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Bernardo de La Paz

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8. What's really odd is the idea that you have to watch a video to decide whether to watch or not

Reply to BlueTsunami2018 (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 20, 2024, 07:07 AM

Mar 20

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.

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I am not on this site to watch videos [View all] Joe Cool Mar 20 OP

There is a simple solution ornotna Mar 20 #1

Just don't watch them then. BlueTsunami2018 Mar 20 #2

What's really odd is the idea that you have to watch a video to decide whether to watch or not Bernardo de La Paz Mar 20 #8

Agree videos are an inefficient use of time. I watch them at double speed. bucolic_frolic Mar 20 #3

watching at double speed---good suggestion. hlthe2b Mar 20 #4

I was wondering... 2naSalit Mar 20 #6

Meidas Touch are lawyers, they can manufacture verbage at will bucolic_frolic Mar 20 #9

Well... 2naSalit Mar 20 #13

Maybe I should include YMMV bucolic_frolic Mar 20 #17

In particular, one source posts videos that average 15 minutes and say nothing 3Hotdogs Mar 20 #16

Joe and I are asking for a summary Tetrachloride Mar 20 #5

Start a business, YouTube @ 2ce the speed. bucolic_frolic Mar 20 #11

I watch 2% of vids w no summary, and 15% of vids w reasonable summaries Bernardo de La Paz Mar 20 #7

Agreed. This is new with DU4. Admin pls call for summaries on videos. So many of them now with no brief context. brush Mar 20 #10

OR... 2naSalit Mar 20 #14

Segregate the videos to their own section? LatteLady Mar 20 #12

Agreed. Post summaries. n/t Bobstandard Mar 20 #15

Please post summaries, i usually don't have headphones and my wife doesn't want to hear. dem4decades Mar 20 #18

We just had a long thread on this less than a week ago so I'll re-use my locking message EarlG Mar 20 #19