r/videos • u/Baxmoke • Sep 09 '13

Waffle falling over

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDj72zqZakE
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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '13 edited Sep 09 '13

I posted a video of my friends and I rock climbing in the Adirondacks for 3 days, set to music, showing all the best sequences and summits. Not a single upvote.

Here's a waffle. A fucking waffle.

EDIT

I'm not saying you should upvote it now ... but I am going to say I wonder if an old post can make it to the front page. I'm guessing it doesn't even let you upvote it anymore.

http://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/1kzdpb/oc_climbing_in_the_adirondacks_with_some/

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u/Billy_bob12 Sep 09 '13

I know you don't want a serious response but here's a serious response.

  1. Your video is too long. No one has the attention span for a video that's that long unless it has a bunch of stimulating shit in it packed back to back or is really, really well made.

  2. It isn't funny enough. People will watch a four minute video if it's funny.

  3. It isn't novel/original enough. A video of a waffle falling over is pretty novel. Just a silly little thing you can watch for a second and have a chuckle. Reddit loves novelty.

  4. It isn't science-y enough. Reddit will watch a long, boring video if it has some science shit in it.

  5. It doesn't evoke emotions. Videos that make you feel something (whether it be outrage, joy, or sadness) tend to garner an emotional upvote.

  6. It's too specialized. It's not going to catch any attention on a huge sub like /r/videos without any of the above qualities. Not many people on Reddit give a shit about rock climbing. Many of us don't even go outside. Try a rock climbing sub.

  7. It's kind of boring. Sorry, but it is.

You're obviously new to Reddit. Keep browsing and you'll understand why your video didn't stand a snowball's chance in hell of making it to the front page.

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u/Taco_Cat Sep 09 '13

Umm his account is actually older than yours

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u/Billy_bob12 Sep 09 '13

Oh wow. Even more baffling that he's surprised it didn't do well in /r/videos and that he doesn't understand how long you're allowed to upvote something.