Talk:Greensboro, North Carolina

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[edit] Cleanup

What is it that needs to be cleaned up on this page? LegCircus 02:44, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

I just added Andy Cabic to the famous residents section and noticed that it seemed cluttered. What about alphabetical order, and maybe organizing the section into parts that order people according to what they're famous for (i.e. Famous Musicians, Famous Sports Professionals, Famous Authors, etc.). Also, what's with the Chris Daughtry entry? They way I read it it seemed that he should be listed in the McLeansville or Oak ridge famous residents sections or, assuming Oak Ridge counts as a part of Greensboro, do we edit his entry to say he's from Greensboro? 65sense 15:17, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Triad Tower

It there any information on the future Triad Tower? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 216.54.213.68 (talk • contribs) 22:46, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Grasshoppers Logo

I removed the grasshoppers logo on the page, as it was blocking the content.--Jnelson09 00:30, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Greensboro ambush/massacre/shootout

The description of the Greensboro ambush, massacre, shootout, is a bit lacking. It's an extremely contestable point though. And the Klan, who caravaned into the anti-klan protest, got out of their cars and shot many of the protesters are not "counter-protesters." they did not counter protest - they got out of their cars and starting shooting. they had no interest in protesting. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 192.154.65.5 (talk • contribs) 06:02, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pronunciation

How is the name pronounced? Can someone add an IPA transcription? 86.136.94.95 01:32, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

What Greensboro?! It's pronounced grEEns-burr-Oh (where capital letters show emphasis on the vowel sound). As for IPA, I have no idea. (I live near Greensboro) --TinMan 04:20, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
Thanks, that helps. I asked because it seems to me that it could conceivably be pronounced [ɡɹiːnsbʌɹə], [ɡɹiːnsbɔɹoʊ] or [ɡɹiːnsbɹə]. Your response rules out the last one (I don't know if that pronunciation is even found at all in the USA, and the 1895 change of spelling in this case makes it even less likely here), but if there's emphasis on the last syllable, it makes me doubt if it could really be a schwa, as in [-bʌɹə]. I won't add anything to the article, because I'm unsure whether it's nearer to [-bɔɹoʊ], [-bʌɹoʊ], or something else. It probably seems really obvious to anyone who's heard "Greensboro" spoken, but the pronunciation of "boro"/"borough"/"burgh" as it varies around the English-speaking world is always a tricky one, so if someone who can transcribe it in IPA could offer some input, that would be great. 86.136.94.95 17:17, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
I understand. It seems as though the pronunciation of "Greensboro" didn't change when it changed names from "Greensborough". The last sound is definately an "O" vowel sound, as if you were reciting the alphabet. I'm not a linguist so I'm not pretending to know what those IPA symbols mean. --TinMan 18:08, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
If someone can provide me a good link where I might learn how to use IPA correctly (maybe I'm just skimming IPA too fast but it seemed unhelpful), I can give it a try. Otherwise, I could just use this chart at http://m-w.com. -- Omicronpersei8 (talk) 18:10, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
You might find International Phonetic Alphabet for English more useful than the main IPA article, as it lists example words so you can see which symbols correspond to which familiar sounds. 86.136.94.95 01:02, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
Perfect. I have always pronounced it [ɡɹiːnsbɜːɹəʊ] (greens-bir-oe). Given the traditional southern drawl, however, [ɡɹiːnsbʊɹəʊ] (greens-boor-oe) seems more correct. If it helps, I see the emphasis in the word as being only on the first syllable. -- Omicronpersei8 (talk) 01:25, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
Actually, I could agree with [ɡɹiːnsbɔɹoʊ] as well (although [ɡɹiːnsbʊɹəʊ] sounds natural to me). My accent may prevent me from recognizing the correct answer. In local usage, it seems like the second syllable in the word is all but ignored, but not excluded (so definitely not [ɡɹiːnsbɹə]). -- Omicronpersei8 (talk) 01:30, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
To be honest, I think [ɡɹiːnsbʌɹəʉ] is the closest. That's what I hear on the local news and basically everywhere. The next closest would be your "[ɡɹiːnsbɜːɹəʊ] (greens-bir-oe)" --TinMan 02:50, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
Sorry, I think I used the wrong "u" for the oh sound. It should be the u with two dots over it. I'll fix.--TinMan 21:48, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Gate City

Why is Greensboro's nickname "Gate City"? Is it a gateway to the Carolinas? Do the houses have many gates? It's just silly to have a nickname without an explanation behind it. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.161.226.112 (talk • contribs) 15:34, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

the rail hub made it a gateway to well, anywhere. Not really that creative, if you ask me. Cptjeff

I've lived in the area most of my life and I still don't know where that nickname came from. I've wondered about it myself. I just figured it had something to do with the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, but that's just a flat out guess. --TinMan 17:50, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

You're right about the railway thing. I now know. Interesting fact. --TinMan 21:51, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cleanup?

Around the "Education" section of this article we get into a mass of external links, some of which have their own page. Any idea what to do?AMP'd 00:18, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

With internal links (like this one or OTRS (random example)), red links mean that the page hasn't been created - blue that it has. With internal links, it's best to leave them in place: WP:LINK tells us that links should be kept where relevant to the context - obviously the links to schools here are much better than writing about each school in the article. Martinp23 21:03, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism?

I think some IP address vandalized this page...unless we didn't need Greensboro's history. If this was legit please revert my edit. AMP'd 20:17, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Yep - that was vandalism, and a good revert. If you want a formal definition of vandalism, see WP:VAND -- Martinp23 21:03, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] References

This page is very long to have no references at all—ideally every WIkipedia article will have references. I changed the Sister Cities link someone added into a reference, and added a Refs section. It'd be great if other editors could substantiate some of the great information in the article. —johndburger 02:32, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] More emphasis on Quakerism?

Although I may have simply been brought up in a quaker-biased community, I would think that this article would include more emphasis on the Quaker roots of Greensboro, since the Guilford woods were the beginning of the underground railroad near one of the Quaker meeting houses, and there are many other quaker meetings in the are for an area far from Pennsylvania. --65.188.149.173 04:37, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

   The Piedmont Triad (Winston-Salem, Greensboro, High Point pop. 1.4mm MSA)is still largely a manufacturing hub albeit an evolving one. The area is turning over from textiles, tobacco and furniture to a transportation hub, bio-tech and skilled manufactured products. The 40/85 corridor running from RDU-Greensboro-Charlotte is a rapidly growing area. NC will be the 7th most populous state by 2010.

[edit] Employment outlook?

I am curious, for those folks living here, are there employment opportunities and if so, are they more for blue collar or white collar? Seeing as it is a university town I would imagine things are looking good, but I just wonder, please. 24.165.20.220 23:17, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

Bridgestone Aircraft Tire is moving to Mayodan nearby, which has both white and blue collar jobs either evailable or becoming available. -Mike Payne 11:41, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Revert from Feb 18th

Hi - I just reverted an edit due to some provocative wording, about neighborhoods having won their fight by routing flights over other neighborhoods). While I agree that the article on Greensboro is out of balance, I suggest to attempt to represent either sides rather than letting onself down to the daily local political rant. Anyway - just a suggestion, I won't be opposing further edits here. Thanks, Jens Koeplinger 02:10, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

I agree recent edits have inserted a great deal of subjectivity to this entry. Hopefully the author will return to edit their own work. exwhysee

[edit] Neighborhoods?

It doesn't mention Lake Jeanette as a neighborhood. Is this not big enough to be considered? I'm moving there and am curious. Speaking of which, is it Lake Jeanette or Lake Janette? -Mike Payne 09:06, 21 February 2007 (UTC) The text refers to the influence of the "popularity of the automobile," then a moment later to "streetcar suburbs." Streetcars are not automobiles, and development along streetcar lines looks very different from automobile-driven development. So which is it here? Or are these two sentences actually talking about different parts of the city? - 66.37.81.26 05:18, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Size

I recently reverted a change that added the text "It (Greensboro) is also the 3rd largest city in North Carolina" because it was repetitive. I'm pretty sure that size refers to population, and the text was added right above a statement that said "Greensboro is the third most populous city in North Carolina". Can we figure out how large Greensboro is in terms of area and compare it to other cities to remove confusion? - AMP'd 20:33, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Blandwood Mansion Picture

I edited the caption under the picture of Blandwood Mansion specifically because the Mansion is mentioned, but no connection is made between that and the photo of the mansion itself. So I am going to change it back, do not change it. --68.155.245.251 00:59, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Famous People - Survivor

I changed Kelly Wigglesworth to Kelly Wiglesworth (both are the same page) because the spelling of the page that the link directs to is the second. There is no reason to correct the spelling to have two G's. - AMP'd 16:06, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Unique Park Neighborhoods

I removed the section about Greensboro's unique park oriented neighborhoods. Park neighborhoods are not unique to Greensboro (see Myers Park in Charlotte, Cameron Park in Raleigh, Roland Park in Baltimore...etc) nor do all these neighborhoods include the work park in their name (Starmount Forest, Lake Daniel). Most west Greensboro neighborhoods have parks within their bounds, but so do a great number in High Point, Winston-Salem, Durham, etc. It was a popular suburban template for most communities built on rolling terrain in the early twentieth century.

[edit] Inappropriate tone

Much of the arts section reads like a brochure:

  • See non-traditional and original works ...
  • Enjoy over 100 summer concerts ...

I can just delete the unencyclopedic bits if no one else gets to this. —johndburger 01:54, 9 June 2007 (UTC)