Poll: Vid Permissions

[thefourthvine]

Recently, I have been doing some codeine-enhanced pondering of vids - specifically, linking to them or recommending them, and how we do that, and how we get permission to do that. (This was inspired by a discussion with someone, but I won't be mentioning her name unless she indicates that she wants me to.) Because in media fandom, my understanding is that fannish etiquette requires you to ask permission before you link to or recommend a vid. But I could be wrong. I have yet to get my hands on miss_manners161's Guide to Fannish Etiquette. That thing is so damned hard to find.

So, in the absence of a definitive ruling, I thought I'd ask vidders.

There aren't, however, a lot of vidders reading this LJ, I don't think. And I'd like to get responses from as wide a cross-section of the vid-making community as possible. So, if you are a vidder (or, as AMV people put it, editor) - or if you aren't, but a lot of vidders read your LJ, or if you have the password to the Secret Clubhouse where all the cool vidkids hang out - could you please link to or pimp this? Great would be my joy and appreciation.

Obviously, only those with LJ accounts can take this poll, but anyone can comment anonymously. (Or, heck, email me if you like - thefourthvine at livejournal dot com will find me.)

And, just to repeat: this poll is for those who have vidded only. There will be a poll for non-vidders, though, coming soon.

[Poll #796561]

Comments

[boniblithe.livejournal.com]

I'm on the cusp of 5/6 years, so I went with 5 just to be safe.

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

Well, I wasn't going to carbon date your first vid or anything, but accuracy is always good.

(And, hey, as long as I have you here, I want to tell you that "Shape of My Heart" is a vid very close to my heart - one of the very first AMVs I saw, and directly responsible a) for my many forays into AMVLand since then and b) me having my Best Beloved watch YnM.)

[boniblithe.livejournal.com]

Aw thank you! That's nice to hear - it's not a vid that gets a lot of attention from either side of vidding; not anime enough for the AMVs and too cartoony for the live action people. But I'm hoping to remaster it someday, because I like it too :)

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

But I'm hoping to remaster it someday, because I like it too :)

Oh please oh please oh please oh please. It'd be bigger! Shinier! And still as wonderful as all-get-out!

*Doe Eyes of Hopefulness*