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Is there a block on deleting keywords in the Plot Timeframe and Subgenre categories?
The guideline is very clear:Episode-specific keywords submitted to the TV series page: Keywords submitted to the TV series page should be relevant to and describe the entire series. Keywords that are specific to a particular episode should be added to that episode only.Episode-specific keywords subm
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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 existing
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Introducing: Subgenre & Plot Timeframe Keywords
We’d like to announce an update to our Keywords help article, which now defines specific formats for Subgenres and Plot Timeframes. This is part of an effort to make our keywords more standardized and structured, in order to aid title discovery. In short, Subgenre keywords specify which subgenres ap
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shoot-em-up-action Examples: The Great Train Robbery (1903), Winchester '73 (1950), A Fistful of Dollars (1964), Bonnie and Clyde (1967), The Dirty Dozen (1967), The Wild Bunch (1969), Dirty Harry (1971), Westworld (1973), Death Wish (1974), Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), El Mariachi (1992), Hard Bo
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Hellboy wrongly has the "found footage horror" subgenre and there's no way to remove it as it's not listed among the subgenre keywords
Hello, I've just realized that "Hellboy: The Crooked Man" has the "found footage horror" subgenre listed in error, and when I went to edit the sungenre keywords and remove it, thinking someone added it by mistake, it's nowhere to be seen among the keywords, there's no way to submit an edit to remove
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New subgenre to be added to the interests page
I have an idea of adding a new subgenre to the interests page. This subgenre will be death games. Death games is an extremely popular subgenre so i think it should be added to the interests page. It has popular shows like squid game, alice in borderland, tomodachi game and popular films like as the
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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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Subgenres should not be types of Keywords
A year ago I posted this thread. In it, I argued that IMDB should transition to an upvote/downvote system of applying keywords for titles. It was mostly disliked and rejected by commentors there for fear that factual keywords would be voted off of profiles (a possibility, albeit under that system an
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add subgenre for business and finance documentaries
I'm interested in documentaries about business, businessmen and financiers. (Lumping these topics into history-documentary is too broad.) Please add a subgenre for business-finance-documentary.
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Poll Suggestion: Favorite Subgenre Sport
The sport genre features the world of sports, capturing the excitement, competition, and personal journeys of athletes, coaches, and teams. The stories cover a wide range of sports and activities, each with its own unique characteristics and themes. Here is a list of subgenres of sport films, which
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Kate and Leopold subgenre submission blocked
I tried to add the "romantic comedy" subgenre keyword to Kate and Leopold twice, but both times the submission was immediately declined. Could someone please help me?https://contribute.imdb.com/contribution/250314-191148-918000https://contribute.imdb.com/contribution/250308-000937-288000
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Obvious subgenre being declined.
I’ve been trying to add the drug-crime subgenre to Common Side Effects (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28093628) since its release. Every time, it gets declined. The entire plot of the show revolves around government cover-ups of a miracle drug. It features scenes of characters running away from the p
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The "1980s" style keywords should be merged into their counterpart "timeframe-1980s" style keywords
Seven months ago, the "timeframe-" keywords (like "timeframe-1980s") were officially announced. Like them or not, the "timeframe-" keywords are here to stay. Meanwhile, the "1980s" style keywords remain side by side with the "timeframe-1980s" style keywords, and the "1980s" style keywords continue t
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Subgenre problem: Confidently speaking for the logical people in the world...
How can Neo-Noir NOT be a subgenre when Film-Noir IS a genre? How can Neo-Screwball-Comedy NOT be a subgenre when Screwball-Comedy IS a genre? How can Mockumentary NOT be a subgenre when Documentary IS a genre? Erotica, NOT a subgenre? Hardcore, NOT a subgenre? Softcore, NOT a subgenre? And on and o
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Poll Suggestion: Favorite Subgenre Romance
The romance genre features the theme of romantic relationships and emotional connections between characters. These stories focus on the development of love, desire, and intimacy between protagonists, often exploring the challenges, conflicts, and triumphs that arise in their relationships. Here is a
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Poll Suggestion: Favorite Subgenre Action
The action genre features fast-paced, thrilling, and intense sequences of physical feats, combat, and excitement. The characters of these stories are involved in daring and often dangerous situations, requiring them to rely on their physical prowess, skills, and quick thinking to overcome challenges
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Live Poll: Favorite Subgenre Horror
The horror genre features stories that aim to elicit fear, suspense, and a sense of dread in its audience. Horror stories often explore themes related to the unknown, the supernatural, and the macabre, and they frequently evoke strong emotional reactions such as anxiety, terror, and unease. Here is
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Poll Suggestion: Favorite Subgenre Adventure
The adventure genre features exciting journeys, quests, or expeditions undertaken by characters who often face challenges, obstacles, and risks in pursuit of a goal. Adventures can take place in a wide range of settings, from exotic and fantastical locations to historical or even everyday environmen
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Poll Suggestion: Favorite Subgenre Comedy
The comedy genre refers to a category of entertainment that aims to amuse and entertain audiences by using humor, wit, and comedic situations. Comedies are created with the primary intention of eliciting laughter and providing lighthearted enjoyment. They encompass a wide range of styles, tones, and
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Subgenres in interests not showing up
Why do some titles that have a certain subgenre on their keywords not show up on the interest page. For examples multiple titles with K drama keyword on them are not on the K drama interest page why is that?
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