User talk:MuhammadAus

Tropic Thunder
Thank you for contributing to the article. I have reverted the statement about Russell Crowe because it is already mentioned in the Casting section about how he has based the character on the three actors. You pointed out on the talk page that you think he mentioned the other two actors and that everyone believes he is portraying Crowe. Although this may be true, we have to ensure that there is no original research and that everything is sourced with reliable sources. Suggesting "who can be compared to Russell Crowe for his deep gravelly voice and brooding macho image" requires a source that specifically states this. As a result I have removed it for now. If we can find a reliable source that states this, then it can be readded. Let me know if you have any questions. Happy editing! --Nehrams2020 (talk) 08:22, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
 * For Stiller being compared to Stallone (as well as Black compared to Farley), that was stated in the commentary by Stiller and Black. For the Alpa Chino nameplay, that was also stated in interviews, some before the film's release. I added two interviews to source this as well as several more sources for the Black/Murphy spoof. I don't believe that I'm "cherry-picking" parts of articles; over the many months I have gone through hundreds of newspaper articles about the film and I've tried to find the best sources possible to cover the information in the article. I'm not disputing that Downey could be compared to Crowe. I'm stating that the comparison has already been stated once in the article (by Downey himself) and it doesn't seem necessary to duplicate it. If we'd like to further the comparison based on "his deep gravelly voice and brooding macho image", we have to ensure a reliable source backs up. I didn't say there are no reliable sources on this, I said that reliable sources need to be added when you added the statement as it was worded without one. When you add it as it was worded, then it appears like original research. Now I know that there are various sources out there that compare him to various actors including Crowe, Lewis, Farrel, Mel Gibson, and Robert de Niro (and possibly others). If we can find sources for all of these and state something such as "...was compared by critics as portraying various actors including ...", then I don't think that would be a problem. The fact that he has stated it was a mixture of several actors and that he was compared to several actors doesn't really warrant a sentence stating it is only comparable to Crowe. Does adding a statement comparing him to the various actors seem reasonable to you? If so, I can start digging up citations to source such a statement. Thanks for your reply back and interest in helping to continue to improve this article. I definitely would like to touch up this area of the article before heading to FA. Happy editing! --Nehrams2020 (talk) 09:15, 22 February 2009 (UTC)