gistfile1.rb

def archive_channel(id)
  channel = Channel.find(id)
  fullscreen = User.find("4df13267aa7f960021000001")
  channel.remove_user( channel.channel_master.uid ) if channel.channel_master.present?
  channel.update_channel({name:"archived_#{channel.name}", youtube_uid:"archived_#{channel.youtube_id}" })
  channel.update_attributes(name:"archived_#{channel.name}", network_id: "4e68f7e0dfaebd0001000110", youtube_id:"archived_#{channel.youtube_id}")
  channel.add_user( fullscreen.uid )
  channel.videos.each { |vid| vid.update_attributes(youtube_video_id:"archived_#{vid.youtube_video_id}", title:"archived_#{vid.title}")}
end

# Only use this when a channel has no earnings
def delete_channel(id)
  channel = Channel.find(id)
  channel.remove_user( channel.channel_master.uid ) if channel.channel_master.present?
  channel.delete
end