Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels

Re:Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels by notfed on Wednesday August 14, 2024 @12:38PM (#41248001)

Another observation: with this setup, you essentially randomly jump into the middle of videos, skipping what is usually the most grating part of the show: the intro.

In the intro to most shows/videos, there's annoying jingles, silly animations, a redundant summary of what's about to happen in an already short segment, or just useless chatter "hey guys! it's your boy, _. welcome to my channel, remember to smash that like button, we have a great show today".

Because of all this intro bloat, I tend to jump a few minutes into most YouTube videos by default.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels by ryandrake on Wednesday August 14, 2024 @03:52PM (#41249847)

This was the first thing I noticed, too. It's amazing how much better it is, simply leaving off all that "what's up guys" introduction.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels by tantalor on Wednesday August 14, 2024 @12:55PM (#41248146)

The only thing worse than the intro is the 2nd intro. Just get to the GD content please.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels by fmj on Wednesday August 14, 2024 @08:54PM (#41252215)

It's no longer functional, but in the past if you appended the parameter t=wadsworth to a YouTube URL it would skip the first 30% of a video.

[ Parent | on HN ]