
Data Issues & Policy Discussions
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In overview page for a series, the character an actor plays, should be drawn only from their earliest appearance
There are occasions where the character attributed to an actor, may change, usually due to some plot reveal in the story. In later episodes, the cast list may have this actor playing the role that was revealed but was a mystery until this point. For example, if Tom Cruise plays bob during episodes 1
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PEGI ratings
The PEGI ratings are used in multiple countries, and a game like Halo 3 (tt0494232) currently lists the PEGI rating for 4 countries. But it might be more optimal to instead include 5 (or 6) new ratings for IMDb: Europe:3, Europe:7, Europe:12, Europe:16, Europe:18 (and Europe:!) which can be used for
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How can I delete my contribution history?
Hi. I added some posters recently and could see my contributions on Your Contribution History (beta) page. Really want a clean slate (because now it feels like a mess - posters were random, I just went through some titles with bad posters and added better ones) and don't want to re-create my account
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Audio-Only Content Needs Clear Categorization — Current Policy Is Inconsistent and Misleading
I’m requesting that IMDb create a distinct media schema for audio-only content, including audio dramas, radio plays, and podcasts.Currently, only podcasts are officially allowed under IMDb’s 2020 policy update. But in practice, many non-podcast audio dramas have been added anyway—often mislabeled as
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Recent Profile Picture For Celebrities
Hello, my question is: Can You Use A More Recent Profile Picture For Celebrities ??Everyday; I look at the Birthdays, and notice some of them; their profile picture is whenthey were very young. It would be better to have a more recent profile picture.Thank You !!
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Genres/subgenres should be logical
(This is partly from a previous post, but I am afraid that it has been lost or ignored.)Three major problems with the relationship of genes to subgenus, and vice versa:First, If a subgenre/keyword has a genre as an addendum, that specific title should also have that addendum as a genre. This is basi
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“Report this” in the Trivia section needs a “Series spoiler” option
Sometimes an item on the Trivia page for an episode can contain spoilers about events later on in the series, like “When this person does that it foreshadows his dead three episode hence.” Even if the item is place in the spoiler section of the episode’s Trivia page it ruins one’s enjoyment/surprise
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Please add Screenlife genre
Please add Screenlife as an available subgenre. The closest is Found Footage Horror, but Screenlife films are in a category of their own. Thanks!
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Parent Guides: Way to overcrowded and wrong
I and many other utilize the IMDB parent guide often for checking the content of a film or video game. These guides are often useful but for some reason they can be overcrowded by content descriptors that are the same things just worded differently. A prime example of this is the parental guide for
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Vertical dramas /Vertical shorts/vertical movies - Is there an official way to mark/categorize them?
Hello.Where in the Help section can I find info about how to "mark/categorize" Vertical content?I'm new to this "genre", apparently there are a lot of new, often mini series with 2 minutes per episode, made in vertical format for mobile phones/apps. I think there are movies also. Created for mobile
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