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Rejected contributions piling up and it's beginning to get on my nerves
For the past two months I've been having an inordinately large share of my contributions getting declined despite, to my knowledge, doing everything I'm supposed to do. I've been pulling my hair out (not literally) trying to figure out why many of these were rejected, but I just can't see any reason for it.
8 January 2023
#230108-053110-192000
Actor Edit: removing "voice" attribute for Fred Willard
My Comment:
Although this is an animated movie, Fred Willard's part is in a live-action segment, and should not bear the "(voice)" attribute.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WALL-E - the Wikipedia article lists Fred Willard as part of the "live-action" cast
https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Pixar-mix-real-life-film-with-animation-in-Wall-E#:~:text=Andrew%20wanted%20the%20film%20to,you%20see%20on%20the%20Axiom. - Someone on Quora asks about the live-action segments in WALL-E, verifying that I did not make up the part about the film having live-action segments.
WALL•E (2008) Movie but only Shelby Forthright - Further proof: a YouTube video showing all of the parts with Fred Willard in them. Any fool can see with their own eyes that Fred Willard's character was created on film and is not animated the way the rest of the characters are.
So there. I guess that's what I should have done in this first place. However, as you'll see if you read further down this list, I did upload evidence for multiple others of the contributions I've made only for them to still be declined as "unable to verify". So, who's to say it would have done any good?
8 January 2023
#230108-070331-165000
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
Additional Crew Deletion - Baker, Dee Bradley (uncredited) voice
Dee Bradley Baker already has a screen credit for "Creature Voices" in the cast section. This uncredited voice credit in Additional Crew is redundant. Reason: Unable to verify.
I honestly am not 100% sure whether I'm in the right on this one or not (maybe there's some valid reason for having the actor credited for the same thing in two different places), but it seems pretty redundant to me.
8 January 2023
#230108-070632-491000
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Actor Edit
Before
MacDonald, J. Farrell - Man Whose Grandfather Planted Tree (uncredited)
After
MacDonald, J. Farrell - Man Whose Great-Grandfather Planted Tree (uncredited)
My Comment:
As someone who's seen this film about a hundred times, most recently a few days ago, I can say with confidence that the line is actually "My great-grandfather planted this tree". Since you refused to take my word for it the first time, here is the proof: https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/41c5da0e-c22b-43ff-8270-f3ebe7d99156
Reason for Rejection: Unable to Verify
This was my second attempt at making this contribution. The first attempt did not include the link with "proof". As shown in the clip, the actor clearly pronounces "great-grandfather" rather than "grandfather". Perhaps I could have written the comment less snarkily, but I really don't know what more I could have done to show I was right. The proof is right there.
17 February 2023
#230217-180129-730000
Plot Outline Edit
Current Outline:
Plot revolves around the 2 Doppelgangers, Siddharth an entrepreneur and Manjunath a software engineer of the Gangster Michael.
My Outline:
Three nearly-identical men become fast friends after meeting via an online doppelgänger-finding app. It's all fun and games until one of them turns out to be a notorious fugitive.
Reason for Rejection: "Does not meet contribution guidelines".
Now, the current outline is terrible for multiple reasons and needs replacing (for one thing, it says the plot revolves around "2 Doppelgangers" and then proceeds to list three characters; someone needs to learn how to count.) The best reason I can surmise for why this might have been rejected is that the last line may be somewhat spoilery. However, I think it is sort of necessary in this case. For example, consider the Robert Rodriguez film From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), which this movie reminded me of. Like Amigos, From Dusk Till Dawn starts off seeming like one type of movie (a gangster movie) and unexpectedly turns into a movie about fighting a bunch of vampires. For people who go into the movie blind, this would come as a total surprise. However, it would be very difficult to accurately summarize the basic premise of the movie without making any reference to the vampires; and, as you can see, the plot outline currently shown on IMDb does reveal the vampire twist. Similarly, Amigos starts off like a buddy comedy/romantic comedy and suddenly takes a left turn into being a violent crime thriller. I tried to write an outline that kept that part of the plot vague, but it just wasn't working. So this is what I came up with.
20 February 2023
#230220-153751-024000
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)
Genre Deletion: Comedy
Reason: Does not meet contribution guidelines.
My Comment:
Although this film has a fair amount of comic relief characters, it is still mostly drama with only some comedic elements (much like the original Lion King). It does not meet IMDb's criteria of "virtually all scenes" featuring humorous or comedic experiences.
Now, this one is a little more subjective, and I don't know really how to prove anything except by having someone watch the film and judge for themselves. However, I made this contribution immediately after rewatching the film for the first time in years, when it was fresh in my mind. I just don't see how anyone could think of this film as a "comedy". There are really only two comic relief characters (Timon & Pumbaa); they are present in many scenes, but they are not the main characters. The main conflict and the main characters are all treated seriously in this movie. The third movie (The Lion King 1½) is an actual comedy. This one is more like the first Lion King in terms of balance between humor and drama.
8 March 2023
#230308-002300-223000
Blood Ties: The Life and Work of Sally Mann (1994)
My Comment:
At the 29:29 minute mark the end credits list Peter Spirer as "Co-Director" and "Photographer". The director's credit should have the attribute "co-director". Source: https://www.facebook.com/JRphotoFile/videos/blood-ties-%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B5-%D1%83%D0%B7%D1%8B-1993the-life-work-of-sally/780544255476503/
Peter Spirer is currently listed as director of this short documentary along with Steven Cantor. However, the end credits of the film credit Cantor as director and Spirer as "co-director". I attempted to correct this by adding the "co-director" attribute to Spirer's director credit. I provided a link to the film, with a time stamp to the exact moment in the end credits when the "co-director" credit is shown. Despite this, the contribution was declined as "unable to verify".
8 March 2023
#230308-003014-554000
Toy Story (Live Action Fan Remake) (2013)
My Comment(s):
The cast member has been misgendered.
Accepted Solution
Michelle
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2 years ago
Hi @timothy_gray_el34lojg1aih1 -
Concerning these submissions -
1) #230108-053110-192000: This credit has now been corrected, and the attribute has been removed.
2) #230108-070331-165000: This duplicate credit deletion has now been approved.
3) #230108-070632-491000: This credit correction has now been approved.
4) #230217-180129-730000: This Plot correction has now been approved.
5) #230220-153751-024000: This Genre update has now been approved.
6) #230308-002300-223000: This credit attribute update has now been approved.
7) #230308-003014-554000: This credit update has now been approved.
Cheers!
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TyFish
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70 Points
2 years ago
230314-122351-286000
"unable to verify".
Do not understand why this is still being rejected. I have sent the contract, call sheet, manuscript... Do not understand. Can you please explain what else do you need for this to be excepted. And if you think its a mistake somewhere can you credit this as soon as possible. Thank you.@Michelle
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