Informal Poll: how do you determine a "siftworthy" video?

There's plenty vids here on the sift I wouldn't ever want to be subjected to (again) and there's even some I don't want my kids to see (yet) and then there's some vids I just don't understand how in hell they made it out of queue. I do know that when I watch a vid my primary question is "is this something I will look back on in a year, ten years, etc, and think 'oh boy, I almost forgot about THAT one!'?"

Then there's the "gotta" - some vid, whether funny or gross or even "Wtf!?" (Especially "wtf!?") makes me want to grab someone and say "WATCH THIS!"

Some vids, while having a great idea, are of crappy production or coverage enough that I won't vote for them (or maybe even downvote) and there's some vids that despite being a crappy representation of an idea are -to my mind- so important I give an upvote anyway.

I know it's not simple for anyone, and probably most of the time you couldn't even say what gets your vote, but I'm curious what people will say when the question is put forth.

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