User talk:Realitycheck2

August 2015

Hello, I'm Elizium23. I wanted to let you know that I undid one or more of your recent contributions to Mary Cunningham Agee because they appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. Elizium23 (talk) 23:24, 10 August 2015 (UTC)

Achieving neutrality in Mary Cunningham Agee article

I am disappointed that my recent, and way overdue, update to Mary Cunningham Agee’s Wikipedia page missed the mark for neutrality. As a Communication Director, I would very much appreciate your help in better understanding what it is that makes factual information with no “fluff” or glowing adjectives appear biased. I surely don’t intend this.

Is it the captions, the verbs or items appearing in series that are the most offensive?

Can you help me to understand why an honorary doctorate is neutral but a receiving the Centennial Medal of Honor from the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University of America or serving on the on the Board of the University College of Dublin’s Graduate School of Business has something to do with getting on a “soapbox?”

Another example: It is both an honor and an opportunity to teach when your insights are chosen for inclusion in an Anthology that ranges from Abigail Adams to Hillary Clinton. This is a 600 page hard cover book that is broad reaching and covers every point of view on the planet. This is clearly factual, neutral, and helps to convey Ms. Agee’s story.

In an effort to intuit how my writing needs to be changed in order to meet NPOV standards, I would like the offer the following for your review. I have reduced the quantity of material in my original post substantially and reorganized the material differently in the hope of presenting it more appropriately.

I truly appreciate your attention to these edits and help in publishing this information.

Board service[edit] Agee serves on the Board of FADICA and the Board of Overseers for the Aquinas House at Dartmouth College. She also serves as a Fellow of the Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology at Berkeley, on the President’s Council for Loyola University Maryland and the Advisory Board for Clinica Verde. (Note: This is factual, current. The information for this section presently on Ms. Agee’s page is not accurate or well prioritized.)

Empowerment of women and reform of corporate culture Ms. Agee is featured along with other prominent women in American Women Activists’ Writings – An Anthology, 1637-2002 [citation] and A Celebration of Women.[citation] Her commitment to providing practical resources to women and children resulted in her receiving a national Award by the members of the U.S. Senate and [Childhelp] USA. (Question: Should I cite the Childhelp website which if you dig deep enough talks about a National Day of Prayer in 2000.?} Agee’s views about reform of corporate culture, women in business and professional ethics have been presented at the Commonwealth Club of California, the National Platform Association, the Young Presidents Organization and the American Newspaper Publishers Association. (Note: If listing a series of key presentations is a problem and only one can be allowed, the Commonwealth Club of California is the most prestigious. Only 2 or 3 women have ever been invited to address this group.)

Enhanced educational opportunities Agee non-profit work includes a commitment to providing college level educational opportunities for women in crisis. This educational mission which includes men, women and youth from disadvantaged backgrounds is reflected in Agee’s board level service at the Catholic Schools Foundation, the Graduate School of Business at University College Dublin, the Gregorian University Foundation and the Thomas More Law School.

Recognition[edit] Agee has received honorary doctorates from Franciscan University, Loyola College, Stonehill College, Franklin Pierce College, Chestnut Hill College, Notre Dame College and the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology in Berkeley.[12] In the 1980s, Good Housekeeping voted Agee in their 100th Anniversary Edition as one of "100 Young Women of Promise" and she is included among the YWCA's Academy of Women Achievers.[44] In 2014, the Harvard Business School’s celebrated 50 years of women at the graduate school and honored Ms. Agee as one of 100 women whose work in the non-profit sector deserved special recognition. http://www.hbs.edu/news/Documents/full-book-final.pdf Her accomplishments in business were also recognized with presentation of the Centennial Medal of Honor from the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University of America and the Humanitarian Lifetime Award from the Wisdom Institute. Realitycheck2 (talk) 16:39, 13 August 2015 (UTC)