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Banker Horse

I was wondering if someone wouldn't mind taking a look at the Banker horse article. It was recently promoted to GA and we would like to get some input (especially from non-horsey people) before shooting for FA. --Yohmom (talk) 21:57, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

Coordinators' working group

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mormon temple in raleigh

There is a Mormon temple in Raleigh, NC. Should the article belong to this WikiProject? LDS-SPA1000 (talk) 03:43, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

GA Sweeps invitation

This message is being sent to WikiProjects with GAs under their scope. Since August 2007, WikiProject Good Articles has been participating in GA sweeps. The process helps to ensure that articles that have passed a nomination before that date meet the GA criteria. After nearly two years, the running total has just passed the 50% mark. In order to expediate the reviewing, several changes have been made to the process. A new worklist has been created, detailing which articles are left to review. Instead of reviewing by topic, editors can consider picking and choosing whichever articles they are interested in.

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Southport move suggestion

There is a discussion at Talk:Southport#disambiguation requesting to move Southport and replace it with Southport (disambiguation). Comments welcome! 86.138.58.32 (talk) 23:36, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

Durham

The article Durham has been a source of contention on Wikipedia for years. Now there is a formal request to move the article to a less ambiguous page name and move Durham (disambiguation) to Durham. See Talk:Durham#Requested move. --Una Smith (talk) 20:59, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Elizabeth City, North Carolina

This article has been vandalised but I don't have the expertise or time to thoroughly repair it. I've therefore down-rated it to "start" until someone can do a proper job. 18:08, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

You're right, vandalism was rampant and those attempting to stop it missed parts. In an attempt to recover correct information, I reverted the article back to the April 6th version. Any good faith information needs to be reintroduced into the article. --Triadian (talk) 20:50, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

Leon Levine

Leon Levine is one of North Carolina's most successful people and one of it's largest givers. I would like to see the article evaluated. Nomad2u2001 (talk) 20:18, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

Eden, NC link to William Byrd is Incorrect

The link to William Byrd from the article on Eden, NC is incorrect. I believe the Eden article mentions the correct one, mentioning he died in August 26, 1744. However the article links to another William Byrd (1540 or late 1539- 4 July 1623), who was an English composer.

Does anyone know more history on the correct William Byrd, the Virginian and North Carolinian businessman? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.46.200.232 (talk) 23:24, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

I've created a link to William Byrd II (also see William Byrd (disambiguation)). - Dank (push to talk) 00:14, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

Banker Horse

I was wondering if someone wouldn't mind taking a look at the Banker horse article. It was recently promoted to GA and we would like to get some input (especially from non-horsey people) before shooting for FA. --Yohmom (talk) 21:57, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

Coordinators' working group

Hi! I'd like to draw your attention to the new WikiProject coordinators' working group, an effort to bring both official and unofficial WikiProject coordinators together so that the projects can more easily develop consensus and collaborate. This group has been created after discussion regarding possible changes to the A-Class review system, and that may be one of the first things discussed by interested coordinators.

All designated project coordinators are invited to join this working group. If your project hasn't formally designated any editors as coordinators, but you are someone who regularly deals with coordination tasks in the project, please feel free to join as well. — Delievered by §hepBot (Disable) on behalf of the WikiProject coordinators' working group at 06:10, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

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If you are already subscribed to Article Alerts, it is now easier to report bugs and request new features. We are also in the process of implementing a "news system", which would let projects know about ongoing discussions on a wikipedia-wide level, and other things of interest. The developers also note that some subscribing WikiProjects and Taskforces use the display=none parameter, but forget to give a link to their alert page. Your alert page should be located at "Wikipedia:PROJECT-OR-TASKFORCE-HOMEPAGE/Article alerts". Questions and feedback should be left at Wikipedia talk:Article alerts.

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mormon temple in raleigh

There is a Mormon temple in Raleigh, NC. Should the article belong to this WikiProject? LDS-SPA1000 (talk) 03:43, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

GA Sweeps invitation

This message is being sent to WikiProjects with GAs under their scope. Since August 2007, WikiProject Good Articles has been participating in GA sweeps. The process helps to ensure that articles that have passed a nomination before that date meet the GA criteria. After nearly two years, the running total has just passed the 50% mark. In order to expediate the reviewing, several changes have been made to the process. A new worklist has been created, detailing which articles are left to review. Instead of reviewing by topic, editors can consider picking and choosing whichever articles they are interested in.

We are always looking for new members to assist with reviewing the remaining articles, and since this project has GAs under its scope, it would be beneficial if any of its members could review a few articles (perhaps your project's articles). Your project's members are likely to be more knowledgeable about your topic GAs then an outside reviewer. As a result, reviewing your project's articles would improve the quality of the review in ensuring that the article meets your project's concerns on sourcing, content, and guidelines. However, members can also review any other article in the worklist to ensure it meets the GA criteria.

If any members are interested, please visit the GA sweeps page for further details and instructions in initiating a review. If you'd like to join the process, please add your name to the running total page. In addition, for every member that reviews 100 articles from the worklist or has a significant impact on the process, s/he will get an award when they reach that threshold. With ~1,300 articles left to review, we would appreciate any editors that could contribute in helping to uphold the quality of GAs. If you have any questions about the process, reviewing, or need help with a particular article, please contact me or OhanaUnited and we'll be happy to help. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 06:51, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

Southport move suggestion

There is a discussion at Talk:Southport#disambiguation requesting to move Southport and replace it with Southport (disambiguation). Comments welcome! 86.138.58.32 (talk) 23:36, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

Durham

The article Durham has been a source of contention on Wikipedia for years. Now there is a formal request to move the article to a less ambiguous page name and move Durham (disambiguation) to Durham. See Talk:Durham#Requested move. --Una Smith (talk) 20:59, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Elizabeth City, North Carolina

This article has been vandalised but I don't have the expertise or time to thoroughly repair it. I've therefore down-rated it to "start" until someone can do a proper job. 18:08, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

You're right, vandalism was rampant and those attempting to stop it missed parts. In an attempt to recover correct information, I reverted the article back to the April 6th version. Any good faith information needs to be reintroduced into the article. --Triadian (talk) 20:50, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

List of United States federal courthouses in North Carolina

List of United States federal courthouses in North Carolina is now well underway. Many images are needed. Cheers! bd2412 T 20:42, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

I updated the list last night; I believe those are the only active courthouses; I will soon update with the former courthouses in Wilkesboro, Rockingham and Salisbury soon. In addition, I'm going to be taking and uploading user pics of as many of these as possible.Cdtew (talk) 22:39, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

Great! I've also adapted the GSA page into an article on the United States Post Office and Courthouse (New Bern, North Carolina, 1935). Thanks! bd2412 T 00:06, 28 December 2009 (UTC)