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>If the next view sees lots of downs, they can avoid it the exact point is that this is terrible because the downvotes aren't representative of anything. two e
by Barrin92 5y ago
>If the next view sees lots of downs, they can avoid it
the exact point is that this is terrible because the downvotes aren't representative of anything. two examples. Go to Youtube right now, pick a 5 minute daily covid update. I'm not talking about op-eds, just factual reporting about the stats. Chances are it has been downvoted 80% because there's a bunch of crazies on that site downvoting every news video.
another example, Thandiwe Newton years ago made some political comments 4chan didn't like, so they started to bombard every westworld video with her in it. I saw those ratios and decided to not watch the show for months. Turns out is actually great and it was just some right-wing internet mob being angry about her.
Nobody ever downvotes shitty tutorials, because the only people who passionately downvote youtube videos are crazy. I can't tell you how many crappy tutorials with wrong info in it i've seen, entirely upvoted.
- dalmo3 5y ago> this is terrible because the downvotes aren't representative of anything Speak for yourself? I watch football highlights on YouTube. Due to copyright many videos are just clickbaits with perhaps a few seconds of real footage, or are missing games or whatever. The up/downvotes are a reliable measure in that niche.
- dylan604 5y ago>the exact point is that this is terrible because the downvotes aren't representative of anything. The video owner can disable comments. Why not allow them the decision on showing/hiding this data? Clearly, there are people that are in favor and some that are against. Allow the "publisher" to make the decision. Seems like a decent compromise.