I think the problem your going to have is the contributor for a particular season may not own all seasons from a particular series.

I own the first seven seasons of "Friends" so I was only able to contribute to those seasons.  The same sisuation with "Twin Peaks" only own the first season.  But, I don't think any member here would really have issue if someone made a corrected contribution to a profile if a contribution for any season of a series.  Where the majority of the season had a role name like "William Shatner as James T. Kirk" and another contribution had it just as "William Shatner as Kirk" as long as there isn't a role name in the credits.

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Its already in the Rules

That doesn't address the consensus point. If you use source a for the role and somebody else uses source b, which is 'correct' to use across all series?

As long as it isn't IMDB, does it matter?  This is much like genre.  If somebody enters it before you do, and it isn't wrong, leave it alone, even if you don't particularly like that version of the role name.

Nowhere in the Rules does it forbid using IMDb as a source for role names.

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Not true, hal.  While you may be partially correct, the Rules also CLEARLY state where to derive your data for Crew, Cast and Roles, so don't even go there

"take the actor information from the end credits only, with names and roles listed exactly as they are in the credits and in exactly the same order credited. "

It is spelled out VERY clearly Hal

We are talking about cast credits that don't have associated roles...which is common for TV Series.  You can't take that information from the credits since it doesn't exist.  It must come from a source other than the credits.  Heck, the rules even say you can get it from another source:

If an actor is credited by name but does not have an associated role, you may use another source to identify the role.

Am I missing something here?  Is that portion of the rule only visible on my computer? 

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The authoritative source for information submitted should be the DVD itself.  Please don't make a correction to an existing profile based on the content of a third party database or the specifications printed on the cover.

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If an actor is credited by name but does not have an associated role, you may use another source to identify the role.

Hal's right. There is no prohibition against IMDb for role names in the case where none exist in the film itself.

"Scraping" is bad.......bad! 

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Thanks, Unicus.  You are absolutely correct.  My post was in response to the one asking about what to do when there is no role listed in the opening credits of a TV Series.  To which John responded that as long as we didn't use IMDb, everything is cool.

It is John's statement that I challenged. If the role is not listed in the actual film credits, you can use any other source to determine that information. There is no prohibition against IMDb for role  names where none exist in the actual film credits.

And tha Hal, exactly why that rule was left vague, as you know. I do NOT use IMDb as a source for very little and certainly not for this use.

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Thanks, Unicus.  You are absolutely correct.  My post was in response to the one asking about what to do when there is no role listed in the opening credits of a TV Series.  To which John responded that as long as we didn't use IMDb, everything is cool.

It is John's statement that I challenged. If the role is not listed in the actual film credits, you can use any other source to determine that information. There is no prohibition against IMDb for role  names where none exist in the actual film credits.

What part of "don't use IMDB" don't you get?  Or is it a case of selective use?  This is OK, this isn't?  You can't have it both ways.  Either we can't use IMDB, or we can.

As far as a source goes, "Turner Classic Movies Database" is a much better source anyway.