Data Issues & Policy Discussions
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Why is “western-music” being deleted as a keyword?
For some reason, “western-music” is being deleted a a keyword. It is a valid keyword, and even possibly a yet unacknowledged Music subgenre. It DOES NOT just mean “music used in a Western title.” Here’s the Wikipedia definition: Western music is a form of country music composed by an
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Can someone please add Papua New Guinea classification certificates to IMDB?
Hi, I signed up to add classifications (i.e ratings) for films and I noticed that Papua New Guinea is not a country on the list. Can we please add it as soon as possible? I intend to regularly contribute (i.e every week) and add some for Papua New Guinea so this would really help. Papua New Guin
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Super 16 - Film Negative Format/Cinematographic Process
Hi. Some films (especially in the late 1960-1970s, but even after that) were shot in "Super 16" ( http://cinematechnic.com/super-16mm/super-16/ ). Many were then printed ("blow-up") to 35 mm. Just to clarify (since I have seen different ways in IMDb technical specs),
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Hope What's Up With This Page Won't Still Be The Case Come Release
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6718170/trivia *I'm not sure what's with this page, but trivia pieces submitted and edited to it don't go up the first time a lot of the time. I've been witnessing that myself where I'd post a trivia piece a number of times before it eventually goes up, hope that won't
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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 OperaEroticaAwards ShowExperimentalLifestylehttp://www.imdb.com/board/bd0000042/nest/165524169?p=3&d=167577501#167577501In
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Someone else's name was put in for my role in The Sixth Sense instead of mine.
Someone else got the screen credit and the $ for the work I did. I was told at the time nothing could be done, but just recently I asked found out that maybe it could be changed here.
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Tomb Raider (2018) in Ecuador
Hello,For the last week, I have been attempting to add Ecuador to the release dates of Tomb Raider (2018). This film came out on March 15th, 2018 in that country. Every time I have submitted this change, it has been rejected. Strangely enough, this is the only country that I have added that has been
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Why has my review not been processed after several months?
I left a review for a certain TV show several months ago and was advised it had been received and was being processed as normal, but since then it has been radio silence. Why has this taken so long? I have not received any emails or other notifications to advise that it had been refused, so I would
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Wrong trailer on our film page
Hi, someone has linked a trailer for HITMEN to our film HIT MAN (new from Richard Linklater). How do we remove it from our page?? We do not have a trailer or clip yet. Thanks!
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Old fake info I wrote about myself
I wrote a bunch of nonsense about myself as a teen and I need my IMDB page deleted. I've tried to edit this info and I've requested that it be taken down, but so far no luck. I need immediate help getting this taken down.
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