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AverageOldGuy

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20. Ditto for ANY POST THAT IS A VIDEO

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Wed Jul 16, 2025, 11:30 AM

Jul 16

Even if the poster attaches a sentence or two telling what the video is about.

I have neither the time nor the inclination to listen to some online "influencer" ramble on for 15 minutes about his/her favorite topic. When I click on a DU comment that turns out to be a video, I drop it and move on.

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Please state when your post is only a Youtube video in the title [View all] edhopper Jul 16 OP

Same with posts from Xhitter links Captain Zero Jul 16 #1

Your "Account Settings" are your friends. sinkingfeeling Jul 16 #4

I see a red square 🟥 at the end of the title if a topic has a YT link in it LonePirate Jul 16 #2

Thanks! edhopper Jul 16 #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 Jul 16 #19

What is YT? Amaryllis Jul 16 #8

YouTube live love laugh Jul 16 #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 Jul 16 #12

posting a video with no summary or commentary on it just means I block the user when I come across those. Blue_Adept Jul 16 #25

I don't think blocking the user will stop their posts from coming up on the front page, thesquanderer Jul 16 #29

hey. i was just going to say that .!!!!! AllaN01Bear Jul 16 #21

That's for paid subscribers only luxmatic Jul 16 #22

I did not know that. I agree this should be available to all users. LonePirate Jul 16 #24

But some of us will also post what the video is about JI7 Jul 16 #23

Turn on "Show video indicator" in your account settings Zorro Jul 16 #3

Learn something new every day! calimary Jul 16 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author catrose Jul 16 #6

markers DoBW Jul 16 #7

Yes! This should be a rule SCantiGOP Jul 16 #10

Oddly, this is at least the 3rd recent request for this. flvegan Jul 16 #11

Yes edhopper Jul 16 #16

That's what the red square next to the title means Fiendish Thingy Jul 16 #13

Plzkthx SSJVegeta Jul 16 #14

And please don't repeat your post in the title and again in the body of the post. OMGWTF Jul 16 #17

I see what you did there edhopper Jul 16 #18

Very good! I agree. Cirsium Jul 16 #26

I love the ones where someone posts a thought in the title, then in the body of the post, they write Emrys Jul 16 #32

Ditto for ANY POST THAT IS A VIDEO AverageOldGuy Jul 16 #20

This. obnoxiousdrunk Jul 16 #27

Nope. tulipsandroses Jul 16 #28

I assume that any video posted without a synopsis... mike_c Jul 16 #30

Exactly edhopper Jul 16 #31