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Rounding running times when the time ends in exactly 30 seconds?
https://help.imdb.com/article/contribution/titles/running-times/G8UMSUYEDCN3M2K8
If a running time ends in exactly 30 seconds (such as 1:23:30), which way should it be rounded? There appears to be multiple methods to round this case, and the IMDb help topic doesn't specify which one is preferred.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rounding#Rounding_to_integer
It would be good for the help doc to address this. Thank you.
Maya
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7 days ago
Hi ron3-
We have forwarded to the respective team to review. Once we have further information, we'll post it below.
Cheers!
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Marco
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Hmm, the guide states that "Running times should be rounded to the nearest minute.", but I thought it used to say that it should in all cases be rounded up (above) to the next minute. So, 1:23:30 should be rounded to 1:24, but 1:23:05 should also be rounded to 1:24. After all, if the running time is 1:23:05, it's impossible to see the whole title in 1 hour and 23 minutes.
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