Comments for "Top15 Videos: Bugged?" Talk at VideoSift.com

By maatc

maatc (http://maatc.videosift.com) — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 08:50:07 -0800

Expiry from Top15 goes by submitted date, not by published to frontpage date.

Hover your mouse over "published by" and you will see it was submitted over 4 days ago, therefore it does not appear in the top 15 new videos anymore.

http://www.videosift.com/faq-en.php#topvids

By swampgirl

swampgirl (http://swampgirl.videosift.com) — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 08:58:33 -0800

The clock should count after it's published. No one counts back when they first posted it..they look at the time under the title.

By blankfist

blankfist (http://blankfist.videosift.com) — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 14:09:25 -0800

Yeah, for the longest time I just though it was either a bug or there was a Sift conspiracy against my videos. I agree with swampgirl, I think the clock should start only after it reaches the front page.

By Laekroth

Laekroth (http://laekroth.videosift.com) — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:13:38 -0800

Thanks for clearing this up Maatc I agree with swampgirl as well, it should count from the time a video gets published, Especially since it can take a long time for a video to get through the unsifted phase (even potential good videos require one or two requeues lately).

My 2 cts.

By blankfist

blankfist (http://blankfist.videosift.com) — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 16:53:28 -0800

That's 3 votes for the clock to start at time of publish! Anyone else?

By thesnipe

thesnipe (http://thesnipe.videosift.com) — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:43:44 -0800

I'll go in on it too, I think date of publishing, not queue should be counted for the 4 day top 15 expiration as that is the day they appear on the front page. 10 votes for publish may take some time but I have seen videos skyrocket once they reach the front page.

However keep hitting the queue folks!

By maatc

maatc (http://maatc.videosift.com) — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:58:21 -0800

Guess it depends on how you define "new" in the title of the Top 15 list.

Right now it means "new to the site".
If we go by published date it would mean "newly published".

I remember dag saying something about how it keeps things a lot fresher in that list if we go by queued date because there is more video fluctuation that way.

I kinda like it the way it is now.

By blankfist

blankfist (http://blankfist.videosift.com) — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 15:49:54 -0800

^ Fair enough.

By twiddles

twiddles (http://twiddles.videosift.com) — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 17:00:55 -0800

And I've argued that it doesn't keep the top 15 very fresh, because there is always a couple that shoot right out of the queue and stay in the top five for nearly 4 days. A fresher and fairer listing would go by the published date and give each video 2 or 3 days in the sun. Combine that with a 3 day queue length. It's all in how you look at things.

By cybrbeast

cybrbeast (http://www.videosift.com/member/cybrbeast) — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:08:21 -0800

I think twiddles might be on to something.

By Laekroth

Laekroth (http://laekroth.videosift.com) — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 02:15:00 -0800

Is there a possibility to do a poll or bring this discussion to attention to see what more people think about this?