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Should these keywords be merged?
Perhaps some of the following IMDb keywords should be merged. I could use some help from the community with your thoughts.
Should any of these keywords be merged? If so, which ones, and in which direction should they be merged? Should any of these keywords not be merged?
non-linear (171 titles)
non-linear-narrative (82 titles)
nonlinear-time-frame (5 titles)
nonlinear-timeline (1723 titles)
black-and-white-segment (15 titles)
black-and-white-sequences (5 titles)
black-and-white-sequence (396 titles)
black-and-white-film-scenes (4 titles)
black-and-white-scene (1376 titles)
writer-director (423 titles)
written-by-director (4578 titles)
whodunit (522 titles)
whodunnit-mystery (137 titles)
who-done-it (11 titles)
mystery-murderer (6 titles)
murder-mystery (679 titles)
young-adults (9264 titles)
young-adult (228 titles)
psychiatric-hospital (329 titles)
psychiatric-institution (27 titles)
psychiatric-institute (3 titles)
insane-asylum (344 titles)
mental-hospital (706 titles)
mental-asylum (216 titles)
mental-institution (724 titles)
attorney (1079 titles)
lawyer (5438 titles)
barrister (148 titles)
washroom (162 titles)
restroom (348 titles)
bathroom (2365 titles)
lp-record (76 titles)
lp-recording (12 titles)
lp-record-album (31 titles)
album-recording (11 titles)
record-album (92 titles)
garbage (332 titles)
rubbish (48 titles)
trash (797 titles)
trash-can (86 titles)
trash-bin (57 titles)
rubbish-bin (14 titles)
garbage-bin (62 titles)
garbage-can (279 titles)
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Peter_pbn
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3 years ago
whodunnit-mystery is from IMDb's list of subgenres. It seems like IMDb haven't merged other keywords with those preferred keywords, perhaps in order to keep them free of bad data. But I guess it's for them to say. I think murder-mystery can probably coexist.
Whodunnit with double n seems to be mostly a British spelling; perhaps IMDb will want to change it.
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gromit82
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3 years ago
Many of these keywords look mergeable and I wouldn't object to merging them. But there is at least one which I don't think should be merged:
attorney (1079 titles)
lawyer (5438 titles)
barrister (148 titles)
"Attorney" and "lawyer" could be merged, but neither should be merged with "barrister". A barrister is a specific type of lawyer, one who is authorized to appear in court and argue before a judge, especially in countries like England where the legal profession is divided between barristers and "solicitors" (who traditionally did not appear in court). The distinction between barristers and solicitors does not apply in the U.S., but in some other countries it does.
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keyword_expert
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3 years ago
One issue with the "trash" keyword: someone has been using the "trash" keyword, along with "trash-movie," to indicate movies that they think are "trash."
I doubt that "trash movie" is an actual film genre. And even if it is, the keyword "trash" shouldn't be used for this -- the keyword "trash-movie" would suffice.
Given the inappropriate and excessive use of the keyword "trash" in this context, it might make more sense to merge the keyword "garbage" in the direction of "trash," rather than the other way around.
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bradley_kent
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3 years ago
A "murder-mystery" should have "murder" as a keyword and Mystery as a genre.
A "whodunit-mystery" should have "whodunit" as a keyword and Mystery as a genre.
And, yes, "attorney" and "lawyer" are two distinct kinds of legal representation. Check the dialogue, narration and text on screen to see which is appropriate.
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