fan funding

I have joined, but not done anything with it yet. I'd like to gain a little traction first. I'd love to hear your success stories or stories of how it hasn't worked out for you. Seems like a fair model if you are creating worthwhile content.

For those who are using, or have used, Fan Funding, are you permitted by YT to ask for specific things that you want? Would being specific encourage viewers to donate, or turn them off? I know the YT fan funding info says: Fan Funding lets viewers make voluntary payments to you for uploading...

Has anyone here ever managed to get their Bad Standing change to Good Standing for any of the following features for their channel / account? Monetisation, Paid Content and/or Fan Funding? :P

What's your thoughts on enabling the fan funding option on small channels? If anybody out there tried it, have you actually received patronage from people you didn't know? Are there downsides to enabling it early on? Just curious what people think about it. I personally have kept it off, but...

I was browsing through my channel's settings and eligibility and noticed I am eligible for 'Fan Funding' basically it adds a 'Support this channel' box with a button for fans, viewers or subs to place donations and also to support creation of future videos. I've seen this feature enabled on...