Forum:Sliders not gifs?

I'm pretty sure I said something similar on someone's talk page, but I might as well reiterate my question on the forums. I'm seeing the implications of sliders being added to the wiki via MediaWiki and verbatim tags. Don't get me wrong; the sliders are cool - but as I was seeing them flood the Recent Changes, a thought bugged me. Would it not be more ideal to provide links to the sliders, capture GIFs then upload them to the wiki? A few advantages off the top of my head:


 * All users would be able to participate and update the wiki without the need for admin status.
 * If, in the future, the link goes inactive, an archived copy that is the GIF is still viewable.
 * The sliders would be viewable for someone with a mobile device. (which, according to Wikia statistics, over 50% of visitors browse the wiki on one)

If the GIFs are super long, I suppose an (unlisted) video could work as well. From a glance, it would seem more practical to make these sliders pictures as opposed to their raw Flash animations. 08:48, April 27, 2015 (UTC)