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Fiendish Thingy

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13. That's what the red square next to the title means

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Wed Jul 16, 2025, 10:32 AM

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My preference would be to ban videos from General Discussion, only allow them in Cable News Clips and Liberal You Tubers and other specific sub forums, but that’s never going to happen, so I just look for the red square and scroll on by.

I have put several users who *only* post videos on ignore, and that has helped declutter the clickbait from my “latest” post feed.

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Please state when your post is only a Youtube video in the title [View all] edhopper Wednesday OP

Same with posts from Xhitter links Captain Zero Wednesday #1

Your "Account Settings" are your friends. sinkingfeeling Wednesday #4

I see a red square 🟥 at the end of the title if a topic has a YT link in it LonePirate Wednesday #2

Thanks! edhopper Wednesday #5

But ofttimes articles that have a lot of text and are not simply a 'YT/X/BS-only' OPs also do contain social media links Celerity Wednesday #19

What is YT? Amaryllis Wednesday #8

YouTube live love laugh Wednesday #9

Some posters have the courtesy to post a summary. Others just post clickbait crap, no summary because it is crap. nt Bernardo de La Paz Wednesday #12

posting a video with no summary or commentary on it just means I block the user when I come across those. Blue_Adept Wednesday #25

I don't think blocking the user will stop their posts from coming up on the front page, thesquanderer Wednesday #29

hey. i was just going to say that .!!!!! AllaN01Bear Wednesday #21

That's for paid subscribers only luxmatic Wednesday #22

I did not know that. I agree this should be available to all users. LonePirate Wednesday #24

But some of us will also post what the video is about JI7 Wednesday #23

Turn on "Show video indicator" in your account settings Zorro Wednesday #3

Learn something new every day! calimary Wednesday #15

This message was self-deleted by its author catrose Wednesday #6

markers DoBW Wednesday #7

Yes! This should be a rule SCantiGOP Wednesday #10

Oddly, this is at least the 3rd recent request for this. flvegan Wednesday #11

Yes edhopper Wednesday #16

That's what the red square next to the title means Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #13

Plzkthx SSJVegeta Wednesday #14

And please don't repeat your post in the title and again in the body of the post. OMGWTF Wednesday #17

I see what you did there edhopper Wednesday #18

Very good! I agree. Cirsium Wednesday #26

I love the ones where someone posts a thought in the title, then in the body of the post, they write Emrys Wednesday #32

Ditto for ANY POST THAT IS A VIDEO AverageOldGuy Wednesday #20

This. obnoxiousdrunk Wednesday #27

Nope. tulipsandroses Wednesday #28

I assume that any video posted without a synopsis... mike_c Wednesday #30

Exactly edhopper Wednesday #31