INTRODUCING: Updated IMDb.com Title page experience

What makes you think we are deleting comments critizing the design? This thread is full of such comments; a small number have been deleted when the poster has used excessive bad language or resorted to personal attacks, but that's it (see https://contribute.imdb.com/charter). In one case an account has been removed entirely for going way too far. 

It is also possible some people have retracted their negative comments. 

If I wasn't "removed entirely" from existence without any explanation and warning because apparently posting 2 comments after 2 days was not an acceptable frequency of posting, and then treated like trash and my questions and posts about it after that that asks for clarification to know how to prevent being treated like that was erased, locked, burned, buried instantly without any explanation or whatsoever, I was gonna almost believe the honesty of above post.

Of course nothing I posted had any of the things mentioned above. And the only response I got regarding it after pushing it was akin to a "we can do whatever we want" and "2 posts in 2 days" was somehow being an unacceptable frequency.

Let's see how long it will take to bury or ban this. At least the person who's right with their "Stunning contempt" observation would see it in their notifications.

Give us the option to revert back to the old, usable, layout pls.

@gnadivi 

The answer is in my post here:

https://community-imdb.sprinklr.com/conversations/imdbcom/introducing-updated-imdbcom-title-page-experience/60a40631c1307254c6cc1b0d?commentId=60bba84200ea110e398314ba&replyId=60bba84200ea110e398314bb

@mr_dooms Thanks for the problem report.  Just to confirm that you are on the IMDb site at https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1979320/ and you are on Safari (or another mobile browser?) on your iPhone and you are using the browser's share option to share via WhatsApp to produce the results above? Which version of iOS do you have installed and which model of iPhone? 

Why am I not surprised?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_11

Windows 11 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system,
announced on June 24, 2021, 
and developed by Microsoft. 
It is expected to be released in 2021, 
with Windows Insiders being able to upgrade to Windows 11 for free

After the release of Windows 10, Microsoft officially stated 
that it would be "the last version of Windows".
The operating system was considered to be a service, 
with new builds and updates to be released over time.
However, speculation of a new version or a redesign of Windows arose 
after a job listing referring to
a "sweeping rejuvenation" of Windows was posted by Microsoft.
A visual refresh for Windows, 
developed under the codename "Sun Valley", 
was reportedly set to modernize the system's user interface........

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@Kathydunn But you get trailers... and birthdays... c'mon, Kathy

@zsbernst The release date is still included, please see -> https://community-imdb.sprinklr.com/conversations/imdbcom/introducing-updated-imdbcom-title-page-experience/60a40631c1307254c6cc1b0d?commentId=60a94c2393de84003be61bf0&replyId=60a9eb7ffad48e7959855522 

Note that we are looking at ensuring the release date is always present in the same position if the title has yet to release specifically in your country. At the moment it is only displayed at the top if the title has not yet released anywhere in the world. 

Hope this helps. 

@Col_Needham 

The release date is equally important for movies and TV shows that have already been released, for a number of reasons which I would be happy to list if necessary. What is the harm in providing that data at the top pf the page for everything? In fact, it would be easier for your editors to do this rather than spending time moving these dates around. "Data" is in the title of and the key element of your website and it should thus be made as user-friendly as possible, where the easy availability of facts should trump design considerations. Another aspect of the website that is lacking is information on the duration of TV show episodes. At the moment, some pages do not provide this information while others are incorrect. This data should also be provided at the top of the page.

@Col_Needham 

Off topic ??

Add to top of pages:
Date Page Created | Date Page Changed

    
Titles and Names are not added in chronological order
  
Global News Morning BC (TV Series)
News  06 Jul 2021 
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15000000/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15000000/reference

  
Survivor Israel (TV Series)
Episode #2.36 (2009)
Reality-TV  10 May 2009
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15000400/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15000400/reference

- - -

Thilo Fridolin Matthes
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12100000/

School of Magical Animals (2021)
Adventure, Family  15 Apr 2021
  
Antonio Marcos (VIII)
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12290000/

Shame (1963)
Drama  17 Dec 1964

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@subratjain1  Please see earlier in this thread for details -> https://community-imdb.sprinklr.com/conversations/imdbcom/introducing-updated-imdbcom-title-page-experience/60a40631c1307254c6cc1b0d?commentId=60b23def774cc4158c870a68&replyId=60b34b565432125c971aa2fd

Hi @Col_Needham the user pointed out the exact same thing. I am assuming that too has been done away with. Can I please choose not to look at the new website and still get the old one back? 

@subratjain1 

Did you catch the answer - that the year is shown when you click the Info icon?

yes, i did. Do you know if you click on the movie name it would also show the year? Whats the use?

I can understand wanting the year next to the title.

I can imagine others wanting the runtime.

And others wanting the stars, or the director.

Clicking on the Info icon gives all that, without loading a whole new title page.

Ehm! Mr. bderoes, what people want now was already there in the previous page version. The new one lacks sooo many elements that you should dig here and there. What is NOW needed was there in the old (and useful) layout.

Of course, if I understand what you're meaning. Otherwise, have my apologies.

The interesting thing is that a JSON equivalent of the basic information that would be found on a title page is loaded each time. The fact that a way to query for such information exists could come in handy for other purposes. Kind of reminds me of a certain aspect of IMDbPro. Maybe I ought to smile. I don't know yet.

@bderoes there's a reason people like simple UIs instead of flashy ones. You get the critical info at a glance. I have been a voracious movie watcher since I was in college and IMDb always has been my go-to database for a decade. If I have to click every single time I need to view just the year of release why wouldn't I just blindly google things instead of coming to IMDb which used to have useful information handy and didn't try to be like "Facebook"? 

For the love of God, please let IMDB what it was meant to be and not make it a social media page. 

I really can't pinpoint a single thing I find useful in this design. Earlier I could rate a movie with a single clink, now it takes 3. The genre used to be available near the movie title on any page but now you have to scroll down every single time. 

I have been a ardent user. I have rated approx. 5.5k titles and contributed so much for plots parental guide etc. I have a gold lifetime badge. I simply cant stop using it. IT breaks my heart

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@subratjain1 If you are a contributor, you should find the advanced contributor's view which can be enabled on the site preferences page will better suit your needs. From https://help.imdb.com/article/imdb/general-information/site-preferences/GDL9NWJRKWRH5L6K 

Contributors: Show reference view with full cast and crew - This is an advanced, data-centric view built for our top contributors and is not recommended for general use, as it is deliberately missing many IMDb features.

Hope this helps. 

Hi @Col_Needham no it doesn't. It's not just about cast and references. Instead of contributord view can you please simply offer the old view save us all the trouble? 

@subratjain1 Thanks for the feedback.  The Top 250 position is still present in the awards banner on the (250) appropriate titles, for example, from https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111161/ 

However, we are no longer displaying a title's position on the Lowest Rated Movies list. This is a deliberate decision vs. it being a bug. The Lowest Rated Movies list remains accessible from the site index and from the links on the Top Rated Movies list. 

Hope this helps.

HI @Col_Needham , Thanks for the reply. You guys are changing a lot of stuff that we users over about the site. This is really sad. I don't know what is becoming of IMDB. I hope this can be reinstated. Moreover. what if a movie doesn't award have any award to show? WIll it still show the top 250 banner? Also, could you please check this: https://community-imdb.sprinklr.com/conversations/data-issues-policy-discussions/movie-titles-not-displayed-in-english/60bde309a4586b59556b6086

@subratjain1 You asked: 

Moreover. what if a movie doesn't award have any award to show? WIll it still show the top 250 banner?

Yes the awards banner should still show, although it would be quite rare for a movie to be in Top 250 and not have any other awards.  Do you have an example where this not the case? 

Hope this helps. 

@Col_Needham not at the moment. I had one sometime back for a very recent release but it shows some awards now. 

@subratjain1 Here's one @ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12361178/ and the Top 250 banner still displays without any other awards on https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12361178/awards 

Hi @Col_Needham thanks!

it works.. i think is the same one i had seen earlier.

@Martin Thanks for the feedback, this information is available in the "Episodes" section as you have spotted. We will flag this suggestion to the team as there is space to include a season count at the top in a desktop (full size) view. 

@DANE  Thanks for the feedback. The new title pages should work fine in Firefox, so please see the advice in https://help.imdb.com/article/imdb/general-information/why-is-imdb-displaying-differently-on-my-browser/GF2ZAR69V859XLHF particularly note the point on ad blockers and perhaps try viewing in a private browsing window.

Hope this helps.