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Cool. Thank you.

So how do we use this? I looked up Barbra Streisand (260 hits) and Barbara Streisand (15 hits). So I just state in my contribution notes that I looked it up in this lookup, state the results, and we're done with documentation?

In general, yes.  There will be cases that require a bit more perusing to make sure there aren't false matches.

Based on the above statement from Ken (bolding by me), we do not have to enter the name from the look up tool like robots if we know that it is wrong; namely it is based on erroneous IMDb data permeating our database!

Quoting Addicted2DVD:

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but that is when you can't just go by believing it is wrong... that is when you need to document the look-up tool is wrong.

In my opinion... the best way to do that is if everyone gets busy and correct profiles so that the look-up tool is correct.

I can certainly agree with you on both counts. Yes, we should all get busy and correct profiles (and I am!), and yes, in the meantime the lookup tool results certainly should not be considered sacred, as long as some documentation can be provided to back that assumption up. For this particular case, I thought I supplied more then enough: I pointed out the results are undoubtedly influenced by the IMDb-name, I named a couple of high-profile movie credits, I referred to her official website and MySpace-page, and to top it all of I managed to supply her actual signature. If that isn't enough documentation, I don't know what is. While more and more profiles are being corrected, I must admit that I see very little use in replacing a "Zoë Saldana [Zoe Saldana]" credit with a "Zoe Saldana" one right now.

I think the "lookup tool" will prove pretty valuable at some point in the future, but it may well take another year before most profiles are actually "as credited". There's little sense in simply reinstating the IMDb-names into profiles which already contain "common names" which are likely to be correct.

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Tim:

Your references are irrelevant and only of use to you. Do what you want to LOCALLY, but follow the RUles for the Online, you are WRONG. You MIGHT be righty about IMdb, SO WHAT and as I said the common name may well change as we go forward, but this is true of all but a handful names in the database, you are overthinking it.

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I'll be happy to put these assembled references, including her signature, to a vote in a dozen profile contributions. Shall we make a bet how many of those will get accepted?

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The lookup tool is not to be blindly trusted, however it does outweigh other sources, including autographs.  The common name is not intended to always reflect the "real name", but the most commonly credited name. 

However, if a user documents errors in the database where the credit is not entered properly, that can and should be considered.  Better yet, correct the entries, assuming you own the discs in question, thereby correcting the lookup results.

Thank You Ken... is what I was trying to say... it outweighs outweigh other sources and correcting all the profiles is the best bet to correct the look-up tool.

Quoting Ken Cole:

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The lookup tool is not to be blindly trusted, however it does outweigh other sources, including autographs.  The common name is not intended to always reflect the "real name", but the most commonly credited name. 

However, if a user documents errors in the database where the credit is not entered properly, that can and should be considered.  Better yet, correct the entries, assuming you own the discs in question, thereby correcting the lookup results.

That was my belief, Ken.

Skip

That would be helpful.

Skip

true... which once again means if you think something is wrong... there is one answer.. pull out the disc and check.... then if need be correct it per the rules.