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YouTube User Purge
From WikiLemon
YouTube User Purge
- Artist:
- Cinema Rocketry
- Released:
- June 24, 2008
- Length:
- 1:22
- Link:
- YouTube
Neil’s first YouTube hoax, set to the lovely strains of Drinky-Bird.
Transcript
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Text: Over a quarter of YouTube’s bandwidth is used handling its comments system. YouTube recently initiated it’s “Weak User Purge” program. Don’t worry, you’re probably safe. The program uses a points system for each user. YouTube is keeping the exact formula a secret, but I believe it involves a mixture of comment votes, and spelling. For votes, it checks the overall number of “thumbs down” a user’s comments have gotten. For spelling, it runs a spell-check on every comment, and measures the overall quality of spelling. If a user scores poorly enough in both of these categories, YouTube bans them. It’s a temporary IP ban, so you can’t register a new account for 4 months. I’ve tested the system on other accounts and computers. It’s frighteningly accurate at detecting poor commenting habits. Personally, I haven’t decided whether I support these measures. But again, I’m sure most of you won’t be hit by the system. Just comment intelligently, and you should be safe. No sweat. Good luck!
Text: Over a quarter of YouTube’s bandwidth is used handling its comments system. YouTube recently initiated it’s “Weak User Purge” program. Don’t worry, you’re probably safe. The program uses a points system for each user. YouTube is keeping the exact formula a secret, but I believe it involves a mixture of comment votes, and spelling. For votes, it checks the overall number of “thumbs down” a user’s comments have gotten. For spelling, it runs a spell-check on every comment, and measures the overall quality of spelling. If a user scores poorly enough in both of these categories, YouTube bans them. It’s a temporary IP ban, so you can’t register a new account for 4 months. I’ve tested the system on other accounts and computers. It’s frighteningly accurate at detecting poor commenting habits. Personally, I haven’t decided whether I support these measures. But again, I’m sure most of you won’t be hit by the system. Just comment intelligently, and you should be safe. No sweat. Good luck!
