Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮Jan 8, 2023
Lol @thelinuxEXP it’s your favourite type of comment. “I don’t think it is so it’s clickbait”
Show threadTuncayJan 8, 2023

@gamingonlinux @thelinuxEXP Every title is clickbait, sort of. The question is, if it is misleading and have enough information?

But on the other hand, you don't have to agree on his opinion that its clickbait too! What I don't agree here is, how he lays it out, making it a bigger problem that it is and coming of so negatively. As comments like him tend to be inflammatory.

But I can kind of understand both sides of you.

Show threadLiam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮
@thingsiplay @thelinuxEXP as I’ve said time and time again the only people that throw around the word “clickbait” are out for a fight, i have never been proven wrong on this running a Linux community and making content for over 13 years so i refuse to let them continue
Jan 8, 2023 at 12:59amToot!
Show threadTuncayJan 8, 2023

@gamingonlinux @thelinuxEXP I am honest here and guilty as well, as I threw the term "clickbait" too. But after confrontation with the YouTube channel owners in the comment to talk about the issue, I started to think more about it and found out it was wrong.

But I can fully understand why you are fed up with this.

So I am not here to tell how you should handle such a situation, but think of people reading it who are not on a fight. And to be fair, you did well in the screenshot. At least to me

Show threadzbeckerJan 8, 2023

@gamingonlinux @thingsiplay @thelinuxEXP

Tbh IMO click bait does not have to be misleading. It is just intentionally using a title that attracts clicks.

The only time clickbait is a problem, is when it is misleading.

People calling out a video for being clickbait are starting a meaningless argument.

I wouldn't call this clickbait:

Young adult white american male explaining how the desktop OS known as GNU/Linux came to have many distributions and why it is not that big of a deal

(1/2)

Show threadzbeckerJan 8, 2023

@gamingonlinux @thingsiplay @thelinuxEXP

This I would consider click bait

Linux Fragmentation isn't a problem! Here's Why!

If the video does exactly that then it isn't misleading.

I'm specifically targeting you with this, these are just generic titles for a common video that's made. But my point is, ofc it's clickbait. It has to be due to the #YouTube #algorithm. But also, its often shorter

People calling clickbait are just adding engagement to your video.

(2/2)

Show threadLiam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮Jan 8, 2023
@zbecker @thingsiplay @thelinuxEXP i really don’t care for this discussion, it’s not engagement i want and again the only people who say it want to cause problems
Show threadzbeckerJan 9, 2023

@gamingonlinux @thingsiplay @thelinuxEXP

Thats fair.