I would guess something like this will depend on what other writing credits (if any) there are.

If some standard writing credits exist, this should probably be local only. If the only writing credits, then they should be applied but I have no idea how to tag them (writer, screenwriter, omb, etc.)

Looking up "poet laureate" only makes it more complicated, but also has me leaning toward not incuding them no matter what the other credits are. Maybe if you can find some link(s) that mention this is just a fancy title for writer on the film, it would be fine to contribute with the link(s). Alomst sounds like "additional dialogue by" the more I look at it.

I think it's no credit we track.

Okay, this is a perfect example of when something needs to be taken into context.  Most of the credits for this particular film are of the smart-butt variety.  The writing credit just happens to be the most egregious.  For this particular film, if you don't allow for their rather odd sense of humor, then you end up with very few actual credits.  If I recall correctly, almost every single crew member has been given some sort of ridiculous nickname as well.  The point here of course is, if you're going to strip the writing credit because of a narrow interpretation, then you better be prepared to strip a lot more for that same reason.

As far as the US profile goes, I remember choosing writer because we used to have a general rule of thumb that screenplays were used when there was a story it was based on, writing was when it was all original.  Since there was some interpretation involved, I fell back on this old rule.  It's an outdated concept so the profile can be updated.  I still vividly remember when I decided to profile this disc, instantly regretting it because the credits were such a pain in the butt.  This disc forces a profiler to choose between generating something that's actually useful, versus a bare profile that's exactly correct.  Since custom roles are only valid for the local profiler, I chose usefulness over exactness.  The people's names do appear in the credits and they did fulfill the roles they were assigned to.

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Okay, this is a perfect example of when something needs to be taken into context.  Most of the credits for this particular film are of the smart-butt variety.  The writing credit just happens to be the most egregious.  For this particular film, if you don't allow for their rather odd sense of humor, then you end up with very few actual credits.  If I recall correctly, almost every single crew member has been given some sort of ridiculous nickname as well.  The point here of course is, if you're going to strip the writing credit because of a narrow interpretation, then you better be prepared to strip a lot more for that same reason.

I hadn't seen the film, but with this knowledge now I'd say absolutely yes to include them and all others. I'd probably put the custom roles in my local, but leave the standard role clicked for contributing. Maybe mention all the witty credits in the notes for others who may want them.

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For each category, include only those people credited with the roles listed in the "Role" and "Credited As" columns. If someone is not credited with one of these roles (or direct translations of these roles), do not include them in the Crew section.

Why is it that everyone has such a hard time with this section of the Rules?  It is crystal clear!

For the online database, they cannot be entered.  Use the custom roles in your local database.

When Ken adds new entries to the crew table or gives us the ability to enter "actual" crew titles, THEN they can be contributed.

Quoting hal9g:

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Quoting the Rules:

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For each category, include only those people credited with the roles listed in the "Role" and "Credited As" columns. If someone is not credited with one of these roles (or direct translations of these roles), do not include them in the Crew section.

Why is it that everyone has such a hard time with this section of the Rules?  It is crystal clear!

For the same reason you had a hard time with it when it meant no OMB credit.  If you could understand it then, why can't you understand it now?  Just to be clear, I am not asking that you agree with them but, at the very least, you should understand.

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Per the rules- they would not be credited in the database. There is no personal interpretation of the rules, and in most cases common sense is not allowed.

+1

The fact is that the majority of users, in this forum, always refused to introduce common sense in rules. So we have, unfortunately, to live with that.