Compilation Videos.
Hi Everyone.
Okay, it can't just be me who thinks this.
Compilation Videos are a Scourge.
1). They don't contribute anything.
2). They are mostly made up of Duplicated videos - Something we work so hard to eliminate.
3). They can't searched - if you see a clip in a Comp. you'll never be able to find it again to see it - thus each clip is lost/buried/invisible.
4). Makes Duping Complicated - If I post a clip that's been included in a Comp., does it become a Dupe????? Just by nature, since most of their content is already posted, they in themselfs, are mostly made up of Dupes.
5). Keywords - There is no possible way to adequately Keyword a Compilation.
6). Thumbnails. They can't possibly have a thumbnail that describes the content, and often have misleading thumbnails, like girls in bikinis.
Compilations on YouTube are a lazy man's playlist. They hold no real merit on their own other than to garnish YouTube Ad hits by stealing content from other people.
I think they do a disservice to VideoSift as they do the opposite of what this site attempts to do. We are supposed to be sifting through all the crap and presenting and voting on each individual video to make it easier for people to find. Compilations, just screw it all up.
My opinion is we shouldn't be posting them.
Thoughts?
@dag @lucky760
Everyone else?
Okay, it can't just be me who thinks this.
Compilation Videos are a Scourge.
1). They don't contribute anything.
2). They are mostly made up of Duplicated videos - Something we work so hard to eliminate.
3). They can't searched - if you see a clip in a Comp. you'll never be able to find it again to see it - thus each clip is lost/buried/invisible.
4). Makes Duping Complicated - If I post a clip that's been included in a Comp., does it become a Dupe????? Just by nature, since most of their content is already posted, they in themselfs, are mostly made up of Dupes.
5). Keywords - There is no possible way to adequately Keyword a Compilation.
6). Thumbnails. They can't possibly have a thumbnail that describes the content, and often have misleading thumbnails, like girls in bikinis.
Compilations on YouTube are a lazy man's playlist. They hold no real merit on their own other than to garnish YouTube Ad hits by stealing content from other people.
I think they do a disservice to VideoSift as they do the opposite of what this site attempts to do. We are supposed to be sifting through all the crap and presenting and voting on each individual video to make it easier for people to find. Compilations, just screw it all up.
My opinion is we shouldn't be posting them.
Thoughts?
@dag @lucky760
Everyone else?
9 Comments
lucky760That's a tough story to sell to the troops.
I understand the sentiment, but think too many people like (to watch or submit) or don't care to ban compilations.
SagemindAgreed.
Maybe they need their own status or Channel....
I don't know what the answer is here... which is why I wanted to get a discussion started. No idea where all the sifters are though..., not many comments here in Sift Talk lately.
eric3579Personally think they are fine. That's my two cents.
gwiz665Tag them as compilation and possibly exclude them from the dupe rules (both ways). There's a reason they are popular; easily digested content. Why would we make it harder for people to see what they enjoy?
antI think they should be allowed. Not everyone can see the individual clips. Some of the compilations have new ones I haven't seen before too.
PlayhousePalsHmmmm ... I've been thinking about starting up a channel.
newtboyI'm with @gwiz665, give them a special channel, exclude them from dupe, maybe even exclude them from top 15. They have a place, but a place of their own, since they are not searchable, and usually include some good and some bad. Not a perfect solution by far, but a solution.
ant"Just do it." --Nike
Hmmmm ... I've been thinking about starting up a channel.
SagemindWell there you go....
Thanks for the discuss..
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