Open letter to YouTube video, pass it on!
Offline Download the video here and repost everywhere.
Youtubers... post your copy of this video as a response to this one.
Please post the link to your reposted video in this thread.
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Brian,
I understand how to download from Revver(and am doing so), but how do you download a video from YouTube and repost it on your YT account?
Miracles don't exist. "Miracle" is a word given to a preposterous event that a theist considers dogmatically advantageous. Def. - Ecclesiastical sensationalism.
Use Firefox and get an add on from Mozilla. If there is a specific video you want that you cant download, link us to it, maybe someone can help.
"I'm a sap, I'm too nice a guy. I'm giving Bob what I consider to be some real nice access to my channels. I put him on for an hour, and what happens when you're a nice guy, you get stepped on. I'm a little too loose with people criticizing me because it's interesting." - Howard Stern
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVQi0YmZz68
OK I'm just putting this out there, please don't get pissed off.
What if YouTube is sick of the constant battles and has just decided to block the RRS using this weak excuse? To be brutally honest, if I ran a site like YouTube, I would be very sick by now of having to adjudicate these constant poltiical and legal battles and I'd be looking for any way to put an end to it. Fairness wouldn't be my primary concern...saving my sanity and the sanity of my staff would be. It's supposed to be an entertainment site - they probably resent being used as a political tool in the first place.
Please don't kill me for this, you know I love the RRS and everything you do and I'm not assigning blame at all just trying to put another perspective out there in hopes that it will help you formulate strategy.
Lazy is a word we use when someone isn't doing what we want them to do.
- Dr. Joy Brown
I'm uploading the new video to youtube right now.
If youtube is sick of battling, their best strategy at this point would be to reinstate all videos that were pulled down unjustly.
While I lean towards agreeing with you it should be very clear that I'm not gonna give up on this one. Some things are just worth standing up for, some things define us, I believe this is one of them.
I agree. I know personally I've told my mods here that they should pull the ban button if someone requires too much of your time. I am not concerned with youtubes sanity or feelings, and they certainly don't seem to be concerned about mine.
Have you seen that they courted the Presidential candidates to get on youtube? http://www.youtube.com/youchoose
Youtube is a business. Right now they're running their business poorly (admittedly their choice). I'm speaking out about it. I would've merely been speaking out about CSE but youtube done went and removed 100+ of our videos and the second most popular atheist account on youtube (appx. 5000 subscribers). Just yesterday many people were asking us to speak up about our ban, so we did.
Please try to keep in mind that we can't please everyone.
Thanks man, we appreciate it. We need all the brainstorming we can get. I'm not sure you really said much that I disagree with.
"I'm a sap, I'm too nice a guy. I'm giving Bob what I consider to be some real nice access to my channels. I put him on for an hour, and what happens when you're a nice guy, you get stepped on. I'm a little too loose with people criticizing me because it's interesting." - Howard Stern
Text videos are fine and adding a soundtrack to them can give them some added interest, but adding a soundtrack with sung or spoken words is usually just distracting. It's like my eyes and ears are competing for control over the language part of my brain.
I don't know... maybe nobody else expereinces this. Just trying to offer some constructive criticism.
I agree. I came to the decision that those interested in both the text and the song would watch it multiple times to try and take it all in. You could mute it if it was a distraction, and then listen to it as you turned your head.
"I'm a sap, I'm too nice a guy. I'm giving Bob what I consider to be some real nice access to my channels. I put him on for an hour, and what happens when you're a nice guy, you get stepped on. I'm a little too loose with people criticizing me because it's interesting." - Howard Stern
Uploaded the letter here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmrNJpxoHvE
Love the song, by the way.
Also have the first video with the call to the prosecuter here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx-texuQ5P8
here is my video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtJOTIReIFc
Bad Astronomer, Phil Plait shows his support here.
Phil's comments on this saga.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=IA-QQSn0Acs
OK...I did it. I responded to the Youtube as asked. Screen name there is bonoborubbing (
) and the url for that is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWUeLx7x16AI I will also be posting it in my personal blog and in my profile page on myspace: Name is Rachel Lynn; simple url is http://myspace.com/whispermeagape
The people have always some champion whom they set over them and nurse into greatness...This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears he is a protector. ~~Plato- The Republic
The easiest way I have found to download a YT video is to replace "youtube" in the URL with "kissyoutube".
For example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC-0JAWF66U
changes to
http://www.kissyoutube.com/watch?v=XC-0JAWF66U
This will present you with a page from which you an download the source flash file. Just be sure to give it a name you will remember.
OK.
This is going to be fun.
I needed to set up a new e-mail account first. I've decided "Iruka" is my atheist screen name, user name, e-mail address, etc. Call it an Intrapersonal Separation of Church and State issue.
I guess I get to compartmentalize, just like the fundies.
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I always use vixy to download videos from YouTube:
http://vixy.net/
That most certainly wouldn't be the case. Why? Because what is going on here is VERY small fish compared to what is going on with youtube and the extortionists/organised crime lords known as the RIAA and MPAA.
Organised religion is the ultimate form of blasphemy.
Wow. All this furor over having your Youtube account suspended? I find this amusing for two reasons:
1) you seem to labor under the delusion that you have some sort of inalienable right to a Youtube account, which you don't; and:
2) Your hypocritical outrage at this suspension as an example of "silencing of critics", when the RRS routinely bans and deletes the posts of those who criticize their militant atheist world-view.
What goes around, comes around.
The Saint
Right.
IMHO, their actions (and inaction) made YouTube fair game. Now I'm going to go get my new account banned.
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You seem to have a reading comprehension problem. Sapient concedes that youtube has this right, as its their business.
Please don't make an ass out of yourself by making a claim already refuted in a post above yours.
Again, you have a reading comprehension problem. The issues revolves around CSE making a false claim vis-a-vis copyright issues... Sapient's not complaining simply about Youtube pulling down the RRS account, it's not JUST that, he's complaining about CSE's false claims and how Youtube is caving in to false claims.
You seem to have a basic inability to grasp even the basic points correctly. Is there really a need for anyone to deal with you, if you can't even be bothered to see if your hate rants have even the slightest connection to reality?
Those who know the good, do the good. - Socrates
: Operation Spread Eagle, Kent Hovind, Creation Science, Evangelism Ministries, Eric Hovind, Jo Hovind, Liar, Evolution, Copyright, Fraud, Youtube, Fair Use La
While I don't agree that we've ever given the impression that we seem to think we have an inalienable right to youtube, I will agree that we DON'T HAVE an inalienable right to youtube.
We don't "silence critics" simply because they are critics. I implore anyone to confirm these claims for themselves as they scour our message boards and find plenty of people who criticize us and our positions. Some people are able to work within the rules, some can't. We attempt to apply the rules as fairly as possible on our site. I can tell you some atheists have been banned as well.
Now here I am drawing attention to your criticism, do you still find it a good argument that we "routinely" delete posts of those who criticize?
Here are the rules, get aquainted.
Not always, but it seems as if at least in this case, that is likely to be true of the actions of CSEM.
Follow my lead...Operation Spread Eagle, Kent Hovind, Creation Science Evangelism Ministries, Eric Hovind, Jo Hovind, Liar, Evolution, Copyright, Fraud, Youtube, Fair Use Law, EFF
"I'm a sap, I'm too nice a guy. I'm giving Bob what I consider to be some real nice access to my channels. I put him on for an hour, and what happens when you're a nice guy, you get stepped on. I'm a little too loose with people criticizing me because it's interesting." - Howard Stern
I just got back from a lovely evening spamming YouTube with videos, comments and an e-mail. It was fun.
I suggest you try it. Bring a friend.
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My Firefox plugin couldn't resolve YouTube addresses (the URL is often a redirect) and did some poking around before I saw your post. I ended up using vixy.net and it worked great.
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That's rich. I'm sure you noted with satisfaction when we censored your comment and promptly banned you.
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We have a new "Open Letter to Youtube" to be released as soon as we can complete our fact check. The story will uncover the reason the Richard Dawkins account is not active, and why it should be.
The format for the new video will be similar to the one we just put out, and we hope that as many people support reposting our upcoming videos as much as they are supporting our two current videos. Thanks to all for speaking up!
"I'm a sap, I'm too nice a guy. I'm giving Bob what I consider to be some real nice access to my channels. I put him on for an hour, and what happens when you're a nice guy, you get stepped on. I'm a little too loose with people criticizing me because it's interesting." - Howard Stern
Yeah, I have the same problem with the FireFox plugin, so I searched and found vixy too, glad it worked for you also : )
I think the worst time to have a heart attack is during a game of charades...or a game of fake heart attack.
Operation Spread Eagle, Kent Hovind, Creation Science, Evangelism Ministries, Eric Hovind, Jo Hovind, Liar, Evolution, Copyright, Fraud, Youtube, Fair Use Law, EFF.
"I'm a sap, I'm too nice a guy. I'm giving Bob what I consider to be some real nice access to my channels. I put him on for an hour, and what happens when you're a nice guy, you get stepped on. I'm a little too loose with people criticizing me because it's interesting." - Howard Stern
What's the name of the song and the artist who performed it? Love them both.