User talk:Nbrozo3795/sandbox

draft comments
Hi I'm providing online support for your class at UMD and I have a few comments on your draft: The concern about meeting wikipedia's requirements for inclusion only apply to this article when it is moved into the "main space" (i.e. when it is moved to Betty Lasky). You can continue to work on the draft regardless, but I would take care when considering whether or not to move it out of your "sandbox". Please let me know if I've missed any sources or if you have any questions regarding the above. Thanks. Adam (Wiki Ed) (talk) 00:47, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
 * The biggest issue I've found is that the subject of your article may not meet wikipedia's guidance for inclusion. The three sources you have noted in the draft are all to either community edited resources (which aren't considered reliable sources by wikipedia and so aren't generally usable to support claims) or to a page maintained by someone with a close relationship to the subject. I think this could be overcome with a very concerted search through the available sources out there on the subject but I would expect that wikipedia editors will take a jaundiced eye to an article on a writer sourced to imdb, goodreads and a page about her father.
 * I've tried to find some sources which mention Lasky but I haven't had too much luck. ISBN 1611680468 (pp. 79-80) covers (briefly) Lasky's work preserving hollywood history. may have a mention of her, but it's too recent an article for me to have access to it from JSTOR. The remainder of sources I found were mentions of her in acknowledgments and quotes from her in various capacities, none of which provide much biographical detail.


 * I totally agree with the points about notability and finding reliable sources. You may want to use this search, a little bit of info at NYT which seems to be the same Betty per this video, check the "WorldCat" and other links on the Authority control box now in your sandbox, a bit about her early life, identification as a film historian, screen writer, identification of film advisory committee and author... most of her notoriety seems to be centered around her father (like this), and a bit about her Hollywood friendships, like Nancy Reagan. But I'm finding only small snippets about her career.-- CaroleHenson  ( talk ) 17:49, 10 November 2014 (UTC)