User blog comment:Brandon Rhea/Wiki Video Types and How You Can Create Them/@comment-26063280-20170419153113/@comment-25503930-20170420153030

Hey Mirai Moon and everybody, thanks for your feedback. I am going to copy and paste something I wrote before because I think it fits well to your concerns:

I agree with you saying that reading text can be a better was to consume information. Maybe that depends a little bit on the point of view. Let's talk about two scenarios: 1.) I heard about a new Show on Netflix, I am hyped, but don't really know about the series, I google for the title and end up in a wiki. Watching a video in this case can be a great first step into the topic. Maybe even the next step is to click through more pages of the wiki (and also read text ;) ). 2.) I am a huge fan of DC Comics but I can't remember the release date of a special comic. Sure thing, watching videos won't help me out quickly. I want to read the text and will find the information I am looking for.

And I think: In both scenarios I have a good reason to come to the wiki. And in both cases I should find the information in an easy way I like in that moment. As a conclusion I would say that videos aren't just about entertainment (sure thing they should be interesting to watch also if they focus on information) but can also be a great source of information -- and we try to find the best video formats for different needs as you can see in the article.

I am happy though that you appreciate the idea that we want to remove ads. But this has to be a trade-off. The prominent placement and also auto video play (not audio play) ensures that we can declutter the ad experience on the page and get rid of older ad formats. That is also the reason why it will be mandatory.

Talking about video production: We are still working on a good way to involve users in the video script production and want to find a solution everybody is happy with. What do you think, Mirai Moon, would be good idea to create videos that users like? :)