Filler Tangent/Jokes
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Filler Tangent is not a catch-all for content you're not interested in.
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Description
This is for tangential scenes added only for filler or humor that are not required to understand the main content of the video.
This includes:
- Timelapses
- Fake Sponsors
- Irrelevant/ tangential content
- Content creator being distracted by something unrelated to the video
- Unrelated highlight clips that don't provide any context, are not elaborated on and don't fit into preview
Exceptions/ Edge Cases
- If any other category can be applied (mute or skip), choose them instead. Filler Tangent is the lowest priority category.
Not included
- Similar to other categories, do not mark entire videos.
- Useful Information
- Provides context
- Useful Explanations or analogies
- Excerpts from source content
- background details
- Segments that are referenced later.
Examples
| Description | Video Link |
|---|---|
| Positive Examples | |
| ✅ Joke filler from 18:51-18:58 | DIY Curbed Wheel Fix - Was It Worth It? |
| ✅Unrelated tangent: 10:03-10:37 - Distracted by a caterpillar | 1,074 MPH BASEBALL vs. 1 Gallon of Mayonnaise - Smarter Every Day 264 |
| 4:49 - 6:02 Collection of clips that are not built upon, elaborated or used for context | https://youtu.be/D9u7JDCT47Y?t=289 |
| 5:10-5:13 is irrelevant content building on a joke | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1CDiebvzRM |
| Negative Examples | |
| This is quoting a song, which is relavant to the point he is making. | The Man Who Loved An Abortion Ban (The Jimquisition) |
| 0:58-1:27 fits better into preview | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9u7JDCT47Y&t=58s |
| ✅None of the examples in this video should be marked since they provide context | NVIDIA’s Stretchy Simulation: Super Quick! 🐘 |
| Verdict | Reason | Timestamp |
|---|---|---|
| ✅ | Joke analogy that provides no actual information | 5:33 |
| ✅ | Unrelated joke in the middle of content | 6:39 |
| ✅ | Unrelated tangent/ joke that is based in fantasy | 16:28 |
| ❌ | On-topic elaboration that provides context and information | 17:28 |
| Verdict | Reason | Timestamp |
|---|---|---|
| ❌ | The clip is too short to clip cleanly | 0 - 0:02 |
| ✅ | Collection of gameplay clips that do not appear later in the video | 0:40 - 1:40 |
| ❌ | The upcoming scene is narrated and a follow-up to earlier content | 9:52 - 10:07 |
| ✅ | Unrelated tangent/ fun fact | 10:24 - 10:40 |
| Verdict | Reason | Timestamp |
|---|---|---|
| ✅ | Clip used for humor | 1:14 - 1:18 |
| ✅ | Clip used as reference, but ultimately just repetition | 2:05 - 2:11 |
| ❌ | Direct quote & used for context | 3:10 - 3:19 |
| ✅ | Clip used to accentuate point | 5:33 - 5:41 |
| ✅ | Song reference to accentuate point | 5:45 - 5:49 |
| Verdict | Reason | Timestamp |
|---|---|---|
| ✅ | Unrelated tangent about his love for ice cream | 0:34 - 0:53 |
| ✅ | Tangent for eating ice cream | 1:58 - 2:03 |
| ❌ | Explanation of a prior point | 2:58 - 3:08 |
| ✅ | Tangent about the aesthetics of the blender | 3:08 - 3:12 |
| ✅ | Demonstration that provides no value or context | 3:17 - 3:18 |
| ❌ | Selfpromo is more appropiate | 3:29 - 3:37 |
| ❌ | Built upon in later sections | 6:50 - 6:56 |
| ✅ | Unrelated engineer joke | 5:58 - 6:03 |
| ❌ | Selfpromo, but not included since entire video is about it | 7:54 - 8:15 |