Youtube Enabled on forum please x

[lick]

can we have videos enabled on the forum, because it would be soooooo great and you can make a rule where they ain't allowed in sigs or something

please?

i know there has been threads before.. but yeah can we? :D

[cocaine]

no no no no i dont want to click on every thread only to find some **** meme video or a rickroll.

why are people never content on this forum? just post a link if you want to show something to someone, and if you're that lazy that you dont want to copy and paste a link, then just get off the internet.

[Yoshimitsui]

It has been requested before and i don't think it's a good idea. It will be over used, posted mainly as a reason to show stupid videos, make posts bigger and the content within them will not be beneficial. In basic terms i think it will be abused.
Linking to videos on YouTube suffices well in my opinion.

[jackass]

/agree.

I would really like this to be put in place. :)

[Hazza]

agree.

you don't have to click it if you dont want to, it saves loading more pages for people with slow omputers/internet.

good idea and easy to implement.

[J0SH]

It's a good idea.

[lick]

loads of forums have it and you hardly see rickrolls

[cocaine]

loads of forums have it and you hardly see rickrolls
have you seen the maturity levels on this forum...?

[Pyroka]

I think Jin didn't want to put it on because it will increase the pressure on the server by quite a bit. I mean thats usually the reason for addons like this not to be authorised... though theres no real benefit from having Youtube enabled on the forum, except that lazy people wont have to click a link for a new tab to open in their browser.

But thats not worth it compared to the effort it'd take for Jin to install and config it plus make sure it doesn't slow down the forum. and at what cocaine said, you dont have to C+P most links, just clickies.

Useless feature to have on a forum imo, its just something flashy... Flashy like the Flashchat. You can see the comparison I'm making here. :)

@matt: i am mature lol willy.

[Blue]

the wonders of being able to put &autoplay=1 into the link can also be very annoying. Embedded videos that start at once.

[lick]

When i tried to install it on a test forum it took like 10 min :S so its not that hard to install

[HotelUser]

I think it would be cool if Habbox Forum allowed YouTube in posts. So long as you could toggle it off in UserCP, it's not autoplay and it's not allowed in signatures.

[-WooTWooTWooT-]

I think they should enable it too, less mature users would use it for pointlessly for the first few days, but then it would only be used when showing songs or funny videos.

[lick]

I think it would be cool if Habbox Forum allowed YouTube in posts. So long as you could toggle it off in UserCP, it's not autoplay and it's not allowed in signatures.

was not expecting that answer from you

but :D:D:D:D

:lol:

allow them please xxxxxxx

[Mint]

I think this is a great idea, it's been suggested loads of times but has never actually been added on. Lets just hope that doesn't happen again because this is a GOOD idea, 100% support.

[Absently]

I think it should be enabled, 'cos sometimes when I click youtube links on here the page doesn't load, so I have to click up another browser :( less hassleeeeeeee.

[Immenseman]

i don't see how it's beneficial in any way shape or form. it really isn't all that hard to click a link or open a browser. however, if it was added i would use it i guess. not really bothered either way.

[Blinger1]

I am against this, i can just see heaps of rickroll crap coming up.

[PriceTags]

I would love this feature. It would be good in the TV and music forums especially if someone wanted to show people a funny moment or a trailer or a music video. Sometimes opening a new window does Safari in if I've got a lot happening. Personally, I'd use it in my Eurovision threads (it's nearly on season, people!) so people can compare and contrast songs and show off the rehearsals and I could lay it out all nicely.

It might seem lazy to not click a link, but it would be a nice thing to have. If Rick rolls are posted excessively, the feature can be taken away. You don't know if you don't try...

[Chippiewill]

No, if you want embedded youtube videos then make a grease monkey script to turn youtube link into viedos.

[Heinous]

I think Jin didn't want to put it on because it will increase the pressure on the server by quite a bit. I mean thats usually the reason for addons like this not to be authorised... though theres no real benefit from having Youtube enabled on the forum, except that lazy people wont have to click a link for a new tab to open in their browser.

But thats not worth it compared to the effort it'd take for Jin to install and config it plus make sure it doesn't slow down the forum. and at what cocaine said, you dont have to C+P most links, just clickies.

Useless feature to have on a forum imo, its just something flashy... Flashy like the Flashchat. You can see the comparison I'm making here. :)

@matt: i am mature lol willy.
You seem to not understand too much.

no no no no i dont want to click on every thread only to find some **** meme video or a rickroll.

why are people never content on this forum? just post a link if you want to show something to someone, and if you're that lazy that you dont want to copy and paste a link, then just get off the internet.
Summed it up in the first post.

I've used forums with this hack installed, and it's damned annoying every second post containing a YouTube video. It's not hard to just link to the damn thing.

[nvrspk4]

http://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=528099&highlight=Youtube
http://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=583338&highlight=Youtube
http://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=521056&highlight=Youtube

:P

[iAdam]

If it happened to help people with slower internet to stop them having to open another page, it would increase loading times on pages anyway.

[leah]

Please do it, it would be soo much easier than clicking laggy youtube links

[dogboy123]

I think it'd be a good idea, maybe if it had its own section?

I think it would need to be heavily moded though

[VirtualG]

They should make a new video or youtube catergory and only enable videos in that section

[Black_Apalachi]

This thread should basically be renamed to, 'Can we replace the Spam forum with a YouTube forum?' because that's what will ultimately happen.

As for the lag issue; when I click a YouTube link it has opened and started playing within two seconds max. If anything, it would just lag up the forum whenever you open threads with one or more videos in it.

[Heinous]

If it happened to help people with slower internet to stop them having to open another page, it would increase loading times on pages anyway.
Actually, it would ultimately make them slower.

HXF would suffer very little adding some Javascript. However, client browsers would (especially when loading 3+ flash apps on one page) take a big hit.

[Black_Apalachi]

I forgot to mention, I wouldn't like to be responsible for moderating hundreds of videos every day tbh.

Mods would be required to watch any video they came across beginning to end to ensure none of it broke the forum rules. It's seriously never going to happen.

[e5]

alot higher than clubhabbo yet they get it.

its a good idea and wont be over used. If you think it will, only allow vids in specific sections :S

Such as not allowing it in spam cos then it will be over used.

[Black_Apalachi]

alot higher than clubhabbo yet they get it.

its a good idea and wont be over used. If you think it will, only allow vids in specific sections :S

Such as not allowing it in spam cos then it will be over used.

Well do CH allow offensive language/rude content etc that Habbox doesn't allow? If not than how do they moderate the videos?

Also, you can hardly disallow something so generic specifically from Spam.

[cocaine]

honest to god i really dont see why you cant just make do with links?

[lick]

Rickroll videos / offensive videos = Ban from the feature for a certain peroid or a warning

And to whoever said they would not like to moderate the vids.. they have to do that anyways by checking the links to see if they have bad words, then adding a warning to the post..

i don't see much more videos been posted than there already is

[-WooTWooTWooT-]

It could always be trialled for a week.

[Oleh]

I dont think its a good idea, the fact that most of the forum are teens and that all the immaturity on here will lead to people posting autoplay videos with sexnoises and constant swearing will lead to outrage.

[GommeInc]

I don't see why links can't be used, but then again you could always take a happy medium, which is have the videos in a sort of spolier type thing (where the video is immediately put into something that appears like a spolier, and can therefore be watched at your own peril). Sort of like the image size feature, where the video appears hidden "until you click to reveal/open" where it either opens on the forum as an embedded video OR on YouTube, if possible :/

[Catzsy]

http://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=528099&highlight=Youtube
http://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=583338&highlight=Youtube
http://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=521056&highlight=Youtube

:P


I think nvr answered this thread here. :)

[Immenseman]

I click on those links and see more links :P

[Chippiewill]

The opposite of yes. No, not sey! NO!

[Black_Apalachi]

What's rick roll btw?

[lick]

i would show you but its banned on the forum i think lol

[-WooTWooTWooT-]

dont see why it cant be trialled for a bit

[Jordan:A]

Its a good idea because at least you dont have to click on a link which might not be safe, maybe not put auto play but have it likee ye know

[Heinous]

What's rick roll btw?
Let me demonstrate.

OMG GUYS, THIS IS A LEAKED SCENE FROM ALICE IN WONDERLAND.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu_moia-oVI

[Black_Apalachi]

Let me demonstrate.

OMG GUYS, THIS IS A LEAKED SCENE FROM ALICE IN WONDERLAND.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu_moia-oVI

I don't get it... :S

[Heinous]

I don't get it... :S

*Removed*

Edited by Catzsy [Forum Super Moderator]: Please do not be rude to other members. Thanks.

[Black_Apalachi]

Then you're a moron.

It's a link to an unavailable video. If that's all it is why would mwah have thought it was against the rules? :@

[Heinous]

It's a link to an unavailable video. If that's all it is why would mwah have thought it was against the rules? :@
Available for me.

[Judge Judy]

It's a link to an unavailable video. If that's all it is why would mwah have thought it was against the rules? :@
No, what Heinous was trying to demonstrate was a person would tell you 'WOWZ0R NEW CALL OF DUTY TRAILER CLICK THIS LINK' you click the link and it shows you Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley

Anyway I'd like to see this happen but like most/all attempts of getting YouTube emb videos on the forum, it's been shot down. I see where you're coming with 'oh immature users will rick roll us all omgz cry' but I do not think that in general the loserness and immaturity is at that level.

[Chippiewill]

It's like saying, OMG SPOTIFY LINK BELOW GOES TO SECRET LADY GAGA SONG, or w/e....

spotify:track:6JEK0CvvjDjjMUBFoXShNZ

[Black_Apalachi]

Available for me.

WELL IT'S NOT IN AVAILABLE IN THE UK.


No, what Heinous was trying to demonstrate was a person would tell you 'WOWZ0R NEW CALL OF DUTY TRAILER CLICK THIS LINK' you click the link and it shows you Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley

Anyway I'd like to see this happen but like most/all attempts of getting YouTube emb videos on the forum, it's been shot down. I see where you're coming with 'oh immature users will rick roll us all omgz cry' but I do not think that in general the loserness and immaturity is at that level.

Thank you for explaining something so simple in such a civilised manner :). I don't know what would have been so hard for Miss. 'you are a moron' to do that :rolleyes:.

[Heinous]

WELL IT'S NOT IN AVAILABLE IN THE UK.



Thank you for explaining something so simple in such a civilised manner :). I don't know what would have been so hard for Miss. 'you are a moron' to do that :rolleyes:.
Learn how to not browse the UK YouTube then. Not my problem.

I explained it perfectly well, by demonstration.

It's not my fault you came across as a moron (ftao mods: not calling him one, thanks).

[StefanWolves]

Why couldn't it be trialled for a week? disable autoplay and only allow it in specific forums, like Sports, where the forum would benefit from this a lot, we could post youtube videos of goals from matches ect, it would also work good in music, and other forums.

[le harry]

/agree.

[Heinous]

Why couldn't it be trialled for a week? disable autoplay and only allow it in specific forums, like Sports, where the forum would benefit from this a lot, we could post youtube videos of goals from matches ect, it would also work good in music, and other forums.
Because the cons pretty much outweigh the pros.

Pros: convenient (because bawwwww, we can't paste links, bawwwww)

Cons: the biggest, and main, so only one I will mention is.. IT CREATES A HEAVIER LOAD ON MACHINES. The more flash applets you have loading, the more power the browser will need.

Yes, some people have great machines that would barely feel it. However, why should those who don't be forced to have their browser hang for 20+ seconds (ballpark, etc) because people can't be bothered linking?

[StefanWolves]

Because the cons pretty much outweigh the pros.

Pros: convenient (because bawwwww, we can't paste links, bawwwww)

Cons: the biggest, and main, so only one I will mention is.. IT CREATES A HEAVIER LOAD ON MACHINES. The more flash applets you have loading, the more power the browser will need.

Yes, some people have great machines that would barely feel it. However, why should those who don't be forced to have their browser hang for 20+ seconds (ballpark, etc) because people can't be bothered linking?

Well you must have a **** computer.

I use a 10" laptop with 1GB memory and an N280 Atom processor, and when I use forums that have this feature enabled, I don't feel it at all.

BAWWWWW.

[Heinous]

Well you must have a **** computer.

I use a 10" laptop with 1GB memory and an N280 Atom processor, and when I use forums that have this feature enabled, I don't feel it at all.

BAWWWWW.
How did I figure that would be the type of response? "Get a better PC then!"

I actually have NoScript block 3rd party flash, even though YouTube is on the whitelist for it. And yes, 3 or 4 videos won't do much, which is usually all most people will put in one post. I however, browse with 40 posts per page (or.. whatever the max was).

Ever tried loading 40x4 flash apps at once? Try it sometime, really.

Unless there's the option to opt-out of showing embedded youtube (much like there is for images), its a bad idea.

[StefanWolves]

How did I figure that would be the type of response? "Get a better PC then!"

I actually have NoScript block 3rd party flash, even though YouTube is on the whitelist for it. And yes, 3 or 4 videos won't do much, which is usually all most people will put in one post. I however, browse with 40 posts per page (or.. whatever the max was).

Ever tried loading 40x4 flash apps at once? Try it sometime, really.

Unless there's the option to opt-out of showing embedded youtube (much like there is for images), its a bad idea.

Where did I say get a new laptop? no, I didn't.

And yes, there would obviously have to be an opt-out feature.

[lick]

Just have a option to disable it if you have a crap computer like you said :S

[Heinous]

Where did I say get a new laptop? no, I didn't.

And yes, there would obviously have to be an opt-out feature.
No, but by saying your slow-ish (by todays standards anyway) processor can handle it, you imply the problem would be slow machines, and not the actual implementation of the feature.

Not always obvious. A forum I use doesn't have an opt-out feature.

[StefanWolves]

No, but by saying your slow-ish (by todays standards anyway) processor can handle it, you imply the problem would be slow machines, and not the actual implementation of the feature.

Not always obvious. A forum I use doesn't have an opt-out feature.

We have Jin the genius though.

[iAdam]

But what we're trying to get at, is why can't you clickt he link?

[-WooTWooTWooT-]

we can, but it makes a better experience on the forum when you can just click play

[StefanWolves]

we can, but it makes a better experience on the forum when you can just click play

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[lick]

The only post we got from management here is links to other threads, i don't see why we can't trial it. Its clear most people want it..

BUMP cause we never got a proper answer

[Richie]

I think its a good idea, but is it worth it? it may cause the forum to slow down.

[lick]

someone already said it would not

[Nivie]

I would love to watch youtube videos on the forum, good to see what sort of music the users are interested in.

[Richie]

someone already said it would not

Fair enough its worth a trial but moderators might have a bit more of a difficult job, considering they would need to look at the videos to make sure they don't swear, wouldn't they?

[cocaine]

no no no no i dont want to click on every thread only to find some **** meme video or a rickroll.

why are people never content on this forum? just post a link if you want to show something to someone, and if you're that lazy that you dont want to copy and paste a link, then just get off the internet.

my opinion on this matter still stands.

[Middlesbrough]

/agree, numerous forums have it - their should be a way to stop auto play.

[Yoshimitsui]

I would love to watch youtube videos on the forum, good to see what sort of music the users are interested in.

How exactly does a video embedded make you see what music members are into as opposed to clicking a link or typing the song?

The reason no proper answer was given in the thread was because it has been answered before, it's not necessary, if you can't click a link because you can't be bothered then you have some issues. And also it looks annoying, is annoying and it will be abused and require rules to be made for it's use, causing more moderation and more complaints regarding how that is done.

[StefanWolves]

it isn't that we can't be bothered, it's just convenient.

[Yoshimitsui]

The thing is, it creates a massive box on the page, and the thought of having something like this (http://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=605939 ) gargle on at me when i look at a thread just defeats the whole point.

[StefanWolves]

The thing is, it creates a massive box on the page, and the thought of having something like this (http://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=605939 ) gargle on at me when i look at a thread just defeats the whole point.

which is why autoplay should be disabled...

[lick]

The box is not "massive" try vist clubhabbo and look for a video

they're small..

[StefanWolves]

yeh, they're small, they're not the same size as you see on youtube itself.

[nvrspk4]

someone already said it would not

And someone else said it would hit the clientside browsers instead. Translated that means, no the HxF servers might not be superstressed but it would take ages for your browser to load it.

That said I don't know the facts any more than you do and I'd caution against using others' unqualified assessments as fact :)


The only post we got from management here is links to other threads, i don't see why we can't trial it. Its clear most people want it..

BUMP cause we never got a proper answer

Not sure whether or not you read the links, but if you did, you'd see that its been defeated three times over.

And it is not at all clear that "most people" want it. Going through the thread I see 2 more yeses than nos (my count is 16-14 with 3 on the fence but feel free to double check). Considering that a previous poll had more voters than 30 and the majority voted no, I am inclined to give that weight too.

Moral of the story, the majority of those interested seem to be against it, and either way its rather close. Considering that the community is divided and at this time the management doesn't feel its a pressing issue, especially given that there is a very functional and simple workaround, the answer for the moment is no :)

[GoldenMerc]

no, u may aswel let Jin design your forum skins, it will look skank as anything.

[The Professor]

And someone else said it would hit the clientside browsers instead. Translated that means, no the HxF servers might not be superstressed but it would take ages for your browser to load it.

That said I don't know the facts any more than you do and I'd caution against using others' unqualified assessments as fact :)



Not sure whether or not you read the links, but if you did, you'd see that its been defeated three times over.

And it is not at all clear that "most people" want it. Going through the thread I see 2 more yeses than nos (my count is 16-14 with 3 on the fence but feel free to double check). Considering that a previous poll had more voters than 30 and the majority voted no, I am inclined to give that weight too.

Moral of the story, the majority of those interested seem to be against it, and either way its rather close. Considering that the community is divided and at this time the management doesn't feel its a pressing issue, especially given that there is a very functional and simple workaround, the answer for the moment is no :)

This guy for GM! Oh wait...

[GoldenMerc]

This guy for GM! Oh wait...
wot drugs r u on dude...
never the less it will look ugly.

[GommeInc]

I'm confused. It's not a needed feature because not everyone posts YouTube videos every single day, in every single minutes. If it was something worth while, then maybe :/

Besides, clicking a link takes about as much effort as watching it ona forum anyway:

1 click on a forum plays it.
1 click as a link opens a new window and plays it.

Same amount of effort :P

That said, if there was a way to post an image "preview" of a video (YouTube, Stumble etc), then that could work. Like find an add-on which you put in a [video] tag, and it takes the preview image of that video from, say, YouTube and shows you what the video looks like, then it could work.

[GoldenMerc]

Thats actually a really good idea, using spoiler like tags.

[Joepetto]

just stop being lazy and trial it for a week

[StefanWolves]

I'm confused. It's not a needed feature because not everyone posts YouTube videos every single day, in every single minutes. If it was something worth while, then maybe :/

Besides, clicking a link takes about as much effort as watching it ona forum anyway:

1 click on a forum plays it.
1 click as a link opens a new window and plays it.

Same amount of effort :P

That said, if there was a way to post an image "preview" of a video (YouTube, Stumble etc), then that could work. Like find an add-on which you put in a [video] tag, and it takes the preview image of that video from, say, YouTube and shows you what the video looks like, then it could work.

I really like this idea.

[e5]

no no no no i dont want to click on every thread only to find some **** meme video or a rickroll.

why are people never content on this forum? just post a link if you want to show something to someone, and if you're that lazy that you dont want to copy and paste a link, then just get off the internet.
Yeah, fact is you won't :S

[UrbanRyan]

I don't see why not.

[Agnostic Bear]

Actually, it would ultimately make them slower.

HXF would suffer very little adding some Javascript. However, client browsers would (especially when loading 3+ flash apps on one page) take a big hit.

On today's computers the performance degredation would be negligible.