Thread:Gaarmyvet/@comment-3125844-20140508181026/@comment-3125844-20140512183839

I contacted wikia about the video thing and it looks like we are stuck with the "must watch videos"

"Hello,

Thank you for contacting Wikia. Over the last year Wikia has done extensive research on visitors’ interactions with video and multimedia. Specifically, we have seen having videos present somewhere on the page has a direct and positive impact.

In a nutshell, our research testing concluded that users who watch videos on a community such as yours are much more likely to continue on to read other articles. The videos are a fantastic gateway to keep your readers engaged and help them move into reading and consuming more of your content. This is an excellent way to have your community expand and grow -- a clear win for everyone.

The current “Related Videos” module, focused on suggesting videos to embed in articles, will be retired. In its place (still on the right rail) will be a new module that simply suggests videos for readers to watch. Suggestions from our library of licensed content are based on the community’s subject matter. We respect the preference of individual communities around how to include or exclude video content in article pages, and we believe that this new approach will alleviate some of the concerns you had expressed in the past.

Starting this month we will begin to implement the new “Must Watch Videos” right rail module across Wikia. As always all your feedback is greatly appreciate and will be communicated to the video team."