I've noticed to some distress that it is tough to get useful comments at the top of popular Youtube videos. They get lost too fast, even if they are posted on the forum and people try to thumb them up. Yes, top comments are usually feel-good "Dr. Paul will be the best president ever!!!" but these seem like lost opportunities to reach hundreds of thousands of people with important ACTIONS they can take - donating, spreading the word, registering to vote etc.

And when we are talking 6,000 pledges here, 15,000 there, reaching hundreds of thousands people is a big deal. Perhaps over time, it could be make the difference of millions of dollars?

Most top comments get there with as few as 11 to 30 thumbs up. So I was thinking of how we could get those in a reliable fashion, video after popular video. And I remembered how a tightly-coordinated band of 10-40 people set up with the right tools (in this case, Youtube accounts and voice chat) and strategy used to work together in MMO raids. A leader could designate a video and post a comment, and immediately the rest of the group could thumb it up and take the top spot. If countless people are willing to do that for a game, wouldn't we be willing to do try something similar to save the country? How many could we get?

Of course, there are some technical things I don't yet understand. Does Youtube cycle top comments or filter out voting in too close proximity? And depending on the answers, would it still be worth 30 min or an hour to get the top comment on every popular video? Is there a voice service we could use, that combines includes text chat for posting links? I suppose if everyone was paying attention, we could use a normal chatroom (I'll edit the OP when we decide which to use) If it's successful, we could weigh the effectiveness of doing this in other mediums - Digg, Reddit, or even comments on certain news pages that let the thumbs up go to the top. We should probably do it after 9PM since hopefully many of us are busy making phone-from-home calls until that point.

So with that in mind, I propose trial runs on Sunday, October 16 at 9:30 P.M. EST and Tuesday, October 18, at 9:30 P.M. EST. If successful, top comments will greet everyone looking at Youtube directly after the debate! Please add your opinion, and RSVP in the poll!

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WHEN: Sunday, October 16 at 9:30 P.M. EST and Tuesday, October 18, at 9:30 P.M. EST.
WHERE: Ron Paul Forums Dedicated Chatroom
WHY: To get top comments and suggest concrete action to hundreds of thousands of new donors & voters
REQUIRED: Youtube and RPF Accounts

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