Cannot Edit My Board Profile Page

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Do I have to authenticate my profile by giving my credit card info or phone number in order to update my bio? I'd rather not give either, but my bio reflects a site I no longer own.

Can I instead have it read: Small-time web developer, individual, and self-respecting movie watcher creating and showing various stuff from across the years at http://kdcinfo.com - I am merely a Life Enjoyment Specialist: Specializing in enjoying Life

http://www.imdb.com/user/ur15756385/
imdb-18581 - IMDb member since June 2007

Thanks.
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Is there somewhere else I can post or message in which I can get my bio updated? Or do I have to be a paid subscriber to get it updated?
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You certainly do not need to pay to change your Board Profile;  you just need to be logged in to IMDb.

From any IMDb page hover over your User name near the right side of the black banner at the top of the page, then click on Your Profile in the dropdown menu.

On your Profile page, you should see a Quick Links section on the right side. Click on Boards Profile in that section.
This will bring up your Boards profile page.  You should be able to add/change your Bio and/or Signature on this page.

Make the changes in the Boards Bio text box.  Make sure you click the Save Profile button after you make the changes or they will be discarded.
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Thank you very kindly for your reply and detailed instructions. However, when I go to my Boards Profile page, it tells me, "Please Authenticate Your Account".

So it would seem I must give them either a credit card number or my cell number. I'd prefer not to have to give every site that has a profile on me this information just to update my bio. But I guess if that's the case, I'll wait 'till one of my credit cards is about to expire before handing out that info - they're already in too many online stores as it is. And, I just recently got my cell number removed from somewhere it shouldn't have been as well, so I'm trying to keep that on a need-to-know basis.

In any case, I really appreciate your taking the time to reply and trying to help.
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Sorry, I hadn't realized that authentication was needed to change one's profile, but it makes sense.

Authentication was added to reduce the problems with trolls on the Boards, requiring a real life link to the person. Unbelievable as it may seem, the problems with the Boards were even worse back then.

Since the Board Profile was only seen on the Boards back then, it made sense to require the Authentication for the Profile page too.

I am afraid you will have to provide the requested data and Authenticate before you can proceed.

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