The point of having detailed notes quoting sources is that they can be checked for accuracy & if where you're taking them from is acceptable following the rules. Yes there are errors in the database, yes the screeners do make mistakes, however we're all only human after all.

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It takes me some time to submit profiles as I try to be as correct as possible, and when I see that I have to spend more time to "please" the screeners, while I sometimes see some awfull profiles, full of errors, it's very frustrating.

Why would you want to contribute a profile but not say where the data are from? It takes a minute or two to write down the sources you used, and it lets the screeners and other users know where your data is actually from: that may be obvious for you, but it's most valuable information for the others.


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It will mostly be accepted, so can be used everytime even if not true.

What's the point of cheating? Someone is going to pay you for every profile you get approved? 

I think that we contribute profiles (as opposite to just keeping them local) because we like to share the  job we did, but fake contribution notes would make it much less useful, if at all.

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And yes... the screeners have "pre-written decline responses"... but for good reason... Invelos is a 2 person company... Ken Cole and his wife Geri... there is only so much they can do when they need to approve/Decline every contribution from every locality within every Region. They used to not give any type of decline reason what so ever... but they took the time to put in some pre-written ones with the most common errors. Which makes it much better then it was before.

Yes, I know and understand that. I already complained on the subject a year ago when there wasn't any reason written for decline. It's better now, however, I think that contribution rules should be more precise to reduce or understand better those rejects.
An example for several cases with the corresponding comments wanted should be written in the rules (or somewhere else) to be able to do things correctly, instead of having to ask for it in the forum, don't you think ?

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I don't think it is very smart to publicly say you are willing to lie in a contribution. It will just give screeners (and voters for updates) reason to be concerned about your contributions. And double check them when voting/approving/declining.

I don't say I will, I just say it's a way to bypass the "decline". If you're tired of getting declined without clearly know why I think you can be tempted to do so.
Actually, I just try to know why I am rejected. If I want to cheat, I don't need to ask in the forum how to.


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What's the point of cheating? Someone is going to pay you for every profile you get approved?

You're right. There is no real reason. I like DVDProfiler partly because of it's huge database. I am glad to have benefit of the work of the others, so I also contribute to share my work, it's a fair trade.
But if I can't contribute the "normal" way because I'm rejected, I can still share my work with other by cheating (as I think my work is correct and be used by others), or simply stop contribute in a selfish way, keeping my work for me.