Traxan 148 Posted February 3, 2015 It's a real annoying trend among Japanese bands to disable comments. Those comment sections might help us non-Japanese speakers if someone translates the video, after all. Yet I see it all the time. The Rami video I posted is a perfect example. It's just 45 seconds of her talking nervously to the camera, this is her first public statement in 2.5 years since revealing the brain disease that forced her to quit Aldious. Yet comments are disabled. Why? 2 PsychoΔelica and Aferni reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beni 2149 Posted February 3, 2015 Well... I'm just thinking back on as to why YouTuber Pewdiepie disabled his comments. All to do with trolls and spammers I believe. The amount of spam/unneeded comments made in every single YT video must be a hell of a lot in total. I tried looking into this a bit just now but all I can find IS Pewdiepie and YT accidently disabling all comments at random times in the past. I've also heard about Japan not liking any publicity anyway? So, most might want to block it purposely? I understand though, I feel the same way when I look at videos with a smaller viewed figure blocked. This is literally my tiny worth of thought into this since I visit YouTube most of the time for YouTubers lol. xD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JukaForever 758 Posted February 3, 2015 Pewdie probably gets hundreds of thousands comments, it isn't physically possible or even worth it to read even just a small amount of it. He still has a channel to run after all. It doesn't make a whole lot of sense for smaller bands to disable the comments, it is probably their best way to communicate and recieve feedback from overseas fans. So yea, it does seem like they just want added attention or it is way to funnel all the comments to specific site for easier tracking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Traxan 148 Posted February 4, 2015 i can understand wanting to block trolls and spammers but should your fans be shutout in the process? And I wonder if they aren't being overly driven by fear of trolls. For example, the Mary's Blood video for "Marionette" has comments, the majority of which are praising the band. Yeah, a few sexist comments but that goes with the territory. Mostly, though, the posts are positive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lichtlune 915 Posted February 9, 2015 And the "trolls" and spammers are mostly youtube's fault for fucking up the commenting system anyway. I think it's wrong to mute your fans though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nyasagi 259 Posted February 10, 2015 Most yt comments under vk videos are dumb fangirling, maybe that's why. 3 MaikoMizu, TheStoic and VESSMIER reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crube 585 Posted February 10, 2015 That or fans begging bands, singers, and artists to come to [iNSERT COUNTRY HERE] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peace Heavy mk II 7200 Posted February 10, 2015 COME TO POLAND Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sai 868 Posted February 10, 2015 PLEASE COME TO BRAZIL Nah I think it's just to prevent trolling and spam, that's it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nekkichi 6043 Posted February 10, 2015 Pewdie probably gets hundreds of thousands comments, it isn't physically possible or even worth it to read even just a small amount of it. He still has a channel to run after all. It doesn't make a whole lot of sense for smaller bands to disable the comments, it is probably their best way to communicate and recieve feedback from overseas fans. So yea, it does seem like they just want added attention or it is way to funnel all the comments to specific site for easier tracking. isn't pewdie (and other vloggers) largely relying on foodstamp money and banner revenue to sustain? they won't disable commenting as long as it bring conversation and pageviews in that case, unlike smaller band video comments, where a single troll comment is already an eyesore, and the real fans will easily find ways to express adoration elsewhere anyway. I mean, it's not like they disable video sharing, which exactly helps promotion with some of them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peace Heavy mk II 7200 Posted February 10, 2015 No no no no no no I found an article that said Pewdie in particular gets 3mil+ in royalties. Youtube celebs get shit tons of money. The lowest on the list was Jenna Marbles and she "only made" $325k annually. This isn't the exact article, but here's a different one for reference: http://www.businessinsider.com/richest-youtube-stars-2014-3#20-evantubehd-1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nekkichi 6043 Posted February 10, 2015 I have a v-log idea, PM me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crube 585 Posted February 11, 2015 I have a v-log idea, PM me V-Kei Eye for the Straight Guy? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seikun 317 Posted February 12, 2015 Perhaps because they feel that (constructive) criticism undermines a band's career... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yukidogzombie 101 Posted February 28, 2015 coz theres a lot of rude who will be mean just for fun Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
