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ratuscafoarterea on 31 January 2017
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Normchacho said:
ratuscafoarterea said:

You said "If you just want to vent some frustration" that right there, you're trying to demonize me, as in "look at this guy, he has issues that need venting".

And no, comments on YT can stay civilized and constructive, and they actually give you a better idea on how other people see the issue. Not letting your potential customer base express their opinion, it’s like doing the head in the sand thing.  

 

Oh, I didn't even realize that was the part of my post you were talking about. I certainly don't mean that as any sort of negative. Sometimes we just need to vent about something that's bothering us, and there's nothing wrong with that.

It is very rare for any more than a small percentage of YT comments to be anything constructive. As I said before, there are still plenty of avenues for expressing your opinion on the subject, and there are plenty of places to get a read on how others feel about it. leaving the YT comments open on the video would have been inviting toxic arguments and that isn't helpful to anyone.

Edellus said:

Yes, if you engage in politics, you will never make everyone happy, w/e statement you make, but the loud majority is of their same opinion, and more importantly to them; the media is. From a PR point of view, I think it makes sense to give that statement if they plan on giving a statement at all, as it puts them on the good side of the media by default.

I'm not sure what to think of which one is more likely, to be honest. If I were on their position (as in each individual of potentially dissenting opinion), I'd agree too and excitedly so, to avoid any confrontation that might do perjudice in me staying in that company. It's instict to adapt to the environment.

It can even be for both reasons.

Yeah, that's a good point. I'm sure that if they were on the other side of this issue, they would have been way more likely to just stay quiet. So I think there is a good chance that this statement was one they felt they needed to say, but decided that could say because of it's standing with public opinion.

MetalJesusRocks, Lord Karnage, HyperBitHero, Cinemassacre, PythonSelkan, just a few YT videogames related channels that I regularly visit and they always stay clean in the comments section. Not giving the option to comment or rate is censorship.