Can I send private messages on IMDb to promote my crowdfunding movie campaign?

Hi Adrian,

Based upon my reading of IMDb's terms and condition, what you suggest could constitute spam.

I am another user, so you should get guidance from an IMDb staff member.

Well I suppose you "can", the question is whether you "should". If it wasn't a clearly personal communication directed at me, then I'd consider it spam and report it as such. All you'd need is for a few other people to do that then sanctions will be applied and your life has got a more difficult on IMDB, plus you might end up tarring your project by association.

So you could do it, I wouldn't and I'd suggest you shouldn't.

You'd be better off posting in the relevant forum on IMDB (but pick carefully as if you drop this into various found footage films then that'd be reported as spam). Personally, you'd be better off targeting interested blogs and websites (so if it is horror, hit up the relevant ones), so the word gets out. If you were going to be making this whatever happens, then the publicity could make it eligible for inclusion (handy would be getting a listing on one or more of the newsdesk partners), As they posted about their production company on here recently, this example springs to mind:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3158690/

Ok, thank you very much for you suggestions! My question "Can I?" was more of a "Am I allowed, can I do it without getting banned?", so you answer was very helpful. I will find other ways then IMDb to promote it.