Talk:Ryan Gosling/Archive 1

Conflict
Rachel McAdams's page says she lives in Toronto with her family. This page says she lives with Ryan Gosling. Please fix or clarify if Gosling is considered family. Liek omg!!!!! cooki e caper (talk / contribs) 07:00, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

Headings & image
In so far as headings are needed at all in such a short article, it makes more sense to divide the text roughly into half than to place the heading after the first sentence; the whole article is a biography of Gosling, so why have a section that's virtually the whole article called "Biography"?

The image is thumb-nailed so that readers can decide whether they want to see a larger version or not; enlarging thumbs to a fixed size can sometimes be useful in order to make different images fit with each other (and with other elements, such as infoboxes and tables), but otherwise it defeats the purpose of thumn-nailing in the first place. It also loses sight of the fact that different readers will have different browsers configured differently; fixing the image size can radically change its relatinship with text, etc. --Mel Etitis ( Μελ Ετητης ) 07:48, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Mel Etitis it is impossible to win an argument with you, so I am not going for it. :) However, if we divide the text roughly in half, why not just go ahead and call them "Part 1" and "Part 2"? :) :) Mad Jack O&#39;Lantern 07:50, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

Citations Needed
The article is rife with uncited statements which, of course, we cannot have in Wikipedia. Please find references for all of the unsourced statemetns, or they will have to be removed. Normally, this would be lax, but this sort of removal falls under BLP, and so it needs to be sourced right away or removed. I'll check back a few days. At that time, unsourced data should eitherbe cited or removed. Arcayne  (cast a spell)  22:55, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm working on some of it. A lot of the cn'ed statements are easily verifiable; it's just a matter of googling.  María ( habla  con migo ) 23:45, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I think I've covered all of them. Does it pass?  María ( habla  con migo ) 00:30, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

A Londoner ?
I have challenged on the London, Ontario page that Ryan Gosling should not be noted as being from London. Although he was born there, he never spent enough time to be considered a Londoner. Based on his bio, he grew up in Cornwall and migrated to Burlington. I think he would consider those places his home. Can anyone shed some light on this. 216.191.213.114 (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 15:36, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Personal Life...
i found out that he and Rachel McAdams are going out again so can someone please change that in the personal life section..i dunno how, sorry :)   70.69.136.235 (talk) 00:48, 19 September 2008 (UTC)


 * First of all, you need a reliable citation. Second of all, as of August 2008, I have read in People Magazine that reps for both McAdams and Gosling are not saying anything about the relationship. We cannot rely on speculation alone and I believe that it would be best that we wait until it is actually official and reported in a reliable source. If you have any problems with this, please discuss! Ms. Sarita (talk) 00:59, 19 September 2008 (UTC)


 * I added info and a source, please feel free to undo if you feel that its unreliable. DrNegative (talk) 15:53, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

Deletion of Ryan's humanitarian work
Hi, just noticed that Ryan's work with the Enough Project has been deleted - don't know why, as it is important. Anyone mind if I reinsert it in one form or another? thanks.--Jespah 19:19, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from Tobogranyte, 22 September 2011
"Morman" should be removed (misspelled) "Mormon" should be inserted in its place

Tobogranyte (talk) 14:54, 22 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Fixed, thanks-- Jac 16888 Talk 15:01, 22 September 2011 (UTC)

Ryan Gosling attacking schoolmates with knives
There's been a post on Reddit about this line in the Early life section:


 * "In Grade 1, having been heavily influenced by the film First Blood, he took steak knives to school and threw them at other children during recess. This incident led to a suspension [12]"

The linked citation does not resolve, and thus no longer provides a reliable reference to this line.

I have found what I believe to be the same interview (same name: "Ryan Gosling's on a Roll", and about the same date as listed on the History page: Aug 2011), and while it mentions watching "First Blood" as a child, it does not mention anything about attacking anyone with knives.

My suggestion would be to remove the line until a current reference can be found.

174.112.199.150 (talk) 16:17, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

UPDATE: I've found the article. Different name as listed in the citation but the same authour and has the relevant information.

I'll edit the citation to reflect the new page. 174.112.199.150 (talk) 16:25, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

Recent edits
I am not comfortable with this 35% reduction of the article. Anyone willing to go through the edits? Nymf hideliho! 18:22, 25 July 2011 (UTC)

'''Viral internet memes about Gosling ''' I posted about 2 blogs dealing with feminist issues, and featuring Gosling. It was removed almost as soon as I posted it. Can someone tell me why it was removed? This was my first edit, so dont quite know how it works here, but do give me the feedback so I can keep contributing. This is the text I posted.

"He is also featured on two blogs- "Fuck Yeah! Ryan Gosling" and "Feminist Ryan Gosling."  They both use the meme format with pictures of Ryan Gosling with text that begins with the phrase "Hey Girl." Gosling is not known to have said any of the statements on these blogs though he is aware of them and has spoken about the popular blog "Fuck Yeah! Ryan Gosling" in an interview with MTV . The content in "Feminist Ryan Gosling" is academic in nature, with focus on gender theory and women's studies. The content on the other blog is mostly humourous." Mickey Su (talk) 19:21, 18 December 2011 (UTC)

There is also "PROGRAMMER RYAN GOSLING" blog   — Preceding unsigned comment added by Diimdeep (talk • contribs) 18:20, 9 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Hard to know where to start. First, the information is mostly trivia - not really about Gosling but about blogs about Gosling. Second, blogs are not reliable sources; yet, in a sense, we would using these blogs as sources for themselves. Third, the only secondary source is the MTV interview of Gosling (which itself is a trivia piece), but that is a copyright violation from YouTube and independently could not be in the article for that reason.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:27, 18 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks for this but a few more questions now. 1-Should this then be added under the heading of "External Links" or "Related Issues" or something to this effect (if youre saying its only trivia)? 2- The blogs don't give information about Gosling, true. But since they feature Gosling, would it not be interesting to say, a fan of the actor? 3- About the copyright violation which is very serious to me, can you direct me to where I can read more about why this particular instance is a violation? Would it be all right if I linked that bit to an article that spoke about him being on the MTV interview (there are a few out there, so I can do this). 4- What's this deal about trivia not being important to a Wiki page? Mickey Su (talk) 19:33, 18 December 2011 (UTC)


 * 5thly- Any issue with the phrase "Fuck Yeah! Ryan Gosling" or should "Fuck" have been "****" etc?


 * 1) No. See WP:ELNO.
 * No, not really, see WP:FANSITE.
 * 1) See WP:LINKVIO. Generally, YouTube videos can only be cited to if they are posted by an official channel of the copyright owner.
 * 2) Generally, we don't report on trivia. See WP:NOTRIVIA (the list of examples is not exhaustive), but it's often a judgment call.
 * No, that's fine. See WP:NOTCENSORED.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:55, 18 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks much. Now I just have to figure out how to get notifications for these replies so I dont have to keep checking back on this page :-o Mickey Su (talk) 04:11, 19 December 2011 (UTC)


 * I saw that someone had again put in a big section about these memes about Gosling. It was more detailed than the one I had put in and seemed cited. And these memes are getting to be a huge deal over the internet. But here I am, and again its gone. Who is so very very particular that this information about Gosling doesnt go up on Wikipedia? I am not able to track the changes and modifiers.
 * Also, can someone please tell me how I can get notifications for replies to this?!Mickey Su (talk) 19:25, 1 January 2012 (UTC)


 * these are getting to be a huge deal. i came here not knowing who RG is because of these memes.

207.237.138.225 (talk) 23:57, 23 February 2012 (UTC)

Director?
Why is he named director in the lede? --193.254.155.48 (talk) 13:53, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

James Gosling
Is Ryan Gosling related to James Gosling, the inventor of the Java programming language? I wasn't able to find any good information on this topic and was hoping someone did have this information.-Schnurrbart (talk) 01:29, 1 May 2015 (UTC)

No he is not related! Understudy1980 (talk) 23:14, 30 March 2016 (UTC)

Mormon?
I've removed the "Mormon Actors" category until someone can provide citation. Does Gosling self-identify as Mormon? -Porlob 18:26, 10 October 2006 (UTC)


 * I found a citation indicating that Gosling no longer identifes as Mormon. I've added it and the Ex-Mormons category. -Porlob 19:38, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Um, was he ever self-identified as a Mormon to begin with? I think we need to see a citation as to that preexisting religious preference to even mention it.
 * Actually, Gosling identifies himself as "Jewish", as mentioned on the following Youtube video clip: Interview with Ryan Gosling from "Lars and the Real Girl" at 01:32 --124.187.143.148 (talk) 11:56, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
 * No, he's not . --Phagopsych (talk) 04:30, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

He does not practice mormon Understudy1980 (talk) 23:19, 30 March 2016 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 28 July 2017
"Gosling will play an undisclosed role in the sequel to Blade Runner" should be changed to Gosling will play LAPD Officer K in the sequel to Blade Runner".

Also, his career since 2013 has a main heading. (It is no.3) It should be In his acting career section (It should be no.2.5) 220.247.252.237 (talk) 07:52, 28 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) (talk) 15:43, 28 July 2017 (UTC)

Oh please Ryan Gosling acted officer K in the movie it already came out - how is this a "good" article when information on it is outdated?

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Semi-protected edit request on 13 August 2019
Height: 6'0 1/2" (184cm) DOUBLE WHOPPER 375 (talk) 10:46, 13 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Unsourced, and no explanation of significance Begoon 12:33, 13 August 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 November 2019
2601:19B:8200:98B0:7422:B38C:5B1A:573D (talk) 22:01, 20 November 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 January 2022
In the introduction, 2nd paragraph, 1st sentence, the word "successful" is missing, which makes the sentence incorrect. I.e., change "Gosling gained wider recognition in 2004 with a leading role in the commercially romance The Notebook" to "Gosling gained wider recognition in 2004 with a leading role in the commercially successful romance The Notebook" Invigoro (talk) 02:27, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ Cannolis (talk) 04:25, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

Link to Canada
The link to Canada is missing in the infobox... Good morning Cyygma (talk) 08:40, 12 February 2022 (UTC)

Moving to Australia
The gentleman is moving to Australia for good. Down under!

There is a source. "https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/ryan-gosling-will-be-moving-to-australia-to-film-the-fall-guy/news-story/48d64cef695c7ed8dedda2f9054d6b1c?amp" 150.101.89.147 (talk) 14:23, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 October 2022
Partner: Eva Mendes (2011-present) Sohinisarkar28 (talk) 12:54, 17 October 2022 (UTC)
 * this is already in the infobox in the article. Is there another place you think it should be included? SPF121188  (talk this way) (contribs) 13:09, 17 October 2022 (UTC)