
Data Issues & Policy Discussions
This category is managed by our IMDb Content team. IMDb Content is the team that collects and manages the content that makes IMDb authoritative & accurate. We depend upon our users to supply the majority of our content, and will use this space to both answer questions and collect ideas for how to make IMDb more authoritative, accurate, and easy to add to.
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Can the auto self section function ask before moving credits?
The function that automatically moves contribution entries that IMDB thinks belong in the Self section should ask before moving the credits. All the other "are you sure" checks like "this person has not had a credit in a long time" or "this person only has producer credits" ask for prior confirmatio
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A company that needs to be merged
Sony Scoring: https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?companies=co0010034 Sony Scoring Stage: https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?companies=co0007959 Just merged them, but keep the "Stage" from the latter, and for the former just credit as "Sony Scoring" on the company credits pages for "Jingle All the Wa
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Old Blank IMDb page
I have an old IMDB page that is unused. It contains only my first name, middle initial and last name. I have never used it. I also have an IMDb Pro page under just my first and last name and this page correctly links to an IMDb regular page with my first and last name. All I want to do is to delete,
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Hoodwinked deletion declined
My deletion of The Weinstein Company from the production company section was declined and I didn’t agree with it. I even included a source backing my claims. The reference number is #260331-013145-710000
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Submission Problem
Hello! I have a similar problem as well Maya. I submitted multiple times trying to get my contribution approved, but it always comes back as declined. I am trying to remove a relationship that shouldn't have been there from the first place. Contribution ID #250930-184944-956000 Thank you! Tyler
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Year range The Pirates of Dark Water
Currently, the year range for The Pirates of Dark Water (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101169/reference/) is listed as 1991-1992. However, the episodes on IMDb are from the period 1991-1993. epguides.com also says this series ran from 1991-1993: https://epguides.com/PiratesofDarkWater/ So does this
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My plot oulines have not been reviewed
I've written some short videos to add plot details to the Kassandra novel. I've attached links to the reference videos, but they haven't been accepted yet. I would appreciate your review. I have written about 8 or 9 chapters in total
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Feature Request: Smart "Report for Deletion" button for low-data/ghost titles
Hi, I want to propose a more efficient way for the community to help clean up the database, specifically targeting "ghost" or "phantom" titles that lack any verifiable information. ■ The Problem: Currently, when we find a page that is clearly a mistake (e.g., a title named just "." or a random str
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Submission declined after submitting proof (3/29)
Have yet another case of a submission being declined even with proof attached. I needed to provide proof of the narrator after it was declined from my previous submission. This submission was meant to provide proof for that declined credit. Help would be appreciated! #260327-043514-354000
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Filmography / Music Credits
Hi everyone, I’m looking for guidance on how to submit a credit for a song I worked on in a 2004 movie. On-screen, I’m listed as a co-writer of the song, and my publishing company PWNETD is credited, but in reality I produced, recorded, and mixed the track for the band. I have a contract with the ba
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