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Wednesday, January 29th, 2025 6:19 AM

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Trivia Contributions Always Getting Declined

Why is it that every time I submit a trivia contribution, it will always be denied due to "Not enough evidence" despite having an adequate explanation complete with hyperlinks for easy fact checking. When I justify my post here in the community, it will eventually be approved and posted online. In short, there’s nothing wrong with the original post. This happens to me each and every time and it’s really frustrating. It’s as if contributions (whether correct or otherwise) are programmed to be rejected unless you contest it in the community board. Anybody else have the same experience? Is this how it works with IMDB? Reject the first submissionPost complaint to communitiesRejected submission reviewed and approved If so, then I don’t think I’ll be contributing anymore. Just a waste of time going through this tedious process considering that I’m not being paid to do this. Anyway, here are the reference numbers for my two recent “unverifiable” contributions. #250128-062922-956000 #250128-063753-218000

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Hi RLM_Gahol- Thank you for posting the submission reference numbers! Further checking, they have been re-submitted on your behalf and approved. They will be live on the site shortly. I understand the frustration especially given that you take time and effort to contribute updates to IMDb, which we truly appreciate. I have flagged and escalated these processing errors for further review with the appropiate team Cheers!

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Hi Maya, Thank you very much for your response and for addressing the issue. This is exactly what I'm complaining about. There's absolutely nothing wrong with the original submissions so why reject them in the first place? Are real people doing the initial screening? or just bots programmed to reject each and every submission. I really don't mind contributing to IMDB even if it's for free. Just don't make lives miserable for people who do so. We deserve acknowledgement and appreciation, not constant rejection.

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Hi @RLM_Gahol, As mentioned above, your declined contributions were declined due to processing errors, which have been raised for review and further training for the team being advised. We apologize for the inconvenience of having your trivia additions declined, and we hope you continue to contribute!

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HI Ozzy, Thank you for your response. I'm happy that you are looking into these processing errors that make lives miserable for contributors. The flawed system is really frustrating. Imagine a contributor doing a thorough research, carefully formatting their posts, double/triple checking their contributions and even providing an ample explanation compete with links for easy fast checking. Then boom, rejected for being "unverifiable" instantly.