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== <nowiki>{{YouTube}}</nowiki> == | == <nowiki>{{YouTube}}</nowiki> == | ||
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Hi everyone! I'm just wondering, can [[User:YoshiKong/Youtube]] become official? It would be good because videos can be embedded into the expandable template, so it doesn't take up much room on a page. | Hi everyone! I'm just wondering, can [[User:YoshiKong/Youtube]] become official? It would be good because videos can be embedded into the expandable template, so it doesn't take up much room on a page. | ||
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== Make an Exception to Embed YouTube Videos on Glitch Pages? == | == Make an Exception to Embed YouTube Videos on Glitch Pages? == | ||
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Current MarioWiki YouTube embed policy only allows us to embed videos on user pages. It got me thinking about how we can have the ability to embed YouTube videos be more useful for MarioWiki instead of for personalization only. The only thing that came to mind were [[Glitch]]es and each game having their own documentation of glitches. Some glitches are hard to perform just by reading the procedure. Some glitches benefit by watching a demonstration, especially if precision or timing is concerned. We could use [[Help:Media|OGG/OGV/OGA]] or GIF, but the limit is 10MB as YouTube videos are much less restrictive. We have always used <nowiki><ref></ref> and <references/></nowiki> (citations) to link to videos but that could be easily missed or overlooked. {{tem|Fakelink}} used to simulate citations to show how small those links are: | |||
Current MarioWiki YouTube embed policy only allows us to embed videos on user pages. It got me thinking about how we can have the ability to embed YouTube videos be more useful for MarioWiki instead of for personalization only. The only thing that came to mind were [[Glitch]]es and each game having their own documentation of glitches. Some glitches are hard to perform just by reading the procedure. Some glitches benefit by watching a demonstration, especially if precision or timing is concerned. We could use [[Help:Media|OGG/OGV/OGA]] or GIF, but the limit is 10MB as YouTube videos are much less restrictive. We have always used <nowiki><ref></ref> and <references/></nowiki> (citations) to link to videos but that could be easily missed or overlooked. {{tem| | * Glitch<sup>{{Fakelink|[1]}}</sup> | ||
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Here's an example of where an embed of a YouTube video could be better demonstrating a glitch using the [[Sneaky Parasol]]: | Here's an example of where an embed of a YouTube video could be better demonstrating a glitch using the [[Sneaky Parasol]]: | ||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0iev5ReOKQ Video] | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0iev5ReOKQ Video] | ||
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===Allow YouTube embedding on glitch pages=== | ===Allow YouTube embedding on glitch pages=== | ||
#{{User|Wildgoosespeeder}} I'm curious as to what other people think. | #{{User|Wildgoosespeeder}} I'm curious as to what other people think. | ||
===A GIF, OGG, static screenshot, or citation to a YouTube video is sufficient=== | ===A GIF, OGG, static screenshot, or citation to a YouTube video is sufficient=== | ||
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::::::::My answer to that was vague at best. I mention something about JavaScript coding to reduce loading times but I have no idea how to implement it. I think I need {{user|Porplemontage}}'s help for this one. --{{User:Wildgoosespeeder/sig}} 00:19, 28 April 2016 (EDT) | ::::::::My answer to that was vague at best. I mention something about JavaScript coding to reduce loading times but I have no idea how to implement it. I think I need {{user|Porplemontage}}'s help for this one. --{{User:Wildgoosespeeder/sig}} 00:19, 28 April 2016 (EDT) | ||
:::::::::JavaScript isn't my strong suit. I'm still leaning towards no videos, with references being acceptable. Let me provide some background for this proposal. The idea has always been that the text and images need to stand on their own - we don't want to entice people to write less and use the video as a crutch, or become too reliant on outside content that we can't always control or guarantee that it won't be taken down. I do understand the argument in making an exception for glitches, which can be very specific, visual, and hard to describe, but the reference link is there for people. Personally, I don't think embedded videos look as nice. There are variations in quality, like even this sample video has a big black border. I'd rather see [http://i.imgur.com/VM5LQYL.png this] than [http://i.imgur.com/j7KWx1S.png this] on the page. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 01:33, 28 April 2016 (EDT) | :::::::::JavaScript isn't my strong suit. I'm still leaning towards no videos, with references being acceptable. Let me provide some background for this proposal. The idea has always been that the text and images need to stand on their own - we don't want to entice people to write less and use the video as a crutch, or become too reliant on outside content that we can't always control or guarantee that it won't be taken down. I do understand the argument in making an exception for glitches, which can be very specific, visual, and hard to describe, but the reference link is there for people. Personally, I don't think embedded videos look as nice. There are variations in quality, like even this sample video has a big black border. I'd rather see [http://i.imgur.com/VM5LQYL.png this] than [http://i.imgur.com/j7KWx1S.png this] on the page. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 01:33, 28 April 2016 (EDT) | ||
::::::::::Just like we shouldn't mark-up screenshot submissions (only one case I found but very mild [[:File:PM Attack FX B screenshot.png]]), the same principle should be said about video embeds | ::::::::::Just like we shouldn't mark-up screenshot submissions (only one case I found but very mild [[:File:PM Attack FX B screenshot.png]]), the same principle should be said about video embeds. --{{User:Wildgoosespeeder/sig}} 01:43, 28 April 2016 (EDT) | ||
::::::::::The black border is not editing-induced letterboxing if that is what you think it is. That is how the game renders the visuals on real hardware. Not sure why Nintendo allowed that when the N64 games were being developed at the time. --{{User:Wildgoosespeeder/sig}} 01:43, 28 April 2016 (EDT) | ::::::::::The black border is not editing-induced letterboxing if that is what you think it is. That is how the game renders the visuals on real hardware. Not sure why Nintendo allowed that when the N64 games were being developed at the time. --{{User:Wildgoosespeeder/sig}} 01:43, 28 April 2016 (EDT) | ||