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Hi, Over the past couple of months we have been developing and testing a related videos module on some wikis like Harry Potter, Hunger Games and Halo. During these tests we have been tracking the number of video plays as well as collecting community feedback. We are now ready to expand the rollout to the rest of the site, and we are starting with wikis that there are the most videos for - which includes your wiki!

The videos we have are fully licensed from video partners we have developed relationships with. They include videos such as trailers, famous movie/TV clips, walkthroughs and behind the scenes interviews. We currently have video content from Screenplay and are working to create partnerships with other vendors, including Hulu, soon. You can see the video content we have by visiting the video wiki and either searching by keyword or checking out the various categories.

When the module is enabled, it will already be pre-populated with videos related to your topic. We will try to pick the best videos from the video wiki, but understand that the community’s ability to adjust the content is very important, so you will have access to both adding and removing videos within the module. This can include adding videos already on your wiki or adding new ones from the video wiki.

Our high-quality videos will compliment the fantastic articles and photos on your wiki. On 5 of the test wikis the videos in the modules have already had over 10,000 views. This is an exciting number and we hope as we make more videos available these numbers will increase. We are in the process of pre-populating the related videos module for your wiki, and expect the module to go live within the next couple of weeks, so please let me if you have any any questions or concerns. Sarah (help forum | blog) 23:45, May 23, 2012 (UTC)

Sounds pretty cool, look forward to seeing these related videos :D N7[T|C|P|A] 16:56, May 25, 2012 (UTC)

Sounds neat 01:53, May 26, 2012 (UTC)

I wouldn't mind it unless it ended up breaking the Wiki in some way. DarkMetroid567^okay 01:55, May 26, 2012 (UTC)

I looked at the content category for call of duty, and what i saw was slightly troubling; Its just commentaries. :S We don't allow gameplay/commentaries on here because its always biased and opinionated. I don't think I'd like to see the module if it contains media like this. It doesn't help the wiki in any way at all. 09:24, May 27, 2012 (UTC)

As a wiki we will not be interested in commentaries or montage videos. Reason being is that they are not informative and as stated above, they are biased and/or opinionated. I do not think it will be a good idea to have the video module if it is going to have commentaries or montages. The idea of the module is great but it's flawed if it populated with the wrong type of video.      14:24, May 28, 2012 (UTC)

Hi, We are working hard to get more content - so there won't be just commentaries. You will be able to choose what videos appear in the module - so if there are ones that don't meet the guidelines here, you will be free to keep them out of the module. Sarah (help forum | blog) 17:22, May 29, 2012 (UTC)

The idea of trailers and stuff is good but I agree that commentaries and montages are a bit crappy. N7[T|C|P|A] 17:30, May 29, 2012 (UTC)

If we get to choose what goes into it then i have no problem with this at all. 13:10, May 31, 2012 (UTC)

Ok wonderful. We planned to help out by pre-populating the module before we flip it on. Is that ok with you? Then you can remove what you don't want and add more. Thanks! Sarah (help forum | blog) 16:45, May 31, 2012 (UTC)

As long as the commentaries and montages are kept to a minimum, I see no problem. -- sactage ^(talk) 16:48, May 31, 2012 (UTC)

Even if there are commentaries and montages we can just remove them. N7[T|C|P|A] 17:54, May 31, 2012 (UTC)

Sounds like a plan! 22:39, May 31, 2012 (UTC)

Closed - Module has been put into use and topic is no longer in need of discussion. Redskin-26 15:58, June 9, 2012 (UTC)