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Debi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-11-07 05:34 PM
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What's with all the Youtube threads in the Lounge? n/t
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-11-07 05:38 PM
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1. Several reasons:
Youtube is a huge repository for video links.

Youtube doesn't require that you download "sneaky" software like RealPlayer.

Youtube has a better "search" feature than most other video sites.

People like videos.



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Xipe Totec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-11-07 05:39 PM
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2. What's wrong with them?
:shrug:
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Debi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-11-07 05:44 PM
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6. Nothing other than I'm at home w/dial up and can't watch any of them
I like the gentle suggestion below, give a description of what those of us who cannot watch would be watching if we were able to watch :shrug:
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skygazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-11-07 05:47 PM
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10. Thanks for the "gentle suggestion" comment
Since all it earned down there was a smart remark. :shrug:
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Debi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-11-07 05:49 PM
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14. Yeah, but I liked your comeback!
:loveya:
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Xipe Totec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-11-07 05:48 PM
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11. O,IC. Sorry to hear you're on dial-up
Some of the videos are wicked good.

Some are meh.

I'll take your suggestion to heart; more description of the content next time. :hi:


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Debi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-11-07 05:50 PM
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15. Thanks
:hi:
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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-11-07 05:39 PM
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3. People are dicks.
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Debi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-11-07 05:45 PM
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7. *snicker*
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skygazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-11-07 05:40 PM
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4. I don't know
I just wish people would note that in the subject line for those of us with dial-up. It takes me so long to view even a short video that I seldom bother.
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-11-07 05:41 PM
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5. If you see "youtube" in the link address, and are using a dialup connection,
then maybe you shouldn't click on it.
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skygazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-11-07 05:45 PM
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8. God, everyone's a smartass
I don't click on them. And I realize it's not a huge time-consuming thing to click on a thread only to find it's something I can't access (though it's more time-consuming for someone with dial-up than otherwise). Nor was my remark in any way rude or unreasonable.

It's just a matter of courtesy, which is so often lacking. :nuke:
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Debi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-11-07 05:48 PM
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12. I like your suggestion
Cuz dial-up is my problem and when I click on threads that say..."look at this"...and instead of a photo there is only a Youtube link it's a bummer. x(
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-11-07 05:49 PM
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13. I honestly wasn't trying to be a smartass.
That's hard to believe, coming from me, innit?

I just thought that I was offering some helpful advice.
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skygazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-11-07 05:52 PM
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16. Oh. Whoops.
:blush: Sometimes it's so hard to tell online. :blush:


sorry.....
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-11-07 06:00 PM
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17. No offence taken.
Way back when I was using dialup, I learned to avoid audio/video/graphics-intensive links, unless I had something else to do for an hour or two. I realize that lots of folks are unable to have a high speed connection due to finances and/or availability.

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Debi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-11-07 05:46 PM
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9. Thanks for your help!
:thumbsup:

You are a winner! :7
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-11-07 06:03 PM
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18. OK.
:shrug:
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