don't worry swampgirl, if you post it, they will come.

Ummm, so I'm not really sure what occurred here. I posted my video at 1 am(Central US) last night, which is reflected by the post date on the discarded post(I guess published dates aren't shown on discarded posts). If you ask me I'm pretty sure I posted first, if someone wants to second and return it that's fine with me.

Post first counts, publish counts for nothing. Otherwise the unsifted queue would be filled with pre-published dupes. (In my not-at-all humble opinion)

Third version: http://www.videosift.com/video/Bill-OReilly-Goes-absolutely-Nuts

I discussed the third...How do you konw which has been posted first?

Don't know.. I've never encountered this before so..

Wake up Dag!

Well, I'm no Dag, but the rule is whatever is submitted first is the original. Published, not published... Those make no difference because if one was posted when the other was already on the Sift, it was a duplicate submission, plain and simple.

http://www.videosift.com/video/Bill-OReilly-Goes-absolutely-Nuts is the only one that hasn't been taken down by the copyright gestapo yet, but http://www.videosift.com/video/Complete-ORielly-Meltdown was posted first by 7 hours.

Comment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)

I concur with my honorable colleague. First in the queue = the legit one. Now, time for coffee.

Knife fight. (My money is on Swampgirl).

It's a fair cop My appologies to ____________.

(so who's getting it?)

This fella says his was submitted first:
http://www.videosift.com/video/Bill-O-Reilly-Goes-Nuts

Alright well, I'm returning mine. My post time is first.
"Complete O'Rielly Meltdown [mine]
posted by theaceofclubz 18 hours 53 minutes 43 seconds ago • 239 views"
versus
"Bill O Reilly Goes Nuts
posted by sepatown 11 hours 49 minutes 8 seconds ago • 218 views"
and
"Bill O'Reilly Goes absolutely Nuts!
posted by eric3579 9 hours 27 minutes 55 seconds ago • 208 views"

also the first comment on my submission was by Fedquip 16 hrs. ago vs
first comments on the other ones at 10 hrs. and 5 hrs ago respectively.

lol, I promoted my already published video, and now its sitting at the top of the unsifted page...