Comments on: Great web 2.0 video on YouTube

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 23:14:06 +0000

Damn, I missed on on all this blog drama just because of alphabetical order. (My Bloglines subscriptions are in alphabetical order, so I don’t get to Walt at Random and See Also till rather late in the game, unless I decide to start from the bottom, as I did today.)

I just found that video disturbing in that it kept erasing huge amounts of text. . . . I know, I know–it’s all saved in the history of Wikipedia–but it’s still too much like rewriting history for me.

By: walt crawford

walt crawford — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 16:13:57 +0000

OK, Steve, you come out of the corner and I’ll return to posting and commenting. We all have bad days. (For the record, I didn’t ask Steve to remove the links…and, to make things absolutely clear, I have nothing negative to say about anyone who finds the video in question valuable, awesome, whatever. Just because I didn’t and don’t get it and am a little astonished by the sheer quantity and unanimity of link love it’s getting, doesn’t mean others won’t find it worthwhile.)

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 14:05:12 +0000

To clarify: the links I took out of the update went to comments on a post at Walt at Random (none by Walt himself).

*Returns to corner*

By: K.G. Schneider

K.G. Schneider — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 12:09:55 +0000

oops. I thought you were referring to comments on YouTube. Oops. Oops. Oops.

Anyway, I liked the video. It didn’t change my life, but I thought it was clever; I particularly enjoyed how the text itself reflected the motility and interactivity of text on the web.

By: K.G. Schneider

K.G. Schneider — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 12:03:24 +0000

I notice that YouTube is not without its share of snarks. Some days the snarks really push my buttons. That’s why I ignore Slashdot for the most part, too. Pulls me into the vortex.

Don’t take too long a time-out. If you’re asking me, I consider it over. (Waving magic wand)

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 02:15:08 +0000

I guess I’m asking for it, Walt. The perils of posting in a bad mood. At least I put it on my own blog instead of mucking up yours.

I thought those three particular comments (in their overall composition, not those particular words) were insulting in the way that they didn’t go after the logic of the video but the supposed gullibility of those who liked it.

I think it may be time for a self-imposed time out…

By: walt crawford

walt crawford — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 01:51:04 +0000

Your update is an object lesson in the difficulty of having frank discussions. Yes, each of those words (or an alternate form) appeared in one comment or another. And, taken out of context, they sound pretty awful. Are you ready to have your posts and comments cherry-picked that way?

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 06:59:18 +0000

That link is fantastic! I hadn’t seen it. Great find.