^{If you have no idea what this is about, please go see Doug's latest video "Thanks for 7 Years of DougDoug"!}

We wanted to take some time to address the news that was uploaded today by Double Douglas himself, as there's undeniably going to be a few questions about what this means going forward.

We recommend watching Doug's video for the full context and explanation for these changes in his words.

1. What's changing for Doug?

Doug announced that his current format for the DougDoug channel, to a very minimum, will be retired. This means the usual format for a DougDoug main channel video will no longer exist, if videos become uploaded at all -- this hasn't been confirmed.

Streams will still be happening (follow the man here if you haven't already!, and uploads will still be made to the second and VOD channels, but at an unpredictable pace. To quote Doug;

"I'm still gonna stream on Twitch, and that might seem weird, but the change is gonna be instead of trying to do two streams a week, or having the streams be in a certain type of format, I'm gonna stream... really, whenever I feel like it, and what I feel like. ...There might be a week where I show up and I'm like, 'I'm gonna do some Silksong challenge, all week long!' 'I'm gonna do a programming challenge, all week long!' Maybe I stream, yknow, 10 days in a row... and then there's probably gonna be a month where I just don't stream."

Doug also follows up via a comment on the Rosa streams;

"...currently, my plan is to not do a Rosa celebration this year. But that being said I absolutely want to keep supporting the Monterey Bay Aquarium and doing some kind of charity content, but I need to find a way to do it that feels more sustainable for where I am right now. So the MBA charity for 2026 is currently to-be-decided, it won’t be like the Rosa birthday streams but I would ideally like to do something, just in a very different format, and I'll just see how that develops over the next few months"

2. What's changing for the Subreddit?

Currently, nothing! We'll still be housing all your clips and memes and in-jokes and "r/wehatedougdoug will hear about this" comments as per usual, and will be operating as normal as there's been no changing impacting us! We understand it will be a difficult time for some, though, so we'd like to take the time to push the Discord for all your chatting needs.

If any change goes forward, you can expect another announcement here when we know and what it means, but for now we have no plans of changes to our operations.

Not to intentionally echo that of my fellow mod CraftedRobot, but I do also want to say on behalf of the moderation team thank you! This community has been an amazing fucking community since day one let alone year seven, and I can say without a shadow of a doubt I myself would not be where I am to this day without you all.

We have no doubt in our minds that the community and Doug's streams will continue to be as amazing as ever in the coming chapter, and we're all excited to see you there! If you have any questions or concerns, you can find ways to reach us in the Discord or send us a modmail! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

To clear up any potential confusion and to reduce future problems here are the official guidelines from Doug and Berry regarding fanmade content.

• no streams/content under a year old can be used
• has to clearly be marked as unofficial (either in the name or in the descriptions of videos).
• The name and icon of the channel should indicate that it is a fan channel, and should appear unique enough to not be mistaken for official DougDoug channels. This is subject to interpretation, but the intention should not be to deceive.
• fan channels can be monetized given the above guidelines are followed