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jared2007

Should we allow the editorialising of titles for YouTube videos?

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I understand the reasons why we do not allow editorialising but with YouTube videos its sometimes counter productive as a user can upload a misleading title then post it here.

For example, look at this recent post, its quite clearly misleading, i.e. the speech was not banned, what Tommy is reading is (apparently) not even the original speech.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ukpolitics/comments/878lcy/hear_the_speech_the_uk_wanted_banned_from/

Posted Mar 26, 2018, 12:37 PM UTC

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CaravanOfDeathKinder compliant deportations•

Just make a self post, simples.

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daveimeCrappy99, where are you?•

We shouldn't be allowing YouTube videos or Twatter posts period unless they adhere to the same standard as we have for other journalistic sources.

I'm getting sick to the back teeth of effectively "DAE hate <party name> scum!?" videos and tweets getting a pass.

And no, everyone with a blog or an opinion is not a fucking "journalist".

Basically, if you couldn't make a text-post with some content without breaking one or more subreddit rules, then you shouldn't be allowed to post a YouTube video or Tweet with the same content to bypass said rules.

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adscott1982•

What's the difference between a self post and a blog post or a vlog? What is special about a self post?

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daveimeCrappy99, where are you?•

And no, everyone with a blog or an opinion is not a fucking "journalist".

I said that because a common trait here is to try and justify some random bod ranting on Twatter or Youtube because they are "popular" or have a damned Wordpress. Pewdiepie is "popular" to the tune of 60 million subs, that doesn't make him a journalist.

Either that or they'll use some convoluted justification to try and pretend something is politics when it's blatantly not.

You know my great-aunt's best friend was the mother of Ben Kingsley (this is actually true), and it was once claimed he was Jewish (he's not) therefore my YouTube rant on Israel can be classed as "journalism" and relevant to UK politics.

What's the difference between a self post and a blog post or a vlog?

I never mentioned self-posts, but even then, there's a clear purpose to them in this sub.

If you want to discuss a specific point of an article rather than the article itself then please use a self post for this.

They're still subject to the same rule.

Pointless "DAE hate <party name> scum!?" comments and submissions will be removed.

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Schump97•

Yes we should allow it. We should trust people to present their own cases effectively. We should down vote these who do not.

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