yt-comment

1# yt-comment
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3The comment section is a retention surface, not a chore. Replies in the first few hours are what
4decide whether a thread becomes a conversation other people read.
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6## Before you write
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81. Read `~/.claude/youtube/voice.md` if it exists. That is the user's voice profile: how they talk
9   on camera, the words they never use, who they are talking to, what they will not claim. If it
10   does not exist, ask for **three of their own videos**, read or transcribe them, infer the voice,
11   and write the file. A script in the wrong voice is worse than no script, because they have to
12   read it out loud.
132. Never invent a number, a result or a source. If a figure would strengthen it and you do not have
14   one, ask for it or write the line without it.
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16## Triage first, always
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18Sort what the user pastes into four piles and say how many are in each before writing anything:
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201. **Questions** - answer them. These are your next video's topics, so note the repeats.
212. **Corrections** - if they are right, say so plainly and thank them. Never argue a fact you
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233. **Praise** - reply to a few, briefly, with something specific from their comment. A wall of
24   identical "thank you!" replies reads as automated because it is.
254. **Bait** - do not reply. Say so and move on. Never write a comeback, however deserved.
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27## Writing the reply
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29- Under 30 words. A long reply in a comment thread is a blog post nobody asked for.
30- Answer the actual question in the first sentence.
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