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I'm sorry, Gerri, but I'm having a hard time finding where in the rules it excludes IMDB wholesale, or even where this particular rule states that "All other sources except IMDB must be used"

Also I should make it clear that the list of Cast and Crew were all from the DVD, only a few role names were checked against IMDB.  In most cases, that was only about four or five role names per episode.

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From the rules introduction;

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If an actor is credited by name but does not have an associated role, you may use another source to identify the role. In each case, list Actor’s names and roles (when given) exactly as they are in the credits and in exactly the same order credited.

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From the rules introduction;

Please don't submit content from a third party database

There is an exception to this Rule as pointed out in Leiterfluid's first post:

Quoting the Rules:

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If an actor is credited by name but does not have an associated role, you may use another source to identify the role.

Nowhere in the Rules does it specifically exclude IMDb for this purpose.

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The rules as written do not allow this submission.  From the submitted notes for this contribution: "IMDB was used only for those episodes I haven't watched yet".  The rules specifically state that the cast list must come from the DVD credits directly.  It allows the roles from another source, but not the cast list.  Therefore, the decline was per rules and stands.

The role issue is not related to this contribution decline, however it does require clarification.  I have added a specific clarification that should prevent confusion.

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Quoting Berak:

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From the rules introduction;

Please don't submit content from a third party database

There is an exception to this Rule as pointed out in Leiterfluid's first post:

Quoting the Rules:

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If an actor is credited by name but does not have an associated role, you may use another source to identify the role.

Nowhere in the Rules does it specifically exclude IMDb for this purpose.

Nor does it say that it is OK to use third party databases as a source.. 

Since the rules specifically prohibits use of third party databases in it's introduction, I read "another source" as anything but third party databases.   

Please list for me "another source", readily available, that would not be a third party database.

And pray tell, where do you get SRP, release date and CoO data from?