This is way to confusing,

It would be better if we could have the credits exactly as they appear.

Okay, I popped in the disc and checked the credits.

He is credited as "Original Screenplay" during the opening credits and then again as "Original Screenplay" in the closing credits.

Quoting Erik:

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The "screenplay by" credit without any OMB was approved by Ken in the April 11, 2007 rules revision.

So if he only has the "original screenplay by" credit, screenwriter it is...

I'm not sure I agree because looking at the rules for "Writer" it says "Used for Original Screenplays only" (and caps are by Ken).  So if you're saying the rules were revised and this is the notes for the "Writer" credit then it seems to me he should be credited as "Writer".

If nothing else I'd go with this because I (and anyone) can easily prove that he wrote 3 of the stories explicitedly for the movie and only 2 were adapted, so by majority most of it was original.  But on the other hand, this isn't expressed or obvious in the credits themselves.  I think if the movie had been more modern he would have gotten both credit types, but we're stuck with what's there.

I've just voted "no" on a very similar situation:
Someone has submitted a change for the writers of The Simpsons Movie from "Screenwriters" to "Writers" on the basis that it is not adapted from anything.
I've voted no because in the end credits they are all listed under one credit "Screenplay By", but I thought I'd get other opinions in case I was wrong.
I've just thought you could also argue that it has been "adapted" from the TV series, so is an adapted screenplay in a sense...
What do you guys think?

Quoting RHo:

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Then I would not know who directed a film just because the director is credited with "un film de" or "Regie".

I came back with the observation of RHo, this are not without raison, "Un Film de" this are not released by... of course that's played with the words, But this case appears many time in french movies espacialy classics movies, Of course you are maybe not interesting since they are french movies, but whe working all together to the same database, and I agree the rules, but sometime it would be also good to make the point of some special situation,

many time Whe can see,

Scénario de ... screenplay or original matérial ? sometime also "Scénario Original de" thas't clear ... Original matériel , I think ?
Écrit par... Writer
Adapté par.... Sreenplay or writer(s) or not writing the "adapted screenplay" ? 

I'm talking from a case if the 3 names are different, This are very frequent.

I've been listening to Simpsons commentaries and assumign the movie was done like the show, one or two of them come up with a story, then someone (not always the same person) turns it into a script, then they all take passes at adding more jokes.  SO most of the credited peopel would be screenwriters.  It can't be considered adapted from the show because it only uses characters from the show.  It isn't a direct adaptation of one of the episodes.