Data Issues & Policy Discussions
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When was Gerald Harper born?
For the longest time, IMDB said the actor Gerald Harper was born on 15 February 1929, while Wikipedia said he was born on 15 February 1931. At some point, this became reversed. Wikipedia now says he was born on 15 February 1929, while IMDB says he was born on 15 February 1931. Maybe someone needs to
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Dr. Dre being changed to Andre Young messes up soundtrack credits.
The page for the rapper/producer Dr. Dre being changed to his real name of Andre Young means that there are a LOT of soundtrack credits that read "Performed by Andre Young." I ran a Google Advanced Search for "Performed by Andre Young", and it came up with over 10 pages of results. I'm only one
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Update History not updating
The Update History https://contribute.imdb.com/updates/history is not showing any of my updates from the last two days. It cuts off at the end of the 14th. The Contribution History which has been in permanent beta for years now https://contribute.imdb.com/contributions/history is updating, but it
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Can I mark episodes watched so I can keep track of shows on IMDB like I do Trakt?
I use Trakt to keep up with shows I am following, want to watch, etc. on that app I can mark an episode watched. I don’t see an option to do that on IMDB, but it seems they have gotten a lot of features updated similarly. Just don’t know if there was a way that I’m missing. Like i
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Long time not processed. Why?
Are ANY of my previous Western/Drama genre resubmissions even being looked at?
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International Online Cinema Awards
https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0003084/2025/1/ I was going to correct some recipient names for this event and wanted to check the nominees, but I can't find any other website or recent coverage of this event. I wonder how this can be when IMDb requires supporting evidence when adding awards. Could yo
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Uploading trailer
Hello, It is not possible to upload a trailer for my film "Your Move, My Lady." Can you please help me and contact me? Or is there an email address that I can contact help center, please? Thanks for your help! Tereza
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Why the hell is IMDB SUDDENLY taking DAYS to approve reviews when it always used to take MINUTES?
Basically that... I've been posting reviews here for 15 or more years and they ALWAYS get approved in minutes, maybe an hour at most. Now, they are taking bloody DAYS! WTF!?? Why is this suddenly the case? What could possibly have changed so dang much that approval went from minutes to days? T
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Deleting OLD Posters
Hello- Is there a way to Delete Old Posters. I've attempted to follow the posted video but cant find the image gallery it speaks of
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How to update Home Landing Page Bio
I am an IMDb Pro Actor - It has been quite awhile since I have updated my Home Landing Page Bio --- How do I edit this to bring it current?
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