please post the link on how to edit a summary

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please post the link on how to edit a summary
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Thank you for your message!

The descriptions that show up on the episode list are usually plot outlines, but may be plot summaries (in the absence of an outline) that are submitted via our online additions system. To submit either of these, go directly to the episode's page (not the episode list), and click on the 'update' button at the bottom of the page. Select to 'add one item' to either the plot summary category (plot summaries should be approximately two paragraphs summing up the episode), or the plot outline category (which should be somewhere around two sentences long).

For more information about how to submit plot summaries or outlines, please see our submission guide here: http://imdb.com/updates/guide/plot and here: http://imdb.com/updates/guide/outlines

Plot summaries and outlines are usually processed by our editors within 1-2 weeks of submission; for more information, see our processing times page here: http://imdb.com/czone/times

Plot Synopses, however, are completely separate, and are not approved/reviewed by our data editors. They are a wiki-style section of our site (collaboratively edited), and should include a detailed description of the plot of the episode.

For more information about what a synopsis is, please see: http://imdb.com/swiki/special?SynopsisHelp#.2.1.1 and for more help about editing the synopsis for a given title or episode, please see: http://imdb.com/swiki/special?SynopsisHelp

To add a synopsis for a title/episode, go to that title/episode's page, and in the summary section (at the top of the page), you should see a link to the synopsis page (ex: http://imdb.com/title/tt0427327/synopsis ).

However, remember that if you want to add details to the episode list page for a television series, you'll want to add plot outlines via the online additions system on the specific episode pages, not a plot synopsis.

Best of luck, and thank you for your help in keeping the IMDb as comprehensive and accurate as possible.