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Tuesday, June 4th, 2024 3:20 AM

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Punk Rock band flagged as an "adult" name

I'm not sure what the rules are for how names are flagged as "adult", and there doesn't seem to be any explanation on the help page. I always assumed this was reserved for performers/directors who worked almost exclusively in the "adult" genre. Hence, you don't see Sylvester Stallone flagged as "adult" despite appearing in one such title early in his career. However, I've noticed that the punk rock band Circle Jerks doesn't appear in searches unless adult names are included. At first, I wondered if the page was flagged due to their name being a sexual reference, but I checked their filmography and found one out of their seven non-soundtrack credits is in the "adult" genre. As for soundtrack credits, one out of nineteen are in the "adult" genre. In total, they have one composer credit and one soundtrack credit in an "adult" title. That's 2 out of a grand total of 23 titles, the rest of which have nothing to do with the "adult" genre.

Is this a correct application of the "adult" label, or is this an error that should be corrected? Is the "adult" designation reserved for career adult film industry performers/crewmembers, or is the act of being involved in one or two "adult" titles a scarlet letter that can only be removed after being nominated for an Oscar? Somebody please explain to me how this works.

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2 months ago

Hi @timothy_gray_el34lojg1aih1 -

I'm circling back to confirm that the "Adult" tag has now been removed from the bands' IMDb page.  I have also raised the display questions with the appropriate team (#P137756675) and will post those details here once I have an update.

Cheers!

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Hello timothy_gray_el34lojg1aih1,

Regarding why the page got flagged as being "adult name". Name pages with credits flagged as adult may also be flagged as adult.  If there are any errors you are aware of (for example in this instance for the band) you can alert IMDb staff and we can review for a manual fix.

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3 months ago

Hi @timothy_gray_el34lojg1aih1 -

Thanks for raising this display question.  I reached out to the appropriate team to review and confirm our exact display rules for when adult credits are listed on name pages.  As soon as I have the details I will post the information here.

Cheers!

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Thanks, @Michelle​. To clarify, my concern is not with the way titles are being displayed on the name page. The filmography on the name page is displaying correctly. My concern is that the name page itself is being marked as an "adult" name. You can tell because the name is hidden from search results. It only shows up if the user checks the box to include adult names.

https://www.imdb.com/search/name/?name=Circle%20Jerks - no results

https://www.imdb.com/search/name/?name=Circle%20Jerks&adult=include - name shows up

My point is that, based on the band's limited involvement in the adult genre, I don't think it should be being flagged as an "adult name" and hidden from search engines. However, I am not aware of what standards IMDb uses to determine which names should be hidden and which should not. I only know that my instincts tell me it shouldn't be hidden.