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NAME CHANGE... HELP, continuous rejection with proof of Artistic Name

For over a week I have been trying to update the name on one of my student's IMdb pages.  I have followed instructions to the T and yet the changes are rejected.

I have successfully updated personal web pages and agent contacts for the actress but the name change (after an erroneous merge) is not being accepted.  This has gone on for over a week and multiple attempts at updating the name.The message in the rejection states:  Please go to your Contribution History, re-load the submission reference and tick the box “provide an explanation to assist in processing this submission” and “check these updates”. The field will become available in the submission form. Please include evidence, or provide a URL which contains supporting evidence within this field.This box does not appear, there is nowhere to tick.Her page is https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm14641263/?ref_=instant_nm_4&q=mercedes%20castro

Her artistic name is Merxe Castro. Not Mercedes Castro Carballal

 

This is what I wrote as an explanation, the last time I tried to update it:This is the actor's artistic name. Merxe is the Galician shortening of the name "Mercedes" Her personal webpage is this https://merxecastroactriz.com/Her personal Instagram account is https://www.instagram.com/merxecastro/ This links to her agent page, which is https://happymondays.es/artistas/merxe-castro/ Her credits on her agent page match those of the page of Mercedes Castro Carballal ( original name) FILM: BAMBOLEO. Dir. Joaquín Tovar. 5 MINUTOS. Dir. Sofía Vázquez. LAS LOCAS DEL OBELISCO. Largometraje. Dir. Pablo Moreno. YEDRA. Dir. Mica Tyler. MATERIAL DE ARCHIVO. Álvaro Amate y María Godoy. MATICES. Mica Tyler. LA CHICA DEL LAGO. María Godoy. MI MEDIA NARANJA. Daniela del Moral. MARYLIN. Largometraje. Alba Fernández de la Iglesia. INSANIA. Merxe Castro. EL JARDÍN DE LAS DELICIAS. Chino Moya. ¿SOLA O ACOMPAÑADA?. Paco Sepúlveda. CORAZÓN DE MADERA. Javier Alba de Alba. INFINITO. Los Aslándticos. TV ZEBRAS. Serie Web. Dir. Andrea Casaseca. SUEÑOS DE LIBERTAD. Antena 3. CICATRIZ. TVE. 4 ESTRELLAS. TVE. RED FLAGS. Antena 3. PARADA EXPESS. Gonzalo Navas Medina. MERCADO CENTRAL. TVE. 

Her profile on the Galician actor's website is https://aaag.gal/catalogo/merxe-castro Her CV as of 2024 can be found here https://aaag.gal/storage/resources/users/f1276318-cv_castro_merxe-bueno-1-.pdf Her profile on ETalenta is https://www.etalenta.eu/members/profile/merxe-castro All the credits match in all places. 

So as you can see, there are many cross-references to the name change reflecting credits/representation.

I would love to :  tick the box “provide an explanation to assist in processing this submission” and “check these updates”.

But this option is absent.

Please help me here.  I have been a member for a long time and I feel that I am just in some automated machine

regards

Assumpta Serna

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Hello, Assumpta:

The button “provide an explanation to assist in processing this submission” does not appear because the name correction is one of the actions on IMDb that requires an explanation (mandatory), and that is why the box that usually pops up when you click on that button appears directly.

You can post the reference number of your last attempt to change the name here (found at your contribution history) so that one of the IMDb editors can take a look.

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Great!

The submission number (for the last one) is  

251218-154337-846000

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Hello assumptaserna

This is a claimed page, in this case, only the page owner is able to submit and request the name changes. You can let the person know, so they can update their information. 

I encourage you to take a look at the Help Articles for more detailed help.

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@Fran​ 

When you say "page owner" you mean the person themselves.  Do they need a pro account to do this?They asked me to do it because of my pro account and it looks like I messed it up.Thanks in advanceAssumpta 

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The person who claimed the page must have used a Pro account, but not necessarily a paid Premium account. If it was the actor herself, perhaps she can access that account to make the name correction. If it wasn't the actor herself it may have been a representative.

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@Peter_pbn​ 

And if it was a representative?  How can the actor change their own page?  

It's a bit rough that an actor has no control over their own name...

is there any way of knowing who claimed the page?

How do you "claim a page" and can it be counter-claimed? @Peter_pbn

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The help page referenced above explains claiming a page and also how to contact IMDb in this situation. She should probably start by setting up an IMDb account of her own and starting a basic Pro subscription.

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@Peter_pbn​ Okay, she has her page.  An IMdb pro account... Where can she edit her page.  All the help documents point to the "edit page" button which appears to be absent... When I enter with my IMdbpro account it is there.Is there a waiting period? before the button appears?

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She has to go to her IMDb name page and submit the correction. Take a look at the link below for instructions:

https://help.imdb.com/article/contribution/names-biographical-data/how-do-i-change-my-name/GRN6Q8GNKSPYECMN?ref_=helpsrall#

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@assumptaserna​ Sorry for the confusion here — we have recently redesigned the IMDbPro name pages, and if you are viewing your own page, the “Edit page” button is not displayed — instead there are specific “Edit” links spread throughout the page, however, the option to correct your primary name is not yet supported via a specific “Edit” link, sorry. 

The best advice for your student is for her to visit her IMDbPro page and click the “View on IMDb” button near the top of her page.  This will take her to her name page on the regular www.imdb.com site where the “Edit page” button is located at the bottom of the page and she can follow the instructions at https://help.imdb.com/article/contribution/names-biographical-data/how-do-i-change-my-name/GRN6Q8GNKSPYECMN to correct her name. 

We have reported the missing “Edit page” issue to the appropriate team. 

Hope this helps.