I personally think it is a good rule... and want it to stay...

First of all...
I have seen... by doing cast correctly from the end credits... just how inaccurate IMDB actually is... and I want accurate information in my database!

Also...
No matter how this vote comes out... it is useless as the owner of the database has repeatedly said that IMDB or any other 3rd party database info is NOT allowed into the cast/crew lists because it opens him up to lawsuits. And I for one would much rather go through the trouble of doing it right in the first place then to risk losing the online database all together.

See ya...wouldn't wanna be ya.  Oh, and don't let the door hit ya where the Good Lord split ya . Buh-bye now.

Not a bad idea Touti.

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It's your decision to contribute or not. That's o.k. But IF you contribute you have to follow the rules. The ban on using third databases is not a kind of harassment to annoy users. You must understand that using third party databases could involve Invelos into legal actions. Consider this procedure as a chance to keep the database clear from crap!

(At the end of this thread you will realize, that my answer was the gentlest) 

First of all - IMDB is (as several people have pointed out already) a highly inaccurate database.
Second of all - Invelos will get sued if they encourage contributors to "steal" information from other third party databases.

If you don't believe its inaccurate, print out the cast and crew for a movie, sit down in your couch, press play and jump to the end credits and start ticking off how many correct listings you get - believe me, it won't be many... 

Use IMDB as a notebook if you will, but this database is - and hopefully always will be - built by people taking time to actually verify what they put down.... 

If you don't like it - don't contribute - someone will eventually do it for you.... 

Quoting Tracer:

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Take it from someone that has done alot of TV contributions, don't trust IMDB's cast role list!  It is no more accurate than the rest of their data.  They constantly switch role names for actors or the role name is just plain wrong.

If you don't want to take the time to figure out the roles for the cast if no role is provided in the credits, then just leave it blank.  There is no requirement that a role name be entered if one isn't there.  With the contribution system, just leave the role blank so someone else can later contribute it with the necessary documentation.

That is what I have been doing as of late... as I am finding more and more that I don't trust most sites with the role info. So I just been leaving the role blank for the most part.

And yes I do realize that tv sets is a lot of work to be done. But what I do on that... is go at my own pace... nothing says it has to all be done within any certain time limit. I been just submitting 1 disc worth at a time. Of course I only do the child profiles myself... as I don't keep the cast info in the parent profile.

I think Invelos should create an easily accessible FAQ in the forums section with these kind of questions:

- Why can't we use IMDb
- When is there a CD Profiler
etc.

I know there is a section under the Support section but not many people seem to look there before asking questions here.

/Mikkel