[Yhslug] video chosen as youtube editor's pick

[Thomas Doggette]

You're right. I wish I hadn't done that. Would five bucks be enough to
make sure you never mention it again?

On 4/23/07, Nicholas Wheeler <dragoncow2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I do not believe blatant bribing is appropriate for this
> list....subtle bribing might've been okay, but certainly not blatant.
>
> On 4/23/07, Thomas Doggette <tdoggette at gmail.com> wrote:
> > This means you're our man on the inside, right? When I start doing
> > short films, can I trust you to get them featured? I've got cash, if
> > that's what it takes.
> >
> > On 4/23/07, Matt Good <matt at matt-good.net> wrote:
> > > On Sun, 2007-04-22 at 16:02 -0400, Phil Shapiro wrote:
> > > >     last night i happened to spot a spoof video i created for youtube was chosen
> > > > as an editor's pick in the News and Politics category. i grabbed a quick
> > > > screenshot, knowing that the editor pick videos rotate.
> > >
> > > Congratulations!
> > >
> > > >          i gotta say that while it's fun having one's video chosen as an
> > > > editor's pick, that youtube provides almost no information to video uploaders
> > > > regarding when their video is going to be featured on the site. youtube is
> > > > pretty good at treating its users as mushrooms -- keeping you in the dark.
> > > >
> > > >          matt good, maybe you can nudge youtube in the direction of more
> > > > courteous treatment of its users. the company's current operating style is so
> > > > 20th century. that's a disconnect with all the other good things about youtube.
> > >
> > > Well, it took a little poking around to find it, but this Google Groups
> > > discussion list seems to be the place where people make suggestions
> > > regarding improvements to the site:
> > > http://groups.google.com/group/youtube-api-basics/topics
> > >
> > > I'll check if there are other ways for users to submit suggestions, and
> > > I'll try to remember to mention this one to the responsible team.
> > >
> > > -- Matt Good
> > >
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