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EarlG

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18. That is definitely good advice, however...

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #16)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 11:08 AM

Jan 5

I think the issue that a lot of folks are having is not necessarily the content of the videos themselves, but the screaming nature of the video titles.

Those titles are typically not chosen by DUers -- it is simply the prevalent (and awful, IMO) style on YouTube. But unfortunately, it's often the DUers who bring the videos to DU who get criticized for simply using the original video titles that someone else came up with.

Prior to the creation of the Liberal YouTubers and Cable News Clips forums, video was much more free-for-all on DU. We had a legacy forum which dated back to DU2 called "Video & Multimedia," and video content would often get duped between that forum and others on DU.

On DU4, we retired Video & Multimedia and created two new forums -- Liberal YouTubers and Cable News Clips -- to specifically host that kind of content. This was partially a response to complaints -- which date back several years now -- that too many clickbait-style videos were finding their way on to DU.

The idea was that by providing specific forums for people to post those types of videos, other DUers who didn't want to see them could easily trash the forums and make those videos go away. Unfortunately, it seems that many DUers either don't know how to trash the forums, or are making the deliberate decision to not trash them, instead preferring to complain about the videos or the people posting them.

That's why I posted this today -- to remind folks that we do have built-in solutions which they can use to help mitigate this issue, should they choose to.

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PSA: If you do not like seeing YouTube video threads on DU's Latest page, do this [View all] EarlG Jan 5 OP

Thank you markie Jan 5 #1

Done. murielm99 Jan 5 #2

There are good vids and bad vids jmbar2 Jan 5 #3

Yes. I love some of the content creators wolfie001 Jan 5 #31

Kick dalton99a Jan 5 #4

I have done that, and it helps, however... Fiendish Thingy Jan 5 #5

At least in GD there's still the red square identifying a video OP, which I rely on a lot and am thankful for, chia Jan 5 #6

But could this be a perception issue? EarlG Jan 5 #11

I deeply admire you for bringing the receipts. And I'm not joking. littlemissmartypants Jan 5 #13

Yeah, I did a count after I posted and was surprised at the low number Fiendish Thingy Jan 5 #14

Sure -- this small sample may not be indicative of the entire issue EarlG Jan 5 #17

. yellow dahlia Jan 5 #41

I vote for removing videos from General Discussion. In my view videos aren't discussion. It is listening. Trueblue1968 Jan 5 #47

A lot of those videos are ridiculously bad awesomerwb1 Jan 5 #7

Agree SCantiGOP Jan 5 #26

Something about the YT algorithm that the thumbnail has to scream, "Attention!" wolfie001 Jan 5 #32

I agree some of the thumbnails are obnoxious Kali Jan 5 #37

Thanks, Earl Easterncedar Jan 5 #8

I just don't open many threads with the little red square on them... Wounded Bear Jan 5 #9

Now if only we could remove trashed/ignored stuff from the Homepage JoseBalow Jan 5 #10

Thanks EarlG jfz9580m Jan 5 #12

For what it's worth, Wednesdays Jan 5 #15

Thanks Wednesdays jfz9580m Jan 5 #29

The videos only play if you click on them. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 5 #16

That is definitely good advice, however... EarlG Jan 5 #18

thank you! mike_c Jan 5 #19

I just put the people on ignore that post these garbage videos. Sector 001 Jan 5 #20

That is another perfectly acceptable solution EarlG Jan 5 #22

Thank You! COL Mustard Jan 5 #21

Very helpful - ty! nt TBF Jan 5 #23

Thanks. Endlessmike56 Jan 5 #24

Thank you Wicked Blue Jan 5 #25

My Avast VPN refuses to open any YouTube videos. 1WorldHope Jan 5 #27

This is a YouTube thing EarlG Jan 5 #33

Thanks. Done. lamp_shade Jan 5 #28

Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe Jan 5 #30

Thank you!! RockCreek Jan 5 #34

When I am really interested in the topic of a video, I make a transcript for my and others' skimming and saving. usonian Jan 5 #35

Many thanks, u. yellow dahlia Jan 5 #43

Glad that some good is coming from my long experience with computers. usonian Jan 5 #45

Best DU Advice! FiveFifteen Jan 5 #36

Thanks! Martin68 Jan 5 #38

Thank you IbogaProject Jan 5 #39

video OP should have to post some deSCription with video msongs Jan 5 #40

Still seeing liberal youtube posts in the Issue Forums IbogaProject Jan 5 #42

I don't trust anything. BidenRocks Jan 5 #44

My solution WmChris Jan 5 #46

I am conducting a personal experiment jfz9580m Jan 6 #48