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We have one simple standard...are they credited or not?  If they are, we enter them.

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Stop responding to the dissent - You won't change their opinion. Be confident that Invelos rarely adopts extreme views; therefore, there's not much need to concern oneself with outlier opinions.

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Also very undemocratic.

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I believe the portion of my post that you quoted, along with the portion you omitted, answers that question...because they aren't credited with a role.

So, the thrust of your argument is that "Parade Participant" is a role and that they should be included whether or not they actually appeared in the film - because the section they have been listed in does not give me any confidence that they actually appeared at all. 

This is not a description of an activity, it is a description of one (or a group) who took part in the activity

Participant n - One that participates, shares, or takes part in something

so yes, it is a role (group role and should follow group rules)

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Even if you can see a band playing, how do you know its the one that's been named?
Why do you attribute the descriptor "Parade Participant" with a role, when its a description of an activity they undertook rather than a role they played?

With today effects and makeup, I can't guarantee that anybody participated in a film.  I can only go by what the credits tell me.  If I have to prove that a credited person(group) was actually in a film, the cast lists would become very thin.

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In this instance, you are assuming that the "credits" refer to entities who appeared in a film based on a description of an activity (not a role) that they took part in, which might or might not have been in the final print.

do to my previous statements, It is not describing and activity (running done the street), It is describing the people that that "participated" in that activity (man running down the street).  And because of the way DVDProfiler obtains it credits (from the screen), I put "Parade Participants" into the cast list, in the proper order they appear in the credits.

Charlie

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Cast

For the purposes of this section we define "standard" film credits as those where all credited actors involved are listed at the end of the film - defined here as the "end credits". The section details both the actor’s Name and the Role that they played in the film. The credits may be listed "in order of appearance", "alphabetical order" or in an order of importance decided by the filmmakers. Some actors may be credited a second time in either credits at either the opening or close of the film.

For any film with standard credits, take the actor information from the end credits only, with names and roles listed exactly as they are in the credits and in exactly the same order credited.  Exception: If the credit information is entirely capitalized, use standard capitalization rules instead.

Use the "Credited As" field where the actor's name differs from the credited name.

If a film does not have standard credits, use the following rules:

    * If a film has actors listed in the opening credits, which are not listed in the end credits, add these to the list in DVD Profiler before those taken from the end credits.
    * If a film has no end credits, but does have actors credited elsewhere, enter the actors from those credits.
    * If there are no credits, the film's official site may be used as a source, as long as the inclusion does not violate the site's published policy (if any).
    * If an actor is credited by name but does not have an associated role, you may use the film itself, or another source to identify the role. However, mass copy from a third party commercial database which violates their stated usage license is not allowed. 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.


In addition to the above, the following rules should be followed:

    * For animated films or voice-only roles, use the "Voice" checkbox.
    * If puppeteers are included in the end credits include them and append (puppeteer) at the end of the role.
    * If an actor name is only a first name or stage name enter it entirely in the first name field. Examples are Cher, Madonna, Cedric the Entertainer & Queen Latifah.
    * If an actor's credited name includes a nickname, highlighted by ", ’ or ( ), list it in the middle name field. For example John "JS" Smith, John ‘JS’ Smith or John (JS) Smith
    * Articles (such as de, de la, di, von) are entered in the appropriate name field along with the name that they precede. Use the film credits to determine whether the actor capitalizes this article or not.
    * Uncredited actors may be listed in alphabetical order following all credited actors. Use the "Uncredited" checkbox to indicate these. Uncredited actors are not required entries.
    * Do not translate foreign language role names to the language of the locality unless a translation is provided in the film credits.
    * Do not include artificial actor entries to act as separators between cast lists. (e.g. "--JAPANESE CAST--"), instead use the Divider feature for this.
    * Cast credited "Himself", "As Himself", or a variation should be entered normally with the actor's name, and with a role of "Himself" or "Herself" as appropriate.
    * Certain name standardizations are performed during contribution. e.g. John Smith Jr becomes John Smith, Jr.

Do not list actors and crew who appear only in special features, or whose scenes were deleted from the main feature, even if they appear in special features.

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For the purposes of this section we define "standard" film credits as those where all credited actors involved are listed at the end of the film - defined here as the "end credits"