Data Issues & Policy Discussions
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Why? (1973)
I've uploaded the DVD cover image of WHY? (1973) three times now. It's a high enough res image, and there's nothing objectionable in it. It seems to keep getting rejected. What's going on? This is the official video cover of the film that I'm posting, from a company selling the film on Amazon. What
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Unable to remove erroneous release date from my film’s page
My film (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17525818/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk) was released on 18 January 2025, and the release date was accurately entered on the page by myself. Recently, an additional (incorrect) release date of “17 September 2023 (internet)” has been added to the page by someone unconnected
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Estimated processing date frozen on "Calculating..."
Since 9 hours ago for me, since a certain submission, I have been all of a sudden experiencing extremely long wait times for all submissions, including for the simplest of entries. Which normally take a matter of seconds, first for the Estimated processing date to appear, after a refresh, and then f
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Seeking Help with a Contributor Request to Remove Duplicate Plot Outline
Hello, I’m requesting assistance with correcting an episode plot summary that continues to be declined through the standard contribution process. The most recent request, which is pending, was submitted on Feb. 26, 2026 and is #260226-164049-846000. Title: Home for the Holidays (Podcast Series)Seaso
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Rejected director correction
I try to correct this title director 260227-161720-820000 but was being declined. Can someone help this
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Removing duplicates
Hello,I requested the removal of several duplicate entries in the credits of a TV series, but it was declined. Could you please approve these removals to avoid redundancies? Thank you. 260225-091806-654000 260225-091705-336000 260225-091540-030000 260225-091418-854000
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Please cancel title deletion for #260301-005613-099000
Please cancel title deletion #260301-005613-099000
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Film review contribution, processing time
It's been 2 days since I submitted a review on one of my favourite movies. The update page for my contribution said it should be verified within 1 day, yet it is still pending on the third day. Do you think I should be worried? Or do you know if it will eventually be verified? Has anyone else been i
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Michael Jackson: One Night Only does not exist
tt0296750 In December 1995, Michael Jackson was set to do a live special on HBO. He unfortunately became ill during rehearsals and the special never happened. Yet there is a page for it on IMDb. I have twice requested it to be deleted and received responses that it can't be deleted because it is acc
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Where Has There Been Cancellation News On This
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8610082/?ref_=ext_shr_other *IMDB pages for shows even if there hasn't been an episode for nearly 2 years should not be listed as cancelled unless it really is cancelled, plus nowhere in the news section of the provided mention official cancellation news: https://www.imd
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