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To contributors and voters

Profiler ices birth year data as a discriminator between two or more people with the same name and such data must be documented. We currently have a film up for vote from one of film's best directors including his by undocumented and there is only one such name in film, yet people are blindly voting yes. The name of the director Alfred Hitchcock.

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So we're on the same page, if the data is correct, we should still vote no on it? That's the gist here?

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Quoting Alien Redrum:

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So we're on the same page, if the data is correct, we should still vote no on it? That's the gist here?

I will vote no on a contribution every time if a change is not documented in the notes, even if I know the data is correct.
I think it is important that changes are properly documented in the contribution notes for the voters, screeners and for future reference. Also it gives the contributor a chance to adjust the contribution notes.
I will however contribute the change with proper notes myself should the contribution be declined.

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Quoting Alien Redrum:

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Awesome. Vote no on correct data. Keep up the good work. 

When I read strangeness like that we must vote "no" on contribution even if the informations are right and documented in a thread here I'm quite happy to be the only one to vote on my profiling works...

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Quoting huskersports:

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Quoting Winston Smith:

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To contributors and voters

Profiler ices birth year data as a discriminator between two or more people with the same name and such data must be documented. We currently have a film up for vote from one of film's best directors including his by undocumented and there is only one such name in film, yet people are blindly voting yes. The name of the director Alfred Hitchcock.

I'm the one who submitted the BY info (complete with supporting links) for AH. It was approved.  So it IS documented...you're wrong on this one, Skip.

It may very well be documented in the BY thread, but if not noted in the contribution notes, then the rules are not being followed.

Quoting The Rules

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Contribution Notes

When you contribute a changed profile, you are required to include Contribution Notes. Use the space to enter full explanations for all changes and/or additions that you make. Make special reference to any changes where:

    You have verified there is a discrepancy between the box and the actual content of the DVD - include your verification method.
    You are making a subtle change that may be hard to spot - for example spelling correction to the overview.
    You are removing incorrect information.

Contribution Notes provide an explanation of your changes to other DVD Profiler users and Invelos for voting and deciding whether to accept your contribution, so make your notes useful and descriptive.

emphasis by me

You do not necessarily need to provide the exact documentation in the notes if included in the thread, but a reference to the change and the thread should be included. 

This serves the purpose of

1. Acknowledging that you are aware of the change
2. allows the voters/screeners a reference for the change

It is not the voters responsibility to research in the BY thread or anyplace else.  That onus belongs to the contributor, and the contributor alone.

An opinion

Charlie

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As a voter, it is not my responsibility to provide the documentation.

You're absolutely correct on that matter, but do I have to vote No if I know that the contribution is correct? I personally usually vote Yes with a note that this change/addition should be documented properly.

I personally vote for the contribution data, not for the contribution notes.

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If documentation is not provided within the contribution notes, it is not an abuse to vote no with the comment "XXX not documented within the notes"

But is incorrect to vote yes if the data is correct?

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Voting Rules

All voting should be based on support of these Rules.

    If a user is following the Contribution Rules and his/her data is accurate, and the contribution replaces data which is inaccurate or violates these Contribution Rules, a "No" vote is considered an abuse of the voting privilege and should be avoided when possible.
    Conversely, voting "Yes" to a contribution which violates these Contribution Rules should also be avoided.
    Include a reason for any "No" vote that you cast in order to provide useful feedback to the contributor (and the Invelos Reviewers.)
    "Vote stuffing", or voting more than once for (or against) a contribution with more than one account is a serious violation of voting rules.  This includes bypassing safeguards to vote for your own contribution.  Violations will result in immediate loss of voting ability.