Terraria Wiki talk:Video policy

Creation
So I just created this proposal. I've never been one for document writing, so please help X_x happypal (talk &bull; contribs) 06:41, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
 * It looks good for a start, I would prefer that all videos be displayed at default size, so limiting the instructions to ony the first option would be preferable. -- Wynthyst [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon.png ]] talk  06:53, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Great work on the guide :-P A couple of things I would like to add.
 * The default size on Youtube videos is somewhere around 450-500 pixels across, which makes videos the most massive objects on the wiki. It might be a good idea to shrink them a bit, as I've done with the videos in Guide:Getting started.
 * A video template would be a wonderful idea. When I was sizing and organizing the videos for the guide, I could not for the life of me get them completely even, and a template would probably solve that.
 * Everything else seems pretty solid. --Ragen 11:39, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
 * IMO, I don't think we need to enforce a video size, we should do what's best for each page depending on the other elements present (for example, a page with 3 infoboxes might warrant a smaller video...) We could recommend default video size, I guess.
 * For templates, I see pros and cons, but I think it would be a different discussion actually. Let's put that aside for now. happypal (talk &bull; contribs) 12:15, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
 * That sounds reasonable. --Ragen 12:47, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, while we optimize the layout of the wiki for 1024x768, there are a lot of people viewing at 1920 (I'm one of them). When you shrink the videos below default, I personally don't see enough detail in them to make them worthwhile. Also, if we designate default sizing, then we will get consistency across the wiki. -- Wynthyst [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon.png ]] talk  13:04, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
 * That makes sense. I'm at 1280x1024 and they are perfectly sized for it. I could imagine as the resolution becomes larger the videos will become smaller. I couldn't quite tell if you have looked at the videos I messed with on the guide, but how do they look? Were they in fact too small for your resolution? --Ragen 13:22, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
 * http://wiki.terrariaonline.com/index.php?title=Terraria_Wiki:Video_policy_proposal&curid=2555&diff=14882&oldid=14335 that was me, forgot to log in. SilverSwift  ...TALK...  22:35, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
 * That was some nice rewrite. happypal (talk &bull; contribs) 06:40, 10 June 2011 (UTC)

Enacting
This should be an official policy sooner rather than later. Many of the videos being posted contain redundant or incorrect information, are far too long, and contain subscription appeals. Thursday 16:00, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Not that I care about the removed videos, but this isn't official just yet. We might want to wait a bit longer before we fully enforce it. I don't think most of the community even knows of its existence; it has only been on the Community Portal for 3 days. Let's wait until it's officially approved. SilverSwift  ...TALK...  16:29, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
 * We should hurry it up, then. It's a good idea to have something to point to when removing pointless videos. Currently, TerrariaHelp is spamming their video for the sake of views (and, I'm guessing, because I've removed their videos before along with everyone else's). Thursday 17:18, 12 June 2011 (UTC)