@TeamYouTube I finally have my 1,000th subscriber, and have more than 4K watch hours [in the past 12 months] on my channel I started in 2006. Being I had monetization from November 2011, until the new rules in 2018. Will this speed up the process at all? (I hope) thanks!
Also, about your suggestion on play button, you can anytime share your thoughts about this feature via 'Send Feedback'. Here's how: https://goo.gl/WdI0BK . While every individual report may not get a direct response, we do review everything sent to us.(2/2)