Board Thread:Consensus Track/@comment-4787430-20131028221550

It seems to be the month for consensus topics! I'm bringing this topic back up as it was largely discussed on my visit to Wikia HQ and the points that were made were hard to argue against.

We recently made the "Videos" tab viewable again on the top navigation bar. If you view our Special:Videos page and see how many views the videos this wiki currently has, you can see that people visiting the wiki actually do pay attention to video and watch them.

We can still make it so that all content is properly licensed and approved before adding them to articles, as well as create a standard on page placement (show hide table) and how to create a suitable user-friendly walkthrough. We really have to get out of the mindset of comparing Wikia to Wikipedia. While they are both "wikis" the Wikia is more focused on what users, registered and unregistered want out of the wiki they are visiting, and the video views is proof that people do indeed watch video content on the wiki.

You might not watch video content on Wikia, but other users may find it helpful, specifically to those that want a visual over text. You may go to YouTube if you want to watch a walkthrough video, but if you're already on The Elder Scrolls Wiki, then you don't have very far to go if you're looking for a video on a specific quest that may already be posted on the page you are currently on. Wikia is not your typical encyclopedia and as technology is ever changing being left behind while everyone moves forward can be crippling to a wiki that's intention is to draw in new contributors and should be the place people want to go when searching for information and media.

Questions: How else can the community be convinced that allowing video content is a step in the right direction? Do you still hold reservations about adding video, or have the points made above changed your mind? If we move forward with allowing video, what are some of your concerns? Keep in mind that I did mention that videos would go through an approval process, so it's not as if any random person will be able to add videos all over the wiki in an un-organized manner. ________________________________________________________________ To view the topic that started it all, please visit the following thread: [Custom Videos]

Click here to view our current video policy in question. 