Data Issues & Policy Discussions
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showing the birthdays of the characters every day,
i had idea about showing the birthdays of the characters every day, for example Walter White his birthday in September 7
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Genre Threads that need to be transferred from Contributors Help to here
In the thread at http://www.imdb.com/board/bd0000042/nest/265706940, titled "ANNOUNCEMENT: CH board moving to Get Satisfaction", IMDb staffer ThomasPorter wrote (emphasis added):As mentioned in the announcement at the top of this board, we encourage you to use this window of time to preserve any thr
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first lines/last lines - new quotes project
I'm reposting the following thread from Contributors Help at the request of Gary Krause.
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Names with prefixes
I'm reposting this thread at the request of Gary Krause.REDIRECTED: Names with prefixesby Moz79 » Thu Nov 27 2008 14:41:58Flag ▼ | Reply | IMDb member since April 2004Post Edited: Thu Feb 9 2017 07:48:47Jon, Is it possible that a warning can be set up if
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Criterion or Special features
Imdb staff if this is the wrong forum I apologize and request info on where to post this... Many DVDs/Blu Rays now have special features. It may be hard to keep track of them all, but Criterion sets the standard. Especially with some of the Criterion have alternate versions (Brazil for example).
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Updating character pages
You could update character pages by allowing external sites (wikis) to be added to them, as well as any images that don't belong to any show (like how Comicvine operates). Here are examples of a character page: http://comicvine.gamespot.com/piccolo... https://myanimelist.net/character/914... So
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To write in PERSIAN
I wanted to add a plot summary for an Iranian movie in Persian (Farsi) and the server showed a message that you only can type in Latin Characters... The alphabet of Persian, Arabic, Urdo, ... Are almost same and this make it hard for a large number of people to have a perfect exprience with imdb.
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Stop using and recommending pirate sources for screencaps.
If some volunteers are using and recommending pirate sources (such as unauthorized uploads of TV episodes) to obtain credit screencaps, I hereby challenge them to stop, and I challenge IMDb to issue an edict against this practice. If it is even legal (is it?) to post such screencaps on this public
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Actors' and other celebs' names as playable audio file near their names...
How do we know how to pronounce and actor's (or director's, writer's, producer's) name? Especially when we're not native speakers (like I am).Would it be much effort (for IMDB) to add an audio file next to a celeb's name to be played so everyone knows for sure how it is pronounced....?Thanks from a
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