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In reply to the discussion: Of the 10 DU post I've just read 9 of them were videos [View all]Rhiannon12866
(217,230 posts)31. I'm not a fan of videos without captions, either. And they are provided for almost all videos,
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Sharpen your search perameter. Or close caption them and read. I read more of them than I listen to.
marble falls
Mar 2024
#1
Absolutely. Also if there are any capitalized titles promising "Putin DESTROYED by ... , TFG EVISCERATED by ..., ...
marble falls
Mar 2024
#9
Oh yeah, I'm so tired of titles with those type descriptions. Never watch them.
Silent Type
Mar 2024
#32
Sometimes it's tough but then there are two or three of the valuble posters here who actually add the ...
marble falls
Mar 2024
#39
Yes, several DUers are really good about some narrative. Oh, and the Lounge videos
Silent Type
Mar 2024
#62
Thanks. It seems that these front-page videos should not have such a prominent place.
erronis
Mar 2024
#58
omg! when did you start the cable news clips?? i just managed to locate it and was looking thru
orleans
Mar 2024
#70
Don't want to be bothered with actually commenting on something? Just post a video.
Ocelot II
Mar 2024
#3
You can choose a video if you want. I will almost never choose them because most are time-wasters
Ocelot II
Mar 2024
#67
I agree. I can read key excerpts of an article in less than a minute that a video takes ten minutes to work around to
Bernardo de La Paz
Mar 2024
#5
Anytime I post a video, I provide a caption to explain what it's about. They are available on almost all videos.
Rhiannon12866
Mar 2024
#25
I'm not a fan of videos without captions, either. And they are provided for almost all videos,
Rhiannon12866
Mar 2024
#31
It's not the first OP that I've seen like this. I guess too few that there are forums just for videos
Rhiannon12866
Mar 2024
#51
Same here! We need to know what it's about without spending the time to see if we're interested
Rhiannon12866
Mar 2024
#60
Ditto. Heck, by the time you see a few videos, almost 1.5 hours has passed. I don't want to sit there and
SWBTATTReg
Mar 2024
#16
It's so annoying, and most don't even have a brief summary of what the video is about.
brush
Mar 2024
#17
Though not as many as there were. I hate the "insider' post: "Pete just went crazy!" ...
marble falls
Mar 2024
#42
Then post a thoughtful OP with fact-filled sources and some startup analysis.
ancianita
Mar 2024
#22
Put you finger on the red slide and skip the introductory parts or the parts that don't interest you.
PortTack
Mar 2024
#26
I don't write off any source with out a fair listen. In Fox's case that would be as soon as anyone's lips move ...
marble falls
Mar 2024
#45
If we had more democrats pushing a real narrative in 2016 we might have won the election.
texasfiddler
Mar 2024
#44
i usually now watch x and or other sources than youtube as they banned me for having a ad blocker.
AllaN01Bear
Mar 2024
#46
Posts with the little red square have videos; posts with little blue square have tweets
ecstatic
Mar 2024
#53
Thanks! I've been avoiding the video forums but they appear everywhere, often with no caption.
catrose
Mar 2024
#56
I don't absorb information as well from video as print, so I've trashed the video forums.
Scrivener7
Mar 2024
#55
It is too bad that so many here trash the posters. I don't watch, but appreciate the time and effort
question everything
Mar 2024
#75