
Data Issues & Policy Discussions
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How do I credit an unknown name as it is listed?
I am adding credits to an online project from about 7 years ago. There is a credit listed as "akiko sakuraba". I have no idea if this is a real name or not. IMDb wants to submit it as "sakuraba, akiko" (preferably with the first letters in caps unless I override it), but again I have no idea if th
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Source?
For years and years and years and years, the Victor Sjostrom-directed Lillian Gish film The Wind has been designated in every reliable source I can find as a film released in 1928. Up until very recently, this included IMDb. Now, all of a sudden, somebody has submitted a new release date of November
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Will IMDb use AI to add data and verify the user-submitted data?
What role, if any, will artificial intelligence play at IMDb in the near future? Is AI already playing a role?
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Adding Roku as a watch option
Hi, I wanted to check if it is possible to add Roku as one of the watch options (as shown in the screenshot). There are several shows that have a direct watch link to Roku, but I am unable to find an option to add it to the watchlist section of the IMDb page.
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Round 1- told submission needs evidence. Round 2- told submission does not meet guidelines.
A general frustration that I have with Imdb is that it's submission guidelines are much vaguer and unspecific than those of Wikipedia. Wikipedia accepts about 99% of my stuff, and in the case of the rare rejection gives clear, detailed, and highly specific reasons for the rejection. Imdb accepts abo
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Need to find a missing credit on an episode of Robert Blake's 1985 TV series "Helltown" -- my guest star credit not listed there
I am Lycia Naff and did a guest star spot on Robert Blake's 1985 series Helltown but I can't find the actual episode and name of my character to add it to my IMDB credits. Never thought to check until I heard Blake just died. Can you help me? LyciaNaff@yahoo.com
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Waiting on Profile merge, biography replace and other contributions
Hi there - unsure who to direct this query to (all the emails I receive from IMDB are "do not reply"). I have been waiting for some time (and have had to renew my pro profile for an additional month because of this, despite not wanting to) to receive any kind of update regarding my request to merge
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You Bet Your Life ?
You Bet Your Life (2021- ) 30min Comedy, Game-Show TV Series https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13061946/reference/ Jay Leno ... Self - Host (2 episodes, 2021-2022) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13061946/episodes You Bet Your Life (TV Series) Season 1
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Baker Street Bank Burglary Documentary
Trying to add to... The Bank Job (2008) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0200465/reference/ Martine offers Terry a lead on a foolproof bank hit on London's Baker Street. She targets a roomful
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A movie's trivia section has a faulty submission. I'm trying to get it deleted but the site says I'm not following guidelines?
The movie "Hatchet 2" has the following entry in it's trivia section. "SPOILER: Kane Hodder and Susan Walters both appeared in the horror film, The Curse of the Mummy (2015).Susan Walters played doctor Michelle Bailey, a doctor who uses the mummy played by Kane Hodder to murder victims." Problem is,
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