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themaguffin

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132. They're fine but should include a text summary.

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Mon Jan 16, 2023, 11:17 AM

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Does anyone else here not care for endless supply of video links posted here?? [View all] Woodswalker Jan 2023 OP

YES! Joe Cool Jan 2023 #1

I agree with you, I DON'T watch the videos posted here. I would rather READ the news. Trueblue1968 Jan 2023 #13

100% agree. pnwmom Jan 2023 #33

+1 OverBurn Jan 2023 #41

agree republianmushroom Jan 2023 #96

I avoid them, esp the ones w all caps & keywords: DESTROYED, MELTS DOWN, HUMILIATED, Hekate Jan 2023 #104

There has been a "trashening" of videos here. I've started just ignoring that section of the screen. erronis Jan 2023 #47

Some posters include transcripts with videos DBoon Jan 2023 #2

What DBoon Said! ProfessorGAC Jan 2023 #10

I agree with that. Transcripts are great. Diamond_Dog Jan 2023 #11

Agree.. and I do watch some Vids.. Cha Jan 2023 #19

THIS n/t malaise Jan 2023 #23

YES! MuseRider Jan 2023 #30

This, I definitely appreciate Genki Hikari Jan 2023 #43

My issue, exactly. ChazInAz Jan 2023 #93

Agreed! Transcripts are HUGELY useful. calimary Jan 2023 #54

+1. . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2023 #87

Some people include the contents of tweets. Many thanks! wryter2000 Jan 2023 #137

If we see a video link with a trandscript or a "tweet" with text DBoon Jan 2023 #139

Good point wryter2000 Jan 2023 #140

Likewise zipplewrath Jan 2023 #3

You can do that? Effete Snob Jan 2023 #72

i dont necessarily mind it if it is informative but unfortunately drray23 Jan 2023 #4

I think this is why we have a separate section for videos. Anyone who doesn't want videos enough Jan 2023 #5

I use the DU Home page for my go-to. Having a large section filled with eye-catching images erronis Jan 2023 #50

Yup. old guy Jan 2023 #75

I like them. barbtries Jan 2023 #6

I like them too. Sometimes in my work I need to listen, not read CharleyDog Jan 2023 #16

Agree! mountain grammy Jan 2023 #95

Yes, I think there is room PatSeg Jan 2023 #101

Exactly. LakeArenal Jan 2023 #106

I care. TheBlackAdder Jan 2023 #123

Especially the ones "BREAKING" that happened days ago. we can do it Jan 2023 #7

If it has a description in the post I might or might not open it... I always have a choice mitch96 Jan 2023 #8

So...don't read them? brooklynite Jan 2023 #9

SOMETIMES you don't know it is a video. people post videos in GD instead of the video section Trueblue1968 Jan 2023 #14

How much does that actually harm you? herding cats Jan 2023 #119

Meh Stinky The Clown Jan 2023 #12

I like them. Emile Jan 2023 #15

Me too. Like almost everything in my life, there are good and bad things. EarnestPutz Jan 2023 #28

Exactly Emile Jan 2023 #125

I don't watch them. I especially don't watch the ones Polly Hennessey Jan 2023 #17

+1000! nt Wicked Blue Jan 2023 #18

I also resolutely avoid the cat updates SCantiGOP Jan 2023 #79

Amen! Wicked Blue Jan 2023 #102

Those generally are in the Lounge, or Pets. niyad Jan 2023 #116

I like some of them in the lounge. Ohiya Jan 2023 #20

Agree 100%! arkielib Jan 2023 #21

I tend to snowybirdie Jan 2023 #22

A good idea. Thanks. lamp_shade Jan 2023 #25

Overall, I like them as it is often something I otherwise wouldn't see. FoxNewsSucks Jan 2023 #24

I take it you don't go into the Music Appreciation group then ornotna Jan 2023 #26

welcome to DU Shellback Squid Jan 2023 #27

I am with you on this but... MuseRider Jan 2023 #29

When they contain no information other than the click bait, KPN Jan 2023 #31

I only watch videos posted in V&M, and then only BWdem4life Jan 2023 #32

They should be banned ..... don't people know this is a social media web site? Botany Jan 2023 #34

can u post a summary please....lol msongs Jan 2023 #55

"can u post a summary please?" sure Botany Jan 2023 #62

HOKY SHIT! Effete Snob Jan 2023 #74

. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2023 #148

It all depends on the video Silent3 Jan 2023 #35

I don't always have time to sit and read. appleannie1 Jan 2023 #36

I honestly don't care what people post, but I don't watch them. Ferrets are Cool Jan 2023 #37

I like the Midas touch videos. pwb Jan 2023 #38

I now access only LBN and GD Genki Hikari Jan 2023 #39

Anti-cop videos seem to set the tone packman Jan 2023 #40

Interesting. That's what I've seen also. I'm guessing interlopers are trying to destroy this forum. erronis Jan 2023 #52

I like them tiredtoo Jan 2023 #42

I like the video links UCmeNdc Jan 2023 #44

How many threads on this topic does it take to make a change? Croney Jan 2023 #45

I use them when I need to be hands free/eyes free Captain Zero Jan 2023 #46

I don't ever open them MichMan Jan 2023 #48

We have a video forum, and I wish all videos had to be posted there, Ocelot II Jan 2023 #49

LOL. I completely hear you on the "DEVASTATED or DESTROYED" clickbate. It's gotten so tiresome. Quixote1818 Jan 2023 #59

Unlike other forums, posters simply enter a link and call it a day. Perhaps if we modified the keopeli Jan 2023 #51

Are you talking about GD or the Video and Multimedia section? Quixote1818 Jan 2023 #53

I prefer original opinions and will read them. GreenWave Jan 2023 #56

I rarely open them, but I don't mind them at all. nt LAS14 Jan 2023 #57

I don't like liver and don't eat it. Duppers Jan 2023 #58

Who else remembers the long ago (it seems) days of the "Meta-discussion" files? littlemissmartypants Jan 2023 #60

I agree Sessuch Jan 2023 #61

welcome to DU gopiscrap Jan 2023 #144

Block videos. n/t Hope22 Jan 2023 #63

I'm generally annoyed by Twitter links Warpy Jan 2023 #64

I like them a lot but not a few shows that repackage news w their opinion mahina Jan 2023 #65

For sure Prendy Jan 2023 #66

I like them karin_sj Jan 2023 #67

I couldn't agree with you more, comrade. WheelWalker Jan 2023 #68

Yup! Don't mind transcripts, those are okay. TygrBright Jan 2023 #69

Poster on DU DESTROYS video posts Effete Snob Jan 2023 #70

I see what you did there flying rabbit Jan 2023 #84

There are a few posters who are kind enough to fully describe what is presented hlthe2b Jan 2023 #71

If you don't want to watch them, don't click on them. Problem solved! 😉 ShazzieB Jan 2023 #73

Thanks, ShazzieB cilla4progress Jan 2023 #97

10 votes Yes SCantiGOP Jan 2023 #76

I come here to read. If I wanted video news, I'd go to YouTube or some video news aggregate site. NullTuples Jan 2023 #77

I listen to them all the time. Irish_Dem Jan 2023 #78

at times video helps but don't we have bigger fish to fry? dembotoz Jan 2023 #80

It varies Wah_Guy Jan 2023 #81

Oh no, YAFMTWTTUHTUDU 48656c6c6f20 Jan 2023 #82

lol -- what the heck is that? "YAFMTW" etc. ?? orleans Jan 2023 #91

I want MORE videos BadGimp Jan 2023 #83

😉 LakeArenal Jan 2023 #107

I agree, but the devil is in the details. old as dirt Jan 2023 #146

I'm grateful for the people who take the time to post videos. femmedem Jan 2023 #85

Videos are highly inefficient medium for political analysis Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2023 #86

Age disparity showing Arthur_Frain Jan 2023 #88

Lately I don't often find videos here that I like unless it's someone posting in reply betsuni Jan 2023 #89

DON'T LOOK AT THEM! I don't mind at all. I like them! TeamProg Jan 2023 #90

✔️ live love laugh Jan 2023 #114

Yes. LisaM Jan 2023 #92

I'm a really shallow person so I like them. I also like things that make me giggle. Tom Yossarian Joad Jan 2023 #94

When I post s video, mostly from PBS NewsHour, I also include transcript question everything Jan 2023 #98

Are you on a dial-up internet connection? Emile Jan 2023 #99

Lol Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2023 #109

I DO NOT read posts with Twitter links any more... JCMach1 Jan 2023 #100

Is someone forcing you to watch them? Rob H. Jan 2023 #103

I much prefer text, in most contexts petronius Jan 2023 #105

It's the evolution of things. herding cats Jan 2023 #108

Doesn't bother me. electric_blue68 Jan 2023 #110

There is a forum dedicated to Videos. PufPuf23 Jan 2023 #111

What if the video forum is gone in the next generation of DU? herding cats Jan 2023 #118

The different forums at DU basically are just a first step sort. PufPuf23 Jan 2023 #121

I agree, i very rarely open them. I prefer to read Raine Jan 2023 #112

I just appreciate the opportunity to choose. "To each his own." Samrob Jan 2023 #113

I bookmark for later watching unless its a short one I can watch immediately BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 2023 #115

Doesn't bother me. Many are quite informative. And one CAN simply ignore them. niyad Jan 2023 #117

There is a separate forum here exclusively for videos, that's what the V&M Forum is for - videos. Rhiannon12866 Jan 2023 #120

Depends on the day and if I have time. TigressDem Jan 2023 #122

Today's video will be an Indiana toddler with a loaded handgun Emile Jan 2023 #124

'Aint nobody got time for that Generic Brad Jan 2023 #126

Graduate of Evelyn Wood Speed Reading no doubt. NT Hotler Jan 2023 #127

Ha ha ha! TeamProg Jan 2023 #133

Same here Progressive dog Jan 2023 #128

Not everyone has time to watch videos dlk Jan 2023 #129

I just scroll past them to the next OP... Spazito Jan 2023 #130

What bothers me is ignorant reaction (often outraged!) posted before and instead Hortensis Jan 2023 #131

They're fine but should include a text summary. themaguffin Jan 2023 #132

And almost all the videos have them, I don't know why so few take the time to include them Rhiannon12866 Jan 2023 #141

When too many clog your feed intrepidity Jan 2023 #134

As Sara Lee once said "Everybody doesn't like something... but nobody doesn't like Sara Lee" IcyPeas Jan 2023 #135

I only dislike them when the headline is misleading wryter2000 Jan 2023 #136

I like them. I can ignore them or watch. I very much appreciate when a poster ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2023 #138

To each their own..... Chakaconcarne Jan 2023 #142

Video posts, tweet posts, acronyms, posts without enough info tishaLA Jan 2023 #143

I rarely watch them iemanja Jan 2023 #145

I usually read DU in my phone before bed so skip them. But they don't bother me. Some people prefer Iris Jan 2023 #147

Maybe you shouldn't watch them. Swede Jan 2023 #149

I don't care. I prefer transcripts, but dmr Jan 2023 #150