Questions tagged [identify]
Questions regarding the identify-this tags: identify-this-movie, identify-this-tv-series, identify-this-actor and identify-this-episode
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Why did a moderator close this Identify-This-film question?
This identification question (Italian B&W movie from the fifties) was asked a few days ago. It contains a considerable amount of detail about a charming-sounding film set in Italy in the 1950s and ...
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How many ID questions were deleted by a moderator since the February 2018 ID question mass deletion?
In recent meta discussions about restoring previously closed and deleted ID questions: Please unlock, undelete, & reopen closed ID questions in line with our community consensus and Which closed/...
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Should genre tags be included in movie and TV show identification questions or not?
We currently lack a clear policy regarding the use of genre tags (like science-fiction, fantasy, horror, action, thriller, comedy, animation, anime, noir, romance, etc.) in movie and TV show ID ...
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Which closed/deleted/locked ID questions should be reopened/undeleted/unlocked?
This week, CM JNat posed the following question in comments on a post about restoring the ID content that was obliterated during the ID ban:
should the unlocking, undeleting, and reopening be applied ...
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How should we tag music ID questions, considering that [identify-this-song] and [soundtrack] both exist?
I've been thinking about our music ID tagging, given the existence of both the identify-this-song tag and the soundtrack tag. I've recently asked if we should use [identify-this-actor] for character ...
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Should we use [identify-this-actor] for character identification, as its tag wiki suggests?
I've recently been adding the identify-this-actor tag to actor ID questions now that ID questions and ID tags are back.
According to the identify-this-actor tag wiki, the tag is meant for:
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How should we handle outdated comments stating ID questions are off-topic?
Our community recently reaffirmed in June 2024 that we allow identification (ID) questions, reversing a 2018 decision that made them off-topic.
Given this change, I've noticed many older comments on ...
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Temporary tags for ID questions while awaiting the unblocking of ID tags
It has been nearly three months since our community voted to reinstate ID questions, and more than a month since we requested that the Community Managers unblacklist tags such as identify-this-movie ...
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Community discussion on the new ID question close reason
I have some concerns regarding the introduction of this new close reason for ID questions:
Identification questions must contain sufficient detail to meet the site's quality standards. They should be ...
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How do I write a good movie or TV show identification answer?
The purpose of this meta post is to give us a single page to link users to for guidance on crafting a good movie or TV show identification answer, serving as a companion to our "Tips for asking ...
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Unblacklist the identification tags
The community has recently reaffirmed its support for allowing identification questions on our site. The ID close reason has been removed, and our site tour and help center updated to remove ...
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Tips for asking Movie/TV Identification questions
Some users' first posts to the site are questions relating to identification of movies, tv shows etc.
Many of these new users need some guidance on how to ask a good ID questions (include as many ...
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Bringing back identification questions
As you might know, the topic of identification questions has been a rather controversial one over the site's entire history. About 6.5 years ago, the site decided to ban these questions as off-topic. ...
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Please update the site policy to reflect community consensus on allowing identification questions
The community has recently reaffirmed its support for allowing identification (ID) questions on our site. It's time to update our policy and documentation accordingly.
Over a month ago, we had a ...
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Can we modify the note in the "support for identification questions" meta post to reflect our ongoing policy discussion?
As you may already know, we currently have a featured meta discussion post asking, "What does the community want to do with identification questions?"
Right now, when we close ID questions, ...
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What does the community want to do with identification questions?
There have been several topics and discussions about whether "identification questions" should be on-topic or off-topic. Now, anytime such a question is asked, pros and cons come with their ...
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Why was the "What is the name of this Peanuts character?" question removed from the Hot Network Questions list?
I noticed that the question “What is the name of this Peanuts character wearing a purple shirt and purple/pink shoes?", which became a Hot Network Question 8 hours ago, was removed by a moderator ...
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Why wasn't a movie identification site created?
Everybody needs movie identification; every existing method doesn't work, and most movie identification problems can be solved quickly on SE.
Movies & TV SE doesn't allow such questions, and ...
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What power structures are in place here? Is this site democratic?
I thought the moderation here is not akin to an authoritarian regime but democratic, based on consensus and therefore reflects the will of the users.
But judging from these facts it appears to be the ...
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ID Questions - better info in the Help pages
We no longer support ID questions. This is mentioned in Help - What topics can I ask about here?, but I don't think it's broad enough.
In comments under a recently closed question asking to identify ...
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Is it on-topic to ask "Mandela effect" questions, where the OP asks if their memory of a movie/TV scene is correct or if the scene actually existed?
I recently reviewed a question in the close votes review queue titled Major Mandela effect in "King Ralph" (1991) (screenshot). The question stated:
I saw it on the internet recently, and a ...
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Why are identification questions not allowed here, but allowed on the Science Fiction & Fantasy site?
I found that the Science Fiction & Fantasy site indeed allows such questions.
What is the difference between the topics of these two sites that caused these different decisions?
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Where to ask about movies from my past that I can't remember? [duplicate]
When did this tag [identify-this-movie] become off topic? Where should we go now to ask about movies we can't remember?
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Why are ID questions not removed immediately?
Since ID questions are off-topic, why are the moderators not removing ID questions immediately right after a user posts them?
This question has been asked 16 hours ago but it's still online.
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Identification meta questions on the Twitter account
I’ve noticed a couple of questions being posted on the Movies.SE Twitter account recently that are no longer valid:
Movie identification details template
Can we prioritise non-identify questions on ...
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Should a link to the FAQ post for list of external sites be added to the identification close reason?
The current close reason for identification questions goes like,
Identification questions are off-topic, because they tend to attract low-quality and low-effort posts. The community has decided to ...
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Why was my answer deleted?
I'm trying to get a better understanding of the community here.
old movie possibly in 90's with multiple story
The above question was asked, and while I appreciate it's now on hold as a identify ...
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Why was my non-science fiction question moved to Science Fiction & Fantasy?
Last year, I posted the following TV-show identification question on the site:
What show did Yakko, Wakko, and Dot make frequent silent cameos in?
Animaniacs was an animated TV show made in the 90's ...
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Why was this movie identification question deleted so quickly?
A short while ago, we received this question asking for the name of a supernatural horror film. Obviously it's off-topic here, but it would have been on-topic over on SciFi.SE. I was halfway through ...
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Identifying an actor
I know identification questions for movies are off topic now.
What about Identifying an actor or actress?
I need to find about an actor in a movie. If I post a question now, is it get answered or ...
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How was the criteria chosen for deleting the identify-X questions?
I recently read the post describing the criteria used to purge the site of the least worthy of the identify-X questions. The criteria used was:
They have a score of +5 or more.
They have at least one ...
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Identification Question Cleanup: Deleting old questions
As part of no longer supporting identification questions, we're starting the next phase of cleaning up the existing baggage. After closing and locking all existing questions, we now have to prune the ...
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How can I find the title of a movie from just a description or image?
I need to find the title of a movie or TV-show, but I only know part of its story and/or descriptions of scenes and characters. I might happen to know who acted in it or even have some images from it.
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Identification Question Cleanup: Closing existing questions
As part of no longer supporting identification questions, we're starting the next phase of cleaning up the existing baggage, which is closing and locking all the existing questions. This process ...
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Can I repurpose an old ‘identify’ question?
A while back I asked this question: What movie is this set from?
Now identify-this-movie questions are being removed (which I welcome - I was never in favour of them but took advantage in that ...
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About banning Id questions
I know a lot of users don't like them, but that's quite absurd and disrespectful to the users who do. And it's more absurd to change the rules retrospectively, deleting an entire (helpful) archive of ...
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ID questions about sci-fi or fantasy films
So apparently ID questions are going to be banned on this site.
Some of the ID questions posted here are about films in the science fiction or fantasy genres, which would be on-topic at the sister ...
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We are discontinuing support for identification questions
NOTE: While identification questions are not accepted on the site as detailed in this announcement, the community is currently reviewing this policy and how to proceed with these questions in the ...
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Can I describe a very sexual scene which is needed to identify a movie?
There was a movie I watched many years ago, and I don't remember almost anything, except for a... very sexual scene (which is very specific, so I think one who watched the movie can identify it by ...
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Identify-This-X question put on hold
I recently asked this question a few days ago, asking for some help identifying this movie, for which I had a very vague memory. That scene I felt was unique enough for it to be identified, and even ...
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Check in on Identification questions
The rather clear direction of this discussion together with the current situation on the site led to the conclusion that identification questions are no longer appropriate on this site.
Back in May ...
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Should one-liner ID answers be deleted or improved?
The problems with bad answers to ID questions have been discussed at Answering an ID Question, a PSA and How to handle low quality identification answers?, although not with any clear conclusion on ...
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Should we be deleting ID questions with positively upvoted answers?
I recently asked why this id was deleted. According to Napoleon Wilson, we are deleting closed ID questions without improvements after 9 days. This policy, in itself, is fine to me (although no one ...
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Do we allow character identification questions?
I just saw this question asking people to recognize a character based on some vague description. IMHO it's too broad and too much lacking in details anyway, but should we even allow such questions?
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Why was my "Identify-this" question put on hold for lacking information (off topic - Identification)?
Recently I posted a question of Identify X movie type. It was soon answered by some user, and I accepted the answer because I recognized it was the movie I was looking for.
My question now is, why ...
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"Identify-this" tagged questions
I've seen this many times. Most of the questions tagged with identify-this-movie or identify-this-'something' are not received well. Most of the time those questions were asked by new members and even ...
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Please don't redirect your anime ID requests to Anime.SE − we don't want them
I'm not sure if everybody knows this already, but after seeing a comment left by a user with a few thousand rep under a bad anime ID here to try Anime.SE, I thought it's worth mentioning:
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Explicitly clarify stance on image-only identify-this-x questions [duplicate]
Can "Identification questions containing only an image are off-topic here" be explicitly added to the guidelines for identify-this-x questions?
It would seem by convention that identify-this-x ...
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Would it be possible to automatically check "identify-this-x" questions?
We're probably all familiar with the problems that the "identify-this-x" tags cause (low quality, rambling posts often with little to no information on the thing to be identified). We also know that ...
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An example ID question
I have recently been browsing the newest questions tab and have noticed a constant influx of ID questions. It has been well-established that ID Questions will eventually kill this site and a lot of ...
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