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question: stunts vs stunt performer

One of the most important IMDb rules is enter a job credit exactly the way it's shown in the credits. There are some exceptions that are shown in the rules, e.g. "Please note that the job titles should reflect the person, not the task."

That brings me to my question about stunt credits. Many actual screen credits say 'stunts' and many say 'stunt performer'. When we come upon the former in the credits, should we enter it as 'stunt performer' to conform to the exception I noted in the first paragraph? Or leave it as shown? Or does the job 'stunts' have a different connotation or encompass other jobs than 'stunt performer'?

There are about 190,000 'stunts' credits and about 150,000 'stunt performer' credits.

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Hal Needham (1931-2013)
Actor: 77 | Stunts: 110 | Director: 20
As the highest paid stuntman in the world, 
Hal Needham broke 56 bones, his back twice, punctured a lung
and knocked out a few teeth. 
His career has included work on 
4,500 television episodes and 310 feature films 
as a stuntman, stunt coordinator, 2nd unit director 
and ultimately, director.

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Both are available in the dropdown box for occupation in the stunt category. I know the Chicago TV series credits them as "stunts"

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Respectfully, I don't think my question was answered. Just because something is in the drop-down menu doesn't make it necessarily right, but just the most often used answers. Again, should 'stunts' be replaced by 'stunt performer', following the rule "Please note that the job titles should reflect the person, not the task." Thanks.

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@nickbianco​ Hi! They are both valid, which I believe is what Adrian meant, they should be listed as they are on-screen.

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Thanks, Bethanny, for your response. That clarifies it.