Talk:Mary Adams (activist)

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== non-neutral POV ==

The facts in the article seem basically OK, but I don't think it conforms to NPOV

[edit] Suggestions

I tried to be as factual as possible. What additions/subtractions would you suggest to improve compliance with neutral point of view? Thanks!

[edit] Suggestions

The wife, mother, grandmother facts sounded a little like campaign literature (though I don't dispute their accuracy). Maine native was arguably more relevant, so I left it in.

I also deleted the word unconstitutional. If you've got a good neutral cite to back that up, then you might reinsert it, but it should be adequately cited. Was the statewide property tax *alleged* to be unconstitutional? Was it *adjudicted* as such? I'm a little hazy on the particulars here, so something more specific would be helpful, assuming it's deemed consistent with NPOV to leave it in.

Also, there's a metion of the Rockefeller Award with no description or context. What is that? If it's a significant and meaningful award (which I think it might indeed be) then it should have a wikipedia entry (not that I'm asking you to make one, but it should be flagged as awaiting an entry).

Thanks for your work on this.

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BetacommandBot (talk) 04:12, 2 January 2008 (UTC)