This article must adhere to the biographies of living persons (BLP) policy, even if it is not a biography, because it contains material about living persons. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourcedmust be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libellous. If such material is repeatedly inserted, or if you have other concerns, please report the issue to this noticeboard.If you are a subject of this article, or acting on behalf of one, and you need help, please see this help page.
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize Wikipedia's articles about people. All interested editors are invited to join the project and contribute to the discussion. For instructions on how to use this banner, please refer to the documentation.BiographyWikipedia:WikiProject BiographyTemplate:WikiProject Biographybiography articles
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Romance, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to fictional romance in literature and romantic fiction writers. If you would like to participate, you can edit one of the articles mentioned below, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and contribute to the general Project discussion to talk over new ideas and suggestions.RomanceWikipedia:WikiProject RomanceTemplate:WikiProject Romanceromance articles
This article is within the scope of WikiProject United States, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of topics relating to the United States of America on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the ongoing discussions.
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Women writers, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of women writers on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.Women writersWikipedia:WikiProject Women writersTemplate:WikiProject Women writersWomen writers articles
Latest comment: 12 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
The Sun Sentinel (Fla.) so reports in Fortune tellers defrauded bestselling author of $20 million, feds say, citing a federal prosecution of the scheme and identifying her via the phrasing, "Several sources with knowledge of the case said the victim is Jude Deveraux..." Including other victims doubles the fraud to $40 million.
Our Wikipedia article also needs info on Deveraux's son's adoption and death. --96.233.94.117 (talk) 13:42, 24 August 2011 (UTC)Reply
Hi. :) We would need something more definitive to report that she was victim of a fraud than "several sources", I'm afraid. Our WP:BLP policy requires that we use impeccable sources when reporting information on living people. As to her son's adoption and death (poor Ms. Deveraux!), certainly tasteful information can be introduced, particularly as the article you link indicates that it impacted her life. The article on her is still very short, and Wikipedia tries to keep articles properly "weighted". In other words, we're supposed to try to balance articles according to what is most notable about a person and what is most discussed in sources. So we should focus mostly on her careers as a novelist, with more passing references to other biographical materials, unless those biographical materials become a major focus of press. :) --Moonriddengirl(talk) 11:31, 27 August 2011 (UTC)Reply
.jpg){kind=small}