I've been PMing schmawy recently, and I briefly mentioned to him that what finally made me join VS was finding this video. By itself I could write a whole Sift Talk post extolling its virtues, but I won't. Suffice it to say for now that it's an awesome, trippy video with great music.
Because of the aforementioned I've been really curious about what made all of you decide to jump into the mix that is VideoSift. I had been lurking here for months, but the video I just mentioned is what finally pushed me to join. Can any of you define similar moments of epiphany in which you finally said to yourself, "This is where I belong"?
I'd really love to hear them all. I respect the opinions of so many people here, even many of the ones with which I find myself in disagreement. Most of you express yourself so well with your choice of videos that I barely need to ask how you feel about this, that, or the other. However I'll be the first to admit that I'm wrong on so many occasions, and that's yet another reason why I'd love to hear your stories.
This isn't a homework assignment for freshman English, mind you. Even a few sentences with imperfect grammar and multiple spelling errors will work for me. Share your story. It might not only be fun, but it may also help you identify kindred spirits in the community.
What have you got to lose?
Because of the aforementioned I've been really curious about what made all of you decide to jump into the mix that is VideoSift. I had been lurking here for months, but the video I just mentioned is what finally pushed me to join. Can any of you define similar moments of epiphany in which you finally said to yourself, "This is where I belong"?
I'd really love to hear them all. I respect the opinions of so many people here, even many of the ones with which I find myself in disagreement. Most of you express yourself so well with your choice of videos that I barely need to ask how you feel about this, that, or the other. However I'll be the first to admit that I'm wrong on so many occasions, and that's yet another reason why I'd love to hear your stories.
This isn't a homework assignment for freshman English, mind you. Even a few sentences with imperfect grammar and multiple spelling errors will work for me. Share your story. It might not only be fun, but it may also help you identify kindred spirits in the community.
What have you got to lose?
...oh, who am I kidding, I can't keep up the facade any more. I signed up the same way everyone else did: by responding to a work at home classified ad for DLJ & Co. VideoSift is all an elaborate undertaking to boost your self-confidence, kronosposeidon. After a while it became apparent that voting for your videos wasn't doing the trick, so we added comment voting to give recognition to your, um, witticisms. I apologize to everyone for being the one to let the news slip. If you're all up for it I propose that we continue this grand experiment and never speak of this incident.
{{calms the stammering applause}}
But seriously, I joined because I was lurking here for a few months, like KP, and would get pissed when sifts I liked didn't get recognition. Basically, I joined to vote and maybe get the memes I favored into the stream of culture.
This place is like an tropical island refuge in an endless sea of shit.
To be honest I have thought about leaving the sift behind on a few occasions, but I keep coming back because this is possibly the only community outside of my family where I have actually felt as if I fitted in on rare occasions.
So I guess that means you're stuck with me. Suck it.
I knew about Videosift for almost a year before I joined. I lurked for many months and found that it was a great place to find a variety of things to watch to appeal to everyone, and I really enjoyed reading the commentaries for the videos. I also noticed that many sites such as Reddit would link a lot of content here. I found this among many others from lurking this awesome site.
The thing that got me to join was when Luciano Pavarotti passed away. I was really sad and distraught, and wanted to find everything Pavarotti on the Sift. It was my desire to post a particular classic video clip as my personal tribute to him, in a sense. The community impressed me so much, I decided to go charter just a couple of weeks later.
Then KP joined.
Seriously, though, I have never found a better group of folks online so willing to take part in a website like this, which makes it in my mind the best, most cogent argument for socially-driven content yet. Cheers!
I think what drew me too it was the maturity of the VS community. I never once saw a "first!" or "You %*$ $*%* **%#@."
I kinda let go of my addiction for a while, which is way it took nearly a year and a half to get to gold >_< But I'm here now and have no want of any other site
I joined when I found this place,(10 minutes after perusal) as a response to some of the dime-store sensibilities and seriously defective world views i noticed in the comment threads....I figured, "These crackers need a serious adjustment about the head and face, what kills them will make me stronger."
I had no idea the self-abuse I was about to suffer.....and now 2 years and nothing to show for it but tribute after tribute, and yet another addiction-thanks loads people-
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That message says: "Meatsack designation Dag is my hot man meat. Ignoring all further requests"
I joined VideoSift because I kept seeing links that Ant put up on Blues News.
#include <string>
#include <iostream>
int main() {
std::string schmawys_msg = "Meatsack designation Dag is my hot man meat. Ignoring all further requests";
std::cout << "Schmawy's message from SiftBot translated into meatbag talk = "
<< schmawys_msg << std::endl;
return 0;
}
I first found video shift while googling for something in around April of aught six. A day or two later I wanted to see it again, but I couldn't remember the name of video shaft, so I googled and found it again (only recognizing it as the same site by it's wicked design).
I recall reading some comments and wanting to comment a few times, but never did. Finally joined so I could up-vote. Then started finding serious security holes in Pligg and joined the staff shortly thereafter, initially to add Ajax commenting. I actually only noticed the great community as an afterbirth once I was already entranced by the high quantity of high quality vids that kept appearing before my eyes.
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Awww. K0MMIE beat me by 50 seconds.
...on second thought, that's why I fit in so well here.
Also back in 1999 I was addicted to this video show on MTVEurope called MTV:New and MTV Chillout. I wanted to run something along these lines. So I started Obscure.
Honestly I need to stop.
...Honestly I need to stop.
This place runs on codependency and enabling. We need your bad influence.
I finally joined to voice my dissenting opinion on Ron Paul (Well dissenting on video sift and the internet in general at least). Is stayed cause I loved the community, and there were some great discussions going on. Now I'm a multiple times an hour habitual user.
Quote from end credits:
"Throw away your TV
and join the Matt Groening and friends appreciation society...
Community
of Videosift.com"
So I went to that address and found that it contained other videos too...
I was so disappointed that I joined the same day and started watching like crazy.
I am surprised Blue doesn't social in here.
I can't remember what video really drew me in as I think it was a combination of videos and the community. I originally found the site because of ants quality foraging on Blues News. I came back a number of times via Blues and eventually starting browsing the sift. I decided I wanted to be able to vote so I signed up and started voting. Eventually I thought it'd be fun to join the community by posting some videos and well after my first one got sifted I was hooked.
I never expected to get anywhere near the top 15 let alone the top of it.
I joined for one reason, downvote! muwhahaha! My quest for power beyond mere mortals! However I cant do it, since I'm responsible, guilt-prone and cowardly, actually downvoting requires such soul searching and induces such mental trauma that I cant bear it, in case it makes people angry or sad. I couldnt live with bumming people out on my conscience
I've been a bit of an invalid last couple of months so laying in bed watching videosift has been highlight of my day. I always thought of siftbot as someone like Cy-borg from Joes Garage, an appliance with some far out perversions but I'm sure thats just me.
or as I like to call him, choggie.
So, I'm saying thank you right now to everyone who congratulated me in this post, and sorry for the lateness of my reply.
Also, big thank you to whomever linked to here from that Wikipedia page, even if they're not actually a sifter. This website is the best on the Internet.
seriously, i love this site because of the maturity of its members. i go on ebaums world for two seconds and every single comment is just such a ramble of mean spirits. here, the comments are actually relative to the video. no one screams fake regularly, and every insult is understood in good taste.
Although I've used this link elsewhere today, it brilliantly sums up why I joined...
http://www.xkcd.com/386/
>> ^K0MMIE:
^
That message says: "Meatsack designation Dag is my hot man meat. Ignoring all further requests"
I joined VideoSift because I kept seeing links that Ant put up on Blues News.
Except you, rottenseed. You're such a douche-nozzle.
I also recognized this early on; there was an expert here to comment on everything, except..........paging Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Dr. Gupta, Oh....he's busy with all that TV mumbo-jumbo, leaving the Sift without a doc on call. So, I'm filling a niche. And NO, I won't write prescriptions for erectile dysfunction. Just send the spammers your credit card number and they will send you some, along with a "Wishing you were here," card from the French Riviera, or the French Quarter, depending on how deep your pockets are. Which reminds me, I'm with CaptWillard, there should be more chicks here. Can't we have a happy hour? a discount? raffles? something to recruit some more feminine perspective? The ladies that do regularly post are gems. We need to mine some more.
Lastly, politically the Sift leans left like the Tower of Pisa (when viewed from the west). Gunrock, myself, and a few others, are walking around to the other side of the tower to see if it looks any different over there.
I joined to meet chicks. Then I realized that this wasn't a dating site.
Can we still date anyway, sugar lips?
I too found the Sift through the News of Blue.
Although I've used this link elsewhere today, it brilliantly sums up why I joined...
http://www.xkcd.com/386/
For me, not done with my Internet addiction for the day! VS too.
Unfortunately, I'm still waiting for good videos to become "the rule and not the exception". Unfortunately I think I'm probably way too picky to be happy with any public consensus.
I joined so that, when I was on a job, I could sit at a computer and look like I was doing important things and advancing my career. I realized that typing stuff like comments would make me look even more clever and industrious to the people who hired me, and give me more reason to check my email frequently, you know, to 'see how my schedule was shaping up and check my availability'. So that's how I went from lurking for a year, to joining. You look even busier when you're typing stuff.
Why did I join?
I joined so that, when I was on a job, I could sit at a computer and look like I was doing important things and advancing my career. I realized that typing stuff like comments would make me look even more clever and industrious to the people who hired me, and give me more reason to check my email frequently, you know, to 'see how my schedule was shaping up and check my availability'. So that's how I went from lurking for a year, to joining. You look even busier when your typing stuff.
also, walking fast with a clipboard and looking pissed all the time makes you look busy
What got me to join was this video, submitted by rottenseed. He wanted to know from what show this clip was from and I wanted to show everybody how incredibly smart I am by telling him.
I don't get out much because every time I do, I somehow always end up thinking what a boring waste it was, that I would have had much more fun if I had just stayed home. Yes, I'm working on that.
You all provide intelligent and fun social relief, but as cool as this is, I can't exactly call any of you up and have you over for dinner & a dip in the hot tub under the stars. I can't ask you to water my plants while I'm gone on a trip & so on... but I like you anyway!
*addition: I had to totally drain and replace the water after that party, even though people were saying it was just yellow from the iron in the well water.