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RFD: youtube video links
Mar. 28th, 2009 11:59 pmIn lieu of posting a poll (as I no longer have a paid account), I have, instead, a request for discussion about videos from youtube. I wanted to get opinions on posting the embedded video either straight-up or behind a cut versus posting just the url for it.
I had considered various options like "post the embedded video so I don't have to open another window or tab to watch it", "post the url, I hate cluttering my friends page with videos I may or may not watch", "post the url 'cause I have a slow connection", "post behind a cut because I don't like youtube", "I don't care", and the obligatory smartass option: "what's youtube?".
Then I got to wondering how many people view their friend's page in other than the default format, use lists, use clients to read their friends posts, etc. There's also the aspect of how much anyone identifies their friends page as a part of their journal. And then there's simply being a control freak.
If I post an embedded video, you can count on it being something that I either liked very much or thought was particularly important, or both. I've also posted just the urls and embedded videos under cuts because I'm somewhat sensitive about not intruding too much on other's friends pages. This, I think, is a reflection of my own control-freakishness and a identification of my friends page as a part of my lj. Right now, I cannot say how much, or if any of the subsequent discussion (if there'll be any) will or won't change my posting habits. But I will say don't let that hold anyone back in commenting with their opinion, I'm honestly interested in hearing it, whether I may agree with it, or not.
I had considered various options like "post the embedded video so I don't have to open another window or tab to watch it", "post the url, I hate cluttering my friends page with videos I may or may not watch", "post the url 'cause I have a slow connection", "post behind a cut because I don't like youtube", "I don't care", and the obligatory smartass option: "what's youtube?".
Then I got to wondering how many people view their friend's page in other than the default format, use lists, use clients to read their friends posts, etc. There's also the aspect of how much anyone identifies their friends page as a part of their journal. And then there's simply being a control freak.
If I post an embedded video, you can count on it being something that I either liked very much or thought was particularly important, or both. I've also posted just the urls and embedded videos under cuts because I'm somewhat sensitive about not intruding too much on other's friends pages. This, I think, is a reflection of my own control-freakishness and a identification of my friends page as a part of my lj. Right now, I cannot say how much, or if any of the subsequent discussion (if there'll be any) will or won't change my posting habits. But I will say don't let that hold anyone back in commenting with their opinion, I'm honestly interested in hearing it, whether I may agree with it, or not.
