User:OttselSpy25/Video policy

''I am strongly considering asking User:Danniesen if I can write the "Tardis:Video policy" forum OP, currently listed at T:TF. This, currently, is merely a lazy sandbox to write down things about the video policy I would like changed.''


 * 1) Implement the ability to upload videos not on YouTube - for instance on Vimeo
 * 2) Allow all users who show the ability to understand T:VID rules to upload content. Currently, only admins can upload videos, and one glance at Tardis talk:Video recommendations makes it obvious that the admin team does not have time for this.
 * 3) Users who repeatedly break T:VID can be banned from uploading content if they refuse to adhere to the rules.
 * 4) In cases where videos on certain websites can not be added to the wiki due to technical reasons, citing these videos should be allowed. Citing an official Doctor Who TikTok, Facebook video, or Instagram reel should not be against the rules.
 * 5) Codify a more lax position on fair use. Documentary pieces, such as those made by Dalek 63 * 89 or Christel Dee, should be allowed to be uploaded. We would still disqualify reviews and ban non-fair use uploads of DW material. But something like Tom J's Remembering Seven Keys to Doomsday or even Chris McFeely's TRANSFORMERS: THE BASICS on DEATH'S HEAD can and should be allowed in infoboxes.
 * 6) We would need a strict standard for what is allowed to be uploaded. Possible videos should be judged in a case-by-case basis, not based on any one standard.
 * 7) Only admins should be able to ultimately upload fair use videos by their own judgment, to avoid self-promotion and low-quality videos flooding the site.
 * 8) Relax the ban on directing other users to content online. According to Tardis Wiki rules, if I were to tell another user "There's this great video on YouTube titled A History of the Special Weapons Dalek Props on and off Screen", this is against policy and could lead to me being banned. It's a ridiculous practice.
 * 9) This is generally for off-page discussions, like talk pages, user pages, and the forums. Not on-the-pages themselves.
 * 10) Under current policy, linking actual videos is against policy. This is acceptable for sites such as YouTube and Vimeo, where it's possible to just upload the content. However, this is not an acceptable rule for sites like Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok. If there's a situation where information is presented in a Twitter video, policy should make it clear that citing this video in a sense is not against policy.
 * 11) Generally, there should be an understanding that Tardis Wiki is not going to be sued for acknowledging content exists elsewhere online. Even if the BBC takes something down, they would never in a million years sue a fan wiki for saying "So and so uploaded this thing to YouTube if you want to see it." This is especially important for lost media, but generally we should have a level-headed mindset about how the world actually works.
 * 12) (Changing this rule does not mean allowing links to YouTube videos, that I don't particularly care about)