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Image tag correction issues
I just recently took a look at the new "Edit Tags" function for correcting the identities of people in photos, and this is a great idea.
However, there are a couple of issues I believe should be addressed.
In particular, suppose that a person with the same name but the wrong roman numeral has been linked to a photo. Let's say the name is David Cook, of whom there are about 70 people in the database. You can click "Edit tags" and then select the "X" to delete the existing David Cook.
But if you then click "Add names" and search for the name David Cook to find the correct person by that name, you get a list of people by that name but identified only by their principal occupation. Thus, you may find multiple people listed as David Cook, Actor; David Cook, Writer; David Cook, Producer, etc., and some just as David Cook without an occupation at all.
Granted, some of the people are differentiated by their photos which appear next to their names ... but that won't help you if the person you are looking for only has a misidentified photo that you are trying to correct.
The solution to this should be to display the persons' roman numerals next to their names in the "Add names" mode. This will enable users who know the roman numeral of the person they are trying to add to find the person on the list.
The "Add titles" function in Edit Tags mode has a similar problem, although less serious. While different titles with the same name are differentiated by their respective years and up to two cast members listed below, the roman numerals for two or more films with the same title in the same year should also be displayed in this mode.
Finally, the acknowledgment that a user is to accept upon clicking "Submit" is missing a word. It says, "The data I'm submitting is true not copyrighted by a third party and I give IMDb permission to use it." That should say, "The data I'm submitting is true and not copyrighted by a third party, and I give IMDb permission to use it."
However, there are a couple of issues I believe should be addressed.
In particular, suppose that a person with the same name but the wrong roman numeral has been linked to a photo. Let's say the name is David Cook, of whom there are about 70 people in the database. You can click "Edit tags" and then select the "X" to delete the existing David Cook.
But if you then click "Add names" and search for the name David Cook to find the correct person by that name, you get a list of people by that name but identified only by their principal occupation. Thus, you may find multiple people listed as David Cook, Actor; David Cook, Writer; David Cook, Producer, etc., and some just as David Cook without an occupation at all.
Granted, some of the people are differentiated by their photos which appear next to their names ... but that won't help you if the person you are looking for only has a misidentified photo that you are trying to correct.
The solution to this should be to display the persons' roman numerals next to their names in the "Add names" mode. This will enable users who know the roman numeral of the person they are trying to add to find the person on the list.
The "Add titles" function in Edit Tags mode has a similar problem, although less serious. While different titles with the same name are differentiated by their respective years and up to two cast members listed below, the roman numerals for two or more films with the same title in the same year should also be displayed in this mode.
Finally, the acknowledgment that a user is to accept upon clicking "Submit" is missing a word. It says, "The data I'm submitting is true not copyrighted by a third party and I give IMDb permission to use it." That should say, "The data I'm submitting is true and not copyrighted by a third party, and I give IMDb permission to use it."
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