This Google Plus Rant

I have no strong feelings about Google Plus one way or the other, but this video was amazing.

Cluster F-Bomb?

The awesome way to protest the Youtube account merging stuff is not to spam the comments, but to decline the merger thing and never comment again. That's the only way to let them know they can't get you!

And that's why I keep commenting on You Tube. Partially to spite the people who hate it, and partially because I don't completely object, as it does allow for slightly longer comments.

Don't spite the people who hate it. Spite Google until they do something!

They have done something. It's just not removing Google Plus.

It's hard not to spite them when any actual discussion to be had is smothered by endless pictures of tanks.

That is indeed one of the reasons.

The point is, Google will never change their policies. Most don't even know what Google+ is, it's always the vocal minority that actually complains, and even less who have valid reasons to dislike Google+.

Define "valid reasons".

Hence, the "even less". Some just hate it because ZOMG FAECBOOK or whatever the fuck reason it was.

And really, doing this entire Bob's army thing doesn't really help, as Google is only seeing, "Oh look, everybody likes to comment using Google+, MISSHIAN SUKSESSU!"

Those who really hate it just don't post about it, or don't even comment anymore. Plain simple.

edited 24th Nov '13 2:00:00 PM by GaryCXJk

I have logged onto You Tube once since this started.

(I used to use it almost every day.)

edited 25th Nov '13 2:42:16 PM by BaconManiac5000

Personally I don't see why this is such a big deal to some people.

Is it an inconvenience? Sure. Are the comments shitty? Yeah, but they've always been, and the dumbest shit (Bob and his tanks, for example) are gone now.

That's how they get you though. They just pile on little inconvenience after little inconvenience, and each time enough people say "Hey this isn't that bad, you should all just suck it up and deal with it."

I've never been a fan of slippery slope arguments.

Well, I've never been a fan of slippery slopes!

Well, if you really don't like the changes, then just never visit the place. It's the main reason I don't visit Telltale Games anymore. I mean, it's still a nice place to hang out, except the forums there are fucking horrible now after they switched.

Also, where people see inconveniences I see possibilities.

Now I did see some people who really had valid reasons never to use it, except they also never use You Tube anymore. One of those reasons were that people who make videos get notifications every time a new comment is made on their videos, and even then it's not flawless. That and it posts something on your dashboardwallthingy whenever you do anything, supposedly.

edited 26th Nov '13 3:41:32 AM by GaryCXJk

Listen to this guy, he tells it really well.

Have you guys never heard of a feedback button? I mean, boycott or complain or protest or do whatever you want. But it seems like offering feedback to the people that made the changes hasn't even entered into your minds.

If there is a feedback button, I will use it to tell Goggle to put a feedback button where I can find it!

I don't know about the other Google services, but it's at the bottom of every Youtube page

That's what I get for never scrolling all the way down.

At least "Bob" has died down.

That's pretty much what happened.