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Channel or person?

Should HowToBasic be referred to as a channel, or a person with a pseudonym? Is it possible to do both? Is CGP Grey an example?

iDubbbz real name

Got55666 (talk · contribs) added a last name for Ian of iDubbbz ("Kovic") but I can't find any sources for it. Can any be found? Otherwise it aught to be removed. Elzbenz (talk) 07:13, 14 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Significant Figures

Since the new YouTube design uses two significant figures for analytic metrics (views, subscribers, likes/dislikes), I'm thinking we should do the same for here, that way we don't have to update the numbers too often. OfficerAPC (talk) 15:32, 15 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

HowToBasic real name

Christopher Smith

Do you have a reliable source that confirms this? 9March2019 (talk) 18:27, 11 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Link — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.89.110.4 (talk) 19:24, 12 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

https://www.reddit.com/r/WhoIsHTB/comments/csg3rf/face_reveal/

According to face reveal

The creator was HowToBasic’s Max Stanley, not as well as depressing as annoyingly the VSAUCE ONE AdwenKnowItAll (talk) 16:57, 12 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Warrun also created AdwenKnowItAll (talk) 17:39, 12 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Description and History Paragraph

The last paragraph in this section focuses on April Fools Day. Instead of mentioning the specific videos from April 1, 2018 to 2021, why not mention the fact HowToBasic occasionally makes special videos, whether they are for certain holidays or trending topics? 9March2019 (talk) 18:55, 8 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

No source for HowToBasic being a member of WBD AdSales

Both cited articles make no mention of WBD Ad Sales. The only possible link chain is that Fullscreen, HowToBasic's former MCN was sold to Warner Brothers Discovery. However, we would need a source that HowToBasic's deal has continued to the new company — we aren't here to do original research. I am unable to find any source corroborating HowToBasic being part of WBD Ad Sales from a brief search; it seems the idea was fabricated in 2023.

Is there any disagreement here, or should I proceed in removing mentions of WBD Ad Sales from the article? Doawk7 (talk) 02:10, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]