Now, My Reviews are being Declined left and right

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Four of my last eight submitted reviews were initially declined and one is still pending.  What is going on?  This increasing rejection of reviews without any stated reason and sometimes without any conceivable problem, as far as I can tell at least, is getting increasingly annoying.  It's IMDb's approval process that's inexplicably changed--especially when it's become blatantly more lax in other regards (e.g. length, relevance).  I've been posting reviews on this site for years, off and on, and have only had any rejections since IMDb relaxed review standards in other ways the last couple years.  With nearly a thousand reviews now, I'm wondering more and more why I bother.
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Hey, Sorry about the delay in replying. Had my first service call ($$$) in over 3 weeks!!!!
I have to agree with cinephile's reply 100%.
It is too much plot summary. Paragraph one (The Setup) is OK (Almost) I would have left out a plot reference.
But paragraph 2 is where the issue lies. You gave away 3 key plot points and the aforementioned reference to the realities of the day with this passage....

along with more modern viral fears (especially relevant given today's coronavirus pandemic)

Remember, reviews should relate to the day it was made, not to a far reaching reference some decades later. In the case of this film being a remake you can easily refer to the 1962 version and draw comparisons to the changing times for example. But referring to the current state of affairs is out of bounds by IMDb rule. I rule I don't like. But it's their sandbox. Not ours! Another thing to ponder is by making reference to the current state of affairs, you have made your review time specific. Someone reading this review 30 years from now will scratch their head and say WT* is coronavirus? You review becomes not relevant for someone reading it in the year 2050.

Cheers.
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2020-04-01T05:42:54+00:00
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Thanks for the suggestions, we'll see what happens with it.  Not sure if I'll try anymore if this one is rejected, unless it's something as simple as a spoilers warning I had thought unnecessary or maybe I'll remove the coronavirus mention entirely, although it was the reason I watched the film now, and I've already had others accepted that made similar brief asides.
2020-04-01T18:38:17+00:00
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Well, it was one of those two things (adding spoilers warning and removing "coronavirus") that finally got quick approval.  The re-write above was rejected and, then, accepted seemingly without being flagged to be read by an editor after I made those two changes.

Thanks again Ed Jones, cinephile and Abi for your help.
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