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| Registered: November 24, 2008 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 1,279 |
| | Posted: | | | | I've just had a contribution for 'Only Fools and Horses: The Frog's Legacy' declined because of ... 'An invalid source, such as a third party database, was listed in the contribution notes. Use of a third party database is not allowed per the contribution rules.'[/i][/b] What I had contributed had the following notes ... Quote:
Moved 'BBC Worldwide'.
Corrected a few things in the Overview - 'trotters > Trotters' and 'Kushti > cushty'.
Added full Cast and Crew from opening and closing credits.
BY needed for John Sullivan to separate from about 40 others(!).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Sullivan_(writer)
http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/johnsullivan.htm
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0838153/
Why was this declined?! If my sources all count as 'third-party databases' how the hell am I supposed to 'prove' ANY Birth Year?! I think I'm going to give up on this database myself soon as submitting perfectly reasonable corrections is getting ridiculously hard lately.  | | | | Last edited: by GreyHulk |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 6,744 |
| | Posted: | | | | It could be an auto-filter that reacted on the word IMDb in the domain name. Resubmit and I think it'll go through. | | | Karsten
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| Registered: April 14, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 146 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting DJ Doena: Quote:
It could be an auto-filter that reacted on the word IMDb in the domain name. Resubmit and I think it'll go through. i've had a contribution accepted which contained a link to imdb (amongst others) recently |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 13,202 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting DJ Doena: Quote:
It could be an auto-filter that reacted on the word IMDb in the domain name. Resubmit and I think it'll go through. If it is, it is a new one, as I have made contributions...usually for TV series...and have included IMDB and other websites in my notes. | | | No dictator, no invader can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever.
There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom.
Against this power, governments and tyrants and armies cannot stand.
The Centauri learned this lesson once.
We will teach it to them again.
Though it take a thousand years, we will be free.
- Citizen G'Kar |
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| Registered: July 31, 2008 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,506 |
| | Posted: | | | | I'm pretty sure that Ken or Gerri have said in the past that there are no auto-filters like that. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 8,736 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting zwoti: Quote:
Quoting DJ Doena:
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It could be an auto-filter that reacted on the word IMDb in the domain name. Resubmit and I think it'll go through.
i've had a contribution accepted which contained a link to imdb (amongst others) recently Me too: loads of them, with very similar notes as GreyHulk supplied. There is no such filter - and there shouldn't be: this usage is perfectly acceptable. My guess is that is simply a screener error. Maybe someone from Invelos will see this and re-evaluate the contribution, but else I'd just resubmit. |
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| Registered: November 24, 2008 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,279 |
| | Posted: | | | | Well, I've resubmitted and I've replaced the IMDB reference with another website that also gives his BY so hopefully it will go through this time.
I hope it was just someone not reading my notes properly and jabbing decline as soon as they saw the dreaded 'imdb' and wrongly assumed I'd got all my information from there. | | | | Last edited: by GreyHulk |
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| Registered: March 10, 2007 | | Posts: 524 |
| | Posted: | | | | If this is the contribution I was thinking of you might try being more specific about other persons with that name in the film industry. Name some specifics about the other actors and this actor ... this guy starred in this and the other guy starred in that. | | | | Invelos Software, Inc. Representative |
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| Registered: March 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,018 |
| | Posted: | | | | Well, if there's indeed something like 40 of them, this might be a serious undertaking... |
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| Registered: March 10, 2007 | | Posts: 524 |
| | Posted: | | | | I would suggest that you pick one of them to differentiate this other actor from. You don't have to do all 40. But just saying generically that there are 40 other people with that name is not enough. | | | | Invelos Software, Inc. Representative |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 13,202 |
| | Posted: | | | | I understand what Gerri is saying...the notes should have matched what he put in the BY thread. | | | No dictator, no invader can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever.
There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom.
Against this power, governments and tyrants and armies cannot stand.
The Centauri learned this lesson once.
We will teach it to them again.
Though it take a thousand years, we will be free.
- Citizen G'Kar |
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