. signed, Rosguill talk 01:32, 14 January 2020 (UTC)
- {{no redirect|1 = Online video distributor }} → :Over-the-top media service (talk · links · [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Online_video_distributor&action=history history] · [https://tools.wmflabs.org/pageviews?start=2019-11-07&end=2019-12-06&project=en.wikipedia.org&pages=Online_video_distributor stats]) [ Closure: {{#ifeq:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|(@subpage)|[{{fullurl:Online video distributor|action=edit&summary={{Urlencode:{{FULLPAGENAME}}#Online video distributor closed as keep}}}} keep]/[{{fullurl:Online video distributor|action=edit&summary={{Urlencode:{{FULLPAGENAME}}#Online video distributor closed as retarget}}}} retarget]/[{{fullurl:Online video distributor|action=delete&wpReason={{Urlencode:{{FULLPAGENAME}}#Online video distributor closed as delete}}&wpMovetalk=1}} delete]}} ]
- {{no redirect|1 = Online Video Distributor }} → :Over-the-top media service (talk · links · [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Online_Video_Distributor&action=history history] · [https://tools.wmflabs.org/pageviews?start=2019-11-07&end=2019-12-06&project=en.wikipedia.org&pages=Online_Video_Distributor stats]) [ Closure: {{#ifeq:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|(@subpage)|[{{fullurl:Online Video Distributor|action=edit&summary={{Urlencode:{{FULLPAGENAME}}#Online Video Distributor closed as keep}}}} keep]/[{{fullurl:Online Video Distributor|action=edit&summary={{Urlencode:{{FULLPAGENAME}}#Online Video Distributor closed as retarget}}}} retarget]/[{{fullurl:Online Video Distributor|action=delete&wpReason={{Urlencode:{{FULLPAGENAME}}#Online Video Distributor closed as delete}}&wpMovetalk=1}} delete]}} ]
The specific wording in these redirects is not exclusive to its target, or any target for that matter. For example, someone could look up these terms expecting to find Streaming media or Internet video. It's probably best to just delete these redirects and allow Wikipedia's search function to assist readers in finding the subject they are attempting to locate. Steel1943 (talk) 13:56, 7 December 2019 (UTC)
- Oppose This also involves the OVD disambiguation page. What would we put there? I must have seen the term somewhere if I added the entry or created the redirects. When I have access to where I believe I saw the term, probably Wednesday, I can be more specific. Unfortunately, there is likely a subscription required for the source I used.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 16:44, 7 December 2019 (UTC)
- Looking at the OVD page, the only connection I see is the line that reads "{{Tq|Online video distributor, also known as over-the-top media services}}". I would say that line is probably incorrect and should be removed unless there is some sort of reference added into the Over-the-top media service article proving that these redirects are an alternative name for their target. Without such a notable connection, these redirects are no more than unreferenced WP:NEO. Steel1943 (talk) 02:36, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
::*Again, I need to see the source I was looking at when I created the redirect. That will be possible on Wednesday.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 19:38, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
:::Okay, here's the first source.
:::Eggerton, John., "FCC Rethinks Over-the-Top Decision, Broadcasting & Cable: New York: Vol. 143, Iss. 11, (Mar 18, 2013): 18.
:::However, it uses the term "over-the-top video distributor". I could change the disambiguation page.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 18:54, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
:::Bingo!
:::Eggerton, John, "For FCC, These Are Defining Times for MVPDs, Broadcasting & Cable: New York: Vol. 142, Iss. 26, (Jun 25, 2012): 26.
:::If I may be permitted to quote, "OVDs (online video distributors) are not like MVPDs because they do not control the transmission path for the programming they deliver." However, the article lists ivi inc., FilmOn and Aereo TV, which offer "online transmission of TV station signals". That's not streaming or over-the-top. (Wait, what I do with WNAM radio is called "streaming".) It's possible that since this article was written, the definitions have changed. Even the article above has changed OVD to "over-the-top". Perhaps the term "online video distributor" is outdated because that model didn't work. However, another source from 2017 says "OVD services provided by Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu".
:::Eggerton, John, "Pai Tees Up Fresh Look at Competition, Broadcasting & Cable: New York: Vol. 147, Iss. 20, (Sep 4-Sep 11, 2017): 26.
:::Doesn't look like the redirect has a real meaning now.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 18:54, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
::::Okay, I'm back.
::::Eggerton, John, "Reading Between Lines On Comcast/NBCU," Broadcasting & Cable; New York: Vol. 141, Iss. 5, (Jan 31, 2011): 20.
::::No definition but OVD is said to stand for "online video distribution". This is a service that has "just begun" according to an FCC order.
::::Here's another one.
::::"Place Your Bets,", Broadcasting & Cable: New York: Vol. 141, Iss. 7, (Feb 14, 2011): 24.
::::The FCC had certain requirements when Comcast and Universal made a deal. "[T]he new acronym - as if we needed yet another one" was OVD, for "online video distributor".— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 15:58, 12 December 2019 (UTC)
- Vchimpanzee, I'm having trouble understanding your comments, as a potential closer. You're showing uses of the phrase, but you've also said, "Doesn't look like the redirect has a real meaning now." Are you still opposed to deletion? --BDD (talk) 16:09, 16 December 2019 (UTC)
:At this point, it's not clear. The one meaning that I think led me to create the redirect is one that doesn't seem to be in current use. But there are other meanings. It's just not clear whether the meaning has evolved. This was just one set of sources, and I needed to go there when I had the opportunity. I want to look at some other sources and see what they say.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 17:18, 16 December 2019 (UTC)
::What do you want to do? I want to look at some more sources before we do anything.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 15:25, 17 December 2019 (UTC)
::[https://www.kandutsch.com/glossary/online-video-distributor-or-ovd Here] is a 2014 definition from a telecommunications law firm which supports keeping the redirect.
::[https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-12-80A1.doc Here] is an FCC document. I can't easily get to page 59 because there are too many windows open on this computer.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 15:32, 17 December 2019 (UTC)
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Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, BDD (talk) 21:33, 18 December 2019 (UTC)
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Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, MBisanz talk 13:09, 31 December 2019 (UTC)
- Nominator comment: Even with the above comments, I still stand by my "delete" stance since my concern has yet to be adequately resolved per the string of comments. Steel1943 (talk) 23:05, 9 January 2020 (UTC)
:The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.