So @TeamYouTube have changed monetization again, and it looks like I will not earn from YouTube ads for now which is a pisser.
However. I will not let this knock me. I joined YouTube to have fun making videos, and to learn to make better videos. And I will continue to do so.
Luckily for me I am close to the threshold and hope that I can get back on soon, but it's not the be all and end all for me. Others I know are not so lucky and are quite a bit further away.