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Duplicate Keywords - List #56 (misc. keywords) (Proposals for Permanent Merger and Auto-Conversion)
Here is the next installment of my lists of proposed keywords for permanent merger and auto-conversion.
IMDb has recently changed its display format for keyword search results. The changes will hamper my ability to post these lists in the familiar format as shown below. For the time being, I am still able to access the old version of the keyword search results by logging out of my IMDb account. In anticipation of losing the old version forever, I hope to post several lists this weekend. So as not to overwhelm anyone, I will double the standard 14-day comment period to 28 days, to allow the community sufficient time to review this list before it is finalized.
I am posting this list for fellow contributors to review first and raise any objections or questions. I will wait at least 28 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
awkwardness (287 titles) --> awkward-moment (32 titles) --> awkward-situations (5 titles) --> awkward-situation (1175 titles)
believe-in-yourself (56 titles) --> believing-in-self (2 titles) --> believing-in-oneself (5 titles)
film-fan (91 titles) --> film-buff (65 titles) --> film-geek (10 titles) --> movie-buff (15 titles) --> cinephile (220 titles)
old-people's-home (124 titles) --> old-peoples-home (10 titles) --> old-age-home (34 titles) --> home-for-the-old (7 titles) --> home-for-the-elderly (4 titles) --> home-for-the-aged (4 titles) --> homes-for-the-aged (1 title) --> home-for-the-aging (1 title) --> rest-home (34 titles) --> retirement-home (476 titles)
old-people (74 titles) --> old-character (1 title) --> old-geezer (7 titles) --> old-folks (6 titles) --> older-person (9849 titles)
reference-to-disney-world (61 titles) --> reference-to-walt-disney-world (8 titles)
rock-n-roll (127 titles) --> rock-'n-roll (23 titles) --> rock'n-roll (15 titles) --> rock'n'roll (7 titles) --> rocknroll (4 titles) --> rock-'n'-roll (1129 titles)
multiple-personality (135 titles) --> split-personality (433 titles) --> multiple-personalities (60 titles)
multiple-personality-disorder (196 titles) --> dissociative-personalities (2 titles) --> dissociative-personality-disorder (7 titles)
strong-language (195 titles) --> vulgar-language (126 titles) --> foul-language (18 titles) --> bad-language (14 titles) --> obscene-language (2 titles) --> graphic-language (3 titles) --> explicit-language (15 titles) --> explicit-swearing (7 titles) --> explicit-profanity (10 titles) --> strong-profanity (1 title) --> excessive-swearing (2 titles) --> graphic-swearing (1 title) --> swearing (592 titles) --> swear (15 titles) --> swear-words (18 titles) --> swear-word (11 titles) --> dirty-word (3 titles) --> curse-word (12 titles) --> cursing (96 titles) --> cussing (10 titles) --> cuss (2 titles) --> expletive (3 titles) --> expletives (4 titles) --> profanities (1 title) --> profanity (1679 titles)
talking-to-self (137 titles) --> talking-to-one's-self (18 titles) --> talking-to-oneself (770 titles)
throwing-a-drink-in-someone's-face (58 titles) --> drink-thrown-into-someone's-face (143 titles) --> drink-thrown-in-face (81 titles) --> drink-thrown-in-someone's-face (2 titles)
two-personalities (7 titles) --> double-personality (12 titles) --> dual-personality (64 titles)
worker-lay-off (24 titles) --> employee-layoff (2 titles) --> laid-off (67 titles) --> layoff (81 titles) --> layoffs (13 titles) --> laid-off-from-a-job (12 titles)
bradley_kent
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2 years ago
In a past discussion on this page, it was decided that "rock-'n'-roll" was the preferred keyword. That decision was apparently never enforced.
rock-music is too general, and can include ALL kinds of rock, i.e punk-rock, pop-rock, alternative-rock, hillbilly-rock, etc.
Also, I'm not sure that ANY judgement of profanity should be included in keywords. Despite movie rating systems, this is VERY subjective and personal and time specific. To me, one of the most profane movies ever made was The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965). Let us remember that some considered Gone With the Wind (1939) profane because Rhett tells Scarlet, "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn!" And to a Muslim, any mention of Mohammed may be considered profane. A Christian may feel the same way about many uses of the word "God." Let's leave questions of morality to user reviews, and let keywords just record the facts without opinions about those facts.
If a specific title is ABOUT profanity, the it would be a valid keyword. Otherwise, I would delete all these moralistic keywords. When it comes to keywords, as Sgt. Joe Friday said, "Just the facts, Ma'am, nothing but the facts."
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Peter_pbn
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I don't think rock'n'roll should be merged with rock-music and removed from the database. "Rock'n'roll" is mostly used about a more specific style.
https://www.britannica.com/art/rock-and-roll-early-style-of-rock-music
When you acknowledge that rock-music is "more general", you are also saying that they are not necessarily synonymous. In other discussions you have often said keywords should not be merged if they are not synonyms, "true duplicates" or similar.
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Peter_pbn
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2 years ago
multiple-personality is grammatically a bit odd - what is the reason to prefer it?
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keyword_expert
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2 years ago
IMDb staff:
Now that the comment period on this list of keywords has passed, the list is ready for action. I will copy and paste the list below with the numbers of titles removed to facilitate the mergers and auto-conversions.
Duplicate Keywords Proposed for Permanent Merging and Auto-Conversion
awkwardness --> awkward-moment --> awkward-situations --> awkward-situation
believe-in-yourself --> believing-in-self --> believing-in-oneself
film-fan --> film-buff --> film-geek --> movie-buff --> cinephile
old-people's-home --> old-peoples-home --> old-age-home --> home-for-the-old --> home-for-the-elderly --> home-for-the-aged --> homes-for-the-aged --> home-for-the-aging --> rest-home --> retirement-home
old-people --> old-character --> old-geezer --> old-folks --> older-person
reference-to-disney-world --> reference-to-walt-disney-world
rock-n-roll --> rock-'n-roll --> rock'n-roll --> rock'n'roll --> rocknroll --> rock-'n'-roll
multiple-personality --> split-personality --> multiple-personalities
multiple-personality-disorder --> dissociative-personalities --> dissociative-personality-disorder
strong-language --> vulgar-language --> foul-language --> bad-language --> obscene-language --> graphic-language --> explicit-language --> explicit-swearing --> explicit-profanity --> strong-profanity --> excessive-swearing --> graphic-swearing --> swearing --> swear --> swear-words --> swear-word --> dirty-word --> curse-word --> cursing --> cussing --> cuss --> expletive --> expletives --> profanities --> profanity
talking-to-self --> talking-to-one's-self --> talking-to-oneself
throwing-a-drink-in-someone's-face --> drink-thrown-into-someone's-face --> drink-thrown-in-face --> drink-thrown-in-someone's-face
two-personalities --> double-personality --> dual-personality
worker-lay-off --> employee-layoff --> laid-off --> layoff --> layoffs --> laid-off-from-a-job
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Michelle
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Hi @keyword_expert -We sincerely apologize for the delayed response in circling back to this older keyword proposal request.
We regret that we are unable to take the requested keyword actions raised in this thread and will be marking this as Closed. For more information please review our recent and more detailed response on this previous thread. Again, while we truly appreciate the requests, we are sorry we cannot assist further.
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