Data Issues & Policy Discussions
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Duplicate keyword needs-rerouting
Keyword 'Based On Novel'https://www.imdb.com/search/keyword/?keywords=based-on-novel&ref_=fn_al_kw_1needs merging with, and re-routing to:'Based On Book'https://www.imdb.com/search/keyword/?keywords=based-on-book&ref_=fn_al_kw_1 I know there's a difference but the terms are used interchang
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Genres for titles should be manually sortable
Please allow the genres for titles to be manually sortable rather than alphabetized by default so they can be prioritized by the ones which are most predominant. Most users will assume that's how they are prioritized anyway and also won't notice the full list of genres below "Taglines", thus often
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Animal cruelty
Has IMDb thought of putting a logo or some sort of logo on each movie that shows and animal dying or some sort of cruelty. I know as an animal rights enthusiast I would appreciate greatly knowing before I see a movie what I can expect or avoid. I think people would appreciate that especially anyon
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Adding and suggesting an image at one submit.
I think, if I could add an image and suggest it as a primary image at the same time, that would be great time savings when correcting primary image related problems.
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ratings
Ratings----IMDB uses 10ths for the 'weighted reviews'.......WE, the People who CONTRIBUTE SHOULD at LEAST be GIVEN 1/2s for OUR RATINGS .....6 1/2, 8 1/2 ETC.It would make the CONTRIBUTIONS MUCH MORE ACCURATE !Thank You.this is from someone who has been here a long time.
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Other/Miscellaneous Crew
"Other Crew" is the category name used in Full Cast and Crew title pages, in the update forms and in the overview of submission guides: https://contribute.imdb.com/updates/g... "Miscellaneous Crew" is used in name pages and in the actual submission guide: https://contribute.imdb.com/updates/g...
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Who worked with who in Trivia
Those "who worked with who" entries in Trivia section are always at the bottom regarding the interest. Most people just don't care about it. I think there should be a special section next to Trivia, Goofs, etc. about the previous (or future) collaborations for those who are interested in that. That
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Expanded search options
I hate not being able to search for something simple like a specific year in a genre. I recently wanted to find a movie i saw 15 years ago and had to scroll through 120 years of movies to find that ONE of litterally tens of thousands. Plus one has to scroll through the genre but if interrupted has t
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DELETION REQUESTED
Recommend deletion of page related to https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9146914 -- no IMDb credits, just height and self-published bio claims.
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Script Supervisors Feel Cheated
We are NOT "miscellaneous crew", but because IMDB calls us that anyway, our "known for" sections are a complete disaster.As a script supervisor in film/tv, I have one of the most important jobs on set. Any entertainment industry professional can vouch for that. During production, it's me, the direct
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