Seriously Youtube?!(sort of a rant)

Tchocky · 09-13-13, 02:09 PM

No, YouTube, I don't want to use my full name.

Hey guys! Check out my YouTube history! .....no thanks

Dowly · 09-13-13, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tchocky

No, YouTube, I don't want to use my full name.

Hey guys! Check out my YouTube history! .....no thanks

Hah, there's another one! It asks me EVERY TIME I want to write a comment
if I'd like to change my account name.

NO, DO NOT WANT!!!

"Ok, we ask later"

Schroeder · 09-13-13, 02:27 PM

The new design sucks. Why making things less comfortable for the user? It doesn't make bloody sense.

Penguin · 09-13-13, 02:47 PM

I am sure YouTube has some pretty capable UI designers - they certanily can afford them. Unfortunately it looks that moronic managers have a bigger saying:"Screw usability, make it look COOL!"

Another idiotic decision was the addition of on-screen comments and having this turned on by default. "Look here, lol" or "Click here to subscribe to my crappy channel" (a sure way not to get a subscribtion) It annoys me every time I forget to turn it off. If you cannot express your intentions through the vid, well time to work it over.

I see Dowly's point regarding ads as a support for people who are worth it. I don't agree with the decision to show them at the start of every video. This way it creates revenue for the user even when after 10 seconds in the vid someone decides it's not worth watching. A better way would be, having it the TV way, after a certain time in the vid - or the folks could just create a good old website, where users who decide to support them can decide to click on ads.

So I don't feel bad having disabled ads and also the comment section - it's so refreshing to solely watch a vid without (unintentionally) reading idiotic brainfarts.

Finally a tip for everybody who knows that ESC disables fullscreen after having read this for the 1000th time. There's a little program called "Flash Fullscreen Patcher" which disables this annoying overlay which destroys the video flow to me. This has been a decision made by Flash, not YT, but anyways it's still very helpfull in having a better viewing eperience.

Wolferz · 09-13-13, 06:54 PM

It's just the preparation H for the combining of You Tube, Facebook and Twitter.

Soon to be known as You Twit Face.

Pesky roids in the back door ya know? The NSA doesn't want anything blocking the access for their big Dick Cheney.

09-13-13, 02:09 PM	#1
Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	No, YouTube, I don't want to use my full name. Hey guys! Check out my YouTube history! .....no thanks __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

09-13-13, 02:27 PM	#3
Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	The new design sucks. Why making things less comfortable for the user? It doesn't make bloody sense. __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany.

09-13-13, 06:54 PM	#5
Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	It's just the preparation H for the combining of You Tube, Facebook and Twitter. Soon to be known as You Twit Face. Pesky roids in the back door ya know? The NSA doesn't want anything blocking the access for their big Dick Cheney. __________________ Tomorrow never comes

09-13-13, 02:47 PM	#4
Penguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Rheinische Republik Posts: 3,322 Downloads: 92 Uploads: 0	I am sure YouTube has some pretty capable UI designers - they certanily can afford them. Unfortunately it looks that moronic managers have a bigger saying:"Screw usability, make it look COOL!" Another idiotic decision was the addition of on-screen comments and having this turned on by default. "Look here, lol" or "Click here to subscribe to my crappy channel" (a sure way not to get a subscribtion) It annoys me every time I forget to turn it off. If you cannot express your intentions through the vid, well time to work it over. I see Dowly's point regarding ads as a support for people who are worth it. I don't agree with the decision to show them at the start of every video. This way it creates revenue for the user even when after 10 seconds in the vid someone decides it's not worth watching. A better way would be, having it the TV way, after a certain time in the vid - or the folks could just create a good old website, where users who decide to support them can decide to click on ads. So I don't feel bad having disabled ads and also the comment section - it's so refreshing to solely watch a vid without (unintentionally) reading idiotic brainfarts. Finally a tip for everybody who knows that ESC disables fullscreen after having read this for the 1000th time. There's a little program called "Flash Fullscreen Patcher" which disables this annoying overlay which destroys the video flow to me. This has been a decision made by Flash, not YT, but anyways it's still very helpfull in having a better viewing eperience.