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Hello! I writing you because I need your help regarding different issues. Please answer each one. I am sure that there are others who will appreciate your answers. Thank you for your time.

First request: Although I add new items on IMDB and the changes appear, my contribution history doesn't show it. Can someone write me the real number of items added by me?

The second request: Please let me understand what items (details and one example, PLEASE) belongs to each category of IMDB badges: Lifetime Total, Lifetime Filmo, Lifetime Plot. The others badges are obvious. I mean, If I add a movie title in another language where this item belong? Or, when I add a Wikipedia link?

The third request: I have a problem with adding movie quotes. I don't understand how to do it. Is there a link with explanations for it?

The forth request: Regarding IMDB Pro: At the end of the year, if someone adds a loooot of items s/he might enter The Top 250 Contributors, place that will help receive a IMDB Pro account for free for 1 year. Right? But what exactly can be done with IMBD Pro? Can be added other kind of items? MY dilemma is about the cases when an actor doesn’t have ONE picture and it seems that only him or his agent can add that picture. But if an actor / actress is dead or s/he doesn’t has an agent? How can I add a picture for those actors that don’t have a picture? Another thing: are there personalities for whom can’t be added more pictures, like Rihanna?

The fifth request: Regarding TV Series: Many of them let the impression that there are continuing airing for years, but that’s not true. i.e. (2000-) Is there a way to change how the appear (2000-2001). Sometimes that’s impossible to know when the last episode aired. Or sometimes the episodes have they’re own title. Can these titles added to IMDB?

The six request: Are there cases when some of the items added aren’t qualified to appear as modified informations on IMDB? The sender has the possibility to find out about this items? The seventh request: I don’t know if there is a Romanian speaker in you stuff, but some English movies were added theirs titles in Romanian ‘ad literam’, I mean that they are translated like any other text, not as a movie title. You know what I mean. Some translated movie titles are translated by adaptation. If I add ‘ad literam’ and the link to the biggest name for movie title in Romania (Cinemagia.ro), the new movie title will be modified / accepted?

PS: I know that was a long ‘letter’, however I hope that somebody with patience will answer me. Keep in mind that my questions and your answers will help others, too.
Thank you and have a nice day, any day!
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la vinia

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I can answer a few of these.

For a guide on how to add quotes, see the following guide: https://contribute.imdb.com/updates/guide/quotes

For TV series that have ended but still don't show an end date, you need to contact the help desk and give them the end date (and probably a link showing that the series ended or was canceled). http://www.imdb.com/helpdesk/contact_form?subject=Title%20End%20Year%20%Correction

As for the badges, my understanding is the Lifetime Total badge is total number of edits. Lifetime Filmography would include all edits to cast or crew (but not things like quotes, goofs, etc.). Lifetime Plot is the total number of plot outlines (and I believe only plot outlines and not plot summaries) entered.
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You mean only summaries (longer) and not outlines (shorter).