Title page mix up via withoutabox

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My movie was given a title page on imdb via withoutabox but I had not completed it on wab because I decided to do a proper title page via imdb in order to make as accurate as possible. But it looks like the withoutabox version has become a title page on imdb just as I have submitted the title page form via imdb. Will my form via imdb correct the withoutabox version?
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Unfortunately no. And if you submitted the title separately, there's a chance that this could create duplication. Can you tell us which title you are referring to?
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Thanks so much for the response! The title in question is Blowback. Here is the reference number I was given upon my submission via the imdb form:

131023-192946-071000

If possible, can the withoutabox version of the title page be deleted in favor of this one?
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If I've understood correctly, this shouldn't create too big a problem, you can merge the WAB-created one into the one you started on IMDB quite easily.
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Ok great to hear. So, just to clarify, after my form that I just submitted via imdb is put onto the site, it will make a duplicate? And from there, I simply merge the two pages together through the edit process on the title page? Will that automatically adjust any duplicate names?
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As Emperor said, in most cases duplicates will be merged, provided the names are the same. This is true for cast since an actor may only have a single credit on a title.

However, it is possible for crew to have more than one credit, so if you have entered different Occupations (or Attributes in some cases) it is possible that you will end up with 2 credits instead of 1, but in this case you just need to delete the duplicate.
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Well wait and see if it happens - staff might be able to head off your submission at the pass, but they usually don't because there are process (like the merge) that can deal with most submission mistakes.

But yes, it will correct for duplicate name and information, so there is no duplicates (unless they aren't really and say one credit goes to "John Smith (I)" and another to "John Smith (II)" - it is always worth checking just in case). Merges happen a lot on IMDB and the systems are now pretty robust so mistakes are very rare indeed.
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Thank you. I'm just concerned that the submission that I put through today via imdb goes through as it is the most accurate and has every credit listed, unlike the wab title page which is already on imdb. I'm hoping they don't head the submission I put in today off at the pass, so to speak. Sounds like I'll just be able to merge both pages into one and correct anything that is needed. Are you able to see to it that the one I submitted earlier (ref. #131023-192946-071000) is not headed off?

Also, and this is the only other thing: I've been trying to change my name on imdb from "Bobby Yahnke" to "Robert Yahnke" as it's the name I'm most often credited as and most recently as well, but have been unable to change it. I get a rejection every time I try to change it. Any advice on this?
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Once you have entered the new name, you get a warning message indicating there are similar names. Did you check the first item, your current name? If so, that is the problem, as this replaces the name you have just entered with the current name.

You need to check the last item: Create a different person... . In spite of what it says, this option just creates the new name.
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If I create this new name, will it shift my credits to this or just make a new name?
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It creates the new name, not a new name page; i.e. it replaces the primary name on your Name page with the one you entered.

It is a very bad message (and my explanation wasn't that much better).
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You aren't technically creating a new name, which is where a lot of confusion comes in, you are saying that this person's name is new to the database, otherwise it will merge you with an existing page (as you can both rename a name page and merge it with another from the same form).
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Ok, so then instead of clicking my name that I have currently on imdb, I should click on, "This is a different person not currently listed - create Yahnke, Robert"?
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And should I preserve my previous name an all existing?
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Thank you. I'm just concerned that the submission that I put through today via imdb goes through as it is the most accurate and has every credit listed, unlike the wab title page which is already on imdb. I'm hoping they don't head the submission I put in today off at the pass, so to speak. Sounds like I'll just be able to merge both pages into one and correct anything that is needed. Are you able to see to it that the one I submitted earlier (ref. #131023-192946-071000) is not headed off?


Ah right. I can't do anything as I'm just an ordinary user like you, just one with a fancy badge.

However, as you've made it clear it should be fine (and as I say, I've yet to see them head it off at the pass), but it might get rejected because it shares a name with an existing title. If so you'll need to work with the current one and improve it.

Also, and this is the only other thing: I've been trying to change my name on imdb from "Bobby Yahnke" to "Robert Yahnke" as it's the name I'm most often credited as and most recently as well, but have been unable to change it. I get a rejection every time I try to change it. Any advice on this?


What is the rejection you get?
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This is what it gives me:

This correction has been rejected. You need to correct this correction before it will be accepted.
This correction has no effect.
The corrected name is identical to the original name and has been rejected as a result.
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Worked fine for me, as long as you follow the tip David gave above, so I submitted the change for you:

131024-033048-069000

I have preserved the name "Bobby Yahnke" in the credits, otherwise they'd have been added as "Robert Yahnke". This is important as there has to be a record of the name as it was shown on screen, even if only in the "as" attribute:

Robert Yahnke as Bobby Yahnke

If any of them are incorrect because of you actually being credited as "Robert Yahnke" (although they were already incorrect), then you can edit them from your name page (big yellow button at the bottom of the page) and remove the attribute. You may have to send in a screenshot of your name as it was in the credits as proof using this form:

http://www.imdb.com/helpdesk/data_ver...
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Thanks so much! Now I've also requested they delete the trivia and things like that from my page as some one put it there years ago without my consent. Any word if that is ever successful?

Ok so just to recap... Best case scenario: I get a duplicate of my movie title page and I simply merge them when it arrives on the site. Worst case: the title page I submitted today via imdb gets rejected, due to same title. If so, simply update and correct the existing page currently on the site?
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Yep, spot on. Just see how it goes, either way there might be a little fiddling needed, but it'll all work out nicely in a few weeks. No one will ever see the joins.

Any word if that is ever successful?


As I say, I'm not a member of staff, so I can't check such things.
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Thanks so much for everything! Most appreciated!
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I've also requested they delete the trivia and things like that from my page as some one put it there years ago without my consent.
People do not need your consent to submit public data about you, nor does IMDb need it to add it to your name page.

Actually, you should not consider this as your name page as it really isn't; it is IMDb's page about you. Keeping this in mind may make things a bit less frustrating,

IMDb really does not like to remove valid data, and they will almost never do it because the person named in the page does not like it. To get IMDb to remove those trivia items you probably need to show that they are not correct.
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Thanks so much. If found this today... I am trying to edit the current title page but I am getting a page that says this whenever I click edit:

'tt3278946' is invalid

What does this mean? I have noticed that as they day has gone on, more info is gradually added to the title page. Is it because info is still being added, that I am receiving this page? Or is it something else altogether?
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It means: the page is still new.

All relevant pages need to be rebuilt, but this happens at different times, leading to this error. It only seems to have appeared fairly recently, so it might be staff will fix it eventually. Until now the fix is waiting a few days.

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