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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger
and i'll spell it out to you
The reason those threads you highlighted are in the music forum is was because they were intended to have DISCUSSION in them, and the fact that some people are just going in there and just posting videos is what people are getting annoyed about.
Clear now?
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My point is that when I read Jackhammer's OP for the "What Are You Listening To Right Now II" thread in the music forum, I interpret it as saying that people need to post a video, but adding a few lines about the video is preferred yet not REQUIRED, because he uses the word "maybe" and follows that up with a "?" to show this is a suggestion, not a requirement:
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Originally Posted by jackhammer
Old idea. New thread. What song are you listening too now? Post a youtube link (not compulsory but links are better than the site streaming) and maybe a couple of lines about the song? Any posts with the just the track name and title will be deleted.
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You shouldn't fault people for following directions. If you want people to do something, you have to be clear in the original post.
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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger
Neither of the ones mentioned so far were.
And I know get you off on being the voice of the oppressed so I can assure you this thread is nothing more than gauging forum opinion on something that some people feel is an increasing problem and a discussion about it.
There are some people here who think that holding some kind of standards here and not allowing some of the rubbish that plagues other forums is the way this forum should be, I don't see anything wrong with that.
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I don't see anything wrong with discussing standards, either. I just don't see posting youtube videos as "rubbish."
And yes, it does bother me when moderators fault people for doing something (posting youtube videos without commentary) when those people are just following directions. Calling their posts "rubbish" is pretty harsh.
I prefer people to share their views about music videos by writing about them, because I like to hear their thoughts. I just don't feel there needs to be an across-the-board rule that they *have* to. I'd rather that we lead by example, rather than force people to spew up words (or a :/ ) after posting a video.
If you want to make it one of the official rules that people may never post a video by itself, then I am not opposed to that, as long as the rule is stated in the official site rules. However, I think it will be incredibly difficult to police, because people will just start complying by saying, "I like this video." That would count as commentary, wouldn't it?