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wryter2000

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29. I hate the misleading titles

Mon Aug 16, 2021, 12:55 PM

Aug 2021

Things like "Trump loses his mind on TV," that turns out to be some commentator talking about Trump being an idiot. There might be video of Trump in there somewhere, but I'm not hanging around to see it.

I do appreciate the guy who shows the clip first, but I don't watch his, either.

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I wish folks would put a description when posting video clips [View all] captain queeg Aug 2021 OP

Me too empedocles Aug 2021 #1

I've been saying that for years and years and years Orrex Aug 2021 #2

You are not alone. TreasonousBastard Aug 2021 #3

To get out of the house, I went down to the library on Saturday. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 #4

Amen Brother... comradebillyboy Aug 2021 #5

Me too. Also blind links to who knows what. And random posts on Twit. lagomorph777 Aug 2021 #6

The obscure title with only a tweet link or a nonsequitor body of one quasi-sentence is the only ... marble falls Aug 2021 #10

And they usually have a thread title of something like zuul Aug 2021 #17

"This!1!" lagomorph777 Aug 2021 #28

I vote for banning "This" posts William Seger Aug 2021 #42

You've got my vote! lagomorph777 Aug 2021 #43

+ 1,000,0000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 hlthe2b Aug 2021 #7

+100 nt Wicked Blue Aug 2021 #35

Same. MuseRider Aug 2021 #8

Many of the Video Clips Have Exciting Tags But Don't Measure Up Once You Look at the Video n/t Indykatie Aug 2021 #9

The videos that claim a clip that's about a minute long in a ball of commentary ... marble falls Aug 2021 #11

Number Four Will Drop Your Jaw! Orrex Aug 2021 #34

I agree! Bait clicks is all they seem to be looking for (get paid or compensated somehow for SWBTATTReg Aug 2021 #12

I would rather read as well. It's much faster. I don't ever watch videos that have no Nay Aug 2021 #13

i'd settle for the source of the clip. mopinko Aug 2021 #14

I agree, I bypass most of the videos if no explanation Bev54 Aug 2021 #15

I'm exactly the same way and agree 100% (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2021 #16

It tricks us into watching Fox News crap. pwb Aug 2021 #18

I never open them. Same with blind links. Whoever posts those, you're wasting your time Arazi Aug 2021 #19

Agreed. And I don't watch the clips. iemanja Aug 2021 #20

I hate when on a news site, the video of the story keeps popping up over the text, Swede Aug 2021 #21

The bane of my existance! LeftInTX Aug 2021 #22

+a brazillion! nt tblue37 Aug 2021 #41

I just skip them FakeNoose Aug 2021 #23

DU being DU, various quibbles such as this, NewHendoLib Aug 2021 #24

Yes, when I go to a newspaper site and they post a video. TNNurse Aug 2021 #25

Me, too. I'm hearing impaired and videos with audio are barriers for me. Scottie Mom Aug 2021 #26

Precisely. ChazInAz Aug 2021 #37

Same here. tblue37 Aug 2021 #40

A lot of people here seem to love rage porn videos. johnp3907 Aug 2021 #27

I think you're right. lagomorph777 Aug 2021 #31

I hate the misleading titles wryter2000 Aug 2021 #29

I saw a video earlier about how much better ... Whiskeytide Aug 2021 #30

Agreed. I won't click on a video with no description. CaptainTruth Aug 2021 #32

Sadly "phoning it in" appears to have new meaning. A few clues would help indeed. Ford_Prefect Aug 2021 #33

I wish videos came with transcripts TxGuitar Aug 2021 #36

I've always found 2 groups of recordings on the internet, audio or video. discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2021 #38

As a deafie it would mean the world to me, too. tblue37 Aug 2021 #39

Yeah. I can read the story faster than a video will plod through it. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2021 #44

Maybe v/o (video only) in the title, like we put n/t in the title? Captain Stern Aug 2021 #45