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**Mal H** · April 4, 2011, 09:31 AM

Thanks, that explains the function a little better. It doesn't exactly "let a user watch a video without clicking a link". In essence the link is an image retrieved from Youtube with each post view, but you do have to click on it.

I don't see how adding the first image from a video is a big advantage over a plain URL link to Youtube. Nonetheless, we'll discuss it and see if it's something we want here.

April 4, 2011, 09:31 AM	#8
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,955	Thanks, that explains the function a little better. It doesn't exactly "let a user watch a video without clicking a link". In essence the link is an image retrieved from Youtube with each post view, but you do have to click on it. I don't see how adding the first image from a video is a big advantage over a plain URL link to Youtube. Nonetheless, we'll discuss it and see if it's something we want here.