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Old Nov 07, 2013, 03:03 AM
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I just watched some videos on YouTube (which is now connected to Google+), and I can't comment! I click the box, and the cursor stands there, blinking, but when I type, the characters don't show up or anything! I've Googled and tried to find causes, but it just says I need to connect my channel to Google+--which I've already done a while back! Is anyone else experiencing this problem?
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Old Nov 07, 2013, 07:42 AM
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I don't know, maybe clear your browser? restart your computer? try a different browser? Unless it's YouTube itself.
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Old Nov 07, 2013, 09:18 AM
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I made a comment on a video yesterday just before connecting to google+. I received an email that someone responded to my comment along with a link to the comment. Nothing there. I hate google more than ever.
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Old Nov 08, 2013, 12:32 AM
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What did they screw up this time! Youtube has been nothing but trouble the last few yrs!

Very angry! Atleast its just comments, what do I care what others write. Messages are different story.
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Old Nov 09, 2013, 02:38 AM
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Well, I think I solved the problem, even though I'm not very happy about it. I knew it had to be connected to Google +, which my account was, but apparently, I can't go to YouTube.com and leave comments; I have to connect to Google's website (on YouTube, I click the arrow that leads to my account options, and then I have to click on "Google+"), and then I can comment, but the site changes to plus.google.com. If I stay on YouTube, a comment box will pop up, and it even shows the profile pic I just added, but it won't show any of the letters I'm typing. This really miffs me! I shouldn't have to connect to another site just to comment on videos I can see when at the main site (YouTube.com, I mean, as opposed to plus.google.com). Yeesh!
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Old Nov 09, 2013, 02:42 AM
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The person who uploads videos to Youtube has the ability to disable comments if they choose.
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Old Nov 09, 2013, 04:03 PM
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Yes, everyone is complaining: YouTube Founder Says What We're All Thinking About Google+
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What's Google+?
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Old Nov 13, 2013, 02:48 AM
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Google+ is another social media network. Truthfully, that's all I know about it, other than having to connect to it to comment on YouTube. (Grrr!!!) I hate to say this, but you can...Google it. (Sorry!)
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Old Nov 13, 2013, 04:14 AM
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I'm having no issues commenting on YouTube, even using my original YT account. If you can't type on it, try rebooting or something simple, it's unlikely to be a big problem
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Old Nov 13, 2013, 11:50 AM
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Google+ is another social media network. Truthfully, that's all I know about it, other than having to connect to it to comment on YouTube. (Grrr!!!) I hate to say this, but you can...Google it. (Sorry!)
Everyone should "bing" it, no more google, please!
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Old Nov 13, 2013, 12:01 PM
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Google, not Bing! Bing is a useless search engine.
I have no problem commenting on youtube, but I take the option to log in with my email and DON'T connect with a gmail account. I don't want my search results followed to that degree, thanks. I also avoided the whole Google+ thing. So doing it that way might be a solution. They don't make it easy to find, though.
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Old Nov 13, 2013, 12:18 PM
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H3rmit, when was the last time you commented? I think you have to use a Google+ account now to comment; Google owns YouTube and has made that change to boost their numbers so they appear to compete favorably with Facebook.
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Old Nov 13, 2013, 12:30 PM
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I just commented. I unticked the "share with google+" box. Yes, you are right and I was wrong, I do have to "go through google+" now, but I was able to post on youtube and avoided anything but an empty public profile on google+, I suppose. It's different from how it used to try to force me to log in with a gmail account. Same name as my youtube, but then I would not have access to my playlists. So, I guess this still is a bit of a workaround.
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