> Why is it different? Because youtube videos aren't rewarded based on votes. People generally want creators to be rewarded for their work when its good, and t

> Why is it different? Because youtube videos aren't rewarded based on votes. People generally want creators to be rewarded for their work when its good, and they'll almost certainly put more effort into rating if they know that's how those creators get rewarded. Also, you seem to think that youtube's voting system has failed somehow. In what way do you think its failed? You do know that youtube doesn't recommend things to people based on upvotes, right? Views are what youtube cares about, not votes. Votes are mostly just for show on youtube.