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I am in contact with the article subject via OTRS, and he states that he has tried to have corrections made to the article, but been reverted. I will be liaising with him over the next days or weeks to remove the errors where the sources we have don't match up with what he states to be the case. For example, the screenshot of ''Poseidon'' depicted a scene that he states he was not involved with, and the sources in the article are consistent with his statements. Please be on the lookout for good-faith corrections. ] (]) 03:42, 11 July 2011 (UTC) I am in contact with the article subject via OTRS, and he states that he has tried to have corrections made to the article, but been reverted. I will be liaising with him over the next days or weeks to remove the errors where the sources we have don't match up with what he states to be the case. For example, the screenshot of ''Poseidon'' depicted a scene that he states he was not involved with, and the sources in the article are consistent with his statements. Please be on the lookout for good-faith corrections. ] (]) 03:42, 11 July 2011 (UTC)
:I talked to Ron when I created the article and he did not have much problem with it. If you would like, we can set up a three-way.--] <small>(]/]/]/]/]) </small> 07:15, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

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Minor question

How is Fedkiw's surname pronounced? Is it FED-kew? — Athaenara 23:00, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Yes. Did I add it correctly to the article?--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTD) 23:52, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
Thanks. Yes, I think so. — Athaenara 04:10, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
I don't agree. Ron told me how to pronounce his name. "Fedko The "w" is a greek omega, and the "i" is silent. Ron"
Yes, Ron pronounces it "Fedco", so "Fedco" is right regardless of whether the origin explanation is correct -- GIrving (one of his students)

—Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.135.195.68 (talk) 03:21, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

Birthdate

Lead prose says "circa 1972" but infobox says "circa 1976". —97198 talk 04:39, 5 April 2008 (UTC) Ronald Fedkiw is in fact born the 27 February 1968. See his Ph.D.

Comment

I'm not going to do a full GA review, but I do have a comment: The entire "Personal" section needs a ref. Your friend Eddy of the wiki 01:10, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

GA Review

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

Hi! I am going to be reviewing this article for GA status, and should have the full review up soon. Dana boomer (talk) 18:42, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

GA review (see here for criteria)
  1. It is reasonably well written.
    a (prose): b (MoS):
    • A little reorganization of this article may be in order. At the moment, his early life is mixed in with his career, and the Personal section reads like a trivia section. I would suggest creation a new section named "Early life and family" or something of the sort, in which the information on him up through his collegiate career, plus the information in the current Personal section, is contained. Then, the rest of the information can continue to stay in the "Career" section. Let me know what you think on this...
  2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.
    a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
    • The first paragraph of the Career section needs a ref.
    • The whole Personal section needs a ref.
    • What makes ref #2 (FILMdetail) a reliable source?
    • IMDB (ref #6) is generally not considered a reliable source.
    • In this case it is just being used to document an Oscar. It has a backup ref. The notability of this article rests on the importance of his work to the motion picture industry. I am just throwing in a couple of decent refs to document an Oscar here. I could probably cut out the IMDB or leave it. I am fine with either.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 01:19, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
  3. It is broad in its coverage.
    a (major aspects): b (focused):
  4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.
    Fair representation without bias:
  5. It is stable.
    No edit wars etc.:
  6. It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
    a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
  7. Overall:
    Pass/Fail:

Overall, this is a very nice article, well-written and well-referenced. I have a few questions/comments about the layout and references, so I am putting the article on hold until these can be resolved. If you have any questions, drop me a note here on the review page or on my talk page. Dana boomer (talk) 18:59, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

Everything looks good, so I am passing the article. Nice work! Dana boomer (talk) 12:20, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

Misleading details

I am in contact with the article subject via OTRS, and he states that he has tried to have corrections made to the article, but been reverted. I will be liaising with him over the next days or weeks to remove the errors where the sources we have don't match up with what he states to be the case. For example, the screenshot of Poseidon depicted a scene that he states he was not involved with, and the sources in the article are consistent with his statements. Please be on the lookout for good-faith corrections. Jclemens (talk) 03:42, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

I talked to Ron when I created the article and he did not have much problem with it. If you would like, we can set up a three-way.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 07:15, 11 July 2011 (UTC)
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