I think this has come up before. But the issue with comments was how to merge them into the conversation on the other video. Whether to integrate them in amongst the current comments based on date/time etc, or to append them onto the end.

I think they could be integrated, with some sort of comment or indicator on each comment to highlight that it's come from a dupe'd video. There's plenty of options here.

One thing I would like to see that I noticed recently, is that "hotness" is not transferred when declaring dupes. The other day there was a situation where the same video was posted three times within an hour. The latter 2 videos quickly got votes and become "hot" on the front page. But these were then declared dupes of the original "not-hot" video... However, the original, didn't seem to get any "hotness" from the other two, despite the fact the 2 dupes were both hot and now this original had a fair few votes within an hour. I just think the hotness should get combined... after all, if a video has been posted a few times in quick succession like that, it is likely to be a hot and popular video.

My two cents anyway.

Yes, yes they should.

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^It's problematic - here are my top 3 reasons why we shouldn't do this:

1. It's confusing. People will leave lots of confused comments like "This video is 2 weeks old, why are the comments 2 years old?



2. It breaks the chronological flow of the comments. In many cases, you will be interleaving comments like shuffling a deck of cards (old comment, new comment, old comment, new comment) this leads to an unsatisfactory comment viewing experience.

3. (best reason)The duped comments may have been something about the poster, title, tags etc of the dupe video that are no longer relevant to the merged video. Have a look at this comment, for example, would you want that comment to be carried over to the remaining video? (see confusing, point 1).

You could have a filter in effect to show only comments from either the current or duped video. You don't get to see them merged.

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It might be better then, just to have a link back to the other comment thread. Siftbot could comment something like:

There are [30] more comments relating to this video in a discarded duplicate.

>> ^Deano:

You could have a filter in effect to show only comments from either the current or duped video. You don't get to see them merged.

>> ^dag:

It might be better then, just to have a link back to the other comment thread. Siftbot could comment something like:
There are [30] more comments relating to this video in a discarded duplicate.
>> ^Deano:
You could have a filter in effect to show only comments from either the current or duped video. You don't get to see them merged.



Excellent idea!

>> ^dag:

It might be better then, just to have a link back to the other comment thread. Siftbot could comment something like:
There are [30] more comments relating to this video in a discarded duplicate.
>> ^Deano:
You could have a filter in effect to show only comments from either the current or duped video. You don't get to see them merged.



This is now implemented.
E.g., http://videosift.com/video/Pole-dancing-Indian-style?loadcomm=1#comment-1061235

>> ^lucky760:

>> ^dag:
It might be better then, just to have a link back to the other comment thread. Siftbot could comment something like:
There are [30] more comments relating to this video in a discarded duplicate.
>> ^Deano:
You could have a filter in effect to show only comments from either the current or duped video. You don't get to see them merged.


This is now implemented.
E.g., http://videosift.com/video/Pole-dancing-Indian-style?loadcomm=1
#comment-1061235


Awesome, and thanks.

Superb work guys!

I learned early on, actually not that long ago, to sit back and watch the more experienced and knowledgeable handle such things.

This was exemplary.

Ya'll are awesome. Thank you.

http://videosift.com/video/Soccer-throw-in-Frontflip-faceball?loadcomm=1#comment-1061635 says 20 comments but I only saw three? EH?

^That throw-in vid has had numerous dupes merged to it. Might explain the extra missing comments?