Hey mlx,

Did you just come across this? These guys have been spamming videosift for a couple of days with this video, and voting it out of the queue using phony user names. If you just came across it I suppose I can just keep an eye on the people voting. Despite it being funny I'm sort of loathe to give them a pass after all the crap they've pulled here.

I had to delete 30 users for a previous video from the same group, after they tried to vote it into the top videos page, and just yesterday I had to ban uncle_dales ip for reposting it twice with different user names, and then employing some false accounts to get it out of the queue.

Yes, I did. I find stuff by searching blogs linking to youtube.com or video.google.com and it turned up ...thought it was interesting.

http://blogsearch.google.com/blogsearch?as_q=&num=10&hl=en&c2coff=1&btnG=Search+Blogs&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&bl_pt=&bl_bt=&bl_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yout
ube.com%2F&bl_auth=&as_drrb=q&as_qdr=&as_mind=31&as_minm=3&as_miny=2005&as_maxd=31&as_maxm=3&as_maxy=2006&lr=lang_en&safe=off

Didn't realize they'd pulled some stuff, sorry.

Also, I did do a search for 'Easter' but I guess it didn't turn up since they were in the rejected pile. My bad.

No it's cool. I'll leave it up. I don't have a problem with the video its self, just their choice of methods for promotion. I'll probably unblock uncle dale next week after he has had a while to reflect on his actions.

the part in the elevator is great.

Wow - just wow.

this clip was shown in jay leno show me thinks. great vid.

*promote

This video cannot be promoted as a VideoSift Classic because dotdude promoted a video less than a week ago - sorry.

I'll give you mine, dotdude. (If I have one yet) *promote

Re-promoting this video to the front page as a VideoSift Classic. Originally published on Wednesday 5th April 2006 (promotion called by gold star member swampgirl)

I'm trying again. I was five minutes too soon.

*promote

Forbes article mentions this video produced by NBC:

https://www.keepmedia.com/Auth.do?extId=10022&uri=/archive/forbes/2006/0904/062.html

Re-promoting this video to the front page as a VideoSift Classic. Originally published on Wednesday 8th November 2006 (promotion called by gold star member dotdude)

LOL, oh well. *unpromote Just kidding...I hope that command hasn't been enabled to be invoked...I haven't been around much lately, and haven't been keeping up.

We're all still learning the nuances of the new toys.

*promote for Easter!

Re-promoting this video to the front page as a VideoSift Classic. Originally published on Wednesday 8th November 2006 (promotion called by gold star member grspec)

*promote

Re-promoting this video to the front page as a VideoSift Classic. Originally published on Saturday 7th April 2007 (promotion called by gold star member Fedquip)

Meh, I never thought I'd be saying this, but Trigger Happy TV's wackos in fur suits were classier than this.

DId this vid just get quad-promoted? I think that's a record.

yeah why the promote wasting??
Somebody go get a freekin' Santa suit, and go rent a limo and a hotel room, get some hookers and cocaine, and do a "What Santa Does While the Elves Do all The Work" viddy!!

Do one with the tooth fairy as a homophobe,....how bout' painting the Geico emblem on the side of a Monitor Lizard that is biting through some driver's ankle??

Hell, easter bunnies take over the world after 28 days of copulation.....

This is funny, you self-posting posers!!! Uncle Dale, how could you!!!??

LOL, 28 days.

Speaking of this video, it made me wonder, could we perhaps have use for a new invocation - but this would be hella powerful, so perhaps it's for a 500/1000-star un-named-star/gem rank: *sticky

Post the vid to the top of the Sift for 6 or 12 hours, or perhaps a whole day. Only can be used once a month, and by what would, I figure, be a tight/small group of people. Only two users are close to the 500-rank at the moment. A vid would stay on top of the published page, perhaps with a special border or sticky-note icon. I wonder if this'll ever get any traction as an idea?

*promote

Promoting this video back to the front page; last published Saturday, April 7th, 2007 4:19pm PDT - promote requested by swampgirl.

Classic and awesome.

upvote for that very last part.

*actionpack, and the *art of kickass. *woohoo!

Adding video to channels (Actionpack, Art, Woohoo) - requested by Krupo.

And aw heck, six-time (if my count is right) *promote!!!!!

Promoting this video back to the front page; last published Saturday, March 22nd, 2008 8:09pm PDT - promote requested by Krupo.

*promote

Promoting this video back to the front page; last published Sunday, March 23rd, 2008 7:17pm PDT - promote requested by geo321.