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Talk pages are for discussing the article's content, not posting your feelings about the subjects looks. Please use it as it was intended. Batman2005 20:59, 24 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Why is there no mention made of his criminal history before he became famous? This piece reads more like a fan bio than an encyclopedia referenceJeffpw 14:26, 27 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Concering the edit 08:08, 6 March 2006 Dfinch. Is there a valid reason for deleting the third nipple link from "interesting facts"? I think a well-confirmed third nipple, with reference links, is pretty much the definition of an interesting fact. I'm going to restore this unless some counter info / arguments are put forth. --Meneitherfabio 06:14, 13 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I tried to add the bit about him dedicating a book to his penis under Trivia, but for some reason it was removed. It seemed to imply that I had vandalised the article. It had to be an automated action - it was just too quickly reverted. Can't use the word 'penis' or something? --Anon, April 06

I distinctly remember seeing in the press that he had done this when his book came out. I will find an adequate source and re-ad the information. Pacian 07:17, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Filmography

I removed Ray Gun from the filmography because I could not find anything about it from google or imdb.com. If anyone has a credible source for it, please readd it and maybe make a new page for it. Also, I believe that the Brazilian Job will be coming out in late 2006 instead of 2007; this is according to imdb.com under the release date information. Again, if anyone has other sources saying that this movie is coming out in 2007, please move it back. If there are any fans out there for Mark, it could be a good idea to make a page for the movie The Truth About Charlie, so it doesn't stick out compared to the other movies. --Nehrams2020 08:50, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

For some reason his appearance in the TV movie "The Substitute" (around 1994) is omitted from imdb. And, he also considers Renaissance Man as his first movie. But, he did appear as a student in the USA Cable movie The Substitute. And, that was his first acting job.

Pruning

Hello. My apologies for having to tear this article down, but it contained copy-and-paste information from the Internet Movie Database, and as such, there really wasn't much else I could do. You can help with the rewrite here. Ral315 (talk) 17:13, 29 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Why not rewirte it directly in Mark Wahlberg (instead of Mark Wahlberg/temp)? The copyvio has been deleted, so there's no reason to protect this page ... -- 217.226.248.102 00:31, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It's standard practice in the case of a copyvio. I believe the point is to make sure that until a good article is written, that copyvio material isn't inserted on the main page. Ral315 (talk) 17:07, 13 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I saw the deleted history the only thing copyrighted is the trivia section. Most of the info wasn't copyied. Jaranda ^{wat's sup} 18:54, 6 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I restrored a bit more history as Partial Filmography sections are not copyrighted. If they are then every movie bio must be deleted. Jaranda ^{wat's sup} 19:08, 6 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, but filmography copied bit-by-bit from IMDb is borderline, at best. It wasn't partial, it was a literal copy-and-paste job from IMDb. Ral315 (talk) 17:06, 13 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've made a protection request at WP:RfPP, since you deleted the article and undeleted it, causing the protection to be removed. -- ADNghiem501 01:39, 15 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Guys, this was a little extreme, no? And FWIW, lists of facts are not copyvio material. Think about it; MW makes a certain number of films, in a certain order. So... the business which posts that list first "wins?" No one else may list his films in order? IronDuke 04:19, 25 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This has to be the worst example I've ever seen of Wikipedia chaos in action. Talk about cutting off one's nose to spite one's face! Utterly ridiculous!">Ronstock

'... extremely positive reviews'?

I think the 'extremely positive reviews' had to be more about movies, not that Mark Wahlberg just happened to play major roles in there. I'd cut 'extremely' and leave it at just 'received positive reviews' and those reviews must also be referenced.
-Mardus 16:50, 25 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

And if there's a need to show how good an actor he is, then perhaps it would be better to note some of the awards he has won. Yes, those facts would have to be taken, reworded and reformatted from IMDb, but, AFAIK, facts are not under copyright.

-Mardus 16:53, 25 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Made progress on the temp page

While the discussion continues, I just wanted to chime in and say I've added some more info to the temp page at Mark Wahlberg/temp. I'll keep adding there until the main page is opened back up. Doc502 17:59, 28 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Unprotected

I've unprotected the page considering the timeline and Doc's work on the temp page. Yank sox 23:24, 3 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Yank, I updated the page using the content I came up with on the Temp page. Hope this helps... Doc502 02:38, 4 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Early Life

Why is there no mention at all of his early life, dealing drugs, his drug addiction, arrests for assault and attempted murder. It seems odd that there is absolutely no mention of this. Most interviews he does contain a lot of references to this period in his life. It seems like a suspiciously obvious omission in this article.

Hate crime

I removed the following until I can find a reliable source.

As a teen, Wahlberg engaged in various acts of juvenile misconduct, which were often aimed at minorities. At age 16, he was convicted of assault after after committing a hate crime against two Vietnamese men after he had tried to rob them. As a result of his assault conviction,

I think a comment like this needs a citation.--Moonlight Mile 22:13, 11 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Here is a source: http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=2509542&page=1 also source [2] already used in the main article has information on this matter. hal--unregistered 26 October 2006

It's true. When he was young he hated black and asian people. And he has been in prison for attacking two asian men with a bat, intent to rob and beat them. Age 16. Additional: He tried to rob those vietnamese men and they resisted so he got angry and bashed them.TrueFuzz

His age is wrong. There is no way he could have been 39 when he was arrested for hitting a black man with a stick.

Sign your flipping comments, damn man.74.195.5.83 01:19, 12 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Prince Ital Joe

I'm not gonna write on this issue myself, but the only context in which I ever encountered Marky Mark was at the side of Prince Ital Joe with singles like "Babylon" or "Happy people"; "United" was even number one in Germany! It would be nice if someone with some more knowledge on music in general could elaborate on this a little. G Purevdorj 22:02, 12 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]