VidRecs.com
The first rule of the Rec Club is that you talk about VidRecs.com.
The second rule of the Rec Club is that you hit the reblog button "as hard as you can."
The third rule of the Rec Club is that if you become member you have to rec.
VidRecs.com is a fan created project one stop shop for all your vid recs. Yeah, I got the domain. The passion didn't stop there. Vid Recs deserve a better place than our selective memories and random bookmarks on the internet. "What kind of features should a site called VidRecs.com have?" Remember, you wanted this.
A spot to put a blurb about why you recced/love the vid.
A recs page to showcase both You Tube & Vimeo recs in one spot.
The ability to rec vids with just the Video URL
A way to give proper credit to the original uploader & their description.
A profile page with my avatar and cover image
A profile page with my social network links if I want others to find elsewhere.
A way to find vid recs site-wide by fandom.
Had enough? No?
If the rec is on AO3 a comment button can be added to redirect viewers to the AO3 Comment page
On request you can get your own VidRecs.com profile URL (i.e. "VidRecs.com/yourfandomname" so viewers go directly to your rec page.
Everything you rec is automatically added to an automatically generated profile playlist so viewers can view it as a playlist.
You can create playlists using both your recs and recs of any other members on site.
You can sign up using Tumblr, Discord, Google or the regular email password combo.
Still not impressed. Gee, you're a tough cookie
You can rec vids directly from You Tube or Vimeo.
You can make your vid recs private to logged in users only.
You can make your vid recs private to only those who subscribe to your channel.
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You need a video overview? There is one below.
It's nearing the end of the year. It's so easy to forget vids you've enjoyed without a reliable place not only to reference but also share them with others. This can be what you want it to be. The groundwork has been done and it's still a work in progress but a lot closer to the ideal than most. All that's missing is a whole bunch of people willing the rec things and the site. Yeah, go ahead and rec the site. 😀
Membership is currently by approval. If you would like to speed things up just contact us at [email protected]. We are working on a way to make the registration process a lot more streamlined. Enough works now about the site to begin using it and if you run into any issues let us know. Thank you! Rec often. Rec hard. Our memories can fail us, and the internet is not reliable.
Additionally, there is also a greater chance vids recced here will be archived in case something happens to them in the future, but I am sure you are ll familiar with that. Reccing can be a democratic process that raises awareness about what should be archived or at least we hope.
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