# Links to YOUTUBE/DAILYMOTION/VIMEO. **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 27, 2013, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-youtube-dailymotion-vimeo/648561 "2013-01-27T22:17:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jimi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Jimi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimi)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-youtube-dailymotion-vimeo/648561/1 "2013-01-27T22:17:09Z")
Wouldn’t it be a good idea for this forum tae have a straight forward link tae copy/paste stuff from those kinda sites (and others) onto TSD. Have tae admit,it’s the first message board I’ve ever came across that doesn’t have a link for those sites. Over tae you admin,cheers. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-youtube-dailymotion-vimeo/648561/2 "2013-01-27T22:22:14Z")
No. Asked and answered. Too bad I’m not a mod/admin. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-youtube-dailymotion-vimeo/648561/3 "2013-01-27T22:27:51Z")
In what ways can we not post links to other sites? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-youtube-dailymotion-vimeo/648561/4 "2013-01-27T22:29:31Z")
Are you talking about embedded video? Never gonna happen. ---
**Author:** ![Jimi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Jimi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimi)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-youtube-dailymotion-vimeo/648561/5 "2013-01-27T22:31:29Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > Are you talking about embedded video? Never gonna happen. Aye,and why not,is it a big deal or whit. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-youtube-dailymotion-vimeo/648561/6 "2013-01-27T22:33:18Z")
No, we’re not going to do that. We’re trying to keep the board simple-looking that’s not how we want it to look. And there’s really too much potential for abuse from jerks and spammers. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-youtube-dailymotion-vimeo/648561/7 "2013-01-27T22:34:34Z")
Big picture answer, this is a board for discussion. If you want to talk about a video, talk about it, and provide a link to it. If you just want to have a video that people can view by opening the thread, no, that’s not going to happen. Blame a bunch of people posting to the board about 10-15 years ago. Same thing for embedded pictures. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-youtube-dailymotion-vimeo/648561/8 "2013-01-27T22:40:58Z")
There’s just not very much need to allow embedded video here. Embedded pictures could be useful in some contexts, but video - not so much. ---
**Author:** ![Jimi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Jimi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimi)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-youtube-dailymotion-vimeo/648561/9 "2013-01-27T22:47:23Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > No, we’re not going to do that. We’re trying to keep the board simple-looking that’s not how we want it to look. And there’s really too much potential for abuse from jerks and spammers. I get the pic mate,sadly there will always be nutjobs out tae ruin a forum. > [@Ethilrist](#): > > Big picture answer, this is a board for discussion. If you want to talk about a video, talk about it, and provide a link to it. > > If you just want to have a video that people can view by opening the thread, no, that’s not going to happen. Blame a bunch of people posting to the board about 10-15 years ago. Same thing for embedded pictures. Gotcha now,tbh it’s no big deal though i like clicking on some person’s song instead of going straight tae You Tube and so forth,cheers anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-youtube-dailymotion-vimeo/648561/10 "2013-01-27T22:49:40Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > There’s just not very much need to allow embedded video here. Embedded pictures could be useful in some contexts, but video - not so much. You say that now, but until you’ve seen my animated goatsee video you don’t really know if it will be useful in context, now do ya? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-youtube-dailymotion-vimeo/648561/11 "2013-01-27T22:53:56Z")
> [@White SIFL](#): > > You say that now, but until you’ve seen my animated goatsee video you don’t really know if it will be useful in context, now do ya? I sort of do. ---
**Author:** ![moriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-youtube-dailymotion-vimeo/648561/12 "2013-01-27T23:29:29Z")
> [@Jimi](#): > > Wouldn’t it be a good idea for this forum **tae** have a straight forward link tae copy/paste stuff from those kinda sites (and others) onto TSD. > Have **tae** admit,it’s the first message board I’ve ever came across that doesn’t have a link for those sites. > Over\*\* tae\*\* you admin,cheers. Are you from a parallel dimension where ‘to’ is spelled ‘tae’? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-youtube-dailymotion-vimeo/648561/13 "2013-01-27T23:31:19Z")
> [@moriah](#): > > Are you from a parallel dimension where ‘to’ is spelled ‘tae’? Scotland. ---
**Author:** ![Jimi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Jimi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimi)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-youtube-dailymotion-vimeo/648561/14 "2013-01-27T23:39:12Z")
> [@moriah](#): > > Are you from a parallel dimension where ‘to’ is spelled ‘tae’? If ye ever care tae look outwith Noo Joyzy ye might find that life does in fact exist. ---
**Author:** ![Jimi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Jimi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimi)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-youtube-dailymotion-vimeo/648561/15 "2013-01-27T23:40:14Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > Scotland. Cheers Pat.😃 ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-youtube-dailymotion-vimeo/648561/16 "2013-01-27T23:54:20Z")
> [@Jimi](#): > > I get the pic mate,sadly there will always be nutjobs out tae ruin a forum. We know. We’re trying to make their lives harder, not easier. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Sudden\_Kestrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Sudden\_Kestrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudden_Kestrel)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-youtube-dailymotion-vimeo/648561/17 "2013-01-28T01:47:52Z")
I come here to _avoid_ embedded video. BTW, I have never seen anyone type with an accent before. It’s kine-a funny, donchano. ---
**Author:** ![Indian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-youtube-dailymotion-vimeo/648561/18 "2013-01-28T01:51:44Z")
OP, If we do that, comments section will resemble imdb and youtube. We are fine the way we are. Thank you very much. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-youtube-dailymotion-vimeo/648561/19 "2013-01-28T02:01:05Z")
> [@Jimi](#): > > If ye ever care tae look outwith Noo Joyzy ye might find that life does in fact exist. We had a thread recently about why people don’t want to read books written in dialect. Don’t bother to search. I’ll give away the answer. Because they are exactly this annoying. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-youtube-dailymotion-vimeo/648561/20 "2013-01-28T02:01:30Z")
> [@moriah](#): > > Are you from a parallel dimension where ‘to’ is spelled ‘tae’? > [@runner pat](#): > > Scotland. Although they don’t usually _type_ that way… excuse me, I mean “Och, they dinna type tha’ wee, lass.” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-youtube-dailymotion-vimeo/648561.md?page=2)