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"themselves" as role in Self (cast)
Every time I enter "themselves" as a Role in Self (for a group, such as a band name), I get the message:
- Occurrences of 'Themselves' have been removed from Role in accordance with IMDb rules.
Has "themselves" been removed? Should a band just be Self? If so, why is the Role "themselves" still appearing in the list?
Kristin
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2 hours ago
Hello.
Fellow contributor here, how strange, you are correct, according to the Help pages it's still in use.
Ref:
"For "Self" or "Themselves" (for groups) type appearances, credits must be added to the "Self" section, with a short description of the individual's role on the title selected from the drop-down list in the "Role" field, or manually entered if the applicable example is not listed in the drop-down. "Themselves" must be entered as a prefix to the group's name in the "Role" field."
Can I ask, since you write both Self and (Cast) in your headline.
Is this a documentary or news show, or a fictional piece?
Because it seems to different rules whether you choose the "self" section or the "cast" section:
"Where someone is billed in the credits as themselves in a fictional piece and are playing a scripted, fictional version of themselves, these should be added to the Cast section, with the performer's name as the character name."
https://help.imdb.com/article/contribution/filmography-credits/cast-acting-credits-guidelines/GH3JZC74FVYKKFMD?ref_=helpsrall#
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Peter_pbn
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1 hour ago
It would certainly be simpler if we just used Self.
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