Ahhh, that explains it, mine aren't old enough to like anything but "Elmo's song" yet. Doubt that would get many votes.

In reply to this comment by oritteropo:
We might not quite be on the same page, but I think we're in the same chapter. I agree with everything you said here, except the part about changes being required to get there

I can confirm that children are no impediment to success here. In my case, I've had more success with ones my children like (or that I looked up for them) than the ones that I posted just because I liked them. They are usually only demanding until they're asleep

I'm quite surprised that BT and FA followed us here for this conversation too, even though I hang out in their corner of the sift. Perhaps they read the recent comment stream?
In reply to this comment by Truckchase:
Sounds good. At the end of the day I don't think video quality voting should be based on personal loyalty. You must have made quite an impression already to have a couple really great guys (BT, FA) on the sift upvoting your personal comment to some random dude.

If you're willing to take the time to make yourself an integral part of this community the perspective of favoring loyalty votes and disallowing self promotion will work well for you. On the other hand, I'm in favor of measures to empower those who don't devote much time to the site but enjoy it and the people just as much. (i.e. me; my kids are demanding) I would also argue that it would be healthier for the site and the community as a whole to welcome such measures since the attitude of person-to-person loyalty will endure regardless of the obstacles placed in front of it. The last thing I think you really want here is an echo chamber despite how appealing it may seem at face value.

Sounds good. At the end of the day I don't think video quality voting should be based on personal loyalty. You must have made quite an impression already to have a couple really great guys (BT, FA) on the sift upvoting your personal comment to some random dude.

If you're willing to take the time to make yourself an integral part of this community the perspective of favoring loyalty votes and disallowing self promotion will work well for you. On the other hand, I'm in favor of measures to empower those who don't devote much time to the site but enjoy it and the people just as much. (i.e. me; my kids are demanding) I would also argue that it would be healthier for the site and the community as a whole to welcome such measures since the attitude of person-to-person loyalty will endure regardless of the obstacles placed in front of it. The last thing I think you really want here is an echo chamber despite how appealing it may seem at face value.

>> ^oritteropo:

I think the nice thing about the sift is that the people here are generally nice! I don't necessarily agree that anything much needs to be done, since the senior sifters are mostly nice to newbies and will freely hand out advice and the odd promote for worthy vids.
During anonymous week, I really missed seeing who had voted up my vids and the ones I voted for. I didn't personally miss the lack of promotes, but I think that if the contest is repeated it could be changed to only no self promotes (and, in fact, I wouldn't object if that was the standard rule!).
I don't even agree that newbies have to be aggressive to stand out, just posting lots of cool vids is enough (or, in my case, just posting lots of vids ) and making lots of comments.
Perhaps we should just agree to disagree?
In reply to this comment by Truckchase:
I know what you're saying, but I think someone needs to be done about the loyalty associated with individuals. It makes it much harder for non-aggressive "newbies" to make a dent in this community. That said, I really like 90% of the people on the sift... I think the main reason I think this way is that I find myself doing the same thing you have argued for and I'm not quite comfortable with it. Perhaps totally anonymous wouldn't be the way to go, but I do wish some sort of incentive were there to draw attention to those that don't get it because of their name.

I know what you're saying, but I think someone needs to be done about the loyalty associated with individuals. It makes it much harder for non-aggressive "newbies" to make a dent in this community. That said, I really like 90% of the people on the sift... I think the main reason I think this way is that I find myself doing the same thing you have argued for and I'm not quite comfortable with it. Perhaps totally anonymous wouldn't be the way to go, but I do wish some sort of incentive were there to draw attention to those that don't get it because of their name.

In reply to this comment by oritteropo:
Well sure, but I was talking about the unsifted queue, and I think the others were too. This is just about how some newly submitted videos get preferential treatment based on the poster.

I try to treat each video on its merits, but was describing a situation where that doesn't always happen.
In reply to this comment by Truckchase:
>> ^oritteropo:
If I have 5 minutes to watch a video or two, and can choose between one posted by someone who usually posts interesting stuff, or J. Random Sifter, which one am I going to choose?
Or, even worse, given a third choice of someone who usually (but perhaps not this time!) posts things I don't enjoy?
I'd argue that's what the voting & channel systems are for.

Sounds good; I looked @ it as Dr. Who first and SNES 2nd since it was a "cover". I did the 80s tag since Dr. Who was really big in the 80s. Makes sense that way too though. Thanks!

In reply to this comment by xxovercastxx:
My interpretation of 1sttube is that it's for clips from television, so I would not include this. Just my interpretation, though.

I assume 80s was there for the SNES itself, but that launched in the 90s.

In reply to this comment by Truckchase:
Hey OC; this vid isn't an actual video game but a remake of the real TV theme song in a SNES style. I figured this would still qualify for 1sttube because of that fact. Do you figure that it doesn't since it didn't actually air on TV? I could see that too... just trying to get clarification. Thx!

In reply to this comment by xxovercastxx:
*nochannel *videogames *british *geek

Hey OC; this vid isn't an actual video game but a remake of the real TV theme song in a SNES style. I figured this would still qualify for 1sttube because of that fact. Do you figure that it doesn't since it didn't actually air on TV? I could see that too... just trying to get clarification. Thx!

In reply to this comment by xxovercastxx:
*nochannel *videogames *british *geek

Hah! Nice Thx, I learned another thing today.

In reply to this comment by HaricotVert:
Feynman actually used a strip club as an office and defended it in court.

From Wikipedia:

"In Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!, he gives advice on the best way to pick up a girl in a hostess bar. At Caltech, he used a nude/topless bar as an office away from his usual office, making sketches or writing physics equations on paper placemats. When the county officials tried to close the place, all visitors except Feynman refused to testify in favor of the bar, fearing that their families or patrons would learn about their visits. Only Feynman accepted, and in court, he affirmed that the bar was a public need, stating that craftsmen, technicians, engineers, common workers "and a physics professor" frequented the establishment. While the bar lost the court case, it was allowed to remain open as a similar case was pending appeal.[12]"

>> ^Truckchase:

>> ^mentality:
I wish I could've bought him a drink at a strip club and just listen to him talk all day.

I believe per his own specified criteria in this video he'd be too distracted to think.

Thanks Arvana!

In reply to this comment by arvana:
Well it might not actually rock the world, but there are some high *quality out-of-the-box innovations in that design!

Thank you!

In reply to this comment by marinara:
*promote

In reply to this comment by Deano:
Anyway can you root an ipad?

I haven't seen much about iPad rooting. There was a supposed jailbreak about 11 months ago, but since then it's been pretty quiet. You can pretty easily root the Nook Color though. It's quite a bit smaller, but it's also quite a bit cheaper. I haven't done it yet, but after playing around with my wife's Nook Color I think I'm going to pick one up for myself to play around with.

Thanks again Hybrid; I'm gonna have to buy you a beer. I'm really looking forward to BF3 too; BFBC2 has been enough to hold me over, but I really miss the BF2 days. It was nice to have more than 4 classes.

In reply to this comment by Hybrid:
WANT. NOW. *PROMOTE.

>> ^jonny:

The five "possible dupes" on the confirm submission page are generated strictly from tags, I think. Your submission didn't have any tags in common with the original.
Ahh that makes sense, I'll be more careful. /me thanks you sir!

The assist is much appreciated... at this rate I'll get my bronze star @ the 5.5 year mark.
In reply to this comment by Hybrid:
No problem. I just wanted to see it go Top 15, but now it's nicely sitting at number 1. Congrats. Great sift.
In reply to this comment by Truckchase:

Zow, thanks again
In reply to this comment by Hybrid:
... and have a *quality for good measure!

Hey thanks Hybrid, much appreciated!

In reply to this comment by Hybrid:
Nothing short of superb!

*promote

Psst... GLQuake blows. 320x200 for me. Were you addicted to this game like I was?
In reply to this comment by JiggaJonson:
ACTUALLY, Quake was released to the public on June 22, 1996 and the OpenGL version wasn't released for more than six months later on January 22, 1997. While all my gradeschool buddies were focused on their SNES I was tagging along with my dad to computer shows (this was long before newegg) and saving up for my first 3dfx card. That was back in the good old days where you had to use a dongle cable just to run your 2D card to your 3D card and only THEN did it find its way to the monitor. Ahhh good times...

Get ur facts straight son!