Are comments on YouTube videos necessary?

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  1. PhoenixV profile image66
    PhoenixVposted 8 years ago

    Are comments on YouTube videos necessary?

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  2. Araaz profile image60
    Araazposted 8 years ago

    sometimes they are necessary ,specially when the videos are related to important products..

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  3. mike102771 profile image67
    mike102771posted 8 years ago

    Yes, except when it isn’t. When constructive comments can help with future videos. The view counter can be misleading on what people really think of the video (a janky stilted video may get a lot of views for all the wrong reasons). Say the YouTuber has a lot of views but little likes, what does that mean? Giving people the ability to say what they liked and why is a better metric than a thumbs up. But then you have the trolls who will hate for the sake of hate. So as long as the poster isn’t trolling then comments are good.

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  4. lisavollrath profile image68
    lisavollrathposted 8 years ago

    Nope. I've had comments turned off on my YouTube channel for about five years now. I got tired of the trolls.

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  5. Saarith LM profile image86
    Saarith LMposted 8 years ago

    Youtube comments aren't necessary as such.

    However, videos that get lots of comments are ranked higher than videos with little or no comments. Youtube takes comments as user interaction, no matter if they are positive or negative, and awards higher rank based on the number of comments with recent comments having more weight.

    Hope that helps.

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    1. Venkatachari M profile image91
      Venkatachari Mposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      I also agree with this view. A comment, whether positive or negative, certainly indicates the video's value in a better rank. So, comments are always necessary and solicited.

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  6. LathaParanee profile image57
    LathaParaneeposted 8 years ago

    Its necessary..its like Feedback ! comments can help for future videos.

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  7. Say Yes To Life profile image80
    Say Yes To Lifeposted 8 years ago

    I enjoy reading the comments, and often leave one myself.  It's a form of interaction with the community, like hubs on HubPages.

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