User talk:J.smith/YT

I have revised some of the text on this page to hopefully make it fully clear to readers (Who may not be familiar with the policies listed, or about this site) the problems that most of the entries on that site have WRT us. 68.39.174.238 01:23, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

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This article is one of [ thousands] on Wikipedia that contain a link to YouTube. Based on the External links policy, most of these should probably be removed. I'm putting this message on the talk page to either request the regular editors check the link and make sure it doesn't violate policy, or to note my removal of it.

Most YouTube material is unsuitable for Wikipedia because:
 * 1) The source and legitimacy of the videos on YouTube are almost or totally impossible to determine, hence they are not  reliable sources and are not verifiable (A key requirement).
 * 2) Many videos on YouTube are of questionable copyright legitimacy, which should not be linked from Wikipedia.
 * 3) Since many videos are personally made, they represent original research, which Wikipedia is not in the buissiness of publishing. They may also be biased in their presentation of material (IE. Non-objective)

If the link(s) on this page are legitimate, feel free to re-add them, but be aware that you must be able to present proof that they do not violate the above policies (Verifyability, External links and Copyrights), or they will just be removed again.

For more information on this message, see User talk:J.smith/YouTube Linklist. Thanks, ---J.S (t|c) 18:36, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Guess the auto sig works. Good job.... ---J.S (t|c) 18:36, 13 November 2006 (UTC)