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For anybody who doesn't know, [http://community.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Rappy_4187/Technical_Update:_June_18,_2013 Wikia converted uploaded YouTube videos to files] on Monday, with [[:File:The Sims 3 Island Paradise - Launch Trailer|this trailer]] being an example. I don't like that they did this and how they did this without telling the Wikia community at large and it seems neither does anybody else but seeing as we're stuck with it, our only choice is to get used to it.
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::What effect, if any, would this have on our YouTube channel? -- '''[[User:LostInRiverview|<font color="navy">LostInRiverview</font>]]<sup> [[User_talk:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">talk</font>]] ~ [[User_blog:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">blog</font>]]</sup>''' 17:50, June 21, 2013 (UTC)
:::Depending on however [[Forum:YouTube channel|this discussion]] turns out, I don't think Wikia's changes would undermine our YT channel. It would still give us a more flexible platform for hosting and content would just get an embed page here if we used any of it. We'd still have to worry about copyright for our own YT channel but other than that, there are no major effects. {{LabSig}} 21:25, June 22, 2013 (UTC)
::::I don't think it would be a good idea to overhaul the file policy just until we solve the issue of the videos. Instead, I think someone should come up with a brief draft of a possible new ruleset for the problem at hand. As for what types of videos, I think it's fair to say that we do not want YouTube Sim Players videos (i.e Let's Play's, CAS videos etcetera) cluttering the wiki as some of the YouTubers may catch wind of their videos being shown on the wiki and then that'll begin all sort of conflict. <s>I may be going into that a tad bit too far.</s> [[User:Beds|<font color="#6B1D51">'''Beds'''</font>]] <sup>([[User_talk:Beds|<font color="#512d17">'''parlare'''</font>]] - [[User_blog:Beds|<font color="#512d17">'''da leggere'''</font>]])</sup> 16:34, June 25, 2013 (UTC)
To make discussion more accessible, let's just ignore the current Image and file policy for now and think solely on videos.
The issues at hand which we need to discuss are:
*how we want to go about categorising videos;
*how we handle personal videos (which includes but is not limited to "Let's Play" videos);
*what kinds of videos would be deemed as [[The Sims Wiki:Notability Policy|notable]] for mainspace use (like trailers, certified developer videos etc.)
Obviously videos that go against general policies (like porn, shock content, gore) are forbidden but we need an overview of how the community would like to treat videos. Then once we have that we can discuss fitting it in with the current Image and file policy. {{LabSig}} 12:00, June 28, 2013 (UTC)
:Hmm.... one thing to consider is whether the video is useful, whether it illustrates some aspect of an article, such as the uses of an object. [[User:Dharden|Dharden]] ([[User_talk:Dharden|talk]]) 15:35, July 24, 2013 (UTC)
::Dharden, if we're going to consider those points, would it be beneficial to categorize video files similarly to what we do now (E.g. a trailer of The Sims 3: Island Paradise would be "a video from The Sims 3")? [[User:Auror Andrachome|Ѧüя◎ґ]] ([[User talk:Auror Andrachome|talk]]) 07:54, August 3, 2013 (UTC)
:::I believe it would. IMO, if there is any upside to treating videos as files, it is that individual wikis can categorize them as they see fit. [[User:Dharden|Dharden]] ([[User_talk:Dharden|talk]]) 12:26, August 3, 2013 (UTC)
No consensus yet. Bumping the thread. Hopefully we can re-start this discussion and conclude it relatively soon. -- '''[[User:LostInRiverview|<font color="navy">LostInRiverview</font>]]<sup> [[User_talk:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">talk</font>]] ~ [[User_blog:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">blog</font>]]</sup>''' 22:17, August 22, 2013 (UTC)
== No Resolution ==
Thread closed without resolution due to low participation. Please bring up future proposals in a new thread. -- '''[[User:LostInRiverview|<font color="navy">LostInRiverview</font>]]<sup> [[User_talk:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">talk</font>]] ~ [[User_blog:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">blog</font>]]</sup>''' 20:19, September 6, 2013 (UTC)
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