Idea for a game - Defuse a youtube argument

[RabbitWho]

This could be a really fun way to make youtube a better place..

Here goes:

Find an argument (an argument with an aggressive or unfriendly tone, not a discussion)
try to stop it
if no one replies for a month after you post you get 1 point
if one of the people arguing replies and says you're right you get two points
if both people reply you get 5 points, if they apologize to each other you get 10 points (this is impossible)
If you make the argument worse you get - 1 points
If you end up getting sucked into the argument yourself or starting a new sub-argument you get - 10 points.


What do you think? Any video that mentions health care would be a good place to try (if you're brave)

Here's one i came across earlier:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZfR33-m_tQ&feature=fvw

Awesome song, and for some reason there's a big battle going on in the comments section about history and the ottoman empire... youtube is so strange.

link here to show results, screen shots of PMs accepted

What do you think? Terrible idea? I don't think we'll even need to go looking for videos because almost every thing I look at has an argument going on in the comments.

[Sean S.]

I think this is an AMAZING idea! I don't think youtube comments are the best medium for arguments/discussion. I'm not sure what is though.

[Deleted]

to be honest, I don't think that will be possible.
It would be interesting to try though.

[Tyrope]

Apr 12, 2010 15:56:51 GMT -5 @crracktheskye said:

to be honest, I don't think that will be possible.
It would be interesting to try though.

If 2 people can flame against eachother, a third one can interfere...
also, where there's willpower, there's a way. (written wrong, but that's rough translation from the dutch version.)

[RabbitWho]

Hurrah! Even if we fail miserably, it might be good training for us. Sometimes it's really easy because people are arguing out their own insecurity and if you expose that they never reply.. but that's often a really mean way of doing something, it would be nice to make them realize their own motivation without exposing it to everyone else.

Tyrope in English we have a similar saying which just says "Where there's a will there's a way"

Okay since more people are on board next time I come across a youtube argument which has become nasty (next time I watch a youtube video) I'll see what I can do and post the results here

[Sean]

Sounds fun

I will give it a go