
Data Issues & Policy Discussions
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Rounding running times when the time ends in exactly 30 seconds?
https://help.imdb.com/article/contribution/titles/running-times/G8UMSUYEDCN3M2K8 If a running time ends in exactly 30 seconds (such as 1:23:30), which way should it be rounded? There appears to be multiple methods to round this case, and the IMDb help topic doesn't specify which one is preferred. ht
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(credit only) question regarding talk-shows
The attributes guide (https://help.imdb.com/article/contribution/filmography-credits/attributes/GJNF5SNFE43G4S22?ref_=helpms_helpart_inline#) states in the (credit only) section that "This includes news/talk/entertainment series with a person’s name in the title (e.g., The Tonight Show Starring John
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MPA Certificate Not Displayed on Title's Main Page
THE ISSUE: The following titles have an MPA rating and description listed on its "parents guide" page and they are not being pulled into the title’s main page: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt38650409/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32915652/ WHY THIS IS HAPPENING: Only the first US certificate listed on
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A request for help regarding a photo by Robin Holland
Dear Friends, For an academic article, I am hoping to reproduce a photograph taken on the set of Chantal Akerman’s American Stories (Histoires d’Amérique) by the late photographer Robin Holland — specifically (This one: Chantal Akerman on the set of American Stories) The photograph is available onli
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My film's rating doesn't make sense
Hello, my film "rook." (link - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8487982/ratings/?ref_=tt_ov_rat) has a 3.9 rating. But when I look at the metrics, there are way more higher ratings than low ratings. This doesn't seem to make sense. Can you help me understand? Here's a screenshot of the metrics I'm looki
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#260526-020437-990000 - Rookie Revue
Item submitted re Suicide Squad was declined. Please provide evidence that the United States military ever had a Suicide Squad.
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#260526-020108-258000 - Hollywood Steps Out
Item rejected because "Does not meet contribution guidelines." I've searched and nowhere in the Guidelines can I find that all signs in cartoons must use correct grammar. Please tell me which guideline this does not meet.
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#260522-053441-613000 - Blazing Saddles
I take exception to the 3 items declined in the subject reference. One (Taggart's gun catching on a chair) changed a "Miscellaneous" goof (which some submitters use way too often) on the basis of Goof Guideline C for Miscellaneous: "This category is hardly ever used - if you can't shoehorn your goof
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#260517-164432-712000 - Swingers
Seven items I submitted to correct violations of the IMDb Guidelines were declined due to "Does not meet contribution guidelines." However, Section D.8 of the IMDb Goof Guidelines state: DO use only 3rd person perspective ('he', 'she', 'it', 'they') when writing your submission. Do not use 1st perso
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#260517-112614-728000 - Strangers on a Train
A "Factual Mistake" Goof item expressed the submitter's opinion (i.e., not a fact), and I submitted a correction with explanation of why it should be Incorrectly regarded as goof. The reason given for declining was "Does not meet contribution guidelines." However, per IMDb Guidelines, personal opini
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