
Data Issues & Policy Discussions
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submission declined
Greetings, My recent submission 260505-211127-204000 was declined, can someone from the IMDB staff elaborate why? thanks
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About The Submitted Update 260221-100940-176000
The submit with reference number 260221-100940-176000 is coming from me. I did it. The informaiton about actor is belong to my friend. And it was prank. But it is not funny anymore and he is angry with me. I would like to sorry about my mistake. If you would like, you can ban me. But at first, you s
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Top Contributor Leaderboard - March 2026
Hello IMDb Contributors! The March 2026 Top Contributors Leaderboard is now live! You can check out the rankings here: https://www.imdb.com/contribute/leaderboard/2026/3/ As always, anyone who contributed more than 100 items last month will see their total and ranking at the top of the leaderboard -
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Recent Soundtrack links not showing on filmographies
Recent added Soundtrack links are not showing on the person's filmography. They did briefly, but then vanished again. I know Soundtracks have always had this weird, different way of being added to every other credit, but it has still always worked in the past, using both the original and the current
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B. Traven
There is an entry for Bruno Traven in IMDB that lists a marriage, and a number of works. The author "B. Traven" is possibly a pen name and his real identity is in dispute. He used a number of different names, including Ret Marut and Hal Croves. Where he was born is also in dispute. See the article a
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The Living (1995)
Why was the date of this film removed? https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113679/ I believe I added it myself in the 1990s. This was shown at the Indy Awards, awarded by the Indiana Film Society in Indianapolis and later shown on WFYI and other Indiana PBS stations on a program called Reel Time.
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Mini-Bio Deletion vs Correction
I've tried for years to delete my mini-bio that I wrote when I was in my twenties. It's quite inaccurate and honestly embarrassing, and it is detracting future employers. I know the policy is that the bio cant be deleted. But I cannot come up with 50 words minimum for a correction without it seeming
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Your contribution has been declined.We have been unable to verify your contribution.
This is the 2nd time I am writing this because IMDB deleted my previous attempt and stated something went wrong! Frustration upon frustration with this site!! Hi Folks, First time posting here. Hopefully the last. I worked on a recent documentary feature as Production Manager and 1st AD. I added bot
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Credit submissions rejected for Arabic dubbing mixer on Mecha Builders Season 1
Hello, I recently submitted multiple credits for my work as the Arabic dubbing mixer on Sesame Workshop's Mecha Builders (Season 1). All submissions were declined with the reason: “Does not meet contribution guidelines.” For each episode, I provided supporting evidence in the form of Pro Tools sessi
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Special appearance by Lady Gaga
In The Devil Wears Prada 2 end credits, Lady Gaga is credited as "special appearance by", and then comes the "Cast" header and the main cast list, which does not include Lady Gaga. Should Gaga have cast order number 1 or would you treat it differently? I ask partly because in some cases IMDb has bee
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