Deleting uploaded images

Hello patrick_baldwin,

You can submit a request to IMDb to remove an image by using the  option listed at the bottom of the image viewer. Keep on mind that you need to provide a reason why you are requesting the images to be deleted for our staff to check for you. We will only remove images if they are on breach of our Images guidelines.

I have done that but the issue speaks to her modesty with the garment she is wearing so I have flagged it as inappropriate because that was the nearest criterion to what the issue is although in the statement I didn't mention that. I just said the she had requested they be withdrawn.

Hello patrick_baldwin,

We will only remove images if they are on breach of our Images guidelines. The submissions are rejected because our editors considered that the provided reason is not valid to approve a deletion, there needs to be a breach of the guidelines to get the deletions through.

The actress involved is in distress because the costume violates her modesty. Surely that becomes an inappropriate image? Does IMDB really want her distress to continue in perpetuity for the sake of two photographs? I uploaded these images in good faith but clearly I was in error given the violation of her modesty which was subsequently pointed out to me. I am acting in good faith here and trying to end her distress as quickly as possible.  

You can re submit a deletion for our editors to validate for you and include the most of information you can, however images that have been reported to us as violating our content guidelines, we may remove images at our discretion based on editorial guidance. 

Thank you but you haven't answered my question that it seems IMDB is happy to continue her distress? Surely this should be an overriding and prioritised issue?

So I checked and one of the two images which are almost identical so exhibit the same issue has been removed which I thank you for but the other one for which I resubmitted with information about who exactly it is and her continued distress and it has been declined. I really do not understand this inconsistency. If you are willing to remove one image why not the other?!

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I am begging you to please consider the distress that this is causing to the actress. This surely qualifies as an inappropriate image. Her costume is so tight that her pubic bone is outlined. Please please consider it's removal on the grounds of decency if nothing else.

Hi @patrick_baldwin -

As I mentioned previously, the image is not in violation of our guidelines and will not be removed.  However, we can untag the actress' name from the image so that it will not display within the photo gallery on her name page.  If you would like us to untag, confirm the name here and our staff can assist.

Forgive me but I am completely baffled at the inability of IMDB to acknowledge the distress that this is causing to the actress.  If you are prepared to untag her it seems that somewhere you do recognise the problem  but are treating your guidelines as completely binary and are refusing a humane request. I am quite frankly staggered. I have asked twice for an explanation as to why IMDB is prepared to continue her distress in perpetuity and have yet to receive an answer. In this age of a better understanding and acceptance of mental health issues it seems at odds with that that IMDB will not address this issue which is of great importance to this young actress at the start of her career. Removing her tag from the image will still leave the image available to public view. Please understand this is traumatic for all concerned and could be addressed very easily.

As the copyright owner and originator of this image I think I at least deserve a respectful reply to my requests. I make these requests in good faith and yet i am not even afforded the courtesy of a reply.

A solution of sorts was suggested by Michelle earlier in the thread which involved untagging the actress on her page. I replied to this a couple of days ago that while I would like to do this I cannot name the actress here as it is a public forum. I need a link to communicate the name privately so her distress isn't added to by publishing her name here. Can I get a reply to this question. A contributor has posted a link but I need the editor to assure me this arrangement suggested by you will be enacted on so I ask again for a way to communicate the actresses name without publishing it here.

Patrick: we have deleted the image. It seems like there was a bit of a misunderstanding here re: your request.

To clarify, and for future reference: the reluctance to delete images that are not in direct violation of our content guidelines is typically motivated by the fact that the deletion often affects more than the single individual who is objecting to the photo. When you have 5 or 6 people tagged in a photo, the image appears in all of their galleries, so the deletion affects all of them. In some cases, that could be the only photo they have, or one of a few. So, as it has been pointed out, untagging the person who doesn't want the photo to be associated with their name is a far more preferable option than the removal of the photo from the site.

In any case, just to speed things up and resolve the issue at hand, we've removed the photo. If you have other images from the same title that you're willing to upload and that depict the same group of people, I'm sure they would appreciate if they could be uploaded to make up for the loss of that photo from their gallery.

Please let me know if you have any questions.