Recently I submitted a run to be verified but it was rejected "because I don't have a proper reference of RTA."

I prefer the old school SDA style submissions where its just the game and nothing but the game. That's why my video did not have my LiveSplit splits or my mic's audio. I (incorrectly) assumed that the Youtube time stamps could be used for verification, or the person verifying the run could time it themselves if they so chose to do so. However I also understand that my preference may not match the standards of this community and potentially this site as a whole.

I also cannot submit my Twitch VoD for verification, even though it has my splits in it, as I do not a good enough internet connection and the VoD skips a chunk frames every so often.

So, for future reference for both myself and any other potential runners, I would like to know the exact requirements I need to meet in my videos to have them properly verified.

I.e. Do I need full splits or will a simple timer on the bottom corner of the screen suffice? Does the timer and the video have to be separate or can the timer overlap the video if its taking up an insignificant amount of space? Would using splits i/o help the verification process at all? etc.

edit: Trying to fix my formatting... its all in italics for some reason...

Yes, I know that run.

Normally I don't turn down runs because there is no reference to RTA, but let me explain first.

What is a reference to RTA? Simple anything that would show me a Real-Time Reference.

And because I never saw a Run of you before and never had any Information about how you submit your runs, I can't follow your style of Submitting without any comment on it. If you want to go the route, "Use my Youtube-Time Reference" then I know for the future and will time them. (Inaccuracy can occur)

I know people who resubmitted their run with a proper Timer, because they actual wanted to have a Reference in the Video itself.

I didn't reject it, simply because it doesn't comply to rules, more because I didn't know where your timing itself comes from. Aswell the Video is on a Youtube-Page that is not directly linked in your speedrun.com profile or the name is the same.

If I would tell you to reupload the run with a Timer on the same Youtube-Page, then I know that it is indeed your video and everyone who wants to see where exactly you are in the run can see a reference to a Timer.

If you still want your run to submit (without a timer on-screen), please add in the comment "Retime if needed" or "Youtube-Timestamps" or something else, so we can be sure that you want to use Youtube-Timestamps.

Btw. Thank you for hitting us up in the Forums about it. We never clearly stated that a Timer is needed, and because in other games I moderate there is a clear rule for that. (I probably messed up with one rule. #BlameTrenteR)

Ps: If i would retime every run, I would have to block out 6-8 hours a day only for retiming. (This means proper retiming)

Thank you for your reply and insight into your reasoning. I understand and completely agree with your concerns regarding my submission and I will try to resolve them (can't really change my newbie status though).

Also thank you for pointing out that my Youtube is not linked to my speedrun.com account. I did not realize I forgot to link them. I'll also work on moving my personal account to a brand account so that my online alias is consistent and to prevent future confusion.

Since I'm new to submitting runs I wasn't too sure how I should do it. If, by having my splits on screen, it makes your job easier and you feel more people would appreciate having them on screen then I will gladly add them. I'll have to play around with a format that I'm happy with. I would prefer to submit my runs in a format that more people will appreciate instead of being egotistical and claim what I like is what everyone should like. I also don't think that anyone should have to dedicate significant portions of their day just to re-time runs.

I'll also try to be more specific in the description of the submission. I wasn't quite sure what it was used for when I was filling it out.