Forum:Videos: The Return

Evening folks! Right now Wikia (Fandom) is in the process of modernizing for the current age, and while that is going on I want to reopen the discussion of using videos on the wiki. While adding videos might seem to create a lot more work, it really does not and I think it will benefit the community in the long run. Below I will compile a list of benefits of adding videos to the wiki.


 * First off, we would only be allowing official content from Funimation and use the videos found in Fandom's video library http://video.wikia.com/wiki/Video_Wiki (Wikia has an agreement with Crunchroll so we get all this for free) We would only use full episodes and anime openings in the article pages and maybe sometimes blogs. Having full episodes on the wiki will give fans another incentive to visit the wiki and may result in new editors. Also, we would be cutting down on the number of links to sketchy/virus anime sites in Discussions/Discord


 * Wiki videos will be used to reduce the number of ads on the site and improve the performance of the wiki. Keep in mind folks, not everyone uses an ad blocker and having less ads and more videos with actual content related to the wiki is much better.


 * Staff has offered to create exclusive content for the wiki in the future, so we have more to show to site visitors and potentially draw traffic. Some more information here http://community.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Brandon_Rhea/Wiki_Video_Types_and_How_You_Can_Create_Them


 * We have a lot of stubs on episode pages. Having the videos right there on the article page will encourage users to actually destub those articles since they don't have to be burdened with seeking out the episode as well when trying to write the summary. It would be right there on the page.

I know there might be a concern that new users might upload random videos or videos that are not official content. We can probably control and put restrictions on who can upload what and just like images, they can easily be deleted if need be. Videos may be region locked and load times might increase (although since chapter stubs are relatively empty to begin with, that shouldn't be too much of a problem for now)

If you have any suggestions or solutions to address the above paragraph or if you have any other concerns, then by all means go for it 17:50, May 3, 2017 (UTC)

I have a question about this line: Wikia has an agreement with Crunchroll so we get all this for free) We would only use full episodes and anime openings in the article pages and maybe sometimes blogs. So, is Crunchyroll the only site we should use to download and upload videos? I believe you have to pay to view all the contents here.

Also, won't uploading a 23-24 minute video take too long? Plus considering that One Piece has over 750+ episodes and 5+ movies.Which leads to another question, are we also going to upload OP movies? Also, are the vids going to be subbed only or will there be a dubbed version of it? Because I know some people like watching dubbed anime more than subbed. Are we going to delete the "Long Summary" whatchama-call-it so that viewers would not be spoiled?

So far, that's all the questions I could think of... 19:05, May 3, 2017 (UTC)

I 100% agree that we should add episodes, especially if Fandom now has a Crunchyroll partnership. This would be fantastic for our episode stub problem (and you all know that stubs are my biggest concern).

As for your concerns Upcear, because the videos are already on Video Wiki, I don't think we'll have to reupload them. Also, they will all be free because of the Crunchyroll partnership. I would strongly advise against eliminating the Long Summary section, and we don't believe in spoilers on this wiki (like most other wikis). If people come here, they are personally liable to be spoiled. As for subbed vs. dubbed, that just depends on what Crunchyroll has to offer.

I do see potential problems that we will need to solve before we make a decision to add video. Namely, can we lock video uploads to be admin, mod, and rollback only? We need to prevent any old Joe or Jane from putting their favorite fan theory video on here, and I don't want to leave the risk open for vandal porn uploads. Otherwise, I think this is a good idea and a positive point of growth for the wiki. 19:32, May 3, 2017 (UTC)

Ah I see. Well then, if that's the case then I'm all for it. Just a suggestion but I noticed that OP has a "Featured Article" each week, and I was hoping we'll also have like a featured episode or something like that on the main page to let people know that we do have those episodes here. If this is a go and after we do finish uploading all the videos. 19:44, May 3, 2017 (UTC)

Just to be clear, people won't upload any video. The video are on w:c:video and we simply embed here the ones we choose. A file page will be created here too, but the video won't be here.


 * Here is an example http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/User:JustSomeDude.../Episode_674_With_Video

20:26, May 3, 2017 (UTC)

Not again. We should not bloat articles with videos and full episodes do not belong in an encyclopedia. They're all region-locked anyway. 20:59, May 3, 2017 (UTC)

Link or not, the animation, the music, pretty much everything is a violation and they shouldn't be on youtube to began with. Unless its an official upload by the dubber or the japanese animators, there is no call to add these to the wikia what so ever. And even then, its not a certainty, unofficial youtube uploads get pulled randomly without wrning... Thats is not to say the official can do the same either.

Also... Speaking from long term experience videos are constantly being pulled up ever X aount of length of time. And it will keep doing so until the people who want videos on the wikia get their way I feel.

There are times when a wikia an get away with videos and there are times there are not. I can see videos like demos for the video games, dubs by an official company going on here, but beyond that... You are just going to open the gate for editing troubles you don't want. Every wikia i've seen this same situation has the same problem and the videos are constantly having to be relinked.

While I advise against it, there is only one reason why; quite frankly... There really are better things you can do with your editing time and the images are enough already to support things so "why bother?" anyway. And this is me talking with experience under my belt since 2002 videos add almost nothing to a page and often become "for the sake of it". At the same time, it can be a little hypocritical as the wikias may restrict image use and then link to a video anyway.

To me... Its the fact this comes up time and time again that makes me go against it. It just feels too much like "vote until I get things MY way", which can happen too often on a wikia. On the one hand, you my need a updated poll every so often to rethink a old concept or idea... On the other... It can be just one or two editors not taking "no" for an answer. They often get their own way in the end because everyone either gives up or the crowd is different and have no history of whats gone down in the past.

But hey... I'm just one of the old founders here... Aside from putting out reminders that nothing has really changed much since 2003... I don't think there is much more to add here. video linking of any form can be a minefield, and its problematic enough at the Vocaloid wikia which I'm a regular at. So to me, videos ultimately end up being more trouble then their worth even when they can go on a wikia. *le sigh* One-Winged Hawk (talk) 21:04, May 3, 2017 (UTC)


 * As Levi pointed out we won't be uploading anything after all, we're just embedding links that already exist thanks to Wikia's library. All the videos on Wikia's library is official/legal thanks to a partnership with Crunchyroll. So there is no uploading random videos or getting content from Youtube 21:10, May 3, 2017 (UTC)