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DVD Profiler Desktop and Mobile RegistrantStar Contributorschultzy
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I know that I haven't been around for a bit so I checked the rules for changes and didn't see any documented.  but I missed something.  when did new contributions require notes again?  I also ask because a new contribute was declined stating no source for changes.  how do you change somethign that is not already there?
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DVD Profiler Desktop and Mobile RegistrantStar ContributorTheMadMartian
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I can't give you the exact date, but Gerri did state that sources are now required for new profiles as well.
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorKatatonia
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Quoting schultzy:
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when did new contributions require notes again?


It was probably a couple months ago that Ken changed it back...perhaps a little longer.

He did post it somewhere in the forum, but I can't locate the link/thread.
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Well, if you want to get technical... if you're making a new contribution that didn't exist before, you are changing something, right? 

Anyway, yes starting a few months ago, all contributions require Notes to document what you are doing.  Even if it's a brand new contribution, you still need to document where the info came from so it's there in the Notes for everyone to read before modifying it.

It's not stated in the Rules themselves (as of yet) but it is clearly stated on the Contribution page when you are submitting a profile, which essentially makes it part of the rules.
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar Contributorsnarbo
Registered: March 13, 2007
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I know that I haven't been around for a bit so I checked the rules for changes and didn't see any documented.  but I missed something.  when did new contributions require notes again?  I also ask because a new contribute was declined stating no source for changes.  how do you change somethign that is not already there?


See Here

It's been around as Vega, Katatonia and Unicus69 have stated for a few months now, and if you look at the thread headers between that thread and this one you will see that there have been quite a few different threads started in response to it.

Many from people who are complaining about the fact that they can't push their IMDb obtained data into the database, now.

Steve
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