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Should errors in on-screen credits be used on IMDb?
If the credits to a film etc. are incorrect, should the inaccuracies be displayed in the IMDb credits, in the Crazy Credits section or in the Goofs section?
Examples:
1) John Smith is credited in a film as "Jon Smith", but has never been credited as that anywhere else, because it's never been his name. Should he receive the "(as Jon Smith)" attribute? If he was somehow credited as "John Smitwh", an obvious typo and not anyone's name, should he receive an attribute?
2) The film's credits list someone as 3rd Assistant Director, but they were actually the 2nd Assistant Director. Which one should they be credited as? Or should they be credited as both but with the "(credit only)" and "(uncredited)" attributes respectively?
3) A film released online has mistakes in the credits and is replaced with a corrected version. The corrected version is no longer the original release of the film. Do the credits given in the new version make it to IMDb?
Examples:
1) John Smith is credited in a film as "Jon Smith", but has never been credited as that anywhere else, because it's never been his name. Should he receive the "(as Jon Smith)" attribute? If he was somehow credited as "John Smitwh", an obvious typo and not anyone's name, should he receive an attribute?
2) The film's credits list someone as 3rd Assistant Director, but they were actually the 2nd Assistant Director. Which one should they be credited as? Or should they be credited as both but with the "(credit only)" and "(uncredited)" attributes respectively?
3) A film released online has mistakes in the credits and is replaced with a corrected version. The corrected version is no longer the original release of the film. Do the credits given in the new version make it to IMDb?
nobody_7029854
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11 years ago
http://www.imdb.com/find?s=nm&exact=true&q=Christopher+Wlaken
https://www.google.com/search?q=site:imdb.com+%22Wlaken%22+intitle:Walken
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thomas
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11 years ago
For 2., please list the names and roles as they appeared in the credits. If it is of particular interest you can call out the mistake in a trivia item.
For 3., we list credits as they appear in the original version of a title's credits whenever possible. There may be cases where a title is uploaded online for only a short time, then deleted and replaced with a newer version, in which case it might be impossible for us to know for sure (hence the 'whenever possible' call out).
I hope that helps,
Tom
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nobody_7029854
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29.6K Points
11 years ago
A help page says IMDb wants "... to record the way the credits appeared on screen. If [a] name is spelled wrong on the screen, [IMDb] still want[s] to record that fact." (That page mentions the use of the "as" attribute for misspelled credits.)
Another help page includes this note:
"... Always remember the golden rule: Site credits matching
those that appear onscreen must never be changed."
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