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Re: Fake IMDB credits

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Post by worthless-trash »

rurban wrote: post #113
dav_Oz wrote: post #14

I remember the imdb-ratings on movies from India were also absurdly high, I brushed it off as a cultural thing back then; but unfortunately [0] the rigging seems to be norm on imdb across the board (not limited to India). [0] https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/the-kashmir...

Indian fake ratings are a big thing, but from my own experience collecting good ratings, I can attest that keeping fakes out if the system is a big effort, and it cannot be done manually. I implemented a complicated but fair statistical system to keep fake ratings out from my site. But I'm only doing the top 3 film festivals, not all the crap. The manual blacklist is still huge. In the west the biggest offender is A2…

> The top Indian movies are usually better than the best western movies.

Is that because they are in your native tongue ? Or is there some kind of rating site.... oh wait ;)

Re: Fake IMDB credits

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Post by worthless-trash »

tresqotheq wrote: post #168
josephcsible wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Making up lies about yourself to make yourself look better than you really are is "fair play"?

Yes, it is called "Marketing". And the world runs on it.

There is a difference between marketing and lying yo. The fact that you can't tell the difference speaks volumes for your moral character.

Re: Fake IMDB credits

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Post by eru »

underlines wrote: post #167
walrus01 wrote: post #90

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Now imagine where he could get to if he had a high-vis vest and a clipboard

are you being sarcastig? This was the news a week ago: Guy got into front row at an open air concert, by wearing a security vest.

This strategy is widely known in folklore.

Re: Fake IMDB credits

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Post by duskwuff »

PebblesRox wrote: post #156
radiojasper wrote: post #62

"Besides being an Actor, he tried his luck in acting and singing." I thought I was cross-eyed for a second, but it really says exactly that. [0] [0] reupload as substack URLS are daunting to say the least: https://jasper.monster/sharex/Ygg0w8VuhP.jpg

I’m guessing it’s a failure of the author to proofread. The guy’s issuewire bio has a similar sentence without the repetition: “Besides being a successful YouTuber, he tried his luck in singing and music.” Seems like whoever wrote these blurbs is working from a template.

Definitely a template, and a very widely used one at that -- I've been able to identify hundreds, if not thousands, of profiles written using this template. Some highly formulaic phrases which are part of this template include:

* "He is one of the known names when it comes to [field]."

* "His incredible set of musical videos and songs makes makes him a known face in his circles and fans."

* "His expertise in making different types of songs makes his popularity soaring in the recent past few months."

* "[name] has already got verified on some leading music streaming platforms among the mentioned."

* "Since then it was no looking back for the [profession] as he kept on coming with one and the other."

* "Being inspired and dreamful by that, he wanted to be a [profession]. His deep passion and determination for [occupation] made him self-influenced and that took him a step forward."

* "[name] realized his true potential and today he's one of the [superlative] [profession] from [location]."

Re: Fake IMDB credits

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Post by rdtsc »

underlines wrote: post #169

I'm a Swiss working in Bangkok (I'm fluent in Thai). So I'm quite a bit acustomed to people cheating in many situations of life. When we started hiring a couple of Indian coworkers for management level as well as data science roles, I became close friends to the whole group. Whenever we discussed frauds like that, I always said that we shouldn't think people (or Indians in particular) wanna game the systems and not e…

> It's shocking how one nation can see themselves in such a negative way.

Wonder if the issue is that it's just perception, i.e. they just "see" it that way, or it is actually that way as in reality? It would seem the people who have first hand experience would be more familiar with the environment.

> Humans will game systems if the circumstances are right.

I think one interesting aspect is whether they view it as a negative or illegal thing or it's merely a cool "hack". They might not even feel guilty at all about it, and if caught would just try harder tomorrow.

Re: Fake IMDB credits

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Post by UIUC_06 »

Loranubi wrote: post #172
UIUC_06 wrote: post #126

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not being from the UK: It's not really pointless. Scotland is way different from England, and I haven't been to Wales but I think that is, too. As for Northern Ireland: I don't even need to cover that one.

I think the parent comment meant that, in this case, make them actual countries.

Not for the US to decide. They have a bit of history there.

Re: Fake IMDB credits

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Post by Dma54rhs »

personjerry wrote: post #30

Anyone know how to replicate this to get a knowledge panel for startup-building clout? Asking for a friend

Pay workers of tech magazines to write about the company just like these randons guys. Start with the cheapest bribes and move up to techcrunch etc - there's little morality in that sector so you're not the first to come to with it.

Re: Fake IMDB credits

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Post by bigiain »

eru wrote: post #183
underlines wrote: post #167

Earlier quoted context omitted.

are you being sarcastig? This was the news a week ago: Guy got into front row at an open air concert, by wearing a security vest.

This strategy is widely known in folklore.

I used to regularly do this by accident.

I used to live and socialise in a place where a lot of my city's security guards and bouncers drank, and became if not friends, at least familiar with many of them. (Kings Cross in Sydney in the 80s/90s)

I also used to pretty much exclusively wear black jeans, black t-shirts and when it was cold enough a black leather bike jacket.

I would often show up to clubs or gigs, and just get waved in by whoever was on the door because that assumed I was arriving for work.

I've never worked as security in my life.

Re: Fake IMDB credits

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Post by [deleted] »

marak830 wrote: post #134
throwawayaug8 wrote: post #120

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According to Wikipedia Elon Musk is the founder of Tesla. That's how reliable Wikipedia is

"The company was incorporated as Tesla Motors, Inc. on July 1, 2003, by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning.[13]" No, it doesn't.

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Re: Fake IMDB credits

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Post by IncRnd »

marak830 wrote: post #134
throwawayaug8 wrote: post #120

Earlier quoted context omitted.

According to Wikipedia Elon Musk is the founder of Tesla. That's how reliable Wikipedia is

"The company was incorporated as Tesla Motors, Inc. on July 1, 2003, by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning.[13]" No, it doesn't.

"It was started in 2003 by Martin Eberhard, Dylan Stott, and Elon Musk (who also co-founded PayPal and SpaceX and is the CEO of SpaceX)." [1]

[1] https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla%2c_Inc%2e

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