In the meantime, you can use my dupe playlist: http://www.videosift.com/playlists/nibiyabi/Dupes-calling-all-diamonds-and-crowns

You're right in saying that this dupe problem needs a solution, but I don't see the benefit of a showcase "dead pool" for dupes, especially since that place would only be useful to those who can invoke the dupeof invocation. Instead I'd suggest that every member (or x starpoints and above) gets the power to mark a video as a dupe of another video (It could say something like "This video has been marked as a dupe of _link to original_" on the dupe's page).

In addition, 250ers and above could have a link in their profile page (or somewhere else) that'll give them a listing of all the videos that have been marked as dupes.

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Good ideas. I agree that there probably is a better systematic way to tackle dupes.

>> ^campionidelmondo:
You're right in saying that this dupe problem needs a solution, but I don't see the benefit of a showcase "dead pool" for dupes, especially since that place would only be useful to those who can invoke the dupeof invocation. Instead I'd suggest that every member (or x starpoints and above) gets the power to mark a video as a dupe of another video (It could say something like "This video has been marked as a dupe of _link to original_" on the dupe's page).
In addition, 250ers and above could have a link in their profile page (or somewhere else) that'll give them a listing of all the videos that have been marked as dupes.



This is pretty much what I'm saying though I disagree about the value of a "dupe pool". I think the listing *would* be useful as simply flagging individual videos doesn't provide a context to list dupes or provide a forum for discussion.
This should make it easier for diamonds to do the dupeof invocation as the case for merging the videos will have been clearly made and you retain a clear history of what happened.

>> ^Deano:
This is pretty much what I'm saying though I disagree about the value of a "dupe pool". I think the listing would be useful as simply flagging individual videos doesn't provide a context to list dupes or provide a forum for discussion.
This should make it easier for diamonds to do the dupeof invocation as the case for merging the videos will have been clearly made and you retain a clear history of what happened.


I still don't understand what benefit 100-star members and below will have from this section dedicated to dupes? The listing part, as I mentioned, can be done in a simpler way. As far as discussions are concerned: The only discussions concerning dupes are the "dupe or no dupe" ones and they fit perfectly into the comment section of the videos in question.

^I think it's useful because it presents complex information in a pleasing way that is transparent to one and all. The benefit is both that (dealing with the dupe process and gathering the metadata in one place) and making the sift a better place. In terms of comments alone it seems neat to seperate the dupe discussion from comments on the video.
If I see a dupe and leave a comment it might not register with the right person. I've got to start PMing people, then get a diamond involved and we have the dupe playlist. All of this made me feel we can surely instigate a process that helps flag dupes swiftly, resolves the problem elegantly, provides context for action and a history.
Overall it should be of benefit to *everyone* much like the dead pool or any other feature on the site (even though most of us don't visit that section).