Character name not updated in quotes

The character options that appear in the drop-down menu in the submission interface for adding quotes are outdated: https://contribute.imdb.com/updates?update=tt0095542:quotes.add.1.

The names can be edited in the quote submission form (choose "Other").

Character names for quotes can differ from the cast list, by design.

Good point about by design.

Just curious Peter, but what design would be needed to have character names differ from the cast list? Maybe when an actor plays multiple parts?

I guess there are various cases. Part of it is mentioned in the guidelines: "The pulldown menus for names and characters on the submission form may contain different versions of a character's name. This is because we prefer to list the name as it is used throughout the movie, rather than the full name from the credits ..."

There are also all the non-fiction titles with character names formatted as "Himself - Host", etc., which doesn't make much sense in a quotes page.

If they use a different name that isn't in the credits, it can make it hard to match up quotes with the characters when you are watching the feature. I agree with the Himself stuff but i guess I haven't paid much attention to quotes attached to talk shows/documentaries.