Some thoughts on changes to YouTube

While I haven't been as present as I'd like, I have some thoughts on what I see happening on YouTube these days

This of course doesnt address the obvious things like adding better security against hackers, fixing technical issues like the inept blocking feature - I personally think those are so obvious that they speak for themselves.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• YouTube
• flagging
• reputation
• profiles

[phaedress]

Some very good points. But any new rating system will still be subject to abuse. The "reputation system"...isn't that already the director program?

Now that google has bought you-tube a lot will be changing.

I agree there should be a clear didtinction between 'personal' videos and those ripped off from TV or comercially produced.

[eweforick]

Sort of, however the reputation systems wouldn't be applied solely to video makers but to commenters as well. Not sure what Google will do to change things, they have expressly said they intend to use this to further video marketing so hehe I am thinking more commercialization in some form. Time shall tell :)

[sainter1]

I'm going to feature this on my v-log.

Great ideas Sharon. Mature content warning is a definite winner. Establishing someone's reputation for the top 100 may be difficult, eg what is the criteria required,who establishes it etc but it has def merit.

One way to wound the haters is for YT to introduce a one email address-one account policy. Allowing multiple accounts is only encouraging certain 'types' to abuse the place.

I'd LOVE to have you on my staff, or vice versa!

HR peeps rule!!!

[eweforick]

Well right now, people who put videos up are already under some of reputation system (flagging), but it is determined by a viewer. That was what I was trying to work around. hehe I admit it isn't perfect, more like a conversation starter perhaps!

[pi314too]

Very good points. Thanks for discussing this.

Peace,  pi

[FreeWingz]

Great thoughts, points, and ideas that you've brought up here. Sometimes I feel uncomfortable when I know a child watches my videos because I sometimes use adult language in them. Giving your own videos a certain rating range is a good idea. For now, I must try to remember to control my mouth in my videos darnit;) I enjoyed you sharing your thoughts with us again. Take care.

~FWz~

[SadieDammit]

Missed you! You don't look rotten, not one bit. Very good points made in this video. You are so well spoken.  Love your ideas!

[SteelyDoctorWu]

Paid subscriptions would solve a lot of the problems,and if youtube were to take a week or so and solve its bug problems I wouldn't mind paying.I would not pay for it as is.

[eweforick]

Hehe well thank you and I am not sure I would do that anyway, plus I don't get too much hatemail but I think some of the more agressively attacked people might. And I agree that people should be able to cuss as long as their video gets classified as such. But people get flagged for some of the most innocuous things things now, I just think that classifying will stop some of that. And debate is always welcome!

[eweforick]

Unfortunately it is some those videos that will ruin it for all as they dont really care about a daily suspension of their accounts.

[eweforick]

well my mind did trip down that road but I was trying to avoid that. Realistically though, they would likely need to go to paid subscriptions to implement some of this stuff methinks.