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Request for article expansion[edit]

Somebody needs to add to the biography and flesh it out. Given Rob's age, he would have been vulnerable to the draft and Vietnam, and those were the two enormously big issues of the era when he was young, so the main article should include detail. This is germane because Reiner later became such a vociferous liberal advocate, and serving in a war when you are young shows whether you are willing to do (or not do) when your own life is at stake. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.49.27.38 (talk) 15:57, 31 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Rob "Meathead" Reiner[edit]

His name is Rob "Meathead" Reiner so stop changing it. 75.7.16.79 (talk) 19:30, 3 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Reliable sources do not refer to him as Meathead Reiner. That was the nickname of his character on All In the Family, decades ago. It's addressed in the Career section of the article, but does not belong in the lead. Schazjmd (talk) 20:08, 3 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest was declined. Some or all of the changes weren't supported by neutral, independent, reliable sources. Consider re-submitting with content based on media, books and scholarly works.

Robert Norman Reiner should be Robert Reiner:
Rob Reiner does not have a middle name:
I am his manager:

76.94.197.237 (talk) 18:40, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You might be correct, but Britannica, LATimes, and Hollywood Walk of Fame disagree. Schazjmd (talk) 19:07, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Because they are pulling the information from the internet, which is incorrect. I hold his birth certificate and work from his office. I can assure you he has no middle name 76.94.197.237 (talk) 20:46, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your help, Schaz. I'm also reaching out to the article authors you've referenced and have begun getting that info changed as well. 76.94.197.237 (talk) 16:52, 28 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Moreover, after User:Schazjmd advised you that reliable sources supported keeping the middle name in the article, you made the edit anyways. If you are actually Reiner's manager, please follow the conflict of interest policy going forward. voorts (talk/contributions) 03:42, 1 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Norman" was added by Special:Contributions/2600:1002:b10e:d0a1:d161:17e0:2501:8ba8 in June 2020. --MZMcBride (talk) 19:16, 5 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The September 9, 2018 version of his Britannica entry from archive.org seems to include "Norman" so it's not clear that other sources are copying Wikipedia here, hm. --MZMcBride (talk) 19:40, 5 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It's been removed from the LATimes source. However, the Hollywood Walk of Fame had it in 2014, before our article did, so I think the addition here was in good faith. (HWoF changed their page between March 31st and now to remove "Norman".) Schazjmd (talk) 20:16, 5 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Britannica had "Norman" back in 2016, and still includes it. Schazjmd (talk) 20:19, 5 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

As "tarantino" points out on the Wikipediocracy forum, the middle name was first added to Wikipedia back in 2009, by an indefinitely blocked user. Andreas JN 466 07:46, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

References

He referred to himself as a jew…[edit]

See this tweet. Maybe someone should clarify his personal information. He might be non religious but still considers himself a Jew.

https://x.com/robreiner/status/1712219295504068766?s=46&t=sQTBoNnde8b1rHUWlZD8bg Marcfromwestport (talk) 22:04, 4 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I think the article appropriately covers his ethnic and religious background and views, and I don't think the tweet contradicts that content. Schazjmd (talk) 22:11, 4 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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