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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI am not on this site to watch videos
This discussion thread was locked by EarlG (a host of the General Discussion forum).
So, can anyone who posts a video give a detailed summary of what is in the video says since there is a pretty near 100% chance I am not going to watch a ten minute video nor probably any video for that matter? If you are not willing to give a detailed summary of the video, don´t post the video.
One day I looked at the first page of the latest discussions and I counted over 50 minutes worth of video posts.
ornotna
(10,810 posts)Move on to the next post.
BlueTsunami2018
(3,507 posts)This is an odd post.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,069 posts)Take the two minutes it takes to post the source, the length, and 25 or so words of summary. Those two minutes saves DU members hundreds of minutes watching the first 2 minutes of videos before quitting.
Posters can handle that! More people will watch their video!
It's the polite thing to do, hunh.
bucolic_frolic
(43,476 posts)The important parts are usually only a minute or two. I skip a LOT of intros.
hlthe2b
(102,509 posts)I fast forward and if the point hasn't been made in the first minute or two, I give up. It is frustrating when the provocative youtube titles don't begin to mesh with the content.
Some of the "hosts" need to realize that long "wind-ups" and incredibly obvious analyses really turn off folks.
2naSalit
(86,920 posts)Because I watch many videos here, about the length of many videos like Midas Touch* vids that are at least ten minutes long, I think there may be something in the terms at utoob about length and how that effects their site somehow.
Some of them go on a bit too long.
*Only ones I could think of on the spot.
bucolic_frolic
(43,476 posts)I just try to be efficient with my time. Skipping the intro (we know who most of these people are already), switching to 1.75x or 2.0x speed, I can watch a 17 minute vid in about 8 minutes. Productivity.
On YouTube itself, if you hold down the left mouse button it will do 2x on the fly. Then just slow down for an important point.
2naSalit
(86,920 posts)That's a feature of which I was unaware!
Thanks, I will make use of THAT! I get annoyed at having to filter through so many videos, I appreciate them, just don't have that much time, and I'm retired!
bucolic_frolic
(43,476 posts)Don't know if it's a browser feature, a YouTube setting. I haven't installed any add-ons to enhance speed so I assume it's a YT feature.
3Hotdogs
(12,462 posts)that couldn't be summarized in two sentences -- and in the middle, is a commercial for some shit or other. All preceded by a "bait" title that usually ends up not being fulfilled by what the title said.
I skip those.
Another one is an almost daily title on how the economy of China exploded yesterday, and yesterday's yesterday and the day after yesterday's yesterday...
Tetrachloride
(7,899 posts)If DU members can be more considerate, that would be nice by definition.
bucolic_frolic
(43,476 posts)Summaries and quick important points at 1/4 the time!
I think you can already cut, paste, and repackage videos if you have a channel going.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,069 posts)Why post if you don't want people to watch?
Post the length, the source, and at least a 25 word informative summary.
It's easy! Do it!
brush
(53,971 posts)Before posting on DU required communicating intelligently what you were saying, not just copying and pasting a url in the text box without anything else.
Just a link to fucking xitter.
LatteLady
(21 posts)Id like the site set up to place all videos in a separate section so I can just not go there. Many of these repeatedly posted shows should have their own header link.
The suggestion to just not watch them ignores the fact that you have to open the link to discover its a video. Its irritating for two reasons, repeated waste of time and annoying not to be able to read about topic of interest when you thought thats what youd find.
Bobstandard
(1,332 posts)dem4decades
(11,321 posts)EarlG
(21,990 posts)If people want to post videos, they are more than welcome to. We provide a couple of specific forums for certain specific types of video, but other than that people can post videos wherever they like.
Star Members can see which threads contain videos because on the Latest page and in forums, a little red square shows up next to the thread title if a thread contains a video. If youre a Star Member and you dont see it, make sure you have the indicator turned on in Account Settings.
We have a lot of people who spend a lot of time bringing interesting videos to DU, and I support those efforts. Weve also provided tools for people to avoid seeing the majority of videos, and I encourage people who dont want to see videos to use those tools, rather than try to disparage the efforts of people who bring the videos to DU.
I dont disagree that it would be helpful for people to post a brief explanation of the video, but its not compulsory, and many people already do that anyway. So with that said Im going to lock this now. People who like to post videos on DU should not be made to feel as if theyre doing something wrong.