I took this poll even though I'm not a frequent vid watcher, so... But I have watched a few. I would be much more likely to watch them on youtube than if I have to download them, because I am not a rewatcher, therefore it's a bit of a pain to download something only to watch it once and trash it, you know? If I could just click and the vid was there and playing, I'd watch more, even if it's not high quality. I watch quite a bit of other stuff on youtube (TV clips, fake movie trailers, music videos, random shit, porn (on pornotube), etc.)

I've recommended without getting permission.

I did not click this because I've never recced a vid, but if I did, I totally would not ask permission, because honestly, wtf? I'm of the opinion that if it's on the web, anyone can link it.