User blog comment:Sarah Manley/Updates to the Related Videos Module/@comment-1613840-20120921190408/@comment-785068-20120925220944

Video hits is the main one. Based on what you're telling me, I'd rather the module be reformed to a recommendation list which opens in another window or tab.

Wikia's current system requires users to upload the videos onto the wiki itself, just like images. I'm not very comfortable as that stands now, since many of the videos other users have been uploading are taken directly from the company (Koei's) official Youtube channels. Heck, even some of the random music links that have been uploaded come from someone who actually owns the soundtrack or game that it came from. They're showing some form of support for the company (Koei's) products.

I can imagine the original uploaders would like to see how many hits their videos collectively gets for themselves. Potentially taking hits away from the original source is a bit crude. I can accept that type of behavior from random bloggers or whatever, but Wikia's a corporation.

If Wikia's currently not sure if the original uploaders actually do get the hits or not, than I don't agree the module as a whole.