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<blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 9340567" data-attributes="member: 18182">Oh, there is definitely reasons why YouTubers use click-bait video title screens, even with good intentions. I get it.I'm also tired of it and have (mostly) stopped clicking on them. Don't care WHY a creator is using click-bait, it will cause me to be much less likely to click the video link.There is also degrees of click-bait. There are some creators I follow who use click-bait, but in a mildly ironic way. Almost as if telling me, &quot;Yeah, sorry, but what are ya gonna do?&quot; Of course, maybe because I'm already a fan, I'm more forgiving . . . and less forgiving for creators I'm unfamiliar with.Live by the sword, die by the sword.EDIT: And I'll add . . . this really isn't a new phenomena, we used to call them &quot;headlines&quot; when it was trying to sell newspapers or magazines. But . . . there are good ways to write attention-grabbing video titles or headlines without resorting to the worst click-bait. Some creators manage, I'm sure its an art not everyone excels at.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dire Bare, post: 9340567, member: 18182"] Oh, there is definitely reasons why YouTubers use click-bait video title screens, even with good intentions. I get it. I'm also tired of it and have (mostly) stopped clicking on them. Don't care WHY a creator is using click-bait, it will cause me to be much less likely to click the video link. There is also degrees of click-bait. There are some creators I follow who use click-bait, but in a mildly ironic way. Almost as if telling me, "Yeah, sorry, but what are ya gonna do?" Of course, maybe because I'm already a fan, I'm more forgiving . . . and less forgiving for creators I'm unfamiliar with. Live by the sword, die by the sword. EDIT: And I'll add . . . this really isn't a new phenomena, we used to call them "headlines" when it was trying to sell newspapers or magazines. But . . . there are good ways to write attention-grabbing video titles or headlines without resorting to the worst click-bait. Some creators manage, I'm sure its an art not everyone excels at. [/QUOTE]

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