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genre keyword: "documentary-film"
IMDb staff,
Over the past 24 hours, the keyword "documentary-film" has been added to hundreds of titles, bringing the total up to more than 800.
https://www.imdb.com/search/keyword/?keywords=documentary-film&ref_=fn_kw_kw_14
https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?keywords=documentary-film&adult=include
According to the keyword guidelines, genres (other than subgenres) are "unacceptable" as keywords.
Is the proliferation of the guideline "documentary-film" the work of the IMDb staff or IMDb contributor(s)?
Is the prohibition against main-genre keywords being relaxed?
cc: @bradley_kent
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Michelle
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2 years ago
Hi keyword_expert -
Thanks for reporting, I have now removed this Keyword, which was added by several contributors. While we allow sub-genre keywords, we don't currently allow direct genre keywords.
Cheers!
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keyword_expert
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2 years ago
p.s. Although I don't know who has been dramatically expanding the keyword "documentary-film," I was able to figure out the exact method that is being used here.
Essentially, the keyword "documentary-film" is being added to all titles that already previously had subgenre keywords like this:
sports-documentary (259 titles)
nature-documentary (175 titles)
soccer-documentary (79 titles)
animal-documentary (26 titles)
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MickelC
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2 years ago
good work
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keyword_expert
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2 years ago
@Michelle
The "documentary-film" keyword is now up to 1,000 titles.
Is the keyword allowed, despite the fact that the guidelines expressly deem main genres "unacceptable" as keywords?
Is this "documentary-film" keyword being added by staff, or by contributors?
If this is being done by a contributor, it is probably better to break the news to them asap that the keyword isn't allowed, or otherwise they will continue putting in a lot of wasted time and effort.
cc: @bradley_kent
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bradley_kent
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This is all "well and good," BUT...
All "bad" keywords that have "-film," "-films" or "-movie" addenda need to be carefully audited to see If they need "(genre)-filmmaking" as a keyword, or "(genre)-as-a-subject" as a keyword, or "(genre)" as a genre, or need to be deleted and banned.
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