Google+ Integration: The harms outweigh the Benifits.

"They have completely RUINED a great thing. Comments were the number one reason why I checked my YouTube account daily. Now that desire is gone." This quote, the #1 quote by a user under the name James Gandofini, was the #1 Comment on the Petition to change the comments back to their original form [1]. It is because I agree with many of the Reasons on this petition, and the negatives associated with this update, that I am in affirmation today. Let us start off with the reasons that this update is harmful 1. GOOGLE + MAKES IT INCREDIBLY HARD IN ORDER TO RETAIN an anonymous identity. Co-Founder of Youtube itself Jawed Karim himself Declared: ""Why the f*** do i need a google+ account to comment on a video?" The fact of it is, Stripping the shelter to hide behind to be unknown if you have a google+ account already that you are forced to use. Note the following: Over 80% of Youtube users had a google+ before the update. [2] 2. The Google+ update Caused many Videos to be lost entirely [3][4] Many users lost content due to a 2-week recovery policy put in by the Google+ update, forcing them to switch. 3. Google+ Has caused Lost Notifications and other problems relating to it. [5] As Evidenced in the 2nd Video, and the comments of [1] and more, Youtube google+ Integration has not only cost convenience as evidenced in the video, but has completely lost some notifications, causing less of the interaction between channel operators and followers, with ripple effects such as lost subscribers and viewers as well as revenue. 4. Changes Regarding Length and links in comments have been removed. [6] For instance, the Link feature used has been taken down due to abuse. If abuse of the system of the update wasn't a harm, I do not know what the word harm means. In the Mean time, People are abusing the removal of the Character limit by posting movie scripts, ASCII art, and other spammy messages [7]. 5. Youtube new moderation Screws with messages with their "spam" filter. As seen in the Video above, it was nearly impossible to retrieve perfectly acceptable comments, which could amount to thousands of post of meaningful missing comments, a definite negative side effect, stifling the atmosphere of youtube Comments. 6. The Grandfather Clause means Millions of comments can now not be replied to [8] Simply stated and simple in meaning, no replies to old popular comments, or old comments at all, preventing much intellectual discourse, as well as stifling replies of the old system. 7. Features are not there due to new commenting system 2 Prominent Features of the old System Have been taken out, those being Seeing Info About users by hovering, and seeing both New and Relevant comments at the same time. [1] These features were great for convenience, and them being gone is now a major harm. 8. And Finally, Google+ Makes everything take longer. From Commenting to Sharing To nearly everything on youtube, it is hampered, obstructed, or blocked by the new update. The core that we love is still there, surrounded by the cold hard shell of the Google+ update. It is for these reasons and many more I ask for an Affirmative Vote in todays's Debate. I realize I have more characters, but f*ck it. Sources: [1] http://www.change.org... [2]http://www.cnn.com... [3] http://crave.cnet.co.uk... [4] http://productforums.google.com... [5] Video #2 http://www.youtube.com... [6]http://productforums.google.com... [7] http://www.mirror.co.uk... [8] http://productforums.google.com...