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Dead Celebrity Profile Images Are Dying To Be Updated
These eight IMDb profile images of high traffic, popular dead celebrities that still remain influential today I feel should be updated on IMDb. Their existing IMDb profile images are substandard (low-res, grainy, out-of-frame, off-centered, rounded edges, b&w, wearing sunglasess, etc.) and do not do them justice in a 4K age, IMHO. There are multiple images in their respective media indexes that are far better for a number of reasons, including being in color, higher resolution, more centered, more viewable, and better captures the essence of what their life was about. I would recommend updating them to the likely option I have featured, as an example of the better options already available on IMDb, or another IMDb feels is better. I have included the hyperlinks to their respective media indexes to make it easier to view and update the choices. Also, I have contrasted the "what is" versus the "what could be" options below. I suspect their IMDb homepages are not being actively managed due to death. Thanks, in advance.
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Michelle
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2 years ago
Hi @urbanemovies -
As @jeorj_euler mentioned above, we typically will not change the primary image selection for an individual unless there is a specific reason to, such as, the selected primary image features other individuals, cuts the face off, etc.
In this case, I have modified the primary image of Yves Saint-Laurent, Jimi Hendrix, and James Brown as per the primary image change suggestions, however, the others should remain as-is.
Cheers!
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jeorj_euler
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2 years ago
The only proposed reassignment that I really agree with would be the one for Yves Saint-Laurent, since he is out of frame in the thumbnail image anyway. I do somewhat also agree about changes in regards to the photographs of Jimi Hendrix and James Brown, since I consider closeup shots to be more suitable than wide-angle shots. I see that Andy Warhol and Dr. Seuss are not center of frame in their respective less-desired photographs, but that's not really a big deal. The IMDb Help Center used to display a very specific policy point concerning matters like this, but at some point, it went missing. In general, the IMDb staff usually cannot be bothered to be reassign the image occupying as a placeholder for a bonafide featured image the primary image slot of an IMDb name page, for frivolous or roughly frivolous reasons, not even for deceased people, especially when the selection could be subject to dispute anyway as to which image among several is the "best". Maybe the IMDb developers ought to come up with a program that automatically annually cycles through images considered by fans or IMDb contributors to be tied in suitability.
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