Why? Keywords for TV Series Problem Continues

It is easy, perhaps too easy, to add keywords to many/all episodes of a series by selecting the episodes in the series-level update form. Maybe the help message displayed could mention the series/episode issue and state that episodes should not be selected if a keyword applies to the whole series.

For those keywords tha "only show up in certain episodes," including anthologies, that keyword should appear in each of those specific episodes. A keyword can appear in several, even many, episodes without being a keyword at series level. Some perimeter would need to be established. That staff of five or so people is us, the contributors. Some people have such inclusive, expansive knowledge of certain series that they should be the "experts" on those series.

Hi all, I've contacted the user responsible now and explained the policy. I agree that the message in the submissions interface should include that point. I've added it now which is already live. Regards, Will

If Mr. Boroff were still around on this forum, I would challenge him to explain three things: 1. If a keyword is relevant both at the TV series level and to a specific TV episode, how exactly would it be inconsistent with the guidelines to add that keyword in both places? Which exact words in the guidelines is he relying on to get to this interpretation? 2. Setting aside the plain language of the guidelines, what would be the policy rationale for forbidding a keyword from being added to an episode even if the keyword is relevant to that episode, just because the keyword is also relevant to (and has also been added to) the series as a whole? 3. Assuming he can come up with any policy rationale for forbidding a relevant keyword from being added to an episode just because it is also relevant to the series as a whole, does he believe that policy rationale outweighs the fact that such a prohibition would interfere with the ability to find relevant episodes via keyword-specific searches on IMDb? Will has already explained in another thread that it is perfectly acceptable to add a keyword both at the series level and to individual episodes (or even to all individual episodes), so long as the keyword is relevant in all places where it is added: We see no issue with keeping the keyword at the series and episode level, as long as it applies to both. That summarizes it perfectly, and that is exactly what the guidelines already allow. End of story.