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| Registered: March 18, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 2,550 |
| | Posted: | | | | I've come across a user who has consistently lied in their notes stating they took the cast and crew from the disc but upon checking, little of it matches and it seems they're taking it from IMDb or some other third party database. Looking at their profile, they have a few hundred accepted profiles and I wanted to know if there's any way to see which ones so I can check my own database and correct any erroneous data which I'm 99.9% there is given this user's history.
Also, anyone think there should be a warning list for the screeners? It's one thing to make a mistake (lord knows I've made my fair share) but to outright lie (on a consistent basis) seems to warrant some kind of punishment, right? | | | | Last edited: by The Movieman |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 4,596 |
| | Posted: | | | | Unfortunately only Invelos has access to contributions made by a specific user. However, I do believe that you can perform a Google Advanced Search for Contribution Comments if you know the exact user name of the culprit in question  . | | | | My WebGenDVD online Collection |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,334 |
| | Posted: | | | | If you find that a user is lying in the contribution notes, Invelos has said to send them a support ticket with the info. Said there would be contribution banning for such things. Though you may have to send info on current contributions... not past ones. | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: March 18, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,550 |
| | Posted: | | | | Ok, thanks to the both you. Will send the support ticket. |
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| Registered: May 8, 2007 | | Posts: 823 |
| | Posted: | | | | Yeah, good thing this info isn't public, because it can lead to witch hunts, as evidenced by this thread. | | | | 99.9% of all cat plans consist only of "Step 1." |
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| Registered: March 18, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,550 |
| | Posted: | | | | What witch hunt? A) I didn't mention the user by name (nor the movie he or she was contributing so it can't be determined that way) and B) I believe I was asking a legitimate question which was answered.
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Thanks for the responses Kathy and TheMadMartian. Exactly. | | | | Last edited: by The Movieman |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 13,201 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Grendell: Quote:
Yeah, good thing this info isn't public, because it can lead to witch hunts, as evidenced by this thread. Evidenced how? Movieman noticed a pattern of deceit, in a particular users contribution notes, and was looking for a way to find profiles submitted by this user and correct any erroneous data. Bad Father offered a possible solution, and Pete reiterated Invelos' stance on the situation. No user was identified, nor can they be from the little information given in the OP. Since nobody is being harrased, undermined, exposed, etc., under the pretext of safeguarding the database, I see no evidence of a witch hunt.  | | | No dictator, no invader can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever.
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Against this power, governments and tyrants and armies cannot stand.
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We will teach it to them again.
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| Registered: May 29, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 3,475 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Grendell: Quote:
Yeah, good thing this info isn't public, because it can lead to witch hunts, as evidenced by this thread. I don't understand how you can consider this thread to be a "witch hunt". The basic premise of this database is that the community is contributing data honestly and following Ken's rules and guidelines. Of course there are times that someone makes an honest mistake. But, to deliberately and consistently lie about one's contributions should not be tolerated. Not only is that unethical and a violation of the rules governing the use of profiler, it could lead to monetary fines that might result in the loss of this program. It might be that this person does not understand that they are contributing data that is unacceptable and in violation of the rules. In that case a pm might be the first course of action. On the other hand it might be they don't really care and are unwilling to accept that there are protocols that must be followed. In that case I agree a support ticket is the way to go. This will alert invelos that there is a problem that needs to be addressed. Invelos can then alert the user on ways to make their contributions compliant or ban them from contributing if they refuse to change. | | | | Last edited: by Kathy |
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| Registered: March 18, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,550 |
| | Posted: | | | | I should note that I have PM'd this individual in the past to no avail...
Anyway, thanks again for the responses. Since the question has been answered, IMO the mod could lock it... | | | | Last edited: by The Movieman |
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| Registered: May 8, 2007 | | Posts: 823 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting TheMovieman: Quote:
I should note that I have PM'd this individual in the past to no avail...
That was an important point. However, there are still a lot of assumptions being posted. People might be able to figure out who it is, and we are calling this person a liar, unethical, etc. If that person registered using their real name that could really be hurtful. | | | | 99.9% of all cat plans consist only of "Step 1." |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 6,730 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Grendell: Quote:
People might be able to figure out who it is How should this be possible from the little info we were given? I can only work by partial exclusion, it can't be me, since I only ever made 1 contribution for locality USA and never received a PM from "TheMovieman". But this leaves roughly estimated 30,000 other potential culprits. On the other hand it isn't even stated that the problem is limited to USA contributions, and maybe I just overlooked his PMs ....  .... It might be me ...  ...  | | | It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?
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| Registered: March 18, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,550 |
| | Posted: | | | | Edited this post to say: Bottom line is the user is unknown. The contribution is unknown therefore the identity is secure. I asked a legitimate question, got good answers. Not much point in discussing it any further. | | | | Last edited: by The Movieman |
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| Registered: June 12, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 2,665 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Lewis_Prothero: Quote:
How should this be possible from the little info we were given?
I can only work by partial exclusion, it can't be me, since I only ever made 1 contribution for locality USA and never received a PM from "TheMovieman". But this leaves roughly estimated 30,000 other potential culprits.
I do contribute to the US locality and i have received PMs from The Movieman...  Oh Crap! It could be me! The shame, the shame... | | | | Bad movie? You're soaking in it! |
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| Registered: March 18, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,550 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting tweeter: Quote:
Quoting Lewis_Prothero:
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How should this be possible from the little info we were given?
I can only work by partial exclusion, it can't be me, since I only ever made 1 contribution for locality USA and never received a PM from "TheMovieman". But this leaves roughly estimated 30,000 other potential culprits.
I do contribute to the US locality and i have received PMs from The Movieman...
Oh Crap! It could be me!
The shame, the shame... Indeed, sir. Indeed.   |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,217 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting TheMovieman: Quote:
I wanted to know if there's any way to see which ones so I can check my own database and correct any erroneous data which I'm 99.9% there is given this user's history. Well you could google "contribution comments $username site:invelos.com" but that would give you a mass of links to click and read through. You can also export a list of all the <ID>'s in your collection, build the links to the contribution pages with these, download them and search in them for the culprits username, but that would be arduous work. cya, Mithi | | | | Mithi's little XSLT tinkering - the power of XML --- DVD-Profiler Mini-Wiki |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 21,610 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting TheMovieman: Quote:
Quoting tweeter:
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Quoting Lewis_Prothero:
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How should this be possible from the little info we were given?
I can only work by partial exclusion, it can't be me, since I only ever made 1 contribution for locality USA and never received a PM from "TheMovieman". But this leaves roughly estimated 30,000 other potential culprits.
I do contribute to the US locality and i have received PMs from The Movieman...
Oh Crap! It could be me!
The shame, the shame... .
Indeed, sir. Indeed. Zachary suculenta it fue pain, oh the pain Me anda muy tupís, oh well you get the gag | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!!
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