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Wednesday, June 6th, 2018 6:15 PM

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Enable users to add images to dead people's IMDb profiles without IMDbPro

Hullo,
It seems to me to be detrimental to continue insisting that you need IMDbPro to add images to dead people's profiles because there are loads of deceased actors, directors, etc. who have no living relatives or representatives and consequently they'll remain without images until you change your rules. I think it would be beneficial for IMDb to allow us to add images to their profiles without IMDbPro because it will make IMDb an even more accurate and comprehensive database.

Best wishes,
Mateja

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6 years ago

I agree, but I should note that, for the time being, you can probably make suggestions right here (on GS) for dead people or distant historical figures whose profiles have been claimed by IMDb registered user accounts controlled by the IMDb staff. The problem is that we do not know which name pages exist in such a condition. Also, it might be difficult to talk the IMDb staff into creating new IMDbPro accounts to attach to the unclaimed pages of historical figures. I really do not know how or in what way the company internalizes the "cost".

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This earlier remark by me was made before I understood a little more about how image curation worked on IMDb.

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4 years ago

1,388 IMDb titles, 40 operas composed, 

Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868)

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006261/

And the Help desk declined to add a profile image to his page.

Fortunately, many other composers _got_ images before the policy changed, or perhaps a request fell on more charitable ears.

 

 

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It's a shame they won't add his photo.

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Are there any photos of him already on him but in which he has not yet been tagged?

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I gave them a suggestion (the poster for a biography of him, which is a painting), but there is nothing on his name page.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034131/mediaviewer/rm2922620417

I did 2 rounds with the Contact Desk, and the second answer came from Grayson: that they would not consider it, but I should post an Idea on the forum.

 

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I see. Well, hopefully a Public Broadcast Station documentary or something will be made about him someday. I appreciate your answer, bderoes.

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4 years ago

Can a staffer merge this thread into this one please: https://community-imdb.sprinklr.com/conversations/data-issues-policy-discussions/profile-photos/5f4a79fb8815453dba9423da ?

(I assume the upvotes are added as well, presuming they're from different people).

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