Please develop a rule for posting of videos, particularly as thread starters. Each video should have a decent synopsis of the contents, with bullet points if possible. Too many "you should watch this video" threads. Case in point:
John Mearsheimer on Putin's Invasion of Ukraine
Please dispense with the "Russian bot", "Kremlin troll" crap. John Mearsheimer is a distinguished scholar who's been speaking for years on how the Ukraine crisis would blow up. He's really worth listening to:debatepolitics.com
1.5 hour video with zero synopsis.
Please develop a rule for posting of videos, particularly as thread starters. Each video should have a decent synopsis of the contents, with bullet points if possible. Too many "you should watch this video" threads. Case in point:
John Mearsheimer on Putin's Invasion of Ukraine
Please dispense with the "Russian bot", "Kremlin troll" crap. John Mearsheimer is a distinguished scholar who's been speaking for years on how the Ukraine crisis would blow up. He's really worth listening to:debatepolitics.com
1.5 hour video with zero synopsis.
That's fine, but if there is a rule for having a decent synopsis, it will likely reduce the number of "watch this video" threads because the lazy people will think twice. This is a debate forum, not Twitter.If it's something like ten mins or less, I'll watch it or watch some of it.
I won't sit and stare at several hours of talking heads.
But there's no need for a rule or rule change, this forum is for people to debate and if idiots are too lazy to debate, I won't engage with them.
I don't know that yet another rule is required. My experience with people posting overly long video links, with no excerpted quotes to provide context, just get ignored until the OP disappears. I usually just ignore them.Please develop a rule for posting of videos, particularly as thread starters. Each video should have a decent synopsis of the contents, with bullet points if possible. Too many "you should watch this video" threads. Case in point:
1.5 hour video with zero synopsis.
Maybe. I was at a previous board that had such a rule, and I got dinged for it. After that, I did a better job of presenting what was in the video. So it will either/or 1) reduce the number of "watch this video" threads 2) force some to get better with video synopses.I don't know that yet another rule is required. My experience with people posting overly long video links, with no excerpted quotes to provide context, just get ignored until the OP disappears. I usually just ignore them.
Just move on if you're not interested.Please develop a rule for posting of videos, particularly as thread starters. Each video should have a decent synopsis of the contents, with bullet points if possible. Too many "you should watch this video" threads. Case in point:
John Mearsheimer on Putin's Invasion of Ukraine
Please dispense with the "Russian bot", "Kremlin troll" crap. John Mearsheimer is a distinguished scholar who's been speaking for years on how the Ukraine crisis would blow up. He's really worth listening to:debatepolitics.com
1.5 hour video with zero synopsis.
I agree. As I wrote in that thread, it's basically just pushing propaganda. Might as well post an ad for some other website to generate views....Please develop a rule for posting of videos, particularly as thread starters. Each video should have a decent synopsis of the contents, with bullet points if possible. Too many "you should watch this video" threads. Case in point:
John Mearsheimer on Putin's Invasion of Ukraine
Please dispense with the "Russian bot", "Kremlin troll" crap. John Mearsheimer is a distinguished scholar who's been speaking for years on how the Ukraine crisis would blow up. He's really worth listening to:debatepolitics.com
1.5 hour video with zero synopsis.
Threads occupy database space. I agree, space is cheap these days, but that's not a reason to become lazy.Just move on if you're not interested.
That's fine, but if there is a rule for having a decent synopsis, it will likely reduce the number of "watch this video" threads because the lazy people will think twice. This is a debate forum, not Twitter.
I tend to not have patience for posts that start with videos
I know exactly the frustration you have with OPs that are just a video, but I do not see at this time where we are going to implement a rule about it.Please develop a rule for posting of videos, particularly as thread starters. Each video should have a decent synopsis of the contents, with bullet points if possible. Too many "you should watch this video" threads. Case in point:
John Mearsheimer on Putin's Invasion of Ukraine
Please dispense with the "Russian bot", "Kremlin troll" crap. John Mearsheimer is a distinguished scholar who's been speaking for years on how the Ukraine crisis would blow up. He's really worth listening to:debatepolitics.com
1.5 hour video with zero synopsis.
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