Data Issues & Policy Discussions
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Birthdate Still Disabled for Submission Despite Demise
Hudson Meek sadly died 2 weeks ago, however his birthdate is still disabled for submission. Why doesn't IMDb let anyone submit birthdate once the claimed page owner is deceased? To me, this is a giant oversight on your part that needs to be altered so that each time it happens, contributors shoul
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Cast/crew guideline update
In this post last month, @Ozzy said guidelines would shortly be updated to clarify policy regarding people who appear on screen but should not be listed as cast. I don't see any updates yet. It would be a good idea to post any updates in this thread so that more contributors are aware of them and s
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How do I add episodes for a series that is listed as unknown number of episodes?
I recently finished watching the Ukranian TV series Nikonov & Co. on YouTube. It was 16 episodes long and only had one season. The IMDB page for the series says it had an unknown number of episodes. I have tried to put the number of episodes in so I can add at least the number of ep
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System cannot process a long synopsis (The Joe Rogan Experience)
240819-031209-520200 The system is unable to process this long synopsis for a three-and-a-half-hour episode of The Joe Rogan Experience. I'll cut it if necessary, but I'd like to submit the entire thing if possible. I assume the staff can read anything I've saved for later, but if not, I'll post i
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Top Mini Bio
Should not Jim Beaver be included on the Top Bio List with 341+ entries? https://www.imdb.com/search/name/?bio_author=jim%20beaver%20%3Cjumblejim@prodigy.net%3E&sort=alpha,asc
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one film, multiple listings
Hello there, Somehow I ended up with I believe 3 listings for 1 film. Either two need to be deleted, or all three merged. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35170368/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_cdt_t_10 This is the one with photos, and I believe the first one entered https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35169582/?ref_=
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Primary image Hancock (1963)
Currently, this is the primary image for Hancock: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0182585/mediaviewer/rm3027547905 This is not a poster for this title, it's in landscape format instead of portrait format and perhaps it should be deleted altogether due to the blurriness. All in all, it's not a good prim
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Review declined because it "does not meet eligibility criteria"
I've been posting reviews on IMDB for years. Probably got close to a hundred there by now. Suddenly one of them gets declined because it "does not meet eligibility criteria". What does that mean? What is the eligibility criteria for reviews and why does one all of a sudden not meet it? #241231-191
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IMDb Top Data Contributors for 2024 (and Happy New Year 2025 from IMDb)
Included below is our end-of-year message to IMDb's top data contributors for 2024. Introduction and Thanks Welcome to the 30th edition of our annual letter of thanks and celebration for IMDb’s data contributor community and for all our customers worldwide. I am IMDb&rsqu
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connecting profile to a credit
I directed a short film. My actress submitted the contribution. Now I would like to link that film credit to my profile. How do I do that??
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