I just tried it, the video plays for me... is it still not working for you?

In reply to this comment by HaricotVert:
*dead

That's true, but I think Lucky should see it... I think it would be a pretty great idea for him to implement that into the site itself, if that's possible.

In reply to this comment by campionidelmondo:
I appreciate your enthusiasm about my lil script, but I'm not sure it needs to be mentioned in a Sift Talk post. I don't think many people care about it or have any intention of installing/using it (roughly 70% are using Internet Explorer, so it wouldn't even be relevant to them).

In reply to this comment by Sarzy:
See my comment on your recent blog post. You should definitely move it to sift talk, it needs all the attention it can get.

Okay, well thanks for hearing me out. It's not even that I felt particularly passionate about that video staying, it just seemed unfair to me since the car crash video was allowed to stay and that had no redeeming value whatsoever.

In reply to this comment by lucky760:
You're comparing apples and Granny Smith apples.

I don't recall any of the examples you've cited nor why they were allowed, but this video isn't any of those. It's a short clip of soldiers killing bad guys and there is no discussion to be had for such clips. It's been discussed many times before and the bottom line is they simply are not allowed.

Personally, I agree with you that it's nice to see what's going on in our wars, etc., but VideoSift does not agree. (A bigger issue is that I am glad VideoSift doesn't allow it for one reason: If we allow videos of our soldiers killing bad guys, then we'd have to allow videos of bad guys killing our soldiers, and I wouldn't enjoy that a bit. [I've seen a few on LiveLeak and never want to see them again, let alone on the Sift.])

Well then what about the massive highway accident clip that I linked to? I argued that was snuff and was completely shot down. What makes that not snuff and this snuff? The only difference I see between the two videos is that at least this one has some value, since it's related to relevant current events.

In reply to this comment by lucky760:
Really? What more is there to discuss? It actually is extremely clear cut.

Several times videos near identical to the one in question have been declared snuff. (In fact, that was my very first submission.)

The rules on snuff allow for a very slight gray area, but this doesn't fit there. It's been well defined that military clips of soldiers killing bad guys is never permissible.

In reply to this comment by Sarzy:
I don't think this video is quite as clear-cut as you made it out to be. I know you're the one who discarded it, but... ummm.. can you help me put it back on the sift talk page? I think more discussion is in order.

I don't think this video is quite as clear-cut as you made it out to be. I know you're the one who discarded it, but... ummm.. can you help me put it back on the sift talk page? I think more discussion is in order.

See my comment on your recent blog post. You should definitely move it to sift talk, it needs all the attention it can get.

Thanks, Crosswords!

In reply to this comment by Crosswords:
*promote for upcoming election day!

Much better! No but really, it is. I left a comment on your video on why colorized cartoons in particular are crappy.

In reply to this comment by swampgirl:
black and white: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUp_yg_-QG8

In reply to this comment by Sarzy:
Big thumbs up to classic Fleischer animation. Big thumbs down to colorization.

Thanks, Deano!

In reply to this comment by Deano:
*promote

Yeah, sometimes what will and won't make it here on the sift completely baffles me. Maybe the title needs to be catchier?

In reply to this comment by jonny:
Sure thing. But dammit, I can't believe it didn't get even one more view!

In reply to this comment by Sarzy:
Thanks for the promote, jonny!

In reply to this comment by jonny:
*promote

Thanks for the promote, jonny!

In reply to this comment by jonny:
*promote

Thanks, Farhad.

In reply to this comment by Farhad2000:
*promote

Blankfist finally goes bronze!

http://parody.videosift.com/talk/Blankfist-gets-his-bronze-star

Blankfist finally goes bronze!

http://parody.videosift.com/talk/Blankfist-gets-his-bronze-star

http://www.videosift.com/talk/videosiftbannedme-goes-Gold-100