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Wednesday, June 19th, 2024 6:43 PM

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Unable To Merge Duplicate Titles

Hello, 

I am trying to merge two listings for the same film but am unable to do so as they have identical titles and give me an error when I check the correction. 

This entry is the correct entry: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32334046/

This entry has incorrect cast and crew listed: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30786688/ 

One is listed as a 'movie' and one is a 'tv movie' but I'm unable to specify that when submitting the change request. 

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3 months ago

Hi @tp_assist -

In this case you need to type Tipline Mysteries: Dial 1 for Murder (2024) in the text box for the title correction, acknowledge the warnings and submit. Visit our help guides for more.

Cheers!

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@Bethanny​ Hi Bethany, I did that and received an error message that I was unable to proceed from. As the title is already correct, it will not allow me to merge them as both entries have the correct titles. 

Edit: I did also accept the warning but was still unable to submit the change, which is not noted in this screenshot. 

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@tp_assist​ Did you click "Warning understood" and Re-check updates?

Thanks!

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@Bethanny​ Yes, I did. I also tried using (TV Movie 2024) as that is how the date displays on the correct entry, but it was not accepted.

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3 months ago

Hi @tp_assist -

I can see that the title text formatting you used previously was incorrect.  Since the correct title listing is a TV Movie, you will need to use the following title text format, Title (year) (TV):

Tipline Mysteries: Dial 1 for Murder (2024) (TV)

Two Warnings will display in the form:

- There is a mismatch between the title type of the old and new titles.

- The new title already exists in IMDb.

Check-mark both Warnings and click on the "Re-check these Updates" button,  the background will then display green and allow you to submit the title merge request.

Let us know if you encounter any further issues submitting!