Data Issues & Policy Discussions

Data Issues & Policy Discussions

This category is managed by our IMDb Content team. IMDb Content is the team that collects and manages the content that makes IMDb authoritative & accurate. We depend upon our users to supply the majority of our content, and will use this space to both answer questions and collect ideas for how to make IMDb more authoritative, accurate, and easy to add to.

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Remove scam film festivals

Why are monthly film festivals permitted on IMDb? They're basically scam events which take a lot of money from naive filmmakers each month and nominate and give awards to a most (or all) of these filmmakers, hoping they will share their wins on social media so they can more money from more filmmaker

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Frequently Credited with Algorithm is way off.

Dear IMDB WIZARDS! Like many others I am being credited with people I've only worked with one time. It was a very low level online tv new media thing. They made eleven episodes and a movie out of it somehow. I've worked with so many more professionals of note. Why am I being stuck with being "freque

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salary question

Hello, I recently submitted salaries for the main cast in a TV show which were all approved but when I filled in the salary field I noticed we can only include numerals, if an actor was paid a salary as a producer and as well as an actor in a TV show and/or movie, how do we those extra details in th

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Implementation of new genres

Back in July 2010, there was a discussion about new genres to be added to IMDb. After a discussion, eventually the following five genres were approved by the IMDb staff: Soap Opera Erotica Awards Show Experimental Lifestyle http://www.imdb.com/board/bd0000042/nest/165524169?p=3&d=167577501#167577501

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Time stamp for goofs and trivia

I often read goofs and trivia sections after watching a film, as doing it before might spoil something. Looking back some of the most interesting ones would be easier if the goofs/trivia included a time stamp of the DVD, where in the film the scene is taking place and that the section would be sorte

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Can the Channel Islands be added as a “Country”?

In the drop down list of countries we currently have the Isle of Man, a British Crown Dependency, but not the Channel Islands, a similar dependency. The islands have their own TV service (unlike the Isle of Man) and currently any TV shows produced in or shown only in the Channel Islands have to be i

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Designating a Manager as (Point)

With the new addition of the title - Talent Manager (Point) - it would be great if the same could exist for those listed as Manager. If "Talent" at the beginning of the title is the requirement - then could you please create the Representative title of: Talent Manager (Point)?

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IMDb Contribution: Accepted, Pending, Declined Categories

Add a way to sort by these three categories on the IMDb contribution page so that it is easier to keep track over your contributions and fix potential issues with your submissions. This would make it easier to fix declined items, make it easier to spot how many items you have contributed that have s

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A better explanation when suppressing alternate names

I originally posted this in the thread at https://community-imdb.sprinklr.com/conversations/data-issues-policy-discussions/as-attribute-for-cast-name-of-beth-no-longer-accepted/65d1766b36d43032e5748d3c?commentId=666369067fd5ff6e026b4d39&replyId=66cb0f0679a3546beaf6eb85 but it didn't get much respons

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Shows available on OTT but not showing on imdb.

Many shows like how i met your mother, moon knight and boston legal are available to watch on jiohotstar in India, but does not reflect in imdb watch options.

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