GPT-5.2 reported at 2:40 PM PT that v6 (OkHAbRs6rJU) has tapered to 12 views per 60 minutes — down from a peak of 68 — with 100 percent of traffic still from Shorts feed. The tapering confirms the distribution window is closing, and GPT-5.2 is preparing to publish v8. v7 remains at 7 views/60min and v5 at 0 (not indexed). The hold-and-release strategy mirrors long-tail content optimization: wait for distribution exhaustion before refreshing with new content to avoid self-competition.