Acceptable Internet Video Length

[SnowyMacie]

What do you think is the maximum acceptable length of a video posted to a internet forum? In other words, how long is too long for an internet video to be used in a post? Do you only watch videos less than five minutes, 30 minutes, no videos at all? Discuss!

 

[Hammster]

I did less than five because zero wasn't an option. I don't like videos because they are much more difficult to respond to, especially if there's something worth quoting.

 

[Solomons Porch]

It's according to the subject and how interested I am in it, I think mostly the shortest is best (5mins), but when the topics are deep and require a lot of explaining then obviously should keep 30 minutes or less, IF can.

 

[2PhiloVoid]

What do you think is the maximum acceptable length of a video posted to a internet forum? In other words, how long is too long for an internet video to be used in a post? Do you only watch videos less than five minutes, 30 minutes, no videos at all? Discuss!

Typically, I'm ok with up to a 30 minute video wherein the contents are of varying quality in production; I'll even watch something that is somewhat amateurish in its production if someone thinks it is important and would like for me to join in watching it.

But if someone offers me a video that is beyond that in length, it better be a professional grade video,produced by some higher level, academic, or educated source; and it should be something that is thought provoking.

However, I know everyone has their own limits, and I don't expect anyone to adopt my "standards."

 

[Desk trauma]

Zero.

 

[Nithavela]

It really depends on the topic and the way it is presented. If it's a topic that interests me, done well and introduced in a post that gives a good summary, I'm happy to watch videos over 1 hour length. If it's just a drive-by post without any explanation, I wouldn't even click a 2 minute video most of the time.

 

[Chesterton]

There shouldn't be a maximum acceptable length, no one's forcing anyone to watch anything. Judge a video on its quality, not quantity. But if it's a long video and only a portion of it is relevant to a point being made, it's nice when the poster will point that out, and say "you can skip ahead to 25:30" or whatever.

 

[Tanj]

It also depends on the source and the topic. For instance, if the source is youtube and the topic is "cats doing funny things", then I could probably watch that for 10 minutes. On the other hand, if the source is youtube and the topic is anything non-purely entertainment related, then the correct amount of time is 0.

 

[381465]

Doesn't matter to me. Always have the discretion to watch, not wstch, stop watching.

I probably wouldn't give any more than 10 minutes.

I remember hearing avg adult attention span is 5 to 12 minutes.

 

[Gene2memE]

What do you think is the maximum acceptable length of a video posted to a internet forum? In other words, how long is too long for an internet video to be used in a post? Do you only watch videos less than five minutes, 30 minutes, no videos at all? Discuss!

Highly dependent on subject/topic area and the level of metal effort required.

Dense informational subjects requiring hard cognitive work (eg: mathematics, philosophical concepts, paradoxes) I prefer in short bursts - probably no more than 8-12 minutes

Topics and information requiring moderate cognitive work (history, movie reviews, general politics, special interest, hobbies) are fine in anything between 2 minutes and an hour - but usually are best at 15-40 minutes

Light entertainment/comedy requiring minor cognitive work could be anything up to five or six hours - for example, I will download the audio of 90 minute to five hour D&D videos and listen to them as background noise at work.

 

[Vyrzaharak]

I did less than five because zero wasn't an option. I don't like videos because they are much more difficult to respond to, especially if there's something worth quoting.

Pretty much this.