WLF Video Blogs by WLF users.

Sunflower2

Sunflower2

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Hey everyone,

Me and caffeinehigh (Carrie) were hoping to start some video blogs for the forum :) Basically, each week (or more often) we will alternate in doing a video blog about various weight-loss type stuff! Soooo, anything from confidence issues to going to the gym to food and recipes. Anything to do with losing weight! Thought it would be a fun medium that people could join in with and maybe encourage people to get to know users a little better!

We'd like to recruit some more people to do them with us! Not expecting everyone to want to do these as they are quite public and you'd need a webcam/mic to join in but we'd take requests and hopefully our videos could get some debate going and more people would be up for doing a regular (or a one off ) video :D

So for now it's just me and Carrie—I'm going to post one either tonight and tomorrow so maybe we'll sort out some sort of schedule for posting them up if anyone else if up for making some!

If anyone has any suggestions, ideas or comments please let us know! And mods, if this is not in the right place then please advise on where it should go. I'm going to do a post in Off-Topic to drum up some interest :D

All the videos will be posted here as and when they are made: please join in!
 
I'm not terribly keen on the idea for myself (I like a level of anonymity), but for people who are interested, some still cameras also take video (although the sound may be crap). Mine takes 15 min at a time (the sound is crap, but the picture's good).
 
I understand, Amy. Lots of people will feel the same way and want to keep their faces/voices off the net :)

Also: Rules!

It has to be YOU in the video.
No links to spam.
If you are a newer user, you need to seek approval for your topic to help us reduce spam and people who might use the thread to just push a product.
 
Sunflower said:
No links to spam.
If you are a newer user, you need to seek approval for your topic to help us reduce spam and people who might use the thread to just push a product.
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Goodness it would be such a task to track videos with spam in them. You won't know unless you watch it really. I think the rule of not allowing a new member to do it would definitely reduce the trouble. (plus not everyone has the equipment to make a video anyway)

As far as making the videos go... I won't be joining you my friends. I also like that I have privacy here. I know others should be more comfortable than I am though (I mean... people post almost naked photos of themselves here with their faces showing along with it after all.) But I think the idea isn't bad. (Even though it could be abused by spammers) There are vids like this on youtube too. I'm ok with watching others trying to lend support here and there. Especially if they have a baby-soother voice like Carrie lol

Sun hun was it already approved by mods/admin or is this something that technically isn't against the rules? I'm asking because I'm wondering why someone hasn't started something like this much earlier lol. :Angel_anim:
 
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Spoke to Korrie--It seems okay but will need a lot of policing if spammers try to abuse it but hopefully it'll work out. I'm happy to watch and report them all. Practically any video by someone with less than 10 posts is going to be spam but it's not like they wouldn't post them somewhere else if they didn't have this thread.

We'll see how it goes and if we get any interest. Just thought it'd be cool :)
 
I have asked for it to be moved to diaries though--As I reckon that's where most of the regulars hang out and we don't have as much spam in that section of the forum (or so it seems!).
 
800 posts woooooooooooohooooooooo!

(sorry.. I completely used your thread for that LOL)

Don't mind me....
 
Have you thought about setting up a youtube channel or similar for this purpose? That way the password holder can completely police the videos, and it might get a wider audience.
 
Riiiight, have set up a YouTube channel and posted an introductory video that I'll put up soon :)

If you want to join in and would like the password/user name so you can post your own video, then post here and I shall give it to you :)

For those who want to watch in the future the channel is:

Hope that works :/
 
I'd suggest only giving the password to one person at a time, and keeping close tabs on it, then changing the password after each upload. That way you'll (hopefully) keep control of it.
 
Sounds like an entertaining idea sun. You can do cooking demonstrations. And other demonstrations too - yourself in a back bend and the like for instance.

I think re web diaries, i would stick to sharing what you guys are doing.

Its not something that i could do really. Too lazy when it comes to technology. I'd like to see the videos in your diaries. Yet another forum branch to visit regularly would deter me.
 
I am willing to consider making the occasional video if there is a specific request for exercise related stuff.
 
Weight loss progression pics


This one was 'Crazy Dieter' for a challenge


And of course the out takes for the one above were just about as funny as the video
 
Looking good wishes. Love the funny video - especially the flycatching and tablespoon of breakfast. I've posted it to my facebook page.
 
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