I should point out that my experience is the same as Rupert's, in that there were nice and supportive comments on youtube and I left them. In my previous email, I made it sound like they were all negative, and that's not really true, though probably over half were pretty rude.
Also, I think you can mark a comment at "spam" in youtube ... Richard On 8/2/07, Rupert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is common on Youtube, unfortunately - as elsewhere on the > web. It's one of the things that have kept so many videobloggers > away from Youtube for so long. A lot of people (my no means the > majority) find it fun to be nasty there, and there's no way of > stopping them except to moderate and delete their comments. I can't > understand why Youtube don't allow you to report a comment/commenter > as inappropriate, as well as as spam - to help limit trolling. That > they don't have comments set for Moderation by default is stupid as > well. I really don't understand what people get out of it, but I > guess they're unhappy and it gives them a sense of power to say > something that they know will provoke a reaction. > > Having said that there are a lot of people on Youtube who make nice > comments and nice video comments, and getting along and making > friends with each other just fine. But issue posts draw scum like > moths to a flame. > > I guess you didn't delete the comments because you didn't want to > censor, or because you wanted to expose their attitudes. I > personally would take the view that they are inappropriate for your > post, that they're not reasoned arguments, that what they say is > unacceptable... and that by letting them stand that they are adding > fuel to a fire - and I'd set comments for Moderation, so that they > wait until your approval or deletion - Youtube provides this service, > why not use it? Don't give these people an outlet, or any more > attention. And report them to Youtube. > > Rupert > > On 2 Aug 2007, at 16:20, terry.rendon wrote: > > Hello Mark, > > Just wondering why you decided not to delete the comments? > > Terry Rendon > http://www.terryannonline.com > --- In [email protected] <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>, > "caminofilm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > I've been active on youtube over the last month and have had two > of my > > videos featured in the travel and places category, My Byron Bay vid > > and my currently featured Canberra Story on the Aboriginal Tent > Embassy. > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abMlHjO2nh4 > > > > I got to say I am sickened by the racist comments people have made > > with regard to the Tent Embassy. I was going to wipe them all, but > > decided against it. > > > > How have other people found the youtube 'community' Is this just > > something I have to accept? > > > > Mark > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > -- Richard http://richardhhall.org Shows http://richardshow.org http://inspiredhealing.tv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
