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How to add a new Subgenre?

Hello. On this help page it says "Expand the lists below to see suggested subgenre values. It is possible to contribute other values not listed below, however please only contribute another value if an equivalent suggested value does not exist." How do I do that? I tried to use the " Provide an exp

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Request to delete several "language-spoken" keywords

The language(s) that is/are spoken in a title should be listed in the Language section of a title. They should not be listed in the keywords section. Therefore, I'd like to ask the staff to delete and block (ideally with an explanation) the following keywords: https://www.imdb.com/search/keyword/?k

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Keywords declined as not meeting contribution guidelines despite being existing keywords.

Recently, I've started having keywords declined despite them already existing in the system. In contribution 210325-003841-806000, keyword reference-to-amazon.com was declined despite already being attached to 134 titles. I have this keyword declined, a lot, and I have no idea why. Any explanation

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Add easier support for merging keywords

There needs to be an easy way to merge keywords when there are entries which are basically duplicates. Plenty of mere synonyms such as "marriage-problems", "marital discord" and "marital strife" would be more effective if there was a single entry. Only more specific entries like "marital argument" n

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Duplicate Keywords - List #44 (intellectual disability keywords) (Proposals for Permanent Merger and Auto-Conversion)

Here is the next installment of my lists of proposed keywords for permanent merger and auto-conversion. I am posting this for fellow contributors to review first and raise any objections or questions. I will wait at least 14 days before changing this post to a "problem" post and asking IMDb staff

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A few more subjective keywords that should be blocked

@Michelle Here are a few more subjective keywords that should be blocked per IMDb's keyword guidelines. bad (20 titles) bad-movie (30 titles) terrible (6 titles) awful (3 titles) good (19 titles) * scary (0 titles) scary-movie (3 titles) very-scary-mov

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"television" versus "tv" keywords - How should they be merged?

I've noticed a lot of bifurcation in various keywords that include "tv" and "television." How should those keywords be merged? My proposal would be as follows: (1) Use "tv" in keywords that refer to the actual content that appears on television, including shows, programs, series, commercials, news

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IMDb staff: Please fix these issues with "covid-19" keywords

IMDb staff: The keyword "covid-19-pandemic" currently auto-converts to "covid-19." I disagree with that auto-conversion, since these two keywords are two different things: "covid-19" is the disease itself, while "covid-19-pandemic" is the worldwide crisis that we have all been experiencing the pa

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More keywords to merge and redirect

I'm not sure what the preferred spelling is going to be. I don't really care if it tsar (my preference) or czar but these keywords should be combined: tsar-nicholas-ii-character tsar-nicholas-ii-of-russia-character czar-nicholas-ii czar-nicholas-ii-of-russia czar-nicholas-ii-character czar-nichol

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Duplicate Keywords - List #52 (disability keywords) (Proposals for Permanent Merger and Auto-Conversion)

Here is the next installment of my lists of proposed keywords for permanent merger and auto-conversion. IMDb has recently changed its display format for keyword search results. The changes will hamper my ability to post these lists in the familiar format as shown below. For the time being, I am s

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@Peter_pbn​ whodunnit-mystery is from IMDb's list of subgenres. Good point. https://help.imdb.com/article/contribution/titles/keywords/GXQ22G5Y72TH8MJ5?ref_=helpms_helpart_inline#special As far as I can tell, many if not all of these "s

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Should these keywords be merged?

Perhaps some of the following IMDb keywords should be merged. I could use some help from the community with your thoughts. Should any of these keywords be merged? If so, which ones, and in which direction should they be merged? Should any of these keywords not be merged? non-linear (

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11 keywords accepted then deleted (Edit: NEED INPUT FROM CONTRIBUTORS)

Eleven of the 25 keywords I submitted for this title disappeared after being accepted. 220118-094909-741000 EDIT: I need input from contributors. Please see my reply to Michelle below.

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Improper genre keywords - "auditing" help needed from the community (new thread)

Since the previous thread has gotten a bit cluttered, I am starting a new thread. The purpose of this thread is to track improper genre keywords for "auditing" by the community before the keywords are permanently deleted and blocked by IMDb staff. (These keywords are improper under the guideline

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Male Nudity Related Keywords Targeted & Deleted

Hello dear IMDb forum, A problematic person targets male-frontal-nudity related titles and deletes certain keywords from the database randomly. Currently 7.709 titles listed, I remember the number being higher just yesterday. Kindly take notice of the titles listed below I added the words in once

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The phrase "accepted values" for subgenre keywords was changed to "suggested values." It is possible to contribute other values not listed below, however please only contribute another value if an equivalent suggested value does not exist. Y

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Are there differences between "black comedy" and "dark comedy?" (subgenre keyword questions)

Just five days ago, IMDb revised its guidelines for keywords to make a few changes. One of the changes involves subgenre keywords. The phrase "accepted values" for subgenre keywords was changed to "suggested values." I support this change 100% -- in fact I have been recommending exactly that chan

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IMDb staff: please delete and block these keywords ("mp," "russophobia," "male-objectification," "female-objectification")

Dear IMDb staff, Please block and delete the following keywords: 1. mp (41 titles) 2. russophobia (124 titles) 3. male-objectification (4361 titles) 4. female-objectification (935 titles) 1.  mp (41 titles) I just finished auditing the vague keywo

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@bradley_kent​ Even though I still dislike repetitive subgenre keywords like "motorsports-sport" and "docudrama-drama" I will play devil's advocate for the moment and point out that one good thing about these keywords is that we know they signify gen

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Subgenre keywords

The keyword guide has new guidelines on subgenres. There is a long list of possible keywords. Some entries such as crime-documentary and music-documentary seem unnecessary given that genres like Crime, Music and Documentary can be combined in any search. These keywords seem to violate your e

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Because the system is not set up to force each subgenre keyword to be pigeonholed under only one specific genre. At times IMDb staff have acted as if that is the way subgenre keywords are supposed to work, but they haven't explained the rationale beh

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Total illogic in category-subgenre-genre-keyword connection

How is it possible for a title to have an IMDb "subgenre" as a "keyword" and not also have the "genre" attached to that "subgenre-keyword" as a "genre" for that same title? For instance, IF a title has the "satire-comedy" subgenre as a "keyword," should that same title not also have "Comedy" as

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Duplicate Keywords - List #33 (Proposals for Permanent Merger and Auto-Conversion) (one-word keywords pt. 2)

Here is the next installment of my lists of proposed keywords for permanent merger and auto-conversion. I am posting this for fellow contributors to review first and raise any objections or questions. I will wait at least 14 days before changing this post to a "problem" post and asking IMDb staff

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These vague, generic keywords should be deleted and blocked from IMDb ("subject," "object," "item," "event(s)," "episode(s)")

Dear IMDb staff: These very vague, generic, and bland keywords should all be deleted and blocked from the system. Each of these keywords could apply to the vast, vast majority of titles on IMDb. The keywords are so vague and broad as to be useless. They should be deleted and blocked. Keywords

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