Data Issues & Policy Discussions
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The on screen credit rule for (archive footage) for documentaries and talk shows
In the archive footage guide (https://help.imdb.com/article/contribution/filmography-credits/archive-footage/G4X4TVH6HXYBW8WM?ref_=helpart_nav_13#), the first and most important rule is that if someone is "credited on screen", the appearance qualifies for an (archive footage) listing on IMDb. In the
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MTV 80s / MTV 90s / MTV 00s
Shouldn't these be TV series? https://www.imdb.com/find/?q=MTV%2080s%20&ref_=nv_sr_sm https://www.imdb.com/find/?q=mtv%2090s&ref_=nv_sr_sm https://www.imdb.com/find/?q=mtv%2000s&ref_=nv_sr_smJochen
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Can a TV mini-series be more than one season?
250527-201927-031000This series ran for 2 seasons, each in separate years; it is not a TV mini series. Admittedly the seasons were rather short, but this is normal for British TV. However, my submission to remove the incorrect keyword has been declined, apparently due to the length of the total runn
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Unreleased Christopher Nolan movie merged with an unrelated film
In 2023 I had a whole dedicated thread here (https://community-imdb.sprinklr.com/conversations/data-issues-policy-discussions/larry-mahoney-does-not-meet-elgibility-criteria-except-it-does/64d78e7b9726276c1359be96) to add "Larry Mahoney", an unreleased 1996 feature by Christopher Nolan, existence of
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Ongoing submission bot problem that the redesign didn't correct
When only the year is given for a release date, trying to give more precision to the date (i.e., month and day), the submission is often rejected. Here's today's example edited to condense space: Updating Information for "POV Shorts" (2018) {Our Motherland Fantasy Nightmare (#5.2)} Action Country Da
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EDEN (2024) Missing Cast Member — Won't accept my attempts to add actor (main cast, by the way)
In this film, aside from the 5 billed-above-title actors (Jude Law, Vanessa Kirby, Daniel Brühl, Sydney Sweeney, and Ana De Armas) there are two main supporting actors: Toby Wallace and Felix Kammerer. They are all listed on the poster, in the trailer, in pre-release "first look" photos, and acknowl
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Can't add cast member to Film
I'm trying to add a cast member to my friend's short film. This actor passed away last year, but we finished post-production this year and IMDB can't seem to understand that he worked on the movie before he died. What can we do to resolve this?
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Adding a credit to your Frank DeVol biography
Musician, Composer, Actor Frank DeVol also appeared in (1) episode of Adam-12:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0505267/
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Duplicate entries
How do I flag an entry as a duplicate? OK, honesty time: I submitted an entry before I was done (not used to the new field layout yet!), then I submitted another entry for the same item. Both submissions were approved, so now there are two entries for the same thing - one complete and one not. How d
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As always same problems
When you wanna remove fake title it's not possibleBut when dumb people deletes factual information all the time it's allowedMost accurate site of movies for surehttps://contribute.imdb.com/contribution/250605-064127-080000"Lack of supporting evidence" lol two most official as it can get sites doesn'
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