Talk:Automated Guided Vehicle

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[edit] edits at Automated Guided Vehicle

(copied at the Jaymarsound's talk page) Hi Jaymarsound, we need all the new editors we can get on robotics articles, but we generally discuss things on the talk page when any significant changes are made, because many people are watching robotics articles, and it will save us all some time if we know what's going on. Are you the same guy as 70.239.154.166? The end result of the edits is that many of the video links are gone. Is that a good thing, and why? - Dan Dank55 (talk) 17:08, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

I reverted those changes because they included deletion of references to sources. -- SEWilco (talk) 17:44, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

I didn't notice that, thanks SEWilco. But that left a rejected image, so I reverted the 3 anon edits also, which restores the video links...despite the fact that I'm generally in favor of deleting video links on robotics articles unless they really illustrate something that can't be seen without the video. It's not a strong opinion, it would just be really nice not to have to patrol things that take a long time to watch, and allowing non-essential video is an open invitation to commercial spammers...as if we don't have enough already. - Dan Dank55 (talk) 18:08, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

I simply haven't taken the time to look at the videos to see if they are relevant. They might show something encyclopedic, although I doubt they all do. -- SEWilco (talk) 18:22, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

I'm on it, back soon. - Dan Dank55 (talk) 18:30, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Okay, I've looked at all the videos. One is produced by HK, the last is Snox, all the rest are Egemin. All but one are AGVs on YouTube, and although I have no direct experience with AGVs, it seems to me that there is nothing particularly special about that selection of videos. I have asked an admin for links to Wikipedia video policy...I can't find it anywhere...but I believe admins would have problems with the very promotional nature of all the videos. Does any one have an objection to replacing all the videos with a link to an AGV search on YouTube? It's AGVs on YouTube . - Dan Dank55 (talk) 22:13, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Just delete the entire YouTube videos section, as anyone who wants to search for images on a site will go to that site and do the search. -- SEWilco (talk) 06:07, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Done, and added link to YouTube. There were 3 videos that were not links to YouTube, but those videos could always be added on YouTube. Does anyone think that we should use a video for something that could be just as well demonstrated with 1-3 images? Images are a lot easier to patrol, are less likely to be used to advertise, are a lot more "encyclopedic", and lower bandwidth at both ends. - Dan Dank55 (talk) 23:40, 17 February 2008 (UTC)