The Youtube Degradation Thread

[Dr. Crasger]

It would seem that some of the problems in YouTube can easily be solved with:this thing.

For the crappy playback loading that YouTube has, disable dash playback. Sadly, it cannot replace the shitty comments system.

[OtakuAlex]

I have literally no issues with the new comment system. In fact, I PREFER the new comment system over the old one.

Everything feels so organized and convenient now, I don't see why everyone is flipping their shit over an IMPROVEMENT.

The character limit being removed is also good as when chatting with someone, you don't have to split a paragraph into 5 fucking comments.

The replies also work out better since everything works like a forum thread. I actually love the changes they made. Burn me on the cross like a heretic if you must, but I still will love the changes they've made.

[Orange juice :l]

At least they took links out.

[Laggy Blazko]

What bothers me most about the new comments system is that it screwed up old replies.

[SmashTheEchidna]

I'm pretty sure that's what everyone was raging about.

[Geno]

For some reason, now to do ANYTHING with any video in the "Favourites" playlist, you need to move the video up to be the first on the list.

And you no longer can select multiple videos to do one thing at once for all of them.

Nor can you automatically send all selected videos onto a new playlist.

So.... yeah. Splitting up my Favourites list into multiple playlists in order to have more space went from taking under an hour to taking over a week.

EDIT: And, for some even stranger reason, I cannot even to ANYTHING with any videos at spots 101 and below.  

[Dr. Crasger]

Well that sucks.
I don't get it. What's Google in it for? Making it inconvenient? I mean, what the fuck?

[LlamaHombre]

I assume most of the kinks involving favorites are just bugs - it seems really unintentional and awkward when you're subject to its effects, so I can't imagine them purposely coding stuff like that in.

[Dr. Crasger]

A friend had pointed out to me that Google seemed to slowly degrade YouTube... First they gave you the option to make your channel boring, removing your individuality and ability to modify your channel, then they started to slowly change the layout.

Next thing you know, YouTube isn't just a video-sharing site, it's a full blown social network... probably did that 'cause it sells.

[OtakuAlex]

A friend had pointed out to me that Google seemed to slowly degrade YouTube... First they gave you the option to make your channel boring, removing your individuality and ability to modify your channel, then they started to slowly change the layout.

Next thing you know, YouTube isn't just a video-sharing site, it's a full blown social network... probably did that 'cause it sells.

I'd assume that the options being removed was to make it more appealing for those who aren't computer savvy or don't understand settings/options very well. The network thing is just integrating Google+ with Youtube comments since they essentially do the same thing and are best as a single system. (besides, the old comment system was awful) I do miss the old channel layouts, but I have no issue with the new one.

[Laggy Blazko]

I'd assume that the options being removed was to make it more appealing for those who aren't computer savvy or don't understand settings/options very well.

I really don't see how removing options could be a good idea in any way. Why wouldn't they organize them better, instead? Or just hide more advanced options unless one presses a button reading "advanced options" or something.

[Dr. Crasger]

I really don't see how removing options could be a good idea in any way. Why wouldn't they organize them better, instead? Or just hide more advanced options unless one presses a button reading "advanced options" or something.

Their most advanced options right now are really not that advanced.

I'd assume that the options being removed was to make it more appealing for those who aren't computer savvy or don't understand settings/options very well.

Well that's a terrible idea. I've found a retreat in the obscure. The fact that it used to be so complicated to work with gives me the joy of figuring things out for an entire afternoon. If you modify something for the mainstream then you'll lose your sense of individuality.

I've noticed that in most of the populated websites, they all look the same. The same "see more" buttons, the same interfaces; the same blank, white and grey backgrounds with very little color. Social networks are boring that way.

[OtakuAlex]

Well that's a terrible idea. I've found a retreat in the obscure. The fact that it used to be so complicated to work with gives me the joy of figuring things out for an entire afternoon. If you modify something for the mainstream then you'll lose your sense of individuality.

I've noticed that in most of the populated websites, they all look the same. The same "see more" buttons, the same interfaces; the same blank, white and grey backgrounds with very little color. Social networks are boring that way.

That's exactly how I feel when games and websites try to go more mainstream. Sadly, though, they won't learn from their mistakes like a game company would. In gaming, going mainstream makes you just fade away into the crowd while in websites in makes everything more appealing to a wider range of people since they don't have to learn their way around as much. However, the lack of channel customization is the only change I actually hate that Google has made, I actually like the other changes they've made. (as I've said prior to this post)

[Dr. Crasger]

I actually like the other changes they've made. (as I've said prior to this post)

I do find some of them nice, yet other times; they're mostly nuisances.

Although some updates to the YouTube player has made it possible for me, a person with shitty internet capable of watching a 20-minute to 1 hour video. Other times, it changes the quality and repeals the buffering, to my chagrin.

[Watzup7856]

For some reason, now to do ANYTHING with any video in the "Favourites" playlist, you need to move the video up to be the first on the list.

And you no longer can select multiple videos to do one thing at once for all of them.

Nor can you automatically send all selected videos onto a new playlist.

So.... yeah. Splitting up my Favourites list into multiple playlists in order to have more space went from taking under an hour to taking over a week.

EDIT: And, for some even stranger reason, I cannot even to ANYTHING with any videos at spots 101 and below.  

I have this same problem, except it's not with my favs, it's with my SSB4 music suggestions playlist. I can't edit or move any videos that are below 80.