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Not a fan of the lack of volume controls

We're still figuring out which direction to go one several features. We disabled the controls bar (incl. vol) so each channel feels more like a live stream where you can't pause/skip through the video. However, you can still use the keyboard to control volume (up/down keys) But we're going to give it try: we've re-enabled the control bar. Thanks for the feedback

Be very careful about adding/removing features based on one comment in a forum.

Re: Apply HN: Horde.tv – Live stream any show or YouTube video

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The concept is neat, had a chance to view briefly. Can you comment on any 'gatekeeping' type considerations for age/region/content in regards to either the videos being broadcast and/or the comments being written? In an ideal world I wouldn't be asking such things, but in context of the internet at large, I think it'd be neat to hear your perspective(s) and potential avenues to address them.

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The concept is neat, had a chance to view briefly. Can you comment on any 'gatekeeping' type considerations for age/region/content in regards to either the videos being broadcast and/or the comments being written? In an ideal world I wouldn't be asking such things, but in context of the internet at large, I think it'd be neat to hear your perspective(s) and potential avenues to address them.

Currently channels are meant to be available to everyone with no age/content restrictions from our part. Any inappropriate content will be flagged and removed.

However, since videos are sourced from platforms like YouTube and Vimeo, they may impose their own restrictions such as unavailability in certain regions. We've started adding more video platforms to ensure there's content available for all regions.

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Can this be used for broadcasting small events live to people who couldn't attend physically? Although I'm not sure realtime chat will be of much use there.

Yes, we even had a stream go up yesterday for Kobe's final NBA game. Realtime chat was fun to watch as the game unfolded.

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

We're still figuring out which direction to go one several features. We disabled the controls bar (incl. vol) so each channel feels more like a live stream where you can't pause/skip through the video. However, you can still use the keyboard to control volume (up/down keys) But we're going to give it try: we've re-enabled the control bar. Thanks for the feedback

Be very careful about adding/removing features based on one comment in a forum.

I agree. However, we're open to trying suggestions that are reasonable and feasible for us to implement without tying up too much time. His/her suggestion took less than 30 seconds and has a relatively minor impact on the site. We'll change it back if we don't feel its a good fit.

Re: Apply HN: Horde.tv – Live stream any show or YouTube video

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This sounds really fun - obviously Twitch's Bob Ross stream was an incredible experience. (I work at Twitch)

Do you think that youtube will provide enough engaging content for people to start getting into the platform? How could you go about getting 'real' popular content onto the platform, and if this works how can you compete with Twitch?

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This sounds really fun - obviously Twitch's Bob Ross stream was an incredible experience. (I work at Twitch) Do you think that youtube will provide enough engaging content for people to start getting into the platform? How could you go about getting 'real' popular content onto the platform, and if this works how can you compete with Twitch?

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This sounds really fun - obviously Twitch's Bob Ross stream was an incredible experience. (I work at Twitch) Do you think that youtube will provide enough engaging content for people to start getting into the platform? How could you go about getting 'real' popular content onto the platform, and if this works how can you compete with Twitch?

Awesome to hear feedback from someone at Twitch - to answer your questions:

- Absolutely. As the largest video platform, there's a ton of great content produced on YouTube everyday. Not to mention, a growing number of legally available shows (including Bob Ross!) on YT. YT is also just a starting point.

- We're working with several notable YT creators to bring them in as partners. In comparison to Twitch, we're focused on pre-existing content that can be watched as live channels.

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