lodirulz
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Post by lodirulz on Sept 21, 2016 22:40:17 GMT -5
At this point, controversy HAS GOT to be one of Youtube's Kinks or something. I previously started a thread on their Advertiser Friendly Content, and now, without even wearing any white vans, they are back at it again, where they have this new program for users in which users all have levels, and they grow in level by doing tasks that give you points...... which includes among other things, MASS FLAGGING ANOTHER USERS VIDEOS. That type of action is now considered REWARD WORTHY.
There's a MASSIVE dislike counter on the video above, so as per usual, the fallout from Youtube's decision is going to be quite ugly.
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Post by xCompackx on Sept 21, 2016 22:58:10 GMT -5
I'm not sure how I feel about this. Letting users moderate with (maybe?) less automation and less false-positives sounds like a good idea. I just wonder how long it lasts until the system gets horribly abused by people who either don't agree with someone's opinion or just wants to troll.
I want to use this post to ask a general question: What DO we want out of YouTube in terms of how they manage content and copyrights? Because I gotta say, whenever some new policy upsets people, there's never a lot of conversation regarding how they'd fix it rather than blaming YouTube for "screwing up again".
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Post by Crimson on Sept 21, 2016 23:00:47 GMT -5
Geez talk about a backfire. And yeah, I like that Googles response to all the growing criticism is to outsource to work as volunteer work for the community.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Sept 21, 2016 23:02:51 GMT -5
God.....damn it YouTube.....
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Post by Sponsored by Groose Wipes on Sept 21, 2016 23:20:54 GMT -5
I don't like this thread so I'm flagging it. I gotta get my points.
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Shai
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Post by Shai on Sept 21, 2016 23:30:27 GMT -5
This is bad....this is going to be so bad....this system is going to get raped and I don't use that word lightly because there is NO WAY this isn't going to get horribly abused. With the amount of just trolls on YouTube not even adding in the fact that everyone is offended by damn near everything. This is gonna suck ass.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2016 23:37:41 GMT -5
This isn't going to affect me at all, but it certainly sounds like a horrible idea.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2016 23:39:41 GMT -5
The second any (and I mean any) real competition comes along youtube is done.
Google are just flushing billions of dollars down the drain with each of these nonsense rules.
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Post by Sponsored by Groose Wipes on Sept 21, 2016 23:50:58 GMT -5
The second any (and I mean any) real competition comes along youtube is done. Google are just flushing billions of dollars down the drain with each of these nonsense rules. The sad thing is I don't see that happening unless someone like Amazon does it. Youtube still makes a loss monthly, so Google is not making money off of it. I just can't believe that they got a problem of people wrongfully flagging content and decided "Yeah let's make that easier for people to abuse." You thought companies flagging your videos was bad? Wait until your trolls, SJWs, and people who just don't like your content start doing it. I'm praying for a legit competitor because I believe Youtube has this idea that they can get away with this crap because where else will you go? The only thing a content create can do on Youtube is get kicked in the groin and be told to smile about it. I hope Youtube realizes how freaking awful this idea is and will cancel the idea, or at least git rid of getting points for flagging videos and being giving the power to mass flag videos. The point that Youtube sees the power to mass flag videos as an award is VERY considering. This is George Orwell's 1984 come to life.
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Post by Heartbreaker on Sept 22, 2016 0:14:24 GMT -5
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Shai
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Post by Shai on Sept 22, 2016 0:17:45 GMT -5
This is funny in a way because I'm now seeing YouTubers that have defended YouTube in the past saying this is a horrible idea.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Sept 22, 2016 1:09:21 GMT -5
Yes, let's allow a user base with the median maturity level of a hormonal teenager to police themselves, shall we?
Capital thinking, Google.
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Post by 魔界5号 on Sept 22, 2016 2:22:36 GMT -5
I remember when YouTube was a good, innocent site for sharing videos online that ran smoothly without a problem for years.
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Shai
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Post by Shai on Sept 22, 2016 2:30:35 GMT -5
I remember when YouTube was a good, innocent site for sharing videos online that ran smoothly without a problem for years. And then Google destroyed it.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Sept 22, 2016 2:35:44 GMT -5
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Sept 22, 2016 3:14:08 GMT -5
Cool. Now between trolls and the "offended by everything" crew, literally every video is going to be gone within 3 weeks.
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Shai
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Post by Shai on Sept 22, 2016 3:25:55 GMT -5
So everyone who said that the advertising friendly thing wasn't a big deal and that Google wouldn't really do something that would kill YouTube can just take that L now right. Cause we're all in agreement that if this goes the way we all KNOW it's going to go YT is dead right?
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Post by Fade is a CodyCryBaby on Sept 22, 2016 4:11:34 GMT -5
Is Dixi Carter running Youtube now?
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Post by wisdomwizard on Sept 22, 2016 5:32:26 GMT -5
Horrid idea. If they had a system in place like an application process that could accurately root out the trolls and SJWs who seek to abuse videos by flagging this could work. But there's no such system out there that can do so.
The founders of YouTube should have never sold their company to Google. They could have potentially made themselves even more money over time than whatever it was they got, but nope! Hope they're happy wherever they are. Google doesn't really seem to care what the public thinks considering how many screw ups like this they keep making that tick their userbase off. And never, NOT EVEN ONCE, do they ever bother directly communicating to them! Who are you supposed to even go to in order to ask questions about this? Everything is automated which is still ridiculous. They should have actual people for accountability.
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Post by Eunös ✈ on Sept 22, 2016 5:56:22 GMT -5
For all those who do Youtube for a Job. Honestly it sounds like more hassle than its worth. Dealing with Copyright Claims despite falling under Fair Use. Not getting paid because you said f*** and Bugger in a video. Now this. Plus crazy fans that randomly show up at your house or actually want to kill you cause you dared to express an opinion they did not agree with. My job isn't perfect, but atleast I don't have to worry about any of that.
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