Anyone else hate videos instead of written articles?

[DaveSimmons]

I hate them for most content, since I can read much more quickly than someone can talk.

Videos can be great for a how-to of a game's boss fight or MMO raid where the steps are hard to describe without the moving pictures, but even for a game review I'll almost always prefer a wall of text.

 

[Agent11]

Especially on news sites. They usually have a non skippable 40 second add as well.

 

[nerp]

I don't mind videos so much but I hate amateur videos with a 4 minute intro with hip hop music and endless intro titles and shit. This is not a feature film, idiots. Your lame video is not going to make you famous or rich, so stop trying to make your cat video lead in like a Ken Burns documentary.

 

[Doppel]

Yes, most of the time I skip an article that is a video. I can read an article in no time and see immediately if it's any good. A video has time wasted to introductions, bullshit, and a person talking slower than I can read.

 

[MotionMan]

I hate when I click a link for a news article and there is a video instead.

I don't oppose videos - but usually when I am browsing the news I am not in a position to watch a video AKA at work...

This.

MotionMan

 

[MotionMan]

Videos should always be a secondary option for news. Meaning that it should never be on autoplay, should not be the leading item, but it's fine if it's there at the end of the page.

ESPN seems to do this for every story. The first thing I do when I click on an ESPN link is click pause on the video.

If, after reading the article, I want to see the video, I then unpause it. However, that rarely is the case.

MotionMan

 

[Crono]

ESPN seems to do this for every story. The first thing I do when I click on an ESPN link is click pause on the video.

If, after reading the article, I want to see the video, I then unpause it. However, that rarely is the case.

MotionMan

I think ESPN and other sites make assumptions about their audience.

It's just bad form for to do that, especially for a sports site, though. How many people check ESPN at work? I know during football season I wouldn't want autoplay on, haha.

 

[Phoenix86]

What about videos OF written articles?

 

[KeithTalent]

Same here. I hate when I see a headline or something that interests me and I click on it expecting an article, only to be confronted with a video.

Yep. Drives me nuts. I stop visiting places that do this.

KT

 

[SphinxnihpS]

Depends. Some things lend themselves better to video. The ads are getting very annoying though, and that's for both mediums.

 

[Gillbot]

With written articles, it's easier to skim through and find the important info you need.

I skip just about all videos, especially news videos and how-to's.

this, i look for written ones w/ pics if possible