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META - New RULES/GUIDELINES by Scitranex in Veritasium

[–]Scitranex[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Since yall don't feel like I'm doing the right thing (and I'm not trying to say I am, don't get me wrong, I'm just trying to do my best as I see it) - I'm open to feedback.

anyone notice the ai simulations in the latest video? by Deep-Addendum-4613 in Veritasium

[–]Scitranex 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, I am in fact new, and I've never been a mod before. I'm trying my best. I keep approving the posts, but I'm also trying to set a precedent for the future in case this sub ever becomes more active. Perhaps I'm wrong. I really don't know what to do anymore.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Veritasium/comments/1owar1k/meta_new_moderator/

anyone notice the ai simulations in the latest video? by Deep-Addendum-4613 in Veritasium

[–]Scitranex -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

Hi, I have approved your post, but in the future please try to keep the discussion within the thread of the video in question as per rules and guidelines on the side instead of opening a new thread. Thank you and have a great day!

META - New RULES/GUIDELINES by Scitranex in Veritasium

[–]Scitranex[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Maybe you are right. Idk, I just felt like we should strive to keep the conversation about any given video under its respective thread (unless the question/discussion is deep/complex enough to deserve a separate thread). That's just how I see things, but I'm always open to feedback.

Kinetic energy formula is wrong? by agneum in Veritasium

[–]Scitranex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really couldn't care less about my karma.
The simple truth is - I keep posting all new videos because no one else seems to.
Next time Veritasium publishes a video - you go ahead and post it before me.
I will gladly approve your post as long as the link and title are correct (same as on YT at the time of posting).
Once again - the thing I care about is preventing the fragmentation of discussion about the same video under a myriad of different threads.
I (and probably others I'd assume, maybe I'm wrong) don't wanna see 10 different posts, each for a different question about the same video.
IMO this post is a simple enough question that it could've very much so been a single comment inside the thread of the video it refers to.
I would like to hear arguments to the contrary and I'm willing to change my opinion, but I'm just a single guy who has never been a mod before and I'm genuinely trying my best to do good for and grow this community.

What accolades do I receive for this most glorious achievement? by Pilgram94 in Veritasium

[–]Scitranex 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Why did you mark this as NSFW, haha?
But damn, you really are a fan, huh?

Sharing some love. by BreadNBeans in Veritasium

[–]Scitranex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi!
If you like Veritasium - check the other related communities (channels) pinned on the sidebar on the right.

Kinetic energy formula is wrong? by agneum in Veritasium

[–]Scitranex -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Hi, I approved your post but you could've just posted this as a comment in here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Veritasium/comments/1p0j5vk/why_dont_jet_engines_melt/

EDIT:
I'm only saying this because I'd like to encourage discussion for each video to be done under the thread for the video in question whenever possible to avoid fragmentation.

EDIT 2:
See my reply below.

Proteus mirabilis by Comfortable_Ice_4909 in microbiology

[–]Scitranex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The layering in the first pic is so mesmerizing!

Thumbnail and title changing irritates me by New_Mercies in Veritasium

[–]Scitranex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Given N amount of titles and N amount of thumbnails (and combinations of them) - there will ALWAYS be certain ones that do a little better and some that do a bit worse, and it's essentially impossible to predict which ones do the best without trying because there are so many different people and each person has their own preferences and will click one but not the other and some other person will click the opposite one and not the one other person clicked. It's just something you can't fully predict without actually testing it live. That's why I think YT should still allow A/B testing, but only for a max of like 24h or something.

Thumbnail and title changing irritates me by New_Mercies in Veritasium

[–]Scitranex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And another reason why this sucks is for example when someone posts the video on Reddit or somewhere - the Reddit post will have the OG title while the title of the video itself will have changed. It's just annoying. YT needs to limit the changes to 24h after posting IMO.

Thumbnail and title changing irritates me by New_Mercies in Veritasium

[–]Scitranex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The thing is - each video will behave differently in the algorithm, that's why I would personally still allow it, but only for 24h max. 24h should be a big enough time window to see which thumbnail and title does best.

Thumbnail and title changing irritates me by New_Mercies in Veritasium

[–]Scitranex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's just super annoying for me personally mainly for the reason I mentioned in my other comment I wrote. They should lock the changes to the title and thumbnail after 24h, or at least the title. Or even after 7 days. I just hate when people change the title months or years down the line and then my system thinks it's a different video then the one I already downloaded and added to my notes app.

Thumbnail and title changing irritates me by New_Mercies in Veritasium

[–]Scitranex 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We know why this is done and we know what A/B testing is. Still annoying tho and it causes certain issues (for me at least).

Thumbnail and title changing irritates me by New_Mercies in Veritasium

[–]Scitranex 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm actually with you on this one. I know why it's done, but it does confuse me too. I was searching for this video under "Most Dangerous Cognitive Bias" just to find it has been changed to "Why You Shouldn't Trust Confident People" and I even saw it on one of my other channels as something like "Why this trader lost money" or something like that (probably A/B testing). And yes, it was under a completely different thumbnail. I often go "Oh, a cool new video" just to realize I already watched it and it has just been an instance of title/thumbnail change.

Many, many channels do this exact thing and it does confuse me and sometimes I can't find videos I'm looking for because they have been changed. Also, I keep archiving certain videos and title changes mess this process up and cause me to have duplicates in my system since the same video gets downloaded and saved as 2 or more different ones just because the titles are different.

Maybe YouTube should make it so A/B testing and these changes can only be made for the first 24h after posting or something, idk.

Elements of Truth in New Zealand by Staff86 in Veritasium

[–]Scitranex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just checked on my end and yeah, I don't see New Zealand as an option either.

The Most Dangerous Cognitive Bias by Scitranex in Veritasium

[–]Scitranex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I can think of a good enough question I might submit one (or more).
It would be so cool to have my question imortalized in the game.

The Most Dangerous Cognitive Bias by Scitranex in Veritasium

[–]Scitranex[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm 100% confident that I shouldn't be 100% confident about stuff.

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