
Data Issues & Policy Discussions
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Some deletion submissions not accepted while others approved
#260205-052836-748000 I submitted entries to remove the dancers and choreographers from the cast section to be added to the Additional Crew/Choreography sections. Most were approved, although not all have appeared in Additional Crew section yet but 7 dancers and the assistant choreographer have been
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Top Contributor Leaderboard - January 2026
Hi IMDb Contributors! Welcome to the first Leaderboard announcement of 2026! The January 2026 Top Contributors Leaderboard is now available here: https://www.imdb.com/contribute/leaderboard/2026/1/ As always, anyone who contributed more than 100 items last month will see their total and ranking at t
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submissions declined despite evidence
#260205-154201-696000 #260205-184813-572000 I submitted 2 edits to add the cat character to the episodes and attached screenshots of the credit in the end credits. They were declined for:- "Reason Does not meet contribution guidelines." There have been 14 previous submissions with the same informati
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Deletion of an image meets "Does not meet contribution guidelines".
I've accidentally added the same image to two episodes of "Noir or Not" (2017-), but despite providing the proof links and detailed explanation my attempt at correcting that blunder (#251128-215148-775002) was met with "Does not meet contribution guidelines". In a related edit (#251122-192717-189000
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The cast section of Why I Love Film Noir (2025)
Edits #251106-001232-110000 and #251105-193241-969000 failed to add the cast to a documentary Why I Love Film Noir (2025) where most of the cast was announced via narration.
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Max headroom Pirating Incident problem
Max Headroom Pirating Incident (1987) is a legendary and anonymous television piracy broadcast. As per anonymous part, the identity of it's main "star" is unknown, so it's kinda weird we have three different people listed in that role. Firstly there's Anonymous (LXXXIX) which is arguably how it shou
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Empty name page - Jean D.J.
Can a staffer delete this name page please: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11205083/ ? There are no (uncredited) credits and there is no contact or other information on this page that I can see.
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Delete a credit from 2 people
Hello, I regularly contribute on projects I am involved in. Unfortunately, I have been unable to delete a credit from a project for both myself and another actor. We were not involved in the project - we actually didn't even meet the director until 20 years after the project was made in his home cou
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Approved acting credit not visible on episode or profile
Hello, I submitted an acting credit for “Gyeongdoreul Gidarimyeo” (2025), Episode 12, on January 13. The contribution was marked as Approved in late January, and my IMDb name page has already been created, but the credit is still not visible on the episode page or linked to my profile after more tha
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Tomb Raider I-III Maturity Rating Issue
I noticed that Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft is listed on IMDb as Rated M for Maturity, but on esrb.org it is listed as Rated T for Teen. So, I tried to contribute and update the rating so that it matches its actual rating. But, it still lists it as Rated M. So, I ask: Why is the
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