I think there was a monk from the middle-ages who foretold of a "global consciousness" that was a part of man's societal evolution.

If the internet isn't a global consciousness, it's sure coming close.

*canada
because he is Canadian

Adding video to channels (Canada) - requested by doogle.

Nice short bit!

BTW:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_medium_is_the_message
McLuhan frequently punned on the word "message" changing it to "mass age", "mess age", and "massage"; a later book, The Medium is the Massage by McLuhan and Quentin Fiore,[10] was originally to be titled The Medium is the Message, but McLuhan preferred the new one which is said to have been a printing error.

Moving this video to MediumIsTheMessage's personal queue. It failed to receive enough votes to get sifted up to the front page within 2 days.

[redacted]

Sending this video to Beggar's Canyon to plea for a little attention - beg requested by original submitter MediumIsTheMessage.

reminded me of a song by Radio Free Vestibule called "The Ballad of Marshall McLuhan"

Marshall McLuhan! You're such a groovy thinker.

You've got the best.

Insight into.

Mass mediaaaaa.

This side of the Rio Grande!


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*discuss
Says in his profile that he has another account and he created this one to do "research" via sift talk posts.
But, he has submitted and voted for videos with this account also.
*ban

http://www.videosift.com/faq-en.php
"6. Can I create or use more than one VideoSift account?

There is a strict rule of no more than one account per person, please. Abusers of this rule will be permanently ban hammered via IP address. Sorry."

This video is being sent to Sift Talk for discussion - discuss requested by burdturgler.

MediumIsTheMessage has been nominated for banination by burdturgler. This may be due to abuse or violations of the posting guidelines. If this nomination is seconded, the account will be permanently disabled.

A ban seems somewhat harsh in this case. It's pretty clear he's not using this as a sock-puppet account or doing anything particularly malicious. How about a we give him a warning and send him on his way?

He's submitted and voted on videos from two different accounts. I don't see how you can not be banned for that.

Not every offense warrants an execution. I think the rule is in place to prevent people from voting up their own videos more than once, mostly. MediumIsTheMessage did break that rule, but in this case a warning seems more appropriate than an outright ban.

I agree with you, it doesn't look like he's using it as a sock puppet.
But he can't keep both accounts ... one of them has to go.
Can't just warn him and leave both accounts in place.

I agree. One must go. The admin didn't allow me to keep my sock puppet account, so why should this be any different? I say we ban one of his accounts. Also, burdtuglar, don't anger the monkey! Remember, you are poo. Monkeys sling you.

I have to agree with the *ban.

The whole thing seems strange. There are better and more ethical ways to conduct research, especially for a subject with so much literature.

If you're going to be asking people flat out why they sift then you are going to have to recognize the answers will be influenced by the weighty manner you asked.

Medium is the message, right. You want honest answers, so you'll have to deliver with the same honesty you're asking for.

MediumIsTheMessage has been seconded for banination by Bleedingsnowman. This account will now be disabled. If you would like to appeal this banination, MediumIsTheMessage, you may contact the administrators.

*return

Returning this video from Sift Talk - return requested by Bleedingsnowman.

I think that what he aimed for was as objective answers as possible, and that is why the sockpuppet was made. Yeah, of course it technically broke the rules, but the account could have been banned after the questions and the person could reveal his real identity and ask for it to be banned.

I suppose he should have asked permission from dag or lucky first, before this.

>> ^burdturgler:
He's submitted and voted on videos from two different accounts. I don't see how you can not be banned for that.


How do you know? Can you see which accounts he has? His own statement is not steadfast evidence.

In any case, mediumisthemessage, come out from hiding and admit who you are, and we won't track you down. This is just a minor infraction, even if it sounds harsh in the rulebook. People's trigger fingers are just a bit loose right now.

Tags for this video have been changed from 'media, philosophy, communication' to 'banned, redacted' - edited by burdturgler

"I made this extra account for the purposes of making interviews and posing questions on SiftTalk."

If it was just for research, OK ... maybe.
But submitting and voting on videos too, no.
*discard

"I have been an occasional user of VideoSift for a couple of years now ..."
I don't think anyone could come here for years and not upvote a single video.

Sorry if I seem like an asshole. You're not allowed to have two accounts.
One of them had to be banned regardless.

Discarding this post - discard requested by member burdturgler.

Alright, fair and true.

Replaced here:
http://www.videosift.com/video/Marshall-McLuhan-on-the-information-age-1