Talk:Wilmington, North Carolina

Radio

The radio stations have changes in the last month or so. They have been shuffled like a deck of cards and some are now on a TOTALLY different format i.e. rock to talk. I do not know all the changes, please update.m P.S. LOVE THE SITE!!!!

wilhewitt

Yes, Sunny 104.5 has changed talk hosts, I made minor edits. Will someone clean this up?

98.74.145.64 (talk) 03:09, 14 April 2013 (UTC)eorde

1898

There was some trouble about overthrowing the city government by force, and installing a new one. Troops were sent. What happened? 12.201.7.2 (talk) 02:39, 13 October 2018 (UTC)

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Pirates of the Caribbean

There is no evidence that Pirates of the Caribbean 3 was ever in Wilmington for filming. If it was so, please show some supporting documentation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.147.118.244 (talk) 06:00, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

I agree. The Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End page has a full list of places where the movie was shot and nowhere in North Carolina is ever mentioned. --Fromnc (talk) 08:19, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

I went ahead and took it out because it is clearly false information. If you choose to put it back in please let me know why on my talk page. Thanks. --Fromnc (talk) 22:16, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Sugar Ray Leonard

Sugar Ray's page says he's from Wilmington, DELAWARE. Anyone know which is right/wrong? --FatBean (talk) 06:51, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Delaware according to http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9379459. John Reaves 07:02, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

The 3rd para from the top, listing several famous Wilmington people, does not list Leonard (if it ever did). But the last para - "Notable Wilmingtonians" - had him listed. I deleted it. Can always be added back later if its found he was from Wilm. NC....Engr105th (talk) 02:44, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Temple of Israel (Wilmington, North Carolina)

I just created this stub, if someone wants to add it to the history section. I'm not sure where it fits because I'm not that familiar with Wilmington history, but the congregation is notable because it's the first synagogue in North Carolina. APK ^{yada yada} 08:52, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Unreferenced population figures

The second sentence of this article read like this: The population was 121,506 at the as of 2008, and Wilmington's metropolitan area had a combined population of 532,451 as of 2008.

Both numbers are artificially high and unreferenced. I replaced them with the latest population estimates from the United States Census Bureau, which say that Wilmington's population was 99,623 as of July 1, 2007. The three-county metropolitan area (New Hanover – 190,432; Brunswick – 99,214, and Pender – 49,865) had an estimated population of 339,511 as of July 1, 2007. --Acntx (talk) 15:01, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

The first sentence of the Demographics section read like this: As of the census of 2006, there were 100,000 people, 64,879 households, and 30,390 families residing in the city. I changed the number of people, households, and families back to the 2000 Census figures, since there was no census in 2006 and all the other demographic statistics in the section came from the 2000 Census. --Acntx (talk) 22:33, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

Neighborhoods

Below is the list of neighborhoods that I removed from the article. I am putting the list here in case anyone would like to clean the list up and add a reference.

Dry Pond, Princess Place, Carolina Heights, Houston Moore, Northchase, Greenfield, South Greenfield, Bellview, Creekwood, Castle Hayne, Smith Creek, Inland Greens, Murraysville, Landfall, Ogden, Porters Neck, Figure Eight Island, Pine Valley, Myrtle Grove (Monkey Junction), St. Andrews, Echo Farms, The Lakes, Masonboro, Navaho Trail, Seagate, Beau Rivage, Sea Breeze, and Churchill Estates.

--Andrew Kelly (talk) 07:06, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

THOSE ARE ALL NEIGHBORHOODS!!!!!!!!!!!! Why are they removed?98.74.145.64 (talk) 03:12, 14 April 2013 (UTC)Eorde

History Section

Wilmington Race Riot of 1898

I changed the subject heading "Massacre of 1898", as the event described is not called this and, factually speaking, it would be farfetched to refer to it as such. It is well known that these events are almost exclusively referred to as the "Wilmington Race Riot". The title of the main article, to which a link is provided, is also debatable, but I suppose should be discussed in the Talk section of that page. Also, since there is a main article for this event, I believe the contents under the subject heading on this page are unnecessarily extensive. It should be merged with the main article, if it isn't already, and replaced with a summary of the events. TruthInEvidence (talk) 16:07, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

• The article currently says the insurrection was inaccurately called a race riot. I went to the Wikipedia article to that term (via the link where statement is made that the term is erroneously applied to the Wilmington Insurrection) and saw a list with no discussion or definition, simply the heading "This is a list of ethnic riots by country, and includes riots based on ethnic, sectarian, xenophobic, and racial conflict. Some of these riots can also be classified as pogroms." and then a list that includes the Wilmington Insurrection. So, I think this disclaimer needs to be justified, explained or removed. I mean, why isn't "white Southern Democrats conspiring and leading a mob of 2,000 white men to overthrow the legitimately elected local Fusionist biracial government in Wilmington. They expelled opposition black and white political leaders from the city, destroyed the property and businesses of black citizens" a riot, and race is indicated in the article as the key factor. 2600:6C67:1C00:5F7E:C1E0:1BD6:49FE:7451 (talk) 01:26, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

Iron Man 3

There is not a single mention that Iron Man 3 primarily filmed in Wilmington, NC.

98.74.145.64 (talk) 03:28, 14 April 2013 (UTC)eorde

Wright Brothers source?

In the Transportation section, it says the Wright brothers wanted this airport to be built, but provides no source. In fact, the link it provides to the airport's own Wikipedia article provides no mention of the Wright brothers in its History section. Sounds made up, or at least urban legend, and should probably be removed. 75.138.157.244 (talk) 11:04, 23 September 2013 (UTC)

I've gone ahead and removed this sentence from the page until it can be verified. If anyone would like to try and validate this statement, the quote is below. //Btriple7 (talk) 17:21, 26 October 2013 (UTC)

This very airport was the original idea of the Wright Brothers which was spread on until enough funds were created to make it.

Merge Economy & Business sections?

I'm thinking the Economy and Business sections should be merged on this page. I see no reason for them to be separate sections. Also, the beginning of the Business section reads a little like a chamber of commerce ad and cites no sources. I would like to change that. Btriple7 (talk) 16:44, 26 October 2013 (UTC)

One Tree Hill's constant appearance on this page

There is basically no reason to mention that "One Tree Hill" filmed in Wilmington. A more notable series to mention might be "Dawson's Creek", which was the first major television series to film here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BROBAFETT (talk • contribs) 22:49, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

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List of mayors talk

The list of mayors is hidden by default and the show button is hidden under a photo, should we move the photos out of the way or make the table open by default? Pithon314 (talk) 01:23, 16 March 2019 (UTC)

The button is not hidden for me At 125% it wasn't hidden (my default layout) but at 100% it is hidden. The list is too large imho to have open by default. I'd recommend moving the photo. MartinezMD (talk) 05:35, 16 March 2019 (UTC)

Comment from editor ‎Gcreedon

why is there no mention of the Wilmington race riot of 1898? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gcreedon (talk • contribs) 03:23, 14 January 2020 (UTC)

Lead

I have removed the 1898 event from the lead to discuss here and hopefully avoid an edit war. MOS:LEADREL is the appropriate policy but does not give a lot of direction/examples to use. If we can't come up with consensus, we can request comments from other editors. MartinezMD (talk) 15:34, 20 June 2020 (UTC)

The Wilmington race massacre should clearly be in the lead. It's by far one of the most notable things about this town (leading to sustained and extensive coverage in newspapers and scholarship). The race massacre contributed to the decimation of the town's black population (or at least black voters): Wilmington had 125,000 registered black voters in 1896, it had 6,000 by 1902. It's not only basic historical context, but is helpful in understanding the changing demography of the town. Furthermore, the omission of this content from the lead would be an egregious example of racial bias on Wikipedia, as Wikipedia's mostly white editors scrub notable historical events that relate to racial minorities. Snooganssnoogans (talk) 15:39, 20 June 2020 (UTC)

I don't think it would be egregious bias. It is covered in the article. The question is one of weight. And my section title was "Lead", not "Wilmington race massacre in the lead". Please don't change my text again. MartinezMD (talk) 16:11, 20 June 2020 (UTC)

It would not be an egregious example of racial bias to exclude what is clearly one of the most notable aspects of this town? Why are you helping an account whose short history of editing includes obscuring the fact that a slave owner owned slaves[1], minimizing the role of an African-American chef[2], adding positive content to a press that frequently publishes bigots[3], and who wanted to edit the page for "Negro"[4]? Snooganssnoogans (talk) 16:36, 20 June 2020 (UTC)

My motive is not to help anyone, it is responding to a fairly stable article that has changed, so I am following WP:BRD. We are in the discussing phase and hopefully more editors will contribute. And none of the editor's prior edits appear inflammatory. The slave sentence he edited clearly left the ownership of slaves intact, and in modern usage, chef carries the implication of being specifically trained, so that edit is appropriate as well. Furthermore, none of the subsequent editors have found it fit to revert his edits. Perhaps I'm misreading you but you're coming across somewhat hostile. A collaborative approach is more likely to get results. MartinezMD (talk) 01:15, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

Agree with Snooganssnoogans that this [the 1898 massacre] should probably be in the lead. It seems to have had a long-term, significant impact on the town at multiple levels. In terms of organization, I'd probably have the town history as the third paragraph. (With the third paragraph moved up. Or maybe combine the current first & third paragraphs to have a new first?) As it is now, it seems a little awkward (IMHO).Rja13ww33 (talk) 03:42, 27 June 2020 (UTC)

I agree with you. I moved it down in the lead to be less awkward, letting the initial paragraph discuss the current city. What do you think? MartinezMD (talk) 03:59, 27 June 2020 (UTC)

Looks good to me.Rja13ww33 (talk) 04:10, 27 June 2020 (UTC)

Brandon Lee's death

Does anyone think this is worth a mention anywhere? We do mention The Crow being filmed there but not his death. To be honest, outside of hurricanes, it's one of the first things that crosses my mind when I think of Wilmington. (And I don't live that far from it.)Rja13ww33 (talk) 21:57, 15 July 2020 (UTC)

Seems noteworthy of a brief entry. I added it. MartinezMD (talk) 22:27, 15 July 2020 (UTC)

Thanks.Rja13ww33 (talk) 22:29, 15 July 2020 (UTC)

Sea Dawgs

The sports page lists the Sea Dawgs as an active team. They stopped posting on social media in 2013 and the last news article I can find is from 2015. The league they are in (Tobacco Road) stopped posting in 2018 and it looks like their website is down.

Does anyone know if this team still exists? If not, we should remove their information, or at least note that they are defunct. Gobucks1870 (talk) 15:50, 22 November 2021 (UTC)