How to check if a YouTube video was posted before?

[Zweig]

Hi, Forum!

It has come up a hundred times in the past, but still keeps happening. It's fairly easy to check whether a YouTube or any other link was posted before. Just copy the video id part of the youtube link into the search box in the navigation bar, as shown in this screenshot (by @[Only Registered Users Can See LinksClick Here To Register]) and click Go:

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Example:
Here's a YouTube link: [Only Registered Users Can See LinksClick Here To Register]
The video ID part of the above link is what comes after watch?v=, which is: 8TQ_N_WmcL4
Just enter it into the search box above (click on Search[Only Registered Users Can See LinksClick Here To Register]) to make it visible.

Let's keep the reposts to minimum. Instead, if you need to post a link to video that has been posted, it's better to just link to the original post.

[stymie]

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