Amazon Web Services platform.

That said, for Twitch, this would not be a move from the official name to a common name, rather a move from an unofficial name constructed from the website's domain name to the only official and most common name "Twitch", which appears in pretty much every source available from after it dropped the name "TwitchTV". The latter far outweighs the prior, thus the page should be moved. Pinging past RM contributors:  Lordtobi  ( &#9993; ) 12:11, 14 October 2019 (UTC)


 * Move to  or : I agree that the ".tv" is archaic, and it's also not really a website at this point. —BarrelProof (talk) 12:41, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Support move to Twitch (service) per WP:COMMONNAME and WP:CONCISE. The article seems to focus more on the specific service rather than an overview of the owning company (which would be Twitch Interactive). As has been made very clear, this service is not merely a "website" but a linked suite of interconnected components. I suggest the same handling be applied to Mixer (website), moving that to Mixer (service). In general, I think any use of a "(website)" disambiguator is narrow and should be deprecated site-wide. -- Netoholic @ 12:53, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes, Mixer has the same premise as Twitch and should be boldly moved once this RM is through. Lordtobi  ( &#9993; ) 06:55, 16 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Support to "(service)". No longer just a website, and "platform" is a bit too marketing-speak to be appropriate. --M asem  (t) 14:03, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Move to Twitch (streaming video platform) which IMHO sounds and describes it the best, Worth noting I thought Twitch.tv was their official name but apparently not lol. – Davey 2010 Talk 15:25, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Support Twitch (service) per my points in the last rm, and per successful consensus on this general disambiguator in the recent move to Steam (service) and Origin (service). Also consistent with other inter-app websites like Tidal (service) and Mega (service).  Lazz _R  16:20, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Support as common name + similar cases such as Steam. — JFG talk 16:11, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Support --Niridya (talk) 18:40, 16 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Support move to "Twitch" as the common name. I don't however like "service", because it's too broad. Steam and Origin include both the store and the client, so it's a more vague "service". So I would say "streaming platform" or "streaming service" since there's no other precedent yet. Same reason for not "website", since it's a website for one specific purpose. Mixer should be dabbed the same. — HELL KNOWZ   ▎TALK 20:01, 16 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Comment - if the agreed upon disambiguation is not "(website)", then a consistency issue will arise with Mixer (website), and the name of that article should be changed too to resolve it. – PhilipTerryGraham (talk &middot;&#32;articles &middot;&#32;reviews) 04:16, 20 October 2019 (UTC)
 * , indeed; this is addressed a few comments up: I will boldly move Mixer's article to whatever disambiguation comes out of this discussion once this RM closes. Lordtobi  ( &#9993; ) 07:35, 20 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Support --Timur9008 (talk) 10:09, 20 October 2019 (UTC)


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Semi-protected edit request on 18 December 2019
Add Headquarters to Inbox so that Twitch appears in this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Technology_companies_based_in_the_San_Francisco_Bay_Area&pagefrom=Recommind#mw-pages 2620:149:5:1302:1089:B64F:DDFD:AC55 (talk) 02:33, 18 December 2019 (UTC)
 * It already is in the Category:Software companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area category, which is a more refined category within the Technology one. — HELL KNOWZ   ▎TALK 09:51, 18 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Infobox parameters also do not add categories. Lordtobi  ( &#9993; ) 09:56, 18 December 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on March 7th 2020
Please add that TwitchCon Amsterdam 2020 is cancelled due to concerns of the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

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 * Added. --M asem (t) 17:51, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Criticism of Twitch section addition to main article
I believe a section dedicated to criticism towards twitch and its practices section should be added to the main article. This section should include information about twitches apparent favoritism towards Alinity and should also mention how twitch treated Ninjas channel page after he moved to mixer. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Scoutstheman (talk • contribs) 17:09, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
 * A quick check of sources for either of these situations shows little reliable coverage of these, mostly being outrage from the fans of said streamers and not so much legitimate criticism at the platform. We can't include such with actual reliable sourcing for it. --M asem (t) 17:15, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Per WP:NPOV we do not usually include criticism sections. ViperSnake151   Talk  22:53, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
 * How come other pages for sites similar to Twitch can have criticism sections but Twitchs page can't?
 * Maybe instead of criticism, the section could be titled controversies? For example, with the recent development of the Twitch Safety Advisory Council one of the member, FerociouslySteph, has already garnered negative reaction for calling gamers "white supremacists" as well as saying other things. Just my suggestion. I edit things that come to mind (talk) 14:24, 21 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Again, the thing is, we need reliable sources that cover this. We can't go to forums or gamer fan sites for this. And a quick news check shows very little coming up for this. Until we can even discuss putting stuff, where it goes doesn't matter. --M asem (t) 14:35, 21 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Whatabout the blackout protests that went on today in response to the allegations concerning sexual assault complaints which Twitch and the Twitch CEO did nothing about and even made light of? https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/06/streamers-call-for-one-day-twitch-boycott-amid-harassment-allegations/ There is one reliable source. Also doesn't look like you looked very hard, because if you google "FerociouslySteph twitch white supremacist" you get a bunch of articles that meet Wikipedia's standards for reliability (many of which are from before the 21st of May). At this point to follow Wikipedia's NPOV guidelines you need to stop brushing off things about Twitch you don't take seriously. And it is pretty hard to find a Wikipedia page that does not list Controversies in some way, usually under that heading. 142.122.83.10 (talk) 23:05, 24 June 2020 (UTC)
 * The issue of those allegations that just occurred this weekend is still brewing, and it definitely worthwhile to add, but it just happened. It will be added in time. And there's not as articles as you may think on the advisor counsel but I can say there's a couple that are reliable. (but they all were back in may and nothing since) One of the things we tend to want to avoid is "single day" outrage. Also, keep in mind that separate "criticism" sections are discouraged, they're supposed to be integrated among the other content. --M asem (t) 23:51, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

Because Twitch is now censoring Trump and thus promoting Democrats, Wikipedia should take special care to try to assure that this article remains neutral and doesn't just echo Twitch's pro-Democrat outlook. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.49.27.38 (talk) 23:27, 30 June 2020 (UTC)

Trump banned
Trump banned from Twitch. Please add? https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/29/tech/twitch-suspends-trump-account/index.html 192.107.159.198 (talk) 19:32, 29 June 2020 (UTC)

I think amazon is going to shut down twitch...! heres why
Jeff Bezos sold 3.1 billion dollars worth of shares, the same price that twitch is worth. Yea I think the twitch controversy is leading up to a lawsuit and potential shutdown — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:6000:1304:C6FE:41DD:BE21:ABC9:E45E (talk) 21:33, 7 August 2020 (UTC)
 * got sauce? 122.60.224.202 (talk) 11:20, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
 * You don't have a reliable source proving this. Blaze The Wolf &#124; Proud Furry and Wikipedia Editor (talk) 20:04, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 March 2021
I would like to edit this because I have found several grammar errors in the article and some false info because it is very old. I would like to change some things if that's okay. 72.138.79.246 (talk) 16:31, 1 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate.  EN  - Jungwon  16:38, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 January 2022
Onlyfans demo for kids? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.83.0.15 (talk) 20:35, 20 January 2022 (UTC)


 * This is the same discussion as Talk:Twitch (service) Pneen (talk) 07:22, 7 May 2023 (UTC)

Change the name of one person
Hello,

Can you just change the name from Alexandre Douchary to Alexandre Dachary. (Content -> Charity) Thanks BakaraXIII (talk) 00:12, 2 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Changed it as your suggested spelling seems to be correct per the Guinness Book of World Records: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/613748-most-money-raised-by-live-stream-fundraiser ASpacemanFalls (talk) 08:39, 2 April 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 April 2023
change Internet Games Database to Internet Games Database 15.248.2.15 (talk) 07:37, 18 April 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ Actualcpscm (talk) 10:06, 18 April 2023 (UTC)