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Unable to verify contribution despite online and offline sources cited

"Your contribution has been declined. We have been unable to verify your contribution."

I submitted changes to correct a simple and silly bio mistake (twice), yet IMDb somehow fails to process it.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0880618/

Birth name (before correction:)

Edgar George Ulmer

Birth name (corrected:)

Edgar Georg Ulmer

Please confer:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_G._Ulmer

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_G._Ulmer

Two separate extensive biographies written and published by Stefan Grissemann and Bernd Herzogenrath, respectively, confirm this. He was never named "George", only ever "Georg". Which corresponds with the fact that in Austria "Georg" is the correct spelling of this given name.

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21 days ago

Hi Helfhelf-

Thank you for providing the links! Can you post the 18-digit submission reference as well of the declined contribution?

Cheers!

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No problem, here you go:#260417-155105-989000 

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@Helfhelf​ - Thank you! Do you have other further supporting evidence that is not Wikipedia?

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I have read both biographies mentioned above. They are also referenced in the Wikipedia pages I provided.

Oh my, this is really getting a bit over the top just to change one letter. :-)

At the end of the day, all that is needed here anyway is that there is no such forename as "George" in German language countries: the only correct form is "Georg". 

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@Helfhelf​ - Further reviewing, this has been re-submitted and the changes will be live shortly.