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how can I find out which user comments were deleted?

Hi, 

Via the total number of my user comments, I can see that occasionally some are disappearing. Possibly they are deleted following a complaint by fellow user? But if the number changes from 4.500 to 4.499 overnight, I cannot know which one is gone. 

Is there a possibility to find out which review has been deleted? I keep back-ups of most of them, so I can adapt and re-submit. For the moment, and to my knowledge, there isn't any notification sent whatsoever, when a review is deleted.  

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Hi Coventry -

I can confirm that there have been a total of 31 User Reviews that have been removed for the following titles:

Mandingo (1975) 

Terror (1978) 

Malibu Shark Attack (2009) (TV) 

House II: The Second Story (1987) 

The Mutilator (1984)

House of 1000 Corpses (2003)

Doom Asylum (1987)

Elves (1989)

The Invisible (2007)

Jaws of Satan (1981) 

The Hunted (2003)

The Brotherhood (2001) (V)

House of Mortal Sin (1976)

Trauma (2017/II)

Wrong Turn (2021) 

Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever (2009)

The Cheerleaders (1973)

Final Chapter: Walking Tall (1977)

Young Frankenstein (1974)

Ad Fundum (1993)

Chi l'ha vista morire? (1972)

A Night to Dismember (1983)

To kako - Stin epohi ton iroon (2009) 

Julie Darling (1983)

God's Bloody Acre (1975)

Paranoia (1970/I) 

Rope (1948)

Los violadores (1981)

Un gatto nel cervello (1990)

Street Trash (1987) 

Hellraiser: Hellseeker (2002) (V)

I hope this list helps!

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@Michelle​ while you are at it, can you check my profile too. I found some on my own, but it is a pain .... well a pain and way too time consuming to find out which review is getting deleted every other month

Today another one got axed - and I don't even know why

Thanks in advance and cheers
https://www.imdb.com/user/ur5876717/reviews

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Hi @kospac​ -

I can confirm that there is a total of 25 User Reviews that have been removed:

Bone Tomahawk (2015) 

Spenser Confidential (2020)

Eternals (2021)

Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell (2018) (V)

L'incredibile storia dell'Isola delle Rose (2020)

The Reckoning (2020)

10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

Death at a Funeral (2007)

The Last Castle (2001)

Here Comes Hell (2019)

Keep Quiet (2016/I)

The Last Thing He Wanted (2020)

Excess Flesh (2015) 

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Bon appétit (2010)

Descent (2007)

If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) 

A Christmas Horror Story (2015)

Die Nacht der lebenden Loser (2004)

Fanny Lye Deliver'd (2019)

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (2017)

Puppet Master: Axis of Evil (2010) (V)

Juno (2007)

Downfall: The Case Against Boeing (2022) 

Otto - Der Film (1985) 

I hope this list helps!

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@Michelle​ first of all thank you. It did help momentarily to a degree that I now know what has been deleted. Not sure I want to know why they were deleted though (if it was random it is quite scary, if it was the alternative that someone reported them for some bogus reason - that isn't really that much better either)

I am curious about one thing though as it has been a subject in other threads and topics: will you guys include a section where we can see when a review has been deleted? I did not have a backup for most of my reviews, because I didn't think it was necessary (my bad I reckon), but now that I have one, it only works if I know what Review has been taken down! Even better would be if would get a reason why (though I'm not holding my breath for that) - it would make mean people less likely to report stuff if they had to explain themselves in my humble opinion

Sorry for the "rant", but I hope you understand that when someone puts some work into these, it is quite hurtful seeing them just being gone

Cheers and rest Happy Easter Holiday

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Hi @kospac​ -

Regarding the deleted User Reviews, if you did not remove them yourself, then this means that they would have been reported by another site user.

Unfortunately, we do not currently have the option to be notified of a User Review removal or a display to show which reviews have been removed.  I have assigned this thread to be listed as an Idea post for a potential new User Review display feature, this will allow other community members to vote on this idea and give IMDb staff the visibility into the interest of this type of feature.

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@Michelle​ I think I deleted 2 or three myself, but the others were not deleted by me. And that is a lot. It is a shame that some people missuse that report option - not sure if you can look into that. Especially if one user is doing it out of spite or just because he or she can (wouldn't surprise me if that were the case)

Sounds good, I know I am not alone with wanting a section where users are informed if any of their reviews has been removed. I know that option existed a decade or so ago already and I reckon quite a few would be happy to see it coming back :)

Will you post a link to that vote once it happens or do I have to keep my eye out for it?