Data Issues & Policy Discussions

Data Issues & Policy Discussions

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Image submission immediately in appears in Your Contribution History (Beta) as "Deleted Image"

I submitted an image, and it appeared this way immediately in Your Contribution History (Beta). I resubmitted it, and as you can see, it appeared that way again. #260501-145131-062119 #260501-151208-406619

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Misleading or unclear "Self" credits on shows

I have a question about credits. I've just seen a listing for an amateur podcast which discusses media, and in the credits, famous people who are subject of discussion are credited for the show as "Self", making it look as though they actually appeared on the podcast themselves as guests. I wondered

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Reviews rejected without helpful explanation

I understand IMDb is a private company and they can do what they like. And like many, some of my reviews have been rejected. But what's frustrating is the lack of feedback. How hard is it to specify which word, sentence, paragraph or rules are the issue? Most of my reviews are accepted. I often writ

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Seems like I can't have my Awards on my Film pages anymore. I've tried and waited a few times.

Some of my Films have won actual awards at real and prestigious fromfilmfestivals and I have been trying to get that listed on the Film's IMDb page but it seems to be stuck in processing forever. I've tried a few times over the last few years but it never seems to update. I've even included evidence

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Red tape nightmare

The film is a Kazakhstani production by Kazakhfilm Studios. The current 'as' attributes in the database are incorrect transliterations that do not follow the official spelling or the actual on-screen credits (which are in Cyrillic). The current attributes look like a random phonetic attempt and do n

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One film's review got deleted 3 times in a row.

My review was deleted 3 times in a row for the film The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond. Even after it was approved by moderators all 3 times. It gets deleted 1-2 days later. I have even edited it to be more filled and connected with the film, but IMDb just keep removing it. Hence I want that it doesn't

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Why can't I vote on something that I watched?

There is no option to vote on this short movie that I saw, and was quite good actually :) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27236642/

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Need help splitting a name page

I need help splitting a name page, nm0654330, for Charles Owens. This page was established for a background actor and dancer active in the 1940s-1960s and has 36 credits consistent with this. Although there is not yet biographical information for this person, it is apparent from his active period an

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IMDb rating dropped significantly over night, although there have been more positive reviews

Hello,I looked at our IMDb rating on our show yesterday and it was sitting at 9 stars +. Since then, it looks like we've had more positive 9-10 star reviews on our page, though overnight, the average dropped down to 5.7. Though the actual average is 8.2. Is someone from IMDb able to take a look at t

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Death place correction for Ted Turner declined, despite evidence

Hello there. We all know we just heard the news of the passing of billionaire Ted Turner recently. So, I was trying to fix up the death place as it was later confirmed that Turner died at his home in Florida, so I added some evidence regarding fixing up the death place that doesn't just say USA. Unf

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