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* Add more information to county articles (history, geography, etc.) |
* Add more information to county articles (history, geography, etc.) |
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* Adding an image of a municipality to their infobox on articles which currently lacks one |
* Adding an image of a municipality to their infobox on articles which currently lacks one |
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* Make articles for smaller state parks and protected areas in the |
* Make articles for smaller state parks and protected areas in the North and South Carolina |
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* Finding images or taking pictures of county/municipal flags (list of missing ones can be [[c:Commons:File_requests#Missing_NC/SC_flag_pictures|found here]]) |
* Finding images or taking pictures of county/municipal flags (list of missing ones can be [[c:Commons:File_requests#Missing_NC/SC_flag_pictures|found here]]) |
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Revision as of 02:27, 27 April 2024
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Things I do
- Add information to road/highway articles
- Locate county and municipal seals, flags, and logos
- Most things related to the Carolinas
- Take and upload pictures of North Carolina and other locations (full list) to Wikimedia Commons. Feel free to use any of my uploads on Commons (alternate link); most are either licensed under Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International or CC0 1.0 Universal.
- Update congressional district articles
- Update or add population statistics to county and municipal articles
Requests
- Add more information and/or make new articles pertaining to protected areas/sites and water bodies in North Carolina and South Carolina
- Add more information to county articles (history, geography, etc.)
- Adding an image of a municipality to their infobox on articles which currently lacks one
- Make articles for smaller state parks and protected areas in the North and South Carolina
- Finding images or taking pictures of county/municipal flags (list of missing ones can be found here)
Missing NC/SC county courthouse pictures
Please remove entries when images are found or uploaded. Specific locations of each courthouse can be found here.
Missing
- Bamberg County, South Carolina
- Beaufort County, South Carolina
- Cherokee County, South Carolina
- Dare County, North Carolina
- Dorchester County, South Carolina
- Florence County, South Carolina
- Hertford County, North Carolina
- Marion County, South Carolina
- Orangeburg County, South Carolina
- Saluda County, South Carolina
- Union County, South Carolina
Updated image needed
- Alexander County, North Carolina (postcard)
- Anderson County, South Carolina
- Ashe County, North Carolina
- Barnwell County, South Carolina (old photo)
- Berkeley County, South Carolina
- Cabarrus County, North Carolina
- Catawba County, North Carolina
- Chester County, South Carolina (old photo)
- Chesterfield County, South Carolina
- Currituck County, North Carolina
- Darlington County, South Carolina (better photo for infobox)
- Gaston County, North Carolina
- Gates County, North Carolina
- Georgetown County, South Carolina
- Greenville County, South Carolina
- Guilford County, North Carolina (two county courthouses)
- Horry County, South Carolina (better photo for infobox)
- Iredell County, North Carolina
- Jackson County, North Carolina
- Kershaw County, South Carolina
- Laurens County, South Carolina
- Marlboro County, South Carolina (old photo)
- Martin County, North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
- Mitchell County, North Carolina
- Moore County, North Carolina
- Randolph County, North Carolina
- Richland County, South Carolina (better photo for infobox)
- Union County, North Carolina
- Wake County, North Carolina (better photo for infobox)
- Wayne County, North Carolina (old photo)
- Wilkes County, North Carolina
- Yadkin County, North Carolina (better photo for infobox)
- Washington County, North Carolina (better photo for infobox)
- Watauga County, North Carolina (better photo for infobox)
Helpful websites/links
- Annual County Reports – Located on the NC Treasurer website. Consists of annual audits carried out by the 100 counties in North Carolina.
- Business, North Carolina – Website pertaining to business in North Carolina.
- Carolana – Website with information about North Carolina and South Carolina.
- Comprehensive Transportation Plans – Long term transportation plans for the state. Note: these plans are what the different municipalities want not what will be built (see the NCDOT's STIP map for the official plan).
- Dave's Redistricting – Provides up-to-date maps of current districts in the country.
- NCpedia – Online encyclopedia all about North Carolina.
- Robeson County, North Carolina / Scotland County, North Carolina – Good template articles if you want to make a county article GA level on Wikipedia.
- South Carolina Encyclopedia – Online encyclopedia all about South Carolina.
- U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts – Website published by the U.S. Census Bureau, with population statistics on counties and municipalities across the United States (New Hanover County, for reference).
Barnstars, thank-you messages, and other awards
Hello DiscoA340, I just wanted to say thank you for your recent infobox edits to the page Zebulon, North Carolina, it really makes the page look nice. That's all I wanted to say, thanks! Johnson524 (Talk!) 14:22, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
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Thanks for sanding the edges on Robeson County, North Carolina. I've just nominated it for Good Article status. May it be the first of well, at least a few county GAns. Indy beetle (talk) 04:05, 17 December 2022 (UTC) |
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an extra present because kittens are cute Cork12 04:51, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
- yes very cute ashfjlashflhf Cork12 23:25, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
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A message of comradery... -Indy beetle (talk) 03:47, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
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Thank you for helping out at Talk:Scotland County, North Carolina/GA1. Hope you are doing well. -Indy beetle (talk) 08:16, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
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I absolutely loved your photographs of your trip to London, and your recent trip to Washington D.C. - I really felt as if I was there. You captured all the small moments amid the big sights. Thank you so much. You're a tenacious traveller. No Swan So Fine (talk) 11:34, 11 October 2023 (UTC)
(From Wikimedia Commons)
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Thank you for improving Greer, South Carolina... Magnolia677 (talk) 17:33, 9 February 2024 (UTC)
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Thank you and have a great day!
– DiscoA340
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