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Hey guys, figured I'd throw this up in the air here.

I've been looking at YouTube recently, along with another forum community I'm apart of, and it appears there's a lot of hate going about with Google+ and YouTube. Why you may ask? Because Google+ is now integrated with YouTube, along with several previously unavailable resources opened. These resources include:

-No more comment sorting through Most Recent, instead through Most Replies
-75,000 Character Limit
-Replies are linked to Google+ accounts
-Links finally work in comments

So my question is, do you guys even like YouTube still? And, do you even like Google+?

I'l hand you my opinion first:

I personally don't like it, yet don't care. It's nice to read the most recent comments, and whatnot, but with the expansion they've done (specifically character limit and links), they're just setting it up for spambots. This also includes comments with ASCII art, which is more of an eyesore these days if it's spammed every 2 comments. I also don't care for it, because I never use Google+ to begin with, and will never use it anyways. And, if I don't want to read the comments, I don't have to.

So, what's your thoughts on it?

Quote from: {Alpha}Gold Man on November 15, 2013, 04:44:55 PM
-75,000 Character Limit

First off, May I ask, WHO THE HECK uses that many characters on youtube?!?!?!?

I'm fine with Youtube, and I generally don't read the comments. I just don't like how the view who they replied to button is missing.

Again, WHO THE HECK uses that many characters on youtube?!?!?!?

Love Youtube, Screw Google+ (Pretty sure this is over 75,000 characters)

Don't like it.

I don't mind making comments online, but I do mind when someone forces me to use a service I don't want then hijacks my online commentary to pad their usage numbers.

If the G+ stuff were optional, or they bothered to ask before just doing it, then I might have a different opinion, but that ship has sailed. I view google as repugnant, and use You Tube less because of it.

Quote from: Carbon27 on November 15, 2013, 04:51:43 PM
First off, May I ask, WHO THE HECK uses that many characters on youtube?!?!?!?

I'm fine with Youtube, and I generally don't read the comments. I just don't like how the view who they replied to button is missing.

Again, WHO THE HECK uses that many characters on youtube?!?!?!?

You would be surprised. Someone from that other forum community actually posted a screenshot where someone posted a piece of the Star Wars: Episode IV script on their comment. Followed everything from the opening crawl to the Jundland Wastes.

Quote from: tirpider on November 15, 2013, 04:57:16 PM
Don't like it.

I don't mind making comments online, but I do mind when someone forces me to use a service I don't want then hijacks my online commentary to pad their usage numbers.

If the G+ stuff were optional, or they bothered to ask before just doing it, then I might have a different opinion, but that ship has sailed. I view google as repugnant, and use You Tube less because of it.

Fully agreed. If it were optional I might like YouTube a bit more. But since Google has forced it down the users throat, it's caused an entire uproar. There's even bands of popular YouTubers like TotalBiscuit and OfficialNerdCubed that are disabling comments on their videos because of this. I sure hope Google removes what they've added fast, otherwise less and less people will use YouTube. This has also caused to stop using YouTube so much as well.

I hate it. At first I couldn't upload a video without an account, now I can't even say good job and thank you for the mp3 to an artist I support.

I'm waiting for them to make google+ a requirement to like and favorite videos. We all know it's going to happen.

To quote myself on a different forum....

Google, go  :censored: :censored: and burn in a fire.

Seeing as it took 2 weeks for them to update my youtube profile picture, and one week to update my screen name..

I never liked Google in the first place (updating every 2 seconds, just as bad as microsoft..), youtube was kind of pushing it with all the limitations.. So no :P

no for what

 :td: do not like. respectfully, it sucks. it use to be so simple, I use to check my comments in one place and now if i want to do almost anything regarding my channel i need that thing they call google plus. So far, ive refused to use it. They need to get their act together! Why should I be forced to use something I do not want to use, just so they can try and get people to use something that will never get the popularity it wants like facebook.

I don't like Google+ and I don't think Google realizes that forcing people to use a social network only makes them hate it. This could be the beginning of the decline of YouTube. I really don't like it.

There are certain lines i have, and they can get blurred sometimes. But google has definatly.crossed. it. JOIN BOBS ARMY!

I find it hilarious that people have been spamming the entirety of 'The Great Gatsby' in the comment section to prove the ridiculousness of the word allowance.

I don't use YouTube a huge amount but it is annoying the way google seems to 'follow' me and keep recommending things just because I forgot to log out of gmail. I don't like the targeted adverts they've introduced either, where the only way to find an option to turn them off is by getting a google+ account....

To be honest I hadn't realised there had been a change to YouTube but it makes sense  why the comments seemed to be broken for me recently. Like with a lot of things the update makes it worse. :)

google basically killed youtube and it just gets worse with each 'update' its not as useful of a site now as it used to be imo

Yea I still miss the old updates but at least I don't have Google+ to screw Youtube over anymore

this is find halarious

[spoiler]░░░░░███████ ]▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄                 Bob is building an army.
▂▄▅█████████▅▄▃▂                ☻/    This tank & Bob are against Google+
Il███████████████████].        /▌     Copy and Paste this all over
  ◥⊙▲⊙▲⊙▲⊙▲⊙▲⊙▲⊙◤            / \      Youtube if you are with us

[/spoiler]
[spoiler]▬▬▬.◙.▬▬▬

=▂▄▄▓▄▄▂
◢◤ █▀▀████▄▄▄▄    ◢◤     
█▄ █ーJ ███▀▀▀▀▀▀▀╬         ☻/  air support!
◥█████◤                              /▌   
══╩══╩══                            / \

[/spoiler]
[spoiler]   /▲\              Bob found a nuke.
   I █ I      ☻    Bob gives Google + until November 22th to withdraw.
   I █ I      /▌\   Copy & Paste this over Youtube to let them know.           
  /═══\    / \[/spoiler]
these are all over youtube
and even one of the founders is angry! http://www.youtube.com/user/jawed?feature=watch

This guys good

EDIT: Oh good God a nuke

Another EDIT: Someone whos a bit more rational about it
[spoiler] ☻  This is Frank. Frank is a normal guy.
/▌\  When Frank saw YouTube was messed up by G+, he was mad.
/ \   He thought it was such a bummer, but knew he couldn't do anything against it.
       Especially making and copying tanks in the comments was a very stupid idea he thought. So Frank sat at his computer and watched some more videos.[/spoiler]

Okay I know what this guys mean but where he put that sword...
[spoiler]
\☺/  Jake has a sword and he is ready to do battle with google+
  |   =[==> perpair to die google+ spread it every where
/ \[/spoiler]

I don't really care about the comments. Right now it's just as bad - if not worse - than before G+ integration. The only thing is, if you want to be part of the community, whether it's liking a comment, or responding to someone, sharing your point of view, you HAVE to create a G+ account, be - against your will - involved in a social network that will keep track of any single activity you have on youtube.

Quote from: Syrion on November 16, 2013, 01:42:09 PM
involved in a social network that will keep track of any single activity you have on youtube.

youtube and beyond...so much for "do no evil"

Tell me about it

EDIT: Im sure someone can go and slide this in on the second tablet

11. "Thy shall not screw over Youtube with Google+"

Quote from: Buckler on November 16, 2013, 05:14:29 PM
youtube and beyond...so much for "do no evil"

With our current state of social media, it's more like Orwell's 1984.  ???

Quote from: {Alpha}Gold Man on November 16, 2013, 06:32:38 PM
Orwell's 1984.

Quote from: Kit Fisto on November 16, 2013, 06:31:04 PM
Do tell!

Quote from: Buckler on November 16, 2013, 05:14:29 PM
youtube and beyond...so much for "do no evil"

They had a nice cake, though. :D

Quote from: BlackScorpion on November 16, 2013, 07:40:17 PM
They had a nice cake, though. :D

Can't go wrong with chocolate icing, it's literally impossible.

Quote from: Buckler on November 16, 2013, 05:14:29 PM
youtube and beyond...so much for "do no evil"

they went away with that years ago.

The visual upgrade of 2009or10: I got over it.
The visual upgrade of 2011: I got over it.
The in updates of 2012 they removed all customization from the channels and ruined the organization of videos and comments, that ticked me off enough for me to stop using my channel.  These updates are the cherry on top of the cake of frustration. With stricter copyright rules and commercials in front of videos, you might as well be watching regular tv. I am not very satisfied with youtube right now.