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Charles Manly
Sorry for delay Ive been away. It was a copyright violation. I deleted it temporarily until it was rewritten. Hope this helps Gl e n 14:25, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

Hello
Awbeal - I was just wondering how you feel about the quality of information at OurCampaigns.com, as you have cited it several times. Chronicler3 16:18, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Chronicler3: I think I first saw OurCampaigns.com as a result of one of your edits, just the other day. It seems that the information (much of which doesn't seem to be available online anywhere else) is reliable but I haven't done enough looking to know for sure. Incidentally I tried to sign up for an account and nothing happened. Any insight? Awbeal 17:13, 22 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Hmm .. I'm not sure. Feel free to try it again. I also have an account there. I think that OC and Wiki could have a symbiotic relationship - with Wiki offering a briefer overview of election coverage and additional information at OC. Just my thoughts. Chronicler3 03:38, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

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 * I don't know. I just thought it was inappropriate and didn't make sense. Something like that ought to go on the talk page, if anywhere. I didn't know whether or not Mr. Annas was notable enough to be on the list.  After my edit, someone else seems to have decided that indeed he is not notable enough. Awbeal 19:20, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

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Mary Easely
Hi. I got from another Wikipedian that she may run for governor in 2008. Maybe that's not true.

Politics rule 11:59, 25 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Fine, but you need to have some "official" source, some media report, or even a (reputable) blog to cite. I haven't heard anyone talk about her running for Gov, although I have heard people talk about her running for US Senate.  And the spelling of her name is Mary Easley. Awbeal 13:14, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Collettsville
Much of the information I placed into the artical was factual. Sources were included, and you deleted reliable and true information. I have already asked for you to be selective in the amount of inaccurate information you take off. Azruski 21:12, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Are you kidding me? The whole section called Establishment is totally without factual basis. The "source" link (http://www.thebluffsofwilsoncreek.com/history.htm) cited does not exist. The whole section called Local Traditions is without a basis in fact as well. The links cited are either about a completely different town (Valparaiso, Indiana) or do not include the fact that is being cited. The section on Schooling is not appropriate for a Wikipedia article or is not based on fact. The section on Church is not supported by the source cited. The section on Housing is not appropriate for a Wikipedia article. And finally, the section on Trivia is not supported by the source cited (which deals primarily with eastern NC). Again, let me point out that I am from this part of the state, so I know a little bit about it.  Awbeal 21:38, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

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Queens College
Hi- I see you added a note about Queens University of Charlotte on the Queens College page. Can I ask why you felt this was necessary? I would tend to doubt that people would ever confuse the two. However, I'll wait for a response before I revert anything. Best,Slapshot01j 01:45, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
 * I might add, Rutgers University was also originally called Queen's College, and nobody has deemed it necessary to put a link to Rutgers on the CUNY Queens page.Slapshot01j 01:48, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
 * I did it because the entry for Lena Springs had a link to Queens College, but it meant what is currently Queens University of Charlotte because when Springs attended there, its name was indeed Queens College. Perhaps Queens College, City University of New York ought to have a note directing people to the disambiguation pages Queen's College and/or Queen's University (disambiguation). Maybe that would be more complete than just linking to Queens University of Charlotte? Awbeal 12:19, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Done.Slapshot01j 19:16, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

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Correction to Henry Frye bio
Hello. I work with former NC Supreme Court Justice Henry Frye at the law firm of Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP, where Justice Frye serves as Of Counsel.

According to Justice Frye himself, the statement, "He went on to become the first African-American to complete a full Law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. [1]" is not factual.

Other than Justice Frye's own words, additional proof can be found in an article published in the NC Law Review (73 N.C. Law Review 675 (1995), "People: African American and Other Minority Students and Alumni," The University of North Carolina School of Law, A Sesquicentennial History; III. The Evolution of the Modern Law School: Crucial Trends that Bridge Past and Future, written by Charles E. Daye. Mr. Daye states, "Harvey Beech, J. Kenneth Lee, and James Robert Walker, Jr., concluded their third year of law school at the University and were each awarded the LL.B. degree in 1952, thus becoming the first three African-Americans to earn law degrees at the University of North Carolina.  Beech and Lee earned their degrees at the end of the spring term and the records list their date of degree as June 1952. Walker's degree date is listed as August 1952. Thus, the inference is that he completed his work at the end of the summer session in 1952."

Additional clarifications can be found in the transcript of an interview with Justice Frye by WUNC-TV, from the Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , and from the UNC General Alumni Association, News & Publications, From the Hill Online, "Harvey Beech '52 Never Liked Being First." 

Justice Frye requests this reference removed from his bio on Wikipedia. Thanks.

Newhitesell 17:40, 4 December 2007 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Newhitesell (talk • contribs) 17:35, 4 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Thank you for this information. I will certainly remove that from the entry. I only included it because I read it in several different places and therefore believed it to be accurate. With no information about why the line kept being stricken, I had to assume that the intent was malicious.  Now that I know that this is not the case, I apologize. Awbeal 17:51, 4 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Wonderful, thank you so much. He will be pleased.  And, I apologize as well.  It took me this long to figure out how to respond (talk).  Newhitesell 17:59, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

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Charles Manly
Greetings fellow Tar Heel. I see where the CM article has a lot of stuff about Alexander Manly. I suggest creating a separate article on the Wilmington editor. He is notable in his own right.Godspeed John Glenn! Will 18:35, 15 December 2007 (UTC)


 * You're right. I have done so at Alexander Manly. Thanks for the suggestion.Awbeal (talk) 17:51, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

I like the article. I'd like to see somewhere that the Wilmington riot was the first post civil war armed insurrection. i think i saw that in the N&O article. A shameful period! I edited the cite to a reference and created a reference section. It took me a long time to figure out how to do references but they pack a lot of information into an article. See my articles on Teddy Shapou, Anthony Atala & Raymond Garthoff. I still have some older articles I have to convert to references. I went to NCCU law school. I was laughing at the Frye comment about not being the first Carolina law grad. i have a b.s. in physics from carolina. took two classes at carolina law school. one from Nakell, that guy that got arrested twice for shoplifing. he represented Chavez M at one time.Godspeed John Glenn! Will 01:01, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

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My information is nowhere near complete but I've been here all afternoon and I got sidetracked from my original objective. Every time I found a history of one station, I kept seeing other stations' histories.

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Oops...
Oops, I was thinking of SR 639 as 'State Route 639" instead of "Senate Resolution 639". Thanks for fixing that! Aleta  Sing 18:33, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
 * No problem. I knew exactly what you were thinking.Awbeal (talk) 18:42, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

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Political party strength in North Carolina
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 * Thanks. I enjoyed the challenge. I don't have the time or inclination to go farther back. Besides, it would get pretty complicated if you go back into the 19th century.  And if you go farther back into the 20th century, it would be pretty boring (Democratic control of everything). Awbeal (talk) 19:18, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * That's true. Most states have been far more susceptible to changes in the national mood than has NC. Qqqqqq (talk)

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 * You're right. My mistake, and my apologies. Ward3001 (talk) 15:40, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

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Sorry I was unaware. I was told he was African American. And I havn't been editing it with lots of innacurate information. I created that page.. Simply it is just a mistake I made. Stop being rude. I did not see you're latest edit summary, which sourced that he was not African American. Tarheelz123 (talk) 19:53, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

North Carolina Council of State election, 2008
It goes without saying that I appreciate you correcting my many copy+paste errors in that article. But I thought I'd say it anyway. Bastin 17:03, 16 November 2009 (UTC)
 * you're welcome. Awbeal (talk) 17:11, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

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 * Sounds good.Awbeal (talk) 19:29, 5 January 2010 (UTC)

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Hello. I was wondering if you have any references to add to this article? You created it years ago and she's seems clearly notable, but it's been tagged for 3 years. Thanks forany help you can give on this. Regards, Markiewp (talk) 07:56, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Sure. Check it out. Thanks. Awbeal (talk) 17:32, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

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Nomination of Ronnie Ansley for deletion
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Are you still blocked? If so, let us know your IP address. PhilKnight (talk) 03:46, 12 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Hello User:PhilKnight - I was unblocked and now I am blocked again. How do I determine IP address? And what is happening? This has never happened before. Awbeal (talk) 23:55, 13 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi Awbeal, your IP address is given by websites such as http://whatismyipaddress.com/ As to what's happening, one of your underlying IP addresses has been blocked as a proxy server. PhilKnight (talk) 00:10, 14 February 2017 (UTC)
 * User:PhilKnight thanks for your help. That site told me 104.129.204.79 Awbeal (talk) 00:12, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

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Anita Earls
Hello, I see that you say in your commentary that Earls' term has begun on the state supreme court. If you could provide the language from the statue or constitution or wherever that stipulates her term began today or provide an article that shows she was sworn in, that would be helpful.

Thanks! Snickers2686 (talk) 16:21, 2 January 2019 (UTC)
 * That's an interesting thing. Under the North Carolina Constitution - https://www.ncleg.net/Legislation/constitution/ncconstitution.html - seemingly all state office-holders' terms begin on January 1, even though it does not require that specifically of the Supreme Court. How curious. And I can't find a statute that says it either. But there is a note in the official biography of the current Chief Justice that his term began on Jan. 1 - https://www.nccourts.gov/news/tag/press-release/chief-justice-martin-delivers-state-of-the-judiciary-address-to-nc-bar-association

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Ways to improve Toby Hampson
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Ways to improve Allegra Collins
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Nomination of Leslie Petersen for deletion
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Nomination of Jane P. Gray for deletion
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Nomination of Mary Fant Donnan for deletion
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Message from Project North Carolina
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Malcolm Buie Seawell
You beat me too it by 16 minutes! -Indy beetle (talk) 01:15, 5 May 2020 (UTC)

Awbeal (talk) 16:38, 5 May 2020 (UTC) sorry Indy beetle! I didn't do much. You've written a great article!

"Edison County" listed at Redirects for discussion
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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:2021 North Carolina elections


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The Warren Record moved to draftspace
I've moved this article into draft-space because with only two citations to self-published sources we clearly do not have enough to show that this subject meets our notability guidelines. I'm sure if it is a long-running newspaper there will be no problem finding sufficient material.

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Your draft article, Draft:The Warren Record


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