Square Thumbnails

[Ayoitswiz]

⚬ PROBLEM:
There's a Chrome extension called Thumbnail Rating Bar for YouTube™ that adds a bar to the top or bottom of thumbnails just like the removed like/dislike bar that used to be under videos.
With YT's recent update to make thumbnails have rounded corners, part of the like/dislike bar is hidden. And sometimes it's enough to not be able to see the red side of the like/dislike bar.

⚬ SOLUTION:
So my feature request is to add an option to make thumbnails square just like you did for user images:

⚬ ALTERNATIVES:
I don't think any are needed imo, this should be an easy thing to implement.

⚬ RELEVANCE / SCOPE:
Yes, the rounded corners are a stupid trend and hide info that may only exist in the corner of a thumbnail.
Anyone who uses your already existing "Squared user images" option should like this option, as well as, anyone using Thumbnail Rating Bar for YouTube™

⚬ "SIDE EFFECTS":
Who might not want this you ask? Well maybe that one dude who feature requested the "Squared user images" option shouldn't be squared......

⚬ CONTEXT:
I think I've said enough

SHORT Table	(Summary)
Problem	Rounded thumbnail corners
Solution	Option for "Squared thumbnail images"
Alternatives	Shouldn't be necessary
Scope	~99% if they know about it.
Side effects	Another menu option
Context	Enough has been said

[ImprovedTube]

Thank you! @Ayoitswiz

1. (Better?) Naming / Taxonomy:

• "No round Corners" (we could use native speakers)
  • User-Avatars
  • User-Avatars & Previews/Thumbnails
  • Slighly rounded Avatars (closes Rounded square corners #1093)

stupid trend

2. Yes, round design seems natural/calm: Focus must be a point with a radius. To scan a large rectangle, we might involuntarily watch all 4 corners. For smaller ones the main advantage must be easy distinguishing of single items VS losing structure/unity as column or table.

• A strange world in which keyboard-keys are not hexagon-/hive-/diamond-shaped
  let alone plots of land, rooms, etc.

Rating Bar for YouTube

3. https://github.com/elliotwaite/thumbnail-rating-bar-for-youtube (we could integrate) @elliotwaite

• BTW afaik Youtube offerrs access to dislikes for specific applicants. Should we ask? Did they allow anybody yet?

[ImprovedTube]

yt.config_.EXPERIMENT_FLAGS.web_rounded_thumbnails = false;
yt.config_.EXPERIMENT_FLAGS.web_watch_rounded_player_large = false;