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[Morrigi]

Well, as many of you probably know, YouTube just pushed it out an update yesterday that is forcing Google+ integration to use YT's major functions such as commenting and uploading videos. In doing so, they have managed to piss off a hell of a lot of people. Your thoughts?

Also, here is a petition I found for those so inclined.

https://www.change.org/petitions/google-change-the-youtube-comment-section-back-to-its-original-form#share

[mastahcheese]

It's incredibly irritating.

[Lectorog]

Has there been a youtube update that hasn't annoyed a significant number of its users?

[Graknorke]

Has there been a youtube update that hasn't annoyed a significant number of its users?

This is groundbreaking in how annoying it is.

[LordSlowpoke]

it is high time to abandon youtube honestly

we have some good programmers here, and some server capital'd be reachable i guess

who's up for a ~baytube~

(better name needed)

[Bauglir]

I approve of the removal of the comments section. From my non-signed-in perspective, the world is a much smarter place now. Of course, this paragraph is me being a pretentious ass for the sake of a joke.

Incidentally, if you use NoScript, if you can find a way to accept the entire googlevideo domain, or whatever it is, that should allow you to watch videos in peace, without having to okay new subdomains each time. ScriptSafe, in Chrome, does this with the Trust option, but it might not be worth a browser change for you. I'd recommend some variant on Chromium, if you want to not use a Google product to fix a Google problem. Although, even that is still an open-source project created by Google.

[Bouchart]

it is high time to abandon youtube honestly

we have some good programmers here, and some server capital'd be reachable i guess

who's up for a ~baytube~

(better name needed)

The problem with Youtube is the same problem social networks have.  Everyone goes there because everyone else goes there.

There are other video sites but they're far smaller than Youtube.

Youtube also has the problem that it is not profitable for Google.  The vast majority (over 95%) of Google's profit comes from desktop search.  That's why all the changes- Google is trying to find a way for it to make money.

[LordSlowpoke]

...which does not change the fact bay12 related video media like lps and other various could be put on bayvideo (better name needed) and be free of whatever redonkulous stuff google wants to do with it

[WealthyRadish]

I personally never read the comments or post any, so I don't care. It's a total cesspool most of the time anyway. I did find it irritating that they decided to make gmail accounts also be a youtube/google+/whatever-the-fuck-else-they-try-to-push account, and have always been deeply disturbed by the amount of data google amasses on each of their users to then exploit willy nilly. At least they haven't cracked down on adblock ~yet~.

If YouDorf kicks off, that would be fantastic. If only Toady were also every software developer ever.

[Owlbread]

Google has been steadily integrating Youtube into their grand Google framework for years but my god is it an awful framework. Google + is absolutely terrible. They're trying to set themselves up so eventually you won't need to use any other kind of social networking site/email provider/video hosting site/search engine, you just download the chrome browser and it's all built in. You don't even need to have a real computer, just get a small, cheap laptop that forces you into an even tighter Google-box.

I really, really wish there was a better alternative to Youtube that we can rely on but we're at their mercy.

[Bouchart]

...which does not change the fact bay12 related video media like lps and other various could be put on bayvideo (better name needed) and be free of whatever redonkulous stuff google wants to do with it

If you really want to bypass Google for Bay 12 related videos, save them to something like Dropbox for distribution or just email the video files from one to another and play them locally on some media player.

[Singularity125]

This is annoying me mostly because I'm indecisive on names.

I've been waving away the prompts to add the google+ integration for months, and apparently I'm forced to make a decision now. (Well, okay, only if I want to comment or upload stuff) My youtube name, like here, is Singularity125. But I've started using the name Takuma around, mostly for furry-related things (if my avatar didn't give that away ) but it could be a neat name to use elsewhere, including youtube. And it's less likely that I'll have to stick numbers on the end of it to make it work. But I still have to figure out which I want to use. I know, first-world problems. 

As for the data Google has on me... well, it unfortunately has my real name. Nothing beyond that, I hope... but I don't want my real name plastered on youtube for all to see.

[da_nang]

This was their evil plan all along, I'll bet.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Google's real problem is that they have no design department. If they hired some decent web designers they could probably stop this downward spiral Youtube is on.

I will once again encourage you all to download and use Youtube Center, post-haste. It makes it bearable, at least.

[Loud Whispers]

As for the data Google has on me... well, it unfortunately has my real name. Nothing beyond that, I hope... but I don't want my real name plastered on youtube for all to see.

Pretty much this. I'm fine with death threats every day as long as I'm relatively invisible. My name up on the wall? Hell no. And in that same vein when someone speaks with their public face on they don't say what they really mean when it counts.