Talk:List of online video platforms

Proposal for Merger
online video platform, video hosting service, list of video hosting services, and comparison of video hosting services should all be merged into one page, namely online video platform. See the discussion. Rburriel (talk) 18:17, 26 October 2017 (UTC)


 * @Rburriel I agree with this proposal, but the ovp-vhs merged page should be kept separate from the lvhs-cvhs PortugueseWikiMan (talk) 15:50, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

LBRY
Why is LBRY not included? --Mortense (talk) 12:03, 12 April 2020 (UTC
 * As the big "Attention editors!" warning says, the list (like many other stand-alone lists on Wikipedia) is limited to entries that have their own articles.—J. M. (talk) 12:15, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

I had added LBRY/odysee without noticing the "Attention editors!" warning, i am sorry. But once I read it I am a bit shocked... May I know the reason for this restriction, please? This seems to go against the spirit of wiki's collaborative process - everyone donating some time of their time and making big result together. I think it is reasonable that one adds a blank (red) link, another introduces a page, then more and more editors develops the page. Are we going to never have "red" links anywhere anymore or is it just an exception for this link? Why? The odysee seems to be a very big platform having quite big content creators (like eevblog, bigclivedotcom), with alexa rank much bigger of some of the other platforms in the list. Again, I think that reverts should be made with extreem caution to not discourage contributions. Raigedas (talk) 10:11, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Please read Write the article first.—J. M. (talk) 14:03, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Because this site is not about spirit of collaborative process. That was years ago. The entire Wikipedia is run by an ever shrinking and tight knit group of power hungry admins who control everything often leading to WP:WAR. In 2018 there were only 500 users to edited all Wikipedia in all languages. Maybe it was long time ago but is not an encyclopedia everyone can edit anymore.

Odysee has a nicely detailed subsection in its parent LBRY. Why couldn't we just link to this section? Why would we need to refactor this section to its own article just for it to be included on this list? It has grown a lot since last year: "As of April 2021, Odysee hosted 10 million videos" -bkil (talk) 11:15, 5 July 2021 (UTC)
 * If it deserves its own article, write it. Things are not permanent and if something becomes significant enough, it can have its own article.—J. M. (talk) 12:10, 5 July 2021 (UTC)

Live camming vs hosting
The pornography section includes sites like Chaturbate and LiveJasmin but these are sites that stream live cams, rather than traditional video hosting. Should the be included? -- Zim Zala Bim talk 15:34, 30 September 2020 (UTC)
 * The first sentence of the article says "Video hosting services are platforms which allow users to upload, share videos or live stream their own videos to the Internet". So the live streaming services meet the definition, even though I agree that calling them "video hosting services" looks a bit odd.—J. M. (talk) 16:32, 30 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Yeah, maybe worth putting them in a section dedicated to streaming? -- Zim Zala Bim talk 16:45, 30 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes, I think they should either be in a separate section, or the tables could include additional column(s). The article could be renamed, too (the Video hosting services link in the first sentence actually leads to Online video platform, which is more generic).—J. M. (talk) 16:50, 30 September 2020 (UTC)
 * List of online video platforms would be an improvement. -- Zim Zala Bim talk 17:06, 30 September 2020 (UTC)

Requested move 4 November 2020

 * The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion. 

The result of the move request was: Moved since there's no opposition. — Wug·a·po·des​ 03:44, 22 November 2020 (UTC) — Wug·a·po·des​ 03:44, 22 November 2020 (UTC)

List of video hosting services → List of online video platforms – Based on brief discussion here, this page includes more than just video hosting services (such as livestreaming services). Further, the Video hosting service link in the first sentence actually leads to Online video platform, which seems more appropriate. Suggest changing the name of this article to align better with its contents. Zim Zala Bim talk 02:24, 4 November 2020 (UTC) —Relisting. BegbertBiggs (talk) 00:35, 14 November 2020 (UTC)


 * The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

am attempting to add another to redirect here
i am in pain, was look for this page typed in "alternatives to youtube" and it came up with other results, i scrooled down and found this page on the second page, thought id add a redirect for it, a minor convenience ya know. that was painfulBruvlad (talk) 19:53, 29 October 2021 (UTC)

No TikTok?
I might be missing something, but why is TikTok not on the list of video platforms? Does classifying it as a social network mean it is not also an online video platform? It seems to match the description provided in the intro: "Online video platforms allow users to upload, share videos or live stream their own videos to the Internet. These can either be for the general public to watch, or particular users on a shared network."

I plan on adding it to the list. Should it be added under "Specifically dedicated video hosting websites" or "Larger websites which allow the hosting of videos"? Samfriedmann (talk) 15:54, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

Gudsho
Hello, can you please add Gudsho to the list of Online Video Platforms? We also has a video platform for creators. Can you please add us to that list? https://www.gudsho.com/ Thanks, KiruthikaRithesh (talk) 09:27, 6 May 2024 (UTC)