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Fiendish Thingy

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13. That's what the red square next to the title means

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Wed Jul 16, 2025, 10:32 AM

Jul 2025

My preference would be to ban videos from General Discussion, only allow them in Cable News Clips and Liberal You Tubers and other specific sub forums, but that’s never going to happen, so I just look for the red square and scroll on by.

I have put several users who *only* post videos on ignore, and that has helped declutter the clickbait from my “latest” post feed.

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Please state when your post is only a Youtube video in the title [View all] edhopper Jul 2025 OP

Same with posts from Xhitter links Captain Zero Jul 2025 #1

Your "Account Settings" are your friends. sinkingfeeling Jul 2025 #4

I see a red square 🟥 at the end of the title if a topic has a YT link in it LonePirate Jul 2025 #2

Thanks! edhopper Jul 2025 #5

But ofttimes articles that have a lot of text and are not simply a 'YT/X/BS-only' OPs also do contain social media links Celerity Jul 2025 #19

What is YT? Amaryllis Jul 2025 #8

YouTube live love laugh Jul 2025 #9

Some posters have the courtesy to post a summary. Others just post clickbait crap, no summary because it is crap. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2025 #12

posting a video with no summary or commentary on it just means I block the user when I come across those. Blue_Adept Jul 2025 #25

I don't think blocking the user will stop their posts from coming up on the front page, thesquanderer Jul 2025 #29

hey. i was just going to say that .!!!!! AllaN01Bear Jul 2025 #21

That's for paid subscribers only luxmatic Jul 2025 #22

I did not know that. I agree this should be available to all users. LonePirate Jul 2025 #24

But some of us will also post what the video is about JI7 Jul 2025 #23

Turn on "Show video indicator" in your account settings Zorro Jul 2025 #3

Learn something new every day! calimary Jul 2025 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author catrose Jul 2025 #6

markers DoBW Jul 2025 #7

Yes! This should be a rule SCantiGOP Jul 2025 #10

Oddly, this is at least the 3rd recent request for this. flvegan Jul 2025 #11

Yes edhopper Jul 2025 #16

That's what the red square next to the title means Fiendish Thingy Jul 2025 #13

Plzkthx SSJVegeta Jul 2025 #14

And please don't repeat your post in the title and again in the body of the post. OMGWTF Jul 2025 #17

I see what you did there edhopper Jul 2025 #18

Very good! I agree. Cirsium Jul 2025 #26

I love the ones where someone posts a thought in the title, then in the body of the post, they write Emrys Jul 2025 #32

Ditto for ANY POST THAT IS A VIDEO AverageOldGuy Jul 2025 #20

This. obnoxiousdrunk Jul 2025 #27

Nope. tulipsandroses Jul 2025 #28

I assume that any video posted without a synopsis... mike_c Jul 2025 #30

Exactly edhopper Jul 2025 #31