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MatrixDev - - (+5|-0)
A super small update. Matrix will now reset capitalization on all-caps videos.(self)
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If a site uses titles that are all-caps we don't want to pass it forward. The title suggestion system will detect if a title is greater than 20% capitalized and then recapitalize it with leading-caps. Leading caps is at least better than all caps and doesn't require the function to guess how to handle punctuation or proper nouns.

Larry had the idea of using DeArrow titles when people link from Youtube. I'm not 100% sold on the titles always being better. But the premise is that DeArrow let's users retitle youtube videos to reduce clickbait. Sometimes I think they take it a little too far and sometimes video titles can lack any hook at all. But maybe they are better. I'm going to put in a poll regardless.

It might be worth trying DeArrow to decide if you like it. They also have something going on with their API licensing so who knows if I can use it. So the poll is just for the ideal case if their API is workable.

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[-]Zom1(+1|0)

First I've seen DeArrow and it looks kinda cool, although I wonder if some more 'clever' titles would lose their humour or awe by sterilising them.

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[-]JasonCarswell1(+1|0)

I understand the annoyance, but find de-caps annoying because I'll have to re-cap words like CIA, FBI, MAGA, etc. On occasion I have manually de-capped titles in the past.

IMO better time spent, in addition to the YouTube title, add the time length and creator, as I do manually so folks can see who created it, and if it's worth investing a minute or an hour - as well as knowing as much as is available in the title and domain. Listing cross-post/meta-tags would also be good info to display, especially if the tags are topical.

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[-]x0x71(+1|0)

Interesting point on the acronyms. It is only triggered if total caps in the title is greater than 20%. Maybe I should raise it. I'll have to check what the natural percent is on a leading caps title with one or two acronyms.

I tested it now. It was triggering on a few reasonable titles. If I up it to 31% it only catches titles with RANDOM capitalization of some WORDS, assuming they also have leading-caps.

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[-]JasonCarswell1(+1|0)

Perhaps white/black lists would help.
For example, "BREAKING" seems to be common and annoying.

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