Dear YouTube commenter,
YouTube's great, isn't it? The way you can watch so much great stuff, all for free? And the feedback you can give! It's the perfect opportunity to let the people that make the videos know exactly what you think of them. However, I thought I should clarify a few things:
-You've posted the first comment? Great
- I'm not interested in your "hot teen sluts". Nope, not even the ones in college
- I don't want to review any part of your anatomy
- Yes, I'm a woman. Yes, I'm talking about technology. Women can do that too. And with an attitude like yours, no, I don't think you'll ever get laid
- In real life, you wouldn't threaten to shoot someone you disagreed with, would you? No. That would be viewed as somewhat of an over reaction. So, why not try applying that reasoning to YouTube commenting?
- Comments regarding animals and sex acts are impolite. What would your mother say?
- If someone likes a product from say, Apple, that doesn't mean that they hate, say, Microsoft. Some people can have balanced views, and like products on merit, rather than some blind following based on previous emotional technology experiences. No fan girls here, I'm afraid
- Spell check. It helps poeple take you mor seriuosly.
- I don't know why this video was featured on the home page. YouTube make this decision, not me
-Yes. I will delete your offensive comment. It's my right not to have to look at that. Sucks to be you
In short, dear YouTube commenter, I find it astounding the kind of reactions that videos provoke. Such strong feelings about someone you've never met seems odd, particularly when they're not talking about anything of real importance - no views on prejudice, injustice or politics here, just some reviews of technology.
Don't get me wrong - feedback is great, and it's a fact of life that not everyone is going to agree with you always. But, and this is a big but, there's no reason that that feedback should take the form of "I hope you get raped by an orangutan". Not only is this extremely puzzling, it's pretty disgusting. And we don't like that.
Susi
Susi Weaser is the editor of Shiny Shiny and thanks you for the marriage proposal, but she's washing her hair...
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OMG LOL you stupi-
I mean- well said.
I want to print out that spell check statement and hang it somewhere in the cubicle where I spend my days proofreading.
Excellent post all 'round.
Preach it.
Also, Youtube commentors: If you see something amazing that younever dreamed possible, it might just mean you need to get out more. It doesn't automatically mean what you're looking at is fake.
well said Susi. I completely agree with you
Ohhhh man... the net-commenters :)
Yeah, it's one of those kinds of phenomena that only exist in the internet-world.
See... I think it's the fact that a lot of these people are withdrawn in "real-life"... They ussually sit back and say NOTHING during real-life social situations... So it all boils and boils and boils inside... until they get on the net and the worst comes out.
CollegeHumour did a HILARIOUS video where they made a video what the real-world would look like if people talked like "internet comment posters do":
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1771556
Here's a funny little episode I myself had with the commenter-folk...
http://howtotalktogirls.novicedating.com/2007/the-wonders-of-the-diggcom-crowd-and-the-kinds-of-stuff-they-come-up-with/
p.s.
I might not be one of the commenter crowd, but I too wanna marry you. Keep on rocking :)