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What happened to the keyword "april-fools'-day"?
I tried to submit the keyword april-fools-day to the database. The system automatically (and correctly) changed the keyword to april-fools'-day.
But then it tells me that the keyword april-fools'-day does not exist.
If IMDb's preferred spelling is april-fools'-day, then why doesn't the keyword exist?
And what was it replaced with?
jay_spirit
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2 years ago
Well, this is weird. It does exist, but IMDb is telling me that it doesn't.
april-fools'-day
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keyword_expert
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2 years ago
@jay_spirit
Yes, it does indeed exist.
april-fools'-day (113 titles)
You have stumbled upon a keyword oddity: a keyword that has existed in the system for a while, yet when adding it as a new keyword, the system does not recognize that the keyword exists.
Last week I discovered a few other keywords that are in the same exact posture. These keywords exist, yet the system does not recognize their existence when adding them to titles:
impeachment-of-donald-trump (23 titles)
person-with-a-physical-disability (72 titles)
grocery-stock-clerk (2 titles)
Put all these keywords together and there may be a good conspiracy theory.
Seriously though, I would love to know why these keywords are experiencing this weird glitch. I hope IMDb staff can help figure that out.
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Michelle
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2 years ago
Hi @jay_spirit & All -
Thanks for reporting this contribution error, I have filed a ticket for the appropriate team to investigate further. As soon as I have an update I will relay the information here.
Cheers!
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