Could you post your own suicide video to YouTube?

As theantikitty said, if you were able to post it, it would probably be deleted pretty quickly. Also, realistically speaking, I think this is highly unlikely to happen. Most people who commit suicide would not have any reason to want to do this. And those would want to bad enough, I think, would figure out a more reliable method of circulating their video, unless they failed to realize that their video would be taken down very quickly. Also, if any passers are planning a suicide - perhaps you came across this on google trying to plan the very thing this question is about - please seek help. Call a trusted friend or family member, 1-800-273-talk, or another hotline that you know of, right now. (chudmonkey, I know you aren't suicidal, but just wanted to add this in case for any passers by).

It seems like people are so distracted by the suicide that they are misunderstanding the question. Unless I am misreading the question, the question is about whether or not it is possible to film an event and upload it to youtube without human intervention, not whether or not such a video is acceptable content for youtube or how to keep it from being flagged for deletion. It seems like suicide is mentioned to frame the question in order to explain the need for specific automation process and why it can't include human intervention.

why is it tacky for the asker to post a question that describes the specific situation for which he wants an answer? As someone whose family member committed suicide in a very public way, yes I do find this tacky. Personally, there is nothing hypothetical about suicide. Is it tacky to talk about hypothetical suicide or is suicide one of those terms we can only whisper about in select company? Would you strike up a conversation about ways to commit suicide with a group of people who have personally been affected by it? I can guarantee you the majority will find it very uncomfortable or offensive. That said, I believe the topic of hypothetical suicide should indeed be discussed in "select company."

Does it have to be you tube? I don't know about scripts and automation, but I am that if there is a video sharing service that allows posts by email, that might make it easier. why is it tacky for the asker to post a question that describes the specific situation for which he wants an answer? Is it tacky to talk about hypothetical suicide or is suicide one of those terms we can only whisper about in select company?

or http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/ or http://www.autohotkey.com/.

for what its worth, you could very easily do this with http://www.macroexpress.com It can record mouse movements, keystrokes, activations, you name it-- its got a pseudo-programming language that fits right in snugly with windows. I got my copy off bittorrent. Highly recommended for all your post suicidal needs

[further discussion can take place in http://metatalk.metafilter.com/14100/Are-we-going-to-be-bummed-when-we-hear-that-users-have-offed-themselves-after-posting-their-suicide-plans-on-AskMe]

If the biggest problem is the fact that YouTube would delete the video as soon as it was spotted, then really what you need to do is determine if there is a way to set up some sort of post-death repeating submission. I don't know if that's something that can be accomplished. [I hate it when mefis argue. :-( Can't we all just get along?]

I just uploaded a video to YouTube this morning and they didn't need a CAPTCHA. Also, there is a way to directly record stuff to YouTube without having to save it on your computer first, so I'd imagine that's pretty possible. I'm not sure how you'd indicate that the recording has ended though.