Minecraft Wiki:Video policy

This video policy describes when and how a video can be included in an article on the Minecraft Wiki. This policy applies only to mainspace articles.

Videos permitted

Videos can only be embedded if and only if it meets one of the following circumstances:

• It is uploaded by Mojang, Microsoft, or employees of the respective companies. A list of official sources is located at Help:Official sources#Video hosting services.
• It is uploaded by the Minecraft Wiki account. These videos are usually produced as part of the wiki videos project.
• It has been approved by the community according to the procedure detailed at MCW:Community videos.

As a general rule, no other videos are allowed on mainspace articles, but if a video is the direct reference to the content of an article, then it may appear in the references (as a textual external link).

For example, videos of specific game versions, especially those which are not archived, can be linked to on version pages as a form of proof of their existence.

Dealing with videos properly

Embedded videos

Embedded videos should be limited to the "Video" subsection of a page (outside of tutorial pages). If appropriate, videos used as references may be embedded, though they can typically be left as a click-away link in the references section.

How-to videos explaining techniques, constructions, etc. are allowed only on tutorial pages. Blatant self-promotion is not allowed. If a video is used in a tutorial, it is preferred that the content in the video also be represented internally, such as in prose, in screenshots, or in schematics, as the video may become unavailable at any time without notice. Video creators should refrain from adding their own videos to pages; instead, they should propose their videos on the talk page for community review.

YouTube videos should be embedded using {{yt|id}} or {{yt|id|width}}. The recommended usage is with centered position and default sizing.

On pages where there are a large amount of videos, it is advised to embed using {{CollapsedVideo}} to save space and prevent long page loads.

Animations

Videos and animated images (e.g. GIFs, APNGs) embedded in the article body are only permitted in articles when they are necessary to illustrate some of the mentioned concepts, and a static image cannot fulfill this role alone. Examples of this would include the movement or attack patterns of enemies, the particle effects of certain game elements, the special effects of certain blocks, etc. These videos must be uploaded on the wiki itself.

Notably, cycling images (which have individual, notably different images as frames) are discouraged from usage - cycling images can be easily generated from multiple, already-uploaded images using the {{animate}} template instead.