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What is wrong with the Genre list manager?
Again and again, accurate, objective genres are being denied. This is an ongoing problem that has not been resolved. Among problems is the denial of Comedy and Drama for Horror films. For example, there is a great difference between “The Fearless Vampire Killers” (Horror/Comedy) and Rosemary’s Baby (Horror/Drama), Recently, the same situation was with Westerns. Blazing Saddles (Western/Comedy) is very different from Hugh Noon (Western/Drama), but that was apparently resolved.
There also seems to be a bias against adding genres for popular, well known films, while lesser known titles can have 6,7, 8 genres.
Again, it’s all abut being objective and factual.
Here are examples of rejections for other valid genres -- rejections that defy logic:
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2024-10-10 05:51:03 | It Ain't Easy (1972) Genres - 2 items added |
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2024-10-10 05:44:37 | The Rich Man's Wife (1996) Genres - 2 items added |
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2024-10-10 05:38:54 | The Frighteners (1996) Genres - 3 items added |
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2024-10-10 05:27:39 | From Hell (2001) Genres - 1 item added |
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2024-10-10 05:21:50 | Lovers and Other Strangers (1970) Genres - 2 items added |
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2024-10-10 05:17:34 | Pharaoh's Army (1995) Genres - 2 items added |
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2024-10-10 05:11:38 | Before Sunrise (1995) Genres - 1 item added |
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2024-10-10 05:06:31 | Mother! (2017) |
Bethanny
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2 months ago
Hi @bradley_kent -
As mentioned in other occasions, evidence has to be provided with submissions (links to official sites for example). You should have no issues if evidence is provided.
Thanks!
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bradley_kent
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Again and again, accurate, objective, truthful genres are being denied. This is an ongoing problem that has not been resolved. Among problems is the denial of Comedy and Drama for Horror films. For example, there is a great difference between “The Fearless Vampire Killers” (Horror/Comedy) and Rosemary’s Baby (Horror/Drama), Recently, the same situation was with Westerns. Blazing Saddles (Western/Comedy) is very different from Hugh Noon (Western/Drama), but that was apparently resolved.
There also seems to be a bias against adding genres for popular, well known films, while lesser known titles can have 6,7, 8 genres.
Again, it’s all abut being factual.
Here are examples of rejections for other valid genres -- rejections that defy logic:
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Michelle
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1 month ago
Hi @bradley_kent -
I understand the frustration of seeing repeated declined statuses on these genre submissions. We truly appreciate your efforts and share your passion for accuracy.
Concerning these titles you mentioned, I can see that they were not approved because our staff was unable to verify that the genres are applicable to these titles, as per our Genre definitions. If you disagree with the decision, you are welcome to resubmit the genre with supporting evidence - with that being said, we would need substantial evidence to verify the genre information, for example: a link to a prominent event announcement where the title won an award under that genre category, reputable industry media articles that discuss the title genre, any marketing material from the distributor or network that helps confirm the genre, critical reviews from reputable sources that discuss the genre, etc.
Just to note, we cannot accept suggestions to search Google as evidence, because even if Google displays results for a title or provides a summary for that title that includes a genre, this isn't verifiable.
I hope this helps to better clarify how we process these submissions and what we are seeking for evidence.
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bradley_kent
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1 month ago
What SPECIFIC research tools does the Keyword List Manager ACTUALLY use to corroborate whether a contributed genre is FACTUAL or not?
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bradley_kent
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Among the most inane genre rejections:
Drama for South Pacific (1958)
Drama for To Have and Have Not (1944) and Pitfall (1948) (Most Film Noirs are sure not comedies.)
Drama for From Hell (2001)
War for The Man in the Glass Booth (1975)
Music for Two of a Kind (1983)
Horror for The Maddening (1983)
etc., etc., etc.
I keep thinking of the Golden Globes and the Tony Awards and the Emmy Awards and other awards where titles are generically divided, and wonder if a title would be placed in this division or that division.
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