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North Carolina has 100 counties, and the state has a lot of large counties (including Wake County where the capital is). Robeson isn't that much larger than the rest of the state's larger counties. Elle Bee14:13, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
@DiscoA340: I feel like most of these "Notable people of X place" lists are meandering cruft with an ill-defined scope and of little utility to the reader and do not enhance the understanding of a place. I see here you seem to have limited the list to people born in the county. Many other lists don't limit themselves to that. Lawrence McNeill and Margaret Modlin were born here, but did most of their notable work elsewhere. Richard M. Norment and Malcolm Buie Seawell were born elsewhere but much of their careers took place in Robeson. Why do we favor some over the other for inclusion? (I appreciate the simple criteria of place of birth for inclusion, but it makes for an odd balance of relevance) And at some point, if the county is large enough, a comprehensive list would be dealing with hundreds of people if not thousands of people, which I presume is why Los Angeles County, California does not have such a list. How does knowing that Modlin and McNeill popped out of a womb here enhance the reader's understanding of Robeson County? Why is it not good enough to simply keep that information on their own respective articles? The notable people who's stories are immediately relevant to the history of the county are mentioned in the History section (like Henry Berry Lowry). I know its standard practice for many of these county articles to have such list, but I find them utterly misguided and magnets for promotion of marginal characters (just look at the notable people list at Lumberton, North Carolina). -Indy beetle (talk) 08:39, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Indy beetle I understand and I'll remove most of the non-historical figures from the list. I don't want to inconvenience you and your work to get this article GA Listed. Also, how close do you think you are to reaching that goal for this article? Thanks and have a good day! DiscoA340 (talk) 22:50, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I don't mean to cause too much a fuss about it, it's probably something which will have to be decided upon in a larger discussion. As for this article, I'm making good progress I think. I think the History, Law and Government, Healthcare, Economy, and Culture sections are mostly complete. I might update some of the stats in the Education section and have considered adding a little about crime and law enforcement, probably in the Government section. The main things now are rewriting the Demographics section and rounding out the Geography part. I might split off the highways into a sperate Transportation section and rewrite it in prose, such as at Cape May County, New Jersey. -Indy beetle (talk) 18:25, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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As I live in the UK, I have the GDPR to contend with in fact-checking sources, especially with sites such as nrcolumbus.com simply blocking my access. With other sources being books, I cannot easily access them either. I spotchecked several sources that I could access and everything I can see is backed up correctly.
All seems good to me! This is a very comprehensive article covering history, demography, economy, culture, and everything else you would expect from an article in an encyclopædia. > Asheiou (they/them • talk)16:54, 6 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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