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Dan Dassow, Champion
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Since you did not say what you are doing with IMDb, I will provide a summary of what you can do with IMDb.
Without an IMDb Account (or when you are logged out)
You can view all of IMDb's public information. For more information, please see:
Site Index (http://www.imdb.com/a2z)
About IMDb
http://www.imdb.com/help/?general/&ref_=hlp_brws
General InfoYou can also participate in IMDb quizzes.
IMDb Movie Quiz & TV Quiz (http://www.imdb.com/games/guess/)
With an IMDb Account
What are the advantages of registering with IMDb?With an Authenticated IMDb Account
http://www.imdb.com/help/?registration/&ref_=hlp_brws
Registration gives you access to additional benefits features and personalization options: you'll be able to cast votes and submit user reviews, take advantage of the Watchlist feature, submit corrections and updates to the database, personalize local movie showtimes and customize your site preferences.Registration is free of charge and requires you to provide a valid e-mail address.
If you already have an account with Facebook, Google or Amazon, you can also register/login on IMDb using those credentials.
Please see our Privacy Policy if you are worried about giving out your e-mail address.
What are the advantages of additional authentication?
http://www.imdb.com/help/search?domain=helpdesk_faq&index=1&file=whystrongauth&ref_=hlp_...
By performing this additional account authentication step, you will be able to post messages on the message boards, send private messages to other users, edit and add to our FAQ, parental guides, plot synopsis and character sections, and will gain access to extra features on our site as they become available. The additional authentication is purely voluntary and will help IMDb produce features to reduce the amount of spam, trolling and other malicious or disruptive activity on our site over time.Message Boards Help
To sign up, simply follow this link where you can read more before proceeding.
Note: Once you successfully complete this authentication, clicking the above link will bring you back to IMDb's home page thereafter.
For your reference, here's a link to our Privacy Policy.
http://www.imdb.com/help/?boards/
Welcome to the IMDb Message Boards HelpIMDb ProPlease read this important information first.
Message Boards
- Do I need to be a registered user to use the boards?
- What types of message boards are there and how do I get to them?
- How do I start a new topic?
- How do I reply to a message?
- How do I post a message?
- How can I change the way messages in a thread are displayed?
- Can I add icons and other fun stuff to my posts?
- What are private messages?
- How do I display and read a private message?
- How do I send a private message to another user?
- What is "My Profile"?
- How do I customize my personal information?
- How do I customize the look and feel of the boards?
- What do the acronyms used on the message boards mean?
- What's the meaning of all those "Post deleted" messages?
- What should I do if I see an offensive post on the message boards?
- Can threads be sorted so the most recently active appear first?
- How can I search for a post?
- How do I get a list of my own posts?
- Can I attach a file to my posts?
- What is an ignore list?
- How do I remove someone from my ignore list?
- What is the "Friends" page for?
- Can I edit a message after I've posted it?
- How do I delete a post?
- Why have messages disappeared from my private messages outbox?
- What are posting quotas?
- Why am I being asked to authenticate my account?
If you work in the entertainment industry, you can probably find even more useful information at our subscription site, IMDb Pro (IMDbPro.com), an expanded version of the Internet Movie Database offering additional features specifically aimed towards film industry professionals, including the ability to post a Resume, Photos and Demo Reels on the site. A paid subscription is required for ongoing use of IMDb Pro, but you can get a free trial if you want to try it out first.
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