Talk:James Van Der Beek

message: OK, before this revert war goes any further, both sides please consider this: can you cite to any published evidence that James Van Der Beek is Dutch?  And don't say "look at his name"; that's not enough on Wikipedia. --Mareino 19:50, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: That's why I reverted it. His name has been mentioned as being Dutch, but there are no actual reliable sources (like an interview, etc.) that mention that he has even recent Dutch ancestry. I.e. nothing like a grandparent or parent, even (and the IMDB is not a particularly trustworthy source in any of these matters). I'll take it out again until someone shows me something. In my personal opinion I find it highly unlikely that he's even "half Dutch" or something, but I could be wrong. JackO'Lantern 19:54, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dutch 

message: This why I hate Wikipedia:keyboard warriors who know nothing of academic research. I am a PhD student and while Twitter is not normally considered a viable academic source, we do use original sources in academia. This would include a diary that has been proven to be authentic. A verified Twitter account is an original source and one that I would allow my students to cite, if they were quoting an original source. Put it back in the article, the actor himself says he's Dutch, that's good enough.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.229.70.176 (talk) 05:57, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Response 2

message: This page should not be a repository for things that are going to happen.  It also should avoid current events, and especially wording things in such a way that they will become out of date (such as "JVDB  is currently working on..." Charles (Kznf) 01:47, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recent news, etc. 

message: I'm surprised there's no mention of Van Der Memes, either the phenomenon or his blog devoted to such.  It's fairly noteworthy, given it's about all he's had going for him lately.  Worthy of inclusion?  Esprix (talk) 17:41, 1 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Memes 

message: On Logo's New Now Next Awards show, 2011, van der Beek was the host, and won the #zomg award. Neither is mentioned, and specifics should be available on Logo's website.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.25.24.32 (talk) 17:36, 16 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Awards and career sections 

message: We should include in this article multiple rumors about his homosexuality. I have found several links, despite massive forum and discusions. 
* Van Der Beek Doesn't Care About Gay Rumors
* Wake Up, It's Tuesday! It's James Van Der Beek, Y'all!
* Top Hollywood scandals (just for info)
* ..
What do you think? Maybe just one sentence... --WhiteWriter speaks 14:31, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Homosexuality  

message: This is what I read now in the Personal Life section:
"On April 9, 2010, Van Der Beek announced via Twitter that he and his Boyfriend, business consultant Josoph Gordon Levitt, were expecting their first child together, a girl.[15] Van Der Beek and Levitt married on August 1, 2010, in a small ceremony at the Kabbalah Center near Dizengoff Plaza in Tel Aviv, Israel.[16] he took his last name"
come on guys, really? This is not even funny.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.48.114.43 (talk) 22:46, 2 November 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: It made me lol tho 2603:8081:8700:687D:C03A:CA51:C91D:F5B1 (talk) 18:30, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Editing girlfriend into boyfriend 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Van der Beek's height is given in metric first, with the conversion to U. S. customary given in parentheses.  This is not in conformity with Wikipedia's policy, which states:
Quantities are typically expressed using an appropriate "primary unit", displayed first, followed, when appropriate, by a conversion in parentheses e.g. 200 kilometres (120 mi). . . . The choice of primary units . . . should respect the principle of "strong national ties", where applicable:
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In non-scientific articles with strong ties to the United States, the primary units are US customary
Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Units_of_measurement
I would request that a change be made, placing the U. S. customary measurement first with the metric measurement being given in parentheses.  Thanks.Mwidunn (talk) 21:09, 22 November 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article does not follow proper language convention 

message: A pronunciation is needed because the surname is obscure and the pronunciation is not obvious. There are many ways to render foreign surnames like this in English, and pronunciations are sometimes idiosyncratic (compare Ed Koch, Jim Koch, Charles Koch). I could see it being pronounced, for example, /væn dər biːk/, /vɒn dər bɛk/, /beɪk/ and various other combinations. --Un assiolo (talk) 14:54, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: I've never heard anything other than /ˌvændərˈbiːk/. The only way one could be uncertain about how to pronounce it is to be familiar with Dutch phonology and orthography—but I doubt most English speakers even know it's a Dutch name in the first place. They just go by the spelling, and in English ee most often represents /iː/. Nardog (talk) 04:27, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pronunciation