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Should the keyword "bare-chested-male-bondage" be kept or deleted?
The keyword looks as if designed for people into this specific fetish :-) What do others think?
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Error with adding subgenre keyword "kids-family"
One of the official subgenre keywords recently added is "kids-family", for family movies specifically aimed at kids. However, when trying to add this keyword to a title, a strange error occurs. The keyword is automatically rejected as "not valid" due to being "too subjective". To check and see if I
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Reenactment keyword not working?
This TV special has the "reenactment" keyword, but the five actor credits in the cast list are still being displayed under the "Self" sections of their respective filmographies: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35273613/ Does it need to be a TV movie rather than TV special? Hopefully not, because that c
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#250717-120513-948000 - keyword tv-mini-series not deleted despite second season #2
For Chansons! (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15452682/reference/), I tried to delete the keyword tv-mini-series because it has a second season, but the contribution was declined. Can a staffer fix this please?
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TV series and episodes -- keyword duplication policy?
This question arises out of the discussion at https://community-imdb.sprinklr.com/conversations/data-issues-policy-discussions/160-nonsense-keywords-for-a-20-min-episode-of-a-cartoon/68d7b95fc71c803217a6e393 .Some contributors have raised concerns about TV series where a keyword applies to the serie
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When creating new keywords, the "did you mean?" suggestions should include the number of titles in parentheses for each existing keyword
This post involves the process by which a contributor tries to add a previously non-existing keyword on IMDb to a title. Since the keyword doesn't already exist and the contributor is essentially creating a new keyword, the system will suggest existing keywords that might be a better fit (or that th
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Submitting the "tv-special" keyword for TV specials
Recently I have had a problem when submitting TV specials as new titles to IMDb. This occurred with submission #241212-064533-223000 and again with #241220-060919-632000. In each case, I made the selection for "TV special" near the start of the submission: ... and also submitted the keyword tv-speci
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Suggestion: Could a limiting of the number of keyword contributions (transactions) make sense?
I recognized that some new or older (less frequently used keywords) can grow quickly. Frequently used keywords can also make big leaps over and over again in short time. I would like to ask for your opinion and thoughts, whether it would make sense to set a limit for the contribution of keywords, so
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A very concerning keyword rejection
I recently submitted a couple hundred keywords for Wolves (2016/1). Only one was rejected: "n-word". Why? Have you not seen this film? The word is mentioned a couple of times early in the film as high school basketball players are teasing each other after watching outdoor basketball players. Has thi
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Duplicate keyword needs-rerouting
Keyword 'Based On Novel'https://www.imdb.com/search/keyword/?keywords=based-on-novel&ref_=fn_al_kw_1needs merging with, and re-routing to:'Based On Book'https://www.imdb.com/search/keyword/?keywords=based-on-book&ref_=fn_al_kw_1 I know there's a difference but the terms are used interchangeably sinc
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Keyword Title Search with Keywords including the "&" char is not working.
@keyword_expert @bradley_kent @Michelle Example: Keyword "black & white" https://www.imdb.com/find/?s=kw&q=black%20%26%20white If "exact matches" is used, the keyword does not show up. The bigger problem is, if you click on the "black & white" Keyword in the List, no matching titles are shown: https
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Keyword Rejection Query
I would be interested to hear from a list manager why 5 of the 20 keywords in update 241221-185553-704000 were rejected. I watched the movie, updated the cast and the bulk of the missing image tags, and submitted the keywords in question, all of which are elements of this TV-MA title. The runtime is
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Optional extra information for each keyword
I'd like to see an option to add extra information to a keyword, as it applies to a particular title. For each keyword on a title we'd see the following checklist. We'd check the item that applies. __ (1) person, thing or visible quality (such as nudity) __ (2) person, thing or visible quality (off-
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#250619-172545-636000 - keyword tv-mini-series not deleted despite second season
For Achtsam Morden (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30217222/reference/), I tried to delete the keyword tv-mini-series because a second season will be out this year, but the contribution was declined. Can a staffer fix this please?
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how to delete the keyword tv-special in 2025 ?
I have asked for and obtained several times the deletion of the keyword "tv-special" from programs that were fictional using this justification that I found in this forum a few months ago: "This is a TV movie telling a fictional story performed by actors. It does not qualify as a TV special for IMDb
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Keyword Search Ampersand Problem has come up again (J&B Scotch et al)
A while back I pointed out to the Community that clicking the keyword "j&b scotch" to initiate an Advanced Title Search did not work, having something to do with the coding of the ampersand. Thus fans of giallo films could not easily search for the ubiquitous drink, for example. Three months ago the
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Unresolved keyword posts
Several of my keyword-related posts over the past few months are still unresolved. I know the IMDb staff are busy with more important stuff, but I just wanted to make sure my lists are not forgotten. To that end, here is a list of my pending keyword posts that still need to be resolved. I am posting
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Why does IMDb not follow its own keyword guideline?
The guideline is very clear: f-rated Used for any title which is either directed by a woman and/or written by a woman. Yet, an attempt to remove this keyword from a title that does NOT meet these criteria is NOT accepted. This title is both directed and written by a male (the same male), NOT a femal
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IMDb staff: Please Undo these Keyword Auto-Conversions
Dear IMDb staff: Please undo these keyword auto-conversions. Details explained here. Undo Auto-Conversions 1. mass-confusion --> confusion 2. goof-up --> goof 3. goof-reel --> goof 4. expertise --> expert 5. car-keys --> car-key
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Plot keyword searching
Dear friends from IMDB😊, it would be great if you are able to help me in my IMDB research. Here what am I looking for: in addition to my daily reviewing of your site, it means a lot to me (as a professional librarian) to find movies and TV series data. Regularly, I am searching for movies with libr
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