Talk:Billi Bruno

Age/Birth date

Both IMDB and TV.com list the same birth date as is listed here, but most sites of networks that run According to Jim and as such have biographies of each of the cast members imply her to be a year older, plus her official site states that she is twelve years old. Perhaps her year of birth should be 1996. I anticipate a response on my talk page. Hallpriest9 (Talk) 02:57, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

(I'll reply here so that others can see my response) IMDb and TV.com are not considered reliable per WP:RS. You should use the most reliable source for the date of birth, but if no sources have the needed reliability, just state all possible dates of births with the sources. – sgeureka ^t•c 15:05, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

This article reads as it was written by her talent agent

Removed needless trivia sections that have little or nothing to do with the scope of this article.

Real Name

Seems to be something else and not the one posted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.134.131.83 (talk) 01:03, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

The name Sarah Bruno is sourced with her tv.com bio. Do you have any source that counters this claim?--Atlan (talk) 06:19, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Atlan is right, here. Since our reliable source states her real name is Sarah Bruno, the correct pattern required by MOS:LEAD (specifically, see MOS:LEAD#Usage in first sentence) is to have her full, complete name first, followed by her stage/common name later. This is the version Atlan has been reverting to. Unless there is some evidence that that source is wrong (like, if we had a more authoritative source), it should stay as written right now. Qwyrxian (talk) 06:24, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Some sites are unreliable — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.134.131.83 (talk) 09:29, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

...Okay thank you for that general observation.:\--Atlan (talk) 10:27, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Or, rephrased, IP, do you have any specific reason to believe that that specific site is unreliable? Or a source that provides different, conflicting information? Qwyrxian (talk) 11:48, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

From The Ventura County Star Interview Billi uses Bruno as a stage name; it is not her family name, which her parents have not released publicly — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.134.131.83 (talk) 23:39, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Please provide some more interview about that interview. When was it published, on what page, is it accessible online, and, if not, can you please quote the relevant section? Qwyrxian (talk) 02:06, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

http://billibruno.awardspace.com/interview.html — Admiral William Bruno (talk • contribs) 02:20, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Well, I'm a little unsure of that source, since it's not the original, but even if it's an accurate copy of a reliable source, I'm not sure it changes anything. We have to call this article something, even if we don't know her real name. One source says her real first name is Sarah. We have no sources that contradict that. If we can get the full original publication info, we could consider adding a statement that says that at least one source says that we don't actually know her last name. Do you know the original publication date or page number? I tried to search for it myself, but the VCS doesn't seem to have online archives. Qwyrxian (talk) 06:51, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

How is this relevant? The interview, which is quite outdated considering it's 8 years old from a now 13 year old girl, states Bruno is a stage name. Isn't it her first name which is disputed here, or did I completely miss the point of the edit warring over the name Sarah?--Atlan (talk) 12:17, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

I think the point is that if a reliable source (which that probably is) says that even her last name is not real, it should make us question the tv.com entry in its entirety, since it claims her birth name is "Sarah Bruno". Before changing the article, I'd like to get original publication info from the VCS. IP, do you have that info? If not, I can try contacting VCS and see if they can confirm that they printed it and provide a full citation. If its confirmed, then we would have to change the intro, although not to either of the ways written so far. Qwyrxian (talk) 23:24, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

The fact that the interview claims the girl uses a stage name actually lends credence to the fact that Billi is not her birth name. The IP, muddled as its arguments are, seems to contend the name is not Sarah. Whether Bruno is her real last name is another point entirely and it is not what was initially disputed. Anyway, her sisters are credited with the last name "Russo", which may also be a stage name or Sarah/Billi's real last name. Without a reliable source we'll never know.--Atlan (talk) 23:59, 13 July 2011 (UTC)