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Blocking TV shows that can't be that old
I'm starting this thread, because of all the wrong tv series that turned up in this thread: https://getsatisfaction.com/imdb/topics/tv-series-looney-tunes-1930-ongoing-part-2.
First of all, in the alternate title section, there is a yellow warning if you want to enter an alternate title for the year 1900 with the attribute (dvd title) or (video title). The first yellow warning states "DVD AKA titles are not valid before 1996 - The year in this DVD AKA title (1900) is before the time DVD releases became widely available (1996). Please use the year this DVD AKA title was first used and not the original year of release of this title." The second yellow warning (for videos) reads the exact same, but with the year 1975. So my first question is, can a staffer also add such a warning for the attribute (TV title) and the year 1924?
But my main question is, can a staffer add warnings to the New Title form as well? For the type "Made for Video", the yellow warning and year from the alternate title section can be used. For the title type Made for TV, the year 1924 can be used I think. For a video game, I believe the year should be 1948.
Note that I am not an expert on the history of television or video games and if someone can show that another year would be (even) better, I'll very probably agree. My main issue is simply that I don't think lists such as this should be able to exist: https://www.imdb.com/search/title?title_type=tv_series&release_date=,1924-01-01.
First of all, in the alternate title section, there is a yellow warning if you want to enter an alternate title for the year 1900 with the attribute (dvd title) or (video title). The first yellow warning states "DVD AKA titles are not valid before 1996 - The year in this DVD AKA title (1900) is before the time DVD releases became widely available (1996). Please use the year this DVD AKA title was first used and not the original year of release of this title." The second yellow warning (for videos) reads the exact same, but with the year 1975. So my first question is, can a staffer also add such a warning for the attribute (TV title) and the year 1924?
But my main question is, can a staffer add warnings to the New Title form as well? For the type "Made for Video", the yellow warning and year from the alternate title section can be used. For the title type Made for TV, the year 1924 can be used I think. For a video game, I believe the year should be 1948.
Note that I am not an expert on the history of television or video games and if someone can show that another year would be (even) better, I'll very probably agree. My main issue is simply that I don't think lists such as this should be able to exist: https://www.imdb.com/search/title?title_type=tv_series&release_date=,1924-01-01.
gromit82
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I also think that any TV shows from, say, 1924 to 1945 or videogames from 1948 to 1969 should get an additional level of scrutiny by a staffer before being allowed into the database, because the chance that any such submission is erroneous is likely to be quite high.
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Vincent_Fournols
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Just for the record, I remember reading that the first public TV broadcasting was in Germany for the 1936 Olympics. But like you, I am no TV history expert and do not know to what extent there were a lot of (experimental) programs produced between 1924 and 1936.
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Michelle
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6 years ago
Thanks for posting this suggestion, I have forwarded your request to our editors who will take a look shortly. Cheers!
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Michelle
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6 years ago
The ticket is still open, unfortunately there are many other existing tasks that have taken priority to this issue, however, I have made a note on the ticket for a status push. As soon as I have an update on the status to fix I will let you know here.
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Marco
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A bump of this thread is apparently in order, which is extremely disappointing. Priorities for a database should be to try and block wrong data. Apparently, blocking wrong data is not very high on the list of priorities. Case in point: https://community-imdb.sprinklr.com/conversations/data-issues-policy-discussions/no-betty-boop-was-not-a-tv-series-in-1930/61417e5e7999fd0798c634a5
Threads like this are (part of) the reason contributors sometimes wonder why they keep contributing. For me, threads like these are the reason I won't be in the Top Contributor list of 2021, after having made the list 17 (!) years in a row before that.
Also, why is this thread marked Solved? The issue in this 2018 (!) thread is, very obviously, not solved. Can someone remove this silly and not very respectful mark please?
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Michelle
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Hi Marco -
I'm not certain why this thread was marked "Solved", however, I have now set the status to "In Progress" as there is a pending ticket to address the issue.
I appreciate your feedback, and I understand the frustration for longstanding issues like this that impact your contributions. I just reviewed the ticket and unfortunately, this specific issue is still pending prioritization. I have made a note on the ticket to help give traction, however, I don't have a timeframe on a resolution. In the meantime, any updates I see I will be sure to post them on this thread.
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Marco
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2 years ago
Bump.
And I want to add podcasts to this list as well: https://community-imdb.sprinklr.com/conversations/data-issues-policy-discussions/im-a-little-confused-on-what-qualifies-as-a-podcast/625b4515b9e6ed536c665247?commentId=632a1306729bda7b5a0e0f8d&replyId=63ceb3bee59f431071614fa7
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