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Submission items rejected because "unable to verify."

Recently saw the made for TV movie "Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey" and noticed that at least one acting credit was missing, DESPITE the fact that IMDb says the cast is complete and waiting verification.  So I did an edit to not only add the missing credits, but to add order numbers (for the credits shown at the start only).  For the explanation, I mentioned that the cast list was not complete (despite the warning telling me it was) and that I was looking at the cast list in the movie itself (end credits).

Just what did someone try to do to verify the information that they weren't able to?  Did they just not like my explanation?  Think I was trying to credit people that weren't in it?  These were people actually listed in the end credits with their name and the character they played.  I actually skipped one because I wasn't certain I was picking the right person, and didn't want to accidentally credit the wrong person.

Should I include a reference to roughly how far into the movie (or into the credits) to look to verify the information?  Do I need to provide a not on how to find it on Amazon so someone can watch it directly to verify it?  There's at least one person who was in the credits at the start that has a minor but important role in the movie that I also recognize (so I know it's the right submission based on the name shown and seeing them in the movie).

So how do I help the verification process?  In the notes, it says to provide an explanation, which I did the first time around, thinking that since it was giving a warning about the cast being complete, it would help to avoid the items being rejected with the explanation that I was looking right at the credits in the movie itself to enter the information.

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5 years ago

If possible, you can take screenshots and include them in a resubmission as described here:

How can I submit additional verification for a credit submission?

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Thank you.  I've resubmitted (had to start a new submission since it won't let me resubmit on the original, being under 14 days old), included a link to an image with the cast from the end credits.  Will see how that goes.

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Resubmission has been approved, thank you.

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5 years ago

GOOD MORNING WOLFIE, IN THE PAST, I NEED TO BE ADDED A FEW CREDITS AND VERIFY EACH, SO I RENTED/BOUGHT THE VIDEOS, AND DID A SCREEN GRAB, SENT THE JPG TO IMDB, AND PROBLEMS SOLVED.

IMDB HAS SETUP GUIDELINES FOR MANY SCENARIOS LIKE OURS, AND THEIR WORKERS ARE OVERWHELMED WITH REQUESTS EVERY DAY AND TRY THEIR BEST TO INDIVIDUALLY HELP EACH PERSON. I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE HELP.

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Wolfie,

Regarding this portion of your post: "I actually skipped one because I wasn't certain I was picking the right person, and didn't want to accidentally credit the wrong person."

There's no need to skip a credit. Here's what to do:

Just don't pick anyone from the dropdown. Then when you Check updates, you get a menu of choices. Select the "I am not sure" option.

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If you think IMDb staff are more likely to make the right call...

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”I’m not sure” option could work with some English-language names/cases. For others, probably not so much.

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eboy, in my experience, the "I'm not sure" option almost always results in a new name page being created. And if you want to be _sure_ a new name page is created, just choose the "different person" option. It's probably easier to merge name pages together later than to pick apart which credit belongs where.

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Thanks for your post.

 

Please share with us your 18 digit contribution reference number for this re-submission and we will happily look into this for you.

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@Rida 

Resubmission #201126-155602-081000.

Has already been approved and except for the reference view, the changes are appearing.  There is another submission that is pending with an estimated date of (yesterday, Turkey Day), #201125-101408-582000.  It's about a goof I noticed right away when watching the movie.