Hi,

as having quite some tv series here, I think it would be nice to have a "credit only"-checkbox (similar to the "voice"-checkbox) for cast members. Like the name points out this box would be used in cases the member of the (main)cast is only credited but has no visual or audio appearance in the episode/main feature.

Yes.  This has been requested before.

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Quoting Addicted2DVD:

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Why should it apply to TV Series and main cast only? It can be just as useful in feature films. For example Bruce Campbell's credit in The Quick and the Dead comes to mind.

I would also like to say... that if we get it we need to be sure it is clear in the rules... if they are in the show even for a matter of seconds this box don't get checked. Only when the do not appear (physically or voice only) at all.

To keep it simple.
Opening it up to non main cast and movies would make it rough for voters to really determine if a contribution with this is correct or not. Keep it to tv series and main cast keeps it very simple and limited in scope.

Quoting Addicted2DVD:

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Why should it apply to TV Series and main cast only? It can be just as useful in feature films. For example Bruce Campbell's credit in The Quick and the Dead comes to mind..

He was credited but wasn't in the movie?  I saw it years ago, and recently bought the Blu-ray.  I don't recall Bruce being in, or not being in the movie....

Why would we want to introduce something that can't be properly documented? How does one prove that someone does not appear? Think of the problems we've been having with (uncredited) cast for years now, with some users always trying to remove such entries, and others diligently adding them (or copying them from existing profiles). But there, if you'd really want to, you could at least document it by supplying a screenshot or a timestamp. For "credit only", it's just going to be "because I say so" - it can't be proved any other way. As such, I'm not exactly craving for this...

To me, this seems like an attempt to emulate IMDb more closely, as they do have such a tag. And indeed, if we ever get it, you can be sure that most users would just tick it whenever IMDb lists it - that's where the "credit only" data is primarily gonna come from. What's next? Is someone going to ask for an "archive footage" checkbox, too?

Quoting T!M:

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Why would we want to introduce something that can't be properly documented? How does one prove that someone does not appear? Think of the problems we've been having with (uncredited) cast for years now, with some users always trying to remove such entries, and others diligently adding them (or copying them from existing profiles). But there, if you'd really want to, you could at least document it by supplying a screenshot or a timestamp. For "credit only", it's just going to be "because I say so" - it can't be proved any other way. As such, I'm not exactly craving for this...

To me, this seems like an attempt to emulate IMDb more closely, as they do have such a tag. And indeed, if we ever get it, you can be sure that most users would just tick it whenever IMDb lists it - that's where the "credit only" data is primarily gonna come from. What's next? Is someone going to ask for an "archive footage" checkbox, too?

And that's why I said it should apply only to main cast of tv shows.

For example, Star Trek, let's say the Leonard Nimoy is credited in the opening credits but doesn't appear at all in the episode.
Since Spock is such a well known character his absence would be easily noticed, but some guest star likely wouldn't be thus making it much harder to prove. Not the case with Nimoy.

Quoting CubbyUps:

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And that's why I said it should apply only to main cast of tv shows.

The problem there is that the program can't distinguish between "main" and "not-quite-so-main" cast, so that would need to be established through a well-worded set of of rules. And you know what's going to happen in a few years: someone will come along and say: "what do you mean, Leonard Nimoy doesn't appear in this episode? Surely he's seen in the opening credit sequence, isn't he?" You may think I'm exaggerating, but I assure you: if those kinds of issues aren't dealth with in advance, it will happpen...

I am to the point of agreeing to. Really isn't worth it in the long run.

If he wants to do something local only... I am fine with that... but thinking we really should stay away from it for the online.