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I really can't understand this!

Hello, guys. Couple of days ago, I wanted to modify a short sentence in my review of The Hunt for Red October (1990) because I noticed that it was grammatically incorrect. I did that, then the site refused it. Though, this is not the real problem. The real problem was that I found out that the review itself was deleted in the same day! So refusing to modify an old review means deleting it now?! Anyway, I tried to re-submit it, but the site declined. So why does a review, that was on IMDb since 14 February 2010, get deleted, then rejected after re-submitting it?! It was there, as it is, for more than 15 years already! Please, I want to know what could be the reason, and how can I get that review back.

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Hello elshikh4 Can you help us posting the 18-digits submission number for the review? to take a look for you! You can find your Reviews in your Contribution History BETA page: https://help.imdb.com/article/contribution/contribution-information/contribution-history/G2BYV38VYPXM5L4F?ref_=helpsrall#

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Thanks for your response. This is the number of my try to modify my 2010 review: #251110-053214-426321 And this the number of my try to re-submit it (after it got deleted): #251112-030928-380421

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The review is not meeting the User Review guidelines therefore was removed from the site. It had comments not related to the Title content and based on real life events. You can write and submit a new Review based in the guidelines. https://help.imdb.com/article/contribution/contribution-information/user-review-guidelines/GABTWSNLDNFLPRRH?ref_=helpsrall#

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This is strange. The review was peacefully on the site for the past 15 years! It's unfair to apply new guidelines to older reviews retroactively. As far as I know, you apply them to the reviews written AFTER these guidelines were established! Furthermore, it's unfair that even when applying your new guidelines retroactively, you only apply them to an old review which happened to be modified grammatically, not to ALL the old reviews that violate your rules! Over and above, I re-examined my review thoroughly and saw nothing that violates these rules. There's no straying from the main topic, nor any mention of real-life events! ..Otherwise my personal opinion is what's objectionable! Simply I reject propaganda cinema, especially when it has extreme viewpoint; portraying one side as angelic, and the rest as demonic, which is what I observed in the movie, and no need to say that it is my right to highlight and refuse this. And preventing me from publishing this is a restriction on my freedom, which is the last thing I expect from the site that I love and respect, the very site that I've been writing on for 18 years! Dear Farn, this is one of 1178 reviews I wrote on IMDb, of which none of them met anything like that before. Therefore - again - I really can't understand this!

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4 days, and no replay?!!

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Guys, 5 days, and no replay?!!

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I want a replay, please.

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Hi @elshikh4,

Apologies for the delayed response on this thread, and I understand your frustration, especially given your long history of contributing reviews to IMDb.

Whilst some older content is grandfathered in (such as reviews shorter than our current 300-character minimum), all reviews must comply with our current user review guidelines, regardless of when they were written. When a review is edited, it has to be processed by our team again. Additionally, please be aware that any existing review can be reported by users at any time, and will be evaluated against our current guidelines, regardless of how long it has been on the site.

If your review was found to breach our current guidelines, it would be removed. This can happen even if the review was previously accepted. We encourage you to submit a new or edited review in accordance with our current guidelines. 

Thank you for your understanding.

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Thanks Ozzy for your clarifications, I did re-submit an edited version of my review, and - to my surprise - it was declined as well!

I really can't understand this matter this time. Hence, plaease read at least the edited version to tell me where is such part that breaches your current guidelines. Here's the link:

https://contribute.imdb.com/contribution/251120-013429-263721?ref_=pe_119700180_1024075190_wa_em_ra_his

PS: Please, to whoever did it, don't mark this thread as solved, because it isn't yet. 

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If I may, why is it marked as "solved", while it isn't yet?!

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First, it was that thread: https://community-imdb.sprinklr.com/conversations/imdbcom/i-really-cant-understand-this/691750451db3ab512f489136 Then, I modified my review, and reposted it, to be declined again: https://contribute.imdb.com/contribution/251129-225307-355421?ref_=pe_119700180_1024075190_wa_em_ra_his So please, why this review is declined?! Note: This comment was created from a merged conversation Link : https://community-imdb.sprinklr.com/conversations/data-issues-policy-discussions/please-why-this-review-is-declined/692f158c5a02283d17479ff1 Title : Please, why this review is declined?!

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@elshikh4- Hi, 

Regarding the review on this thread, the review breaches our guidelines which is why it was declined as it contains the following:

Personal opinions or speculation on real life events or subject matter on which a film is based

We therefore recommend editing the review in adherence with our guidelines linked above and you are welcome to re-submitt it. 

Thanks!