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

Re: Thanks so much for this poll.

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

My advice on the vocabulary thing: don't worry about it. No one who is reading will have the vocabulary, either, except the vidders, who will know what you mean no matter what you say. So say, "Oooo, shiny," or, "Sparkly like a Barbie-themed birthday party!" or, "It goes whoosh, and then everything blows up." Just pretty much find somewords, and they'll do. And try to focus on why you like it - how it makes you feel, for example, or what it makes you think about. Everyone can relate to these things.

And as for the second - watch the vid three times, and think like a recommender the second and third times. ("What will I write about this?") That will help a lot with the tendency to de-focus. Or, it helps me, anyway.