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Duplicate Keywords - List #20 (Proposals for Permanent Merger and Auto-Conversion) (geography keywords)
Here is the next installment of my lists of proposed keywords for permanent merger and auto-conversion. I am posting this for fellow contributors to review first and raise any objections or questions. I will wait at least seven days before changing this post to a "problem" post and asking IMDb staff to make the proposed changes. The mergers and auto-conversions should be made in the direction of the arrows. Duplicate Keywords Proposed for Permanent Merging and Auto-Conversion adelaide (216 titles) --> adelaide-south-australia (891 titles) --> adelaide-australia (193 titles) aussie (811 titles) --> australian (2123 titles) baltimore (113 titles) --> baltimore-maryland (249 titles) brisbane-queensland-australia (3 titles) --> brisbane-queensland (69 titles) --> brisbane-australia (16 titles) brooklyn (72 titles) --> brooklyn-new-york (40 titles) --> brooklyn-new-york-city (870 titles) buenos-aires (51 titles) --> buenos-aires-argentina (217 titles) deutschland (151 titles) --> germany (2871 titles) down-under (972 titles) --> australia (3355 titles) european-women (60 titles) --> european-woman (2 titles) harlem (48 titles) --> harlem-new-york (8 titles) --> harlem-manhattan-new-york-city (272 titles) istanbul (146 titles) --> istanbul-turkey (413 titles) kiev-ukraine (60 titles) --> kyiv-ukraine (95 titles) las-vegas (276 titles) --> las-vegas-nevada (1088 titles) manchester (131 titles) --> manchester-england (257 titles) manhattan (88 titles) --> manhattan-new-york (22 titles) --> manhattan-new-york-city (2848 titles) melbourne (173 titles) --> melbourne-victoria (51 titles) --> melbourne-victoria-australia (7 titles) --> melbourne-australia (245 titles) mexico-city-mexico (56 titles) --> mexico-city (269 titles) miami (71 titles) --> miami-florida (695 titles) miami-beach (62 titles) --> miami-beach-florida (38 titles) montreal (123 titles) --> montreal-quebec (146 titles) --> montreal-canada (50 titles) --> montreal-quebec-canada (230 titles) napoli-italy (45 titles) --> napoli-italia (1 title) --> napoli (57 titles) --> naples-italy (216 titles) nashville (89 titles) --> nashville-tennessee (189 titles) new-orleans (104 titles) --> new-orleans-louisiana (713 titles) new-south-wales (177 titles) --> new-south-wales-australia (21 titles) normandy (216 titles) --> normandy-france (39 titles) nyc (66 titles) --> new-york-city (9598 titles) philadelphia (76 titles) --> philadelphia-pennsylvania (554 titles) rio-de-janeiro (165 titles) --> rio-de-janeiro-brazil (280 titles) rome (171 titles) --> rome-italy (1100 titles) sao-paulo (76 titles) --> sao-paulo-brazil (135 titles) san-francisco (82 titles) --> san-francisco-california (1764 titles) scandinavia-eastern-europe (119 titles) --> scandinavia-northern-europe (4 titles) --> scandinavia (33 titles) st-louis (3 titles) --> st.-louis (45 titles) --> st.-louis-missouri (198 titles) sweden-eastern-europe (119 titles) --> sweden-northern-europe (4 titles) --> sweden (842 titles) sydney-new-south-wales (52 titles) --> sydney-new-south-wales-australia (3 titles) --> sydney-south-wales-australia (4 titles) --> sydney-australia (510 titles) toronto (194 titles) --> toronto-ontario (90 titles) --> toronto-canada (53 titles) --> toronto-ontario-canada (246 titles) uk (133 titles) --> united-kingdom (692 titles) ukrainian-russian-war (33 titles) --> russo-ukrainian-war (82 titles) ukranian-woman (161 titles) --> ukrainian-woman (6 titles) usa (2379 titles) --> u.s.a. (15 titles) --> united-states (630 titles) --> america (543 titles) --> united-states-of-america (1579 titles) ussr (255 titles) --> u.s.s.r. (4 titles) --> the-soviet-union (4 titles) --> soviet-union (1625 titles) vancouver-canada (25 titles) --> vancouver-british-columbia (47 titles) --> vancouver-british-columbia-canada (133 titles) district-of-columbia (10 titles) --> washington-d.c. (2511 titles)
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Peter_pbn
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If you are suggesting brisbane-australia, melbourne-australia, sydney-australia, shouldn't you also use adelaide-australia rather than adelaide-south-australia?
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Hi @keyword_expert - Merged and auto-converted! Cheers! :)
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"indian" keywords needs to be audited. Does it refer to "american-indian," "asian-indian," "indian-canadian," "first-nations," "south-american-indian," what?
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@Michelle Now that the seven-day comment period has passed, I have converted this post to a "problem" post and it is ready for action by IMDb staff. The following keywords should be set up for merger and auto-conversion. Duplicate Keywords Proposed for Permanent Merging and Auto-Conversion adelaide --> adelaide-south-australia --> adelaide-australia aussie --> australian baltimore --> baltimore-maryland brisbane-queensland-australia --> brisbane-queensland --> brisbane-australia brooklyn --> brooklyn-new-york --> brooklyn-new-york-city buenos-aires --> buenos-aires-argentina deutschland --> germany down-under --> australia european-women --> european-woman harlem --> harlem-new-york --> harlem-manhattan-new-york-city istanbul --> istanbul-turkey kiev-ukraine --> kyiv-ukraine las-vegas --> las-vegas-nevada manchester --> manchester-england manhattan --> manhattan-new-york --> manhattan-new-york-city melbourne --> melbourne-victoria --> melbourne-victoria-australia --> melbourne-australia mexico-city-mexico --> mexico-city miami --> miami-florida miami-beach --> miami-beach-florida montreal --> montreal-quebec --> montreal-canada --> montreal-quebec-canada napoli-italy --> napoli-italia --> napoli --> naples-italy nashville --> nashville-tennessee new-orleans --> new-orleans-louisiana new-south-wales --> new-south-wales-australia normandy --> normandy-france nyc --> new-york-city paris --> paris-france philadelphia --> philadelphia-pennsylvania rio-de-janeiro --> rio-de-janeiro-brazil rome --> rome-italy sao-paulo --> sao-paulo-brazil san-francisco --> san-francisco-california scandinavia-eastern-europe --> scandinavia-northern-europe --> scandinavia st-louis --> st.-louis --> st.-louis-missouri sweden-eastern-europe --> sweden-northern-europe --> sweden sydney-new-south-wales --> sydney-new-south-wales-australia --> sydney-south-wales-australia --> sydney-australia toronto --> toronto-ontario --> toronto-canada --> toronto-ontario-canada uk --> united-kingdom ukrainian-russian-war --> russo-ukrainian-war ukranian-woman --> ukrainian-woman usa --> u.s.a. --> united-states --> america --> united-states-of-america ussr --> u.s.s.r. --> the-soviet-union --> soviet-union vancouver-canada --> vancouver-british-columbia --> vancouver-british-columbia-canada district-of-columbia --> washington-d.c.
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bradley_kent
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Why are you acknowledging the provinces in Canada and NOT the states in Australia? It seems that BOTH, logically and geographically, should be noted in keywords. Recently did an audit of the "bad" "paris" keyword, and it, once again, illustrated WHY keywords should be audited and not just merged. Most, of course, are "paris-france," but there are also "paris-ottawa-canada" and, of course, "paris-texas" and "paris-character." I even took the time to watch the "Wedding Belles: Part 2" episode of Walker, Texas Ranger (season 8, episode 25) to see if it needed the "paris-france" keyword of the "reference-to-paris-france" keyword. At first, I thought it needed the "reference-to-paris-france" keyword since that city is mentioned a few times in dialogue, but, at the end, there is some stock footage of Paris as well as a reflection of the Eiffel Tower in a supposed Parisian hotel window, so it warranted the "paris-france" keyword. I know that very few people will do such extensive audits, but they should be done to make the information on IMDb more factual and accurate. I cringe at ALL mass mergers without audits because they may be destroying the truth. P.S. There is also a "san-francisco-mexico." The most difficult city when trying to ascertain its state is "kansas-city," since part of it is in Kansas and part of it is in Missouri. (Very time consuming to discover the truth.)
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I have edited this list to remove the "washington-d.c." keywords, now that they have been taken care of in response to @adrian's post here.
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There are many, many other cites that can be listed for these kinds of mergers -- almost every city that is listed as a keyword. Most important is informing submitters of the correct way to do this. (tbilisi-georgia, helsinki-finland, anyone?) WARNINGS: City names may often have a more common country listed, but there are many duplications of city names throughout the world, so one must be aware of the country/state/province/county, etc.. (rome-georgia, paris-texas, manchester-new-hampshire, anyone?). There's a San Francisco in Mexico, a Vancouver in Washington state, a Naples in Florida. Kansas City is in two states: Kansas AND Missouri. History and the passage of time also affect this? Belgrade may be in Serbia, now, but it was is Yugoslavia. Constantinople/Istanbul, Bombay/Mumbai, Saint Petersburg/Petrograd/Leningrad, etc.? It must depend on HOW the city is referred to in each specific title. Perhaps the most prolific city keyword that exists in MANY counties is "chinatown," so a very careful audit is needed here, as in many other instances. Again, beware of faulty assumptions. Beware of incorrect generalizations. You can't just merge these city keywords and think the problem is solved. The specifics must be honored, or you are just further "messing up" the keyword database.
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