What to do with Dead PQueued Videos?
Normally only published videos may be declared dead. That wasn't an issue in the days before the PQueue as un-published dead videos would just go the way of the dodo and never be seen again. But now un-published videos go to the PQueue and will just stay there even if they are dead as the *dead invocation won't work on them (as seen in this example).
We should be able to use the *dead invocation on PQueue videos and I can think of three things to do with them:
1. Treat them the same as other dead videos, go to the dead pool with the rest of the deadites.
2. Discarded if the owner dosn't fix it with a period of time.
3. Purgatory! Send it to a special dead PQueue area where the original submitter can fix it, but it isn't shown in any of the other areas. (Proably not a great solution as the issue of dupes will come up, but I just like saying Purgatory)
We should be able to use the *dead invocation on PQueue videos and I can think of three things to do with them:
1. Treat them the same as other dead videos, go to the dead pool with the rest of the deadites.
2. Discarded if the owner dosn't fix it with a period of time.
3. Purgatory! Send it to a special dead PQueue area where the original submitter can fix it, but it isn't shown in any of the other areas. (Proably not a great solution as the issue of dupes will come up, but I just like saying Purgatory)
13 Comments
choggie*ignore
ZifnabThanks choggie, I knew you'd care!
Arsenault185Completley valid concerns. Heres a star for you, though its not like you need another one. *quality.
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SarzyPersonally I'd go with number one -- PQed videos are still active, and can still get votes like any other video, so why shouldn't they go into the dead pool like all the rest of them?
kronosposeidonI say we pray for the souls of all the dearly departed videos.
*religion
(You asked for ^that, with your insistence on using the term "Purgatory". Being raised a Catholic, I don't take this kind of blasphemy lightly. However I will still pray for you. Sinner.)
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mas8705O great... I'm being used as yet another example... WHY IS IT ALWAYS ME!?!
Arsenault185^Well I just upvoted it into the sifted, then made it * dead. One down, shitloads to go.
gwiz665can't you just * kill it?
ZifnabWell we could just *kill it or *discard dead PQueue's but I'm not sure how fair that would be. I think they should be treated the same as other videos and be marked *dead and sent to the Dead Pool or marked as *dead and then discarded if not fixed within x days...
oxdottirI like option 2. It is a video that can receive votes, but it is also in a situation where if the submitter isn't taking care of it, it should go (and therefore leave room for someone who will shepherd it better if it has a following).
gwiz665Well, yes. It would only be reasonable to be able to * dead a PQd video. I vote for this as well.
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