Data Issues & Policy Discussions
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Incorrect Credits on Francesca Marie Smith Actor Page
The page for Francesca Marie Smith lists a large number of "story editor" credits for multiple animated shows from the late 1990s all the way up to 2021. ALL of these are false, as she is not listed in the credits nor is there any reliable sources or evidence that she was involved with them in a beh
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Problem of and try to rename the correct given name Mitch
https://contribute.imdb.com/contribution/260130-231612-194000/?ref_=ra_his_wa I tried to make a correct name of the Olympic Champion, Gymnastics, 1984 Mitch Gaylord. Mitchell can never be used in the first name. And I need help. His birth name is Mitchell Jay Gaylord. Mitchell Gaylord has to change
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New Plot Entries Disappeared From the Series Main Index
Hi, I am gradually adding plots for an old UK TV series Old Country However, the plots that I recently added for series 2 have dissappeared from the series index page here (so far I've only added the first 5 programs). They are still visable on the individual episode page, so they are still there, s
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All Credits Vanished, Contributions approved
Hi, I'm just working on adding my credits for the past few years and have woken up to my imdb page (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm18179802/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_0_nm_8_in_0_q_felix%2520welch) having been completely scrubbed of allcre dits (inc. uncredited roles) I've checked my contribution history an
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Titles that released not for public
Sorry don't know what subject title create for this. But i think this needs to be addressed. Series or movies that airs or premieres in festivals, gets moved to released section, which is misleading, because it's not released to the public. In festivals only certain amount of people sees it. But it
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Why is approval of a synopsis taking so long?
It says the synopsis has an estimated processing date of February 1. Today is February 3.
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Year range Circus Boy
Currently, the year range for Circus Boy (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048855/reference/) is listed as 1956-1958. However, as you can see on its page, all episodes are from 1956-1957. TMDB also has a year range of 1956-1957: https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/14286-circus-boy/season/2 So does thetvdb.co
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Language not removed from picture while only a name is listed #24
In submission #260127-001425-661202 I wanted to delete the language French from this poster: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0452920/mediaviewer/rm248650752/ For some reason, this submission was declined, despite the fact there being no French in the picture, just the name of the main character (and th
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The on screen credit rule for (archive footage) for documentaries and talk shows
In the archive footage guide (https://help.imdb.com/article/contribution/filmography-credits/archive-footage/G4X4TVH6HXYBW8WM?ref_=helpart_nav_13#), the first and most important rule is that if someone is "credited on screen", the appearance qualifies for an (archive footage) listing on IMDb. In the
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The Dennis O'Keefe Show - a unique case it seems
In the following submissions, I tried to delete the duplicated posters for The Dennis O'Keefe Show (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052460/mediaindex/), but it seems these are all uniquely needed in the database. Is this correct or can they be deleted? #260127-000950-013002 #260127-001003-432302 #2601
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