# Youtube Comments **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 7, 2013, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-comments/673349 "2013-11-07T18:37:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2013, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-comments/673349/1 "2013-11-07T18:37:31Z")
So, youtube is revamping their comment system and it’s a big ole grab bag. We are now able to link videos, control privacy access and edit comments but at the same time, you now have to have a G+ page to comment and unless you uncheck a box every time you comment, it automatically gets pushed to your G+ newsfeed. Also, no one can reply to a comment that’s not xposted to G+, aka any comment ever made before this changeover. My understanding is that it’s part of a drive to cut down on the general terribleness by making users more accountable, because who wants to be generically racist or offensive if everyone on G+ can see it, but at the same time, could they be any more obvious in their attempt to prop up G+? ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2013, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-comments/673349/2 "2013-11-07T19:48:58Z")
Youtube comments are generally terrible, but there has to be a happy medium between anonymous and using your real name. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2013, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-comments/673349/3 "2013-11-07T19:54:47Z")
You don’t have to use your real name on youtube itself but, yeah, you’d have to link to your real name G+ account so I don’t know how much a difference it will end up being.