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The point is the common name won't be that important anymore, it could change and still link all the roles together.
With the introduction of a unique, unchanging primary key for each individual - we can call them anything we like, even have different names in different databases, as long as the key remains the same they will still all link together.

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I agree here... where is this info coming from?  Every name will have to be documented.

Fifth paragraph.

How should they vote on a list of undocumented names?

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The point is the common name won't be that important anymore, it could change and still link all the roles together.
With the introduction of a unique, unchanging primary key for each individual - we can call them anything we like, even have different names in different databases, as long as the key remains the same they will still all link together.

I understand that...I'm not an idiot. What I want to know is what name will be "assigned" to the primary key and how is that determined? Karsten keeps saying it could be the common name. Fine. How can we determine the common name for this new primary key when the CLT is so screwed up and we can't even come to a general consensous on how to use the CLT, profiles vs. titles?

Any name you like - that's the point! One profile could contain the name "John Smith", another profile "Johnny Smith", but as long as the key is the same they would still link. The program could even be changed so that the most common use in your database is the common name that is shown - everyone could have their own common name without any affect to the linking. The idea of a "common name" would simply not be that important anymore.

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Ok. I get it. And I like it. Only problem I see is what happens when we have two to three individuals with the same name? Each has his/her unique key but how do I know which is the correct one to use in my profile?

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But what if it is not a very well known actor? I know much about very few actors. If I see a name ... John Doe in a movie... and then see that there is more then 1... say 2 actors that goes by John Doe in the database... how do I know which to assign... I am not familiar with his name... I don't know his face... so I have no idea which it is. (And yes this is the majority of the cast I profile now)

The way it is now I just put in as it is credited... John//Doe and I don't have to worry about it. But in this case... if I am understanding it right I would have to decide whether to use one of the 2 that is listed or if I need to make a third for this name. Since I know absolutely nothing about the person... that would cause me to just say the hell with this and not bother contributing the cast lists because it just went from simply putting it in as I see it and not having to (what it seems like) worry about knowing every cast and crew member.

It is possible to have cast/crew and not know their faces or anything about them to be able to decide such a thing.

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The program forces you to parse the name, but it doesn't force you to "link" names you don't know about.
Now you can contribute a Johnny Smith as on screen, and most likely it will be approved.
With the new system, you will have to find out who he actually is and what other names he used, so that you can assign a unique identifier that identifies the person and distinguishes him from others.

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No matter if we use the old/existing system or installing a new. It's nessecary to "NOT" to be forced to link (regardless neither linking to "John//Doe" nor to [PERSONid]

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you can't contribute "just credits" even NOW.

Reality check: You shouldn't, according to the rules, but you do, and contributions get approved. 
I am not talking of exceptions, but of most contributions.
Actually, we do NOT verify each and every credit in order to determine if the same person behind the credits is also credited with some other names and if they are the same person.

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The profiler forced you to split the cerdit into the 3 name-parts. That's the same as choosing an ID, but less unique.
Contributing just "as credited" data is impossible.

The program forces you to parse the name, but it doesn't force you to "link" names you don't know about.
Now you can contribute a Johnny Smith as on screen, and most likely it will be approved.
With the new system, you will have to find out who he actually is and what other names he used, so that you can assign a unique identifier that identifies the person and distinguishes him from others.