Talk:Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Reynolds is currently a Media and drama good article nominee. Nominated by 750 h+ at 05:34, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

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Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Rodney Reynolds is a Canadian-American actor, producer, and businessman known for his roles in the Deadpool franchise and The Proposal. He started his career in the Canadian teen soap opera Hillside before landing the lead role in the sitcom Two Guys and a Girl from 1998–2001. Reynolds is also a business leader, owning Aviation Gin, Mint Mobile, and the Welsh soccer team Wrexham AFC. He executive produced the documentary series Welcome to Wrexham. 70.167.59.13 (talk) 19:40, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

MOS:SURNAME

Hi @750h+, I noticed you had restored Reynolds's full name in the "early life" section. I mean, doesn't MOS:SURNAME apply to this article? I know we would have to include citations in the lead if we don't mention his middle name in "early life". However, I don't consider it a violation of MOS:LEADCITE. Thedarkknightli (talk) 18:15, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It states, After the initial mention, a person should generally be referred to by surname only. The lead is supposed to summarise the article per MOS:LEAD, so therefore, the “early life” mention would be the initial mention, and the lead should not count at all. Additionally most featured articles on actors, like Scarlett Johansson, Josh Hutcherson and Emma Stone use the same format. 750 h+ 00:08, 16 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No, the initial mention is in the lead sentence. You also said "most FA use the same format" then gave a few examples?!?. I am sure we could find MANY FAs that do NOT repeat the full name after the lead sentence. --Malerooster (talk) 01:33, 20 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Thedarkknightli and Malerooster: no current consensus on this on Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Biography so I am restoring it to its previous condition until a consensus on that page is formed. notwally on that page has also brought up some excellent points on why the early life should count as the initial mention, as have many other users. 750 h+ 10:45, 8 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I actually believe we have reached a rough consensus on this issue. Thedarkknightli (talk) 06:33, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

MOS:GEOLINK

Hi, does MOS:GEOLINK apply to "Vancouver" when we've already linked "Kitsilano" in the same paragraph? Pinging @750h+, who thinks we can link both. Thedarkknightli (talk) 14:08, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

i wouldn’t think so considering it’s not directly following (i think if it were Kitsilano, Vancouver etc it would need to be applied but because they are apart i don’t think so 750 h+ 16:25, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

GA review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Ryan Reynolds/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: 750h+ (talk · contribs) 05:34, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: Alexeyevitch (talk · contribs) 11:06, 30 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm happy to do this review. I will be using the template below. Alexeyevitch^(talk) 11:06, 30 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Rate	Attribute	Review Comment
1. Well-written:
	1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct.	Grammar Put commas before "respectively" sentence case in [243] ... match donations up to $1 million... - add "of" Governor General Mary Simon - sentence case Spelling neighborhood → neighbourhood organisation → organization Prose Divorced from actress Scarlett Johansson, Reynolds has been married to Blake Lively since 2012, with whom he has four children. - I feel like this could be rephrased. although the details of the scope of the investment have yet to be disclosed - probably not needed
	1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.	WP:BLPNAME - it's somewhat unnecessary to name non-notable children here. I would assume the same would apply to his siblings.
2. Verifiable with no original research, as shown by a source spot-check:
	2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline.
	2b. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose).	[209] & [304] are missing the aurthors
	2c. it contains no original research.	Will do a spotcheck soon...
	2d. it contains no copyright violations or plagiarism.
3. Broad in its coverage:
	3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic.	Article is comprehensive.
	3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).
	4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.	No issues.
	5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.	Article is stable & free of edit wars.
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
	6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content.	File:Deadpool 2 Japan Premiere Red Carpet Ryan Reynolds (cropped).jpg, license good File:Kitsilano-Sec-3.jpg, license good File:Ryan reynolds.jpg, license good File:Ryan Reynolds 2014 TIFF The Voices Premiere.jpg, license good File:Ryan Reynolds by Gage Skidmore.jpg, license good File:Deadpool & Wolverine panel by Gage Skidmore (cropped).jpg, license good File:Rob McElhenney by Gage Skidmore.jpg, license good File:82nd Academy Awards, Ryan Reynolds - army mil-66450-2010-03-09-180346b.jpg, license good File:Green Lantern Comic-Con 01 (cropped).jpg, license good
	6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.	Image is relevant and caption is good - no alt text? Image is relevant and alt text and caption is good... ... same with the rest of them.
	7. Overall assessment.