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Keywords spoilers on title main pages
I've only recently noticed the Plot Keywords category being displayed on the main page for titles, and some of the keywords are spoilers.
For example, I just watched Love Is Strange, which is about an older gay couple. In reading the Plot Summary on the main page, I happened to see that one of the Keywords displayed just below is "death of husband". Sure, I tried to tell myself that it might refer to a secondary character, but I was still waiting for one of the main characters to die the whole time I was watching it (and he did).
It seems like a lot of hassle to flag individual keywords as spoilers or not for every title, so maybe it would be better not to display them at all on the main page, or at least not directly below the Storyline where it's so easy to inadvertently see them. If you're looking at the page you probably already have an idea of what the title is about anyway.
Thanks!
For example, I just watched Love Is Strange, which is about an older gay couple. In reading the Plot Summary on the main page, I happened to see that one of the Keywords displayed just below is "death of husband". Sure, I tried to tell myself that it might refer to a secondary character, but I was still waiting for one of the main characters to die the whole time I was watching it (and he did).
It seems like a lot of hassle to flag individual keywords as spoilers or not for every title, so maybe it would be better not to display them at all on the main page, or at least not directly below the Storyline where it's so easy to inadvertently see them. If you're looking at the page you probably already have an idea of what the title is about anyway.
Thanks!
KADC
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rederiet
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bulmapunkrocker
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4 years ago
Unfortunately, there is nothing in the current Guidelines regarding Spoilers in keywords:
https://help.imdb.com/article/contribution/titles/keywords/GXQ22G5Y72TH8MJ5?ref_=helpms_helpart_inline#
Anyways, as spoilers aren't mentioned at all, it doesn't say neither that keywords must reflect absolutely everything that happens in the film.
They are there to help us, not to ruin our experience. I don't see anything wrong in submitting a deletion for an obvious spoiler keyword that will ruin the viewing experience. Or perhaps you may replace it for a similar one, less explicit. In the end, you are following IMDb Guidelines and it is up to the IMDb Staff to decide to accept or not the submission.
Cheers.
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Fredjiyama
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76 Points
2 years ago
We're in 2023 and that damn issue still there and nothing was ever made... :mad:
Just got spoiled one movie because of this.
Why can't those tags only be reveleaded with a click (or even on mouse over), or go on another page like for the Trivias, Goofs, etc. (same kind of info that may content spoilers but on separate page and with warnings!).
Unbelievable.
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jeorj_euler
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2 years ago
We just need a way to manually reorder keywords that have yet to be voted upon for relevance.
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bradley_kent
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2 years ago
Whatever exists in the content of a title is “fair game” for a keyword. This is about objective reporting, not about personal preferences.
I love seeing a film when I know next-to-nothing about its content (which I have occasion to do, living in New York City and being a SAG/AFTRA member). But, once a title has been viewed, be it in a screening or “sneak preview” (are there still "sneak previews”?), its content is in the public eye and ear, and will be talked about. Even those protestations to “don’t reveal the ending” fall by the wayside as public chatter begins.
I’m paraphrasing, but I once heard Lauren Bacall say, “If you’ve never seen a movie before, it’s a new movie.” IF you don’t want spoilers, don’t look at keywords, read reviews, or listen to what others, who may or may not have already seen the title, have to say about it. With the overwhelming amount of information now available, being a “content virgin” is probably next to impossible.
Selective, self-censored intake is perhaps the only way to avoid “spoilers.” For an open-minded and curious person, that is also probably not impossible.
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