The Hamburger Maximilian Stemmler (28) has, as Trymacs, a million audience on Twitch and YouTube. He says: Again and again there are people who want to benefit from his reach. In a stream, Trymacs revealed how he creatively punishes annoying commentators – and the affected have no idea.
What comments is it about? In a stream, Trymacs explained which comments annoy him the most. It’s mainly about people who try to provoke reactions on purpose:
- Comments in the style of “Trymacs doesn’t read his comments,” that challenge him to prove otherwise by leaving a like for the writers
- Comments with advertising for their own channel from people who want to benefit from Trymacs’ reach and pretend to be fans
Trymacs gives people secret shadow bans
This is how Trymacs deals with the comments: Trymacs has come up with a special strategy to handle the annoying comments – and at the same time have fun. Because if he just banned them, according to the logic of the streamer, the commentators would get away too easily.
Instead, Trymacs distributes something he calls “Ghost Perma Bans”: The affected do not realize they are banned and can keep commenting — except for themselves, no one sees the comments. Consequently, they also get no reactions.
Thinking about the fact that people might have been writing the same thing under his videos for years and never receiving the desired attention, Trymacs feels mischievous:
Writing a comment under every video for 3 years hoping that you think someone sees it. And you’ve been doing it for 3 years and you get no response or like on any comment or anyone goes to your videos, that is the great punishment.
How many people has Trymacs banned this way? The streamer does not reveal an exact number, but it seems to be a larger number: “You don’t even know how many people I have permanently banned on YouTube.”
Some viewers are not so enthusiastic – one person finds the behavior “childish” but fears they might be banned for an honest answer.
It’s unclear how many comments are under the video that no one sees – and how many commenters might have realized while watching why they never receive reactions.
In addition to his appearances on Twitch and YouTube, Trymacs will soon be seen again on Joyn:
This kind of ban is “really dirty,” Trymacs delights – and his fans celebrate it.
“One of the best ways to deal with trolls”
What are the reactions? Under the clip where Trymacs reveals his method, there are numerous positive reactions. That is one of the best ways to deal with trolls, writes a fan (via YouTube).
Other reactions range from “funny” to “diabolical” and “sadistic.” Trymacs’ own schadenfreude seems to be well received.
Some viewers are not so enthusiastic – one person finds the behavior “childish” but fears they might be banned for an honest answer.
It’s unclear how many comments are under the video that no one sees – and how many commenters might have realized while watching why they never receive reactions.
In addition to his appearances on Twitch and YouTube, Trymacs will soon be seen again on Joyn:
