User:Karanacs

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If you're going for FA, if no-one else can help, and if you can find her, then maybe you can hire this user.
This user is a member of Wikiproject Texas.
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WikiProject Biography.
This user is a bibliophile.
This user enjoys reading romance novels.
This user is of Acadian ancestry.
This user is a code monkey.
A&M This user is a current or former student of Texas A&M University. Gig 'em Aggies!


This user enjoys Country Music.
This user helped promote Aggie Bonfire to the main page as Today's Featured Article on 22 December 2007.
This user helped promote Ima Hogg to the main page as Today's Featured Article on 1 April 2008.

Hi, I'm Karen. My username comes from the main character, Karana, in Island of the Blue Dolphins. After my class read this novel in junior high they christened me "Karana" too. The "cs" comes from C.S. Lewis, whose books I was reading when I signed up for this account.[1] I suspect you have gathered that I like books.[2] I am in my late twenties, married, and raising a toddler and a dog who thinks he is a person. I am a graduate of Texas A&M University (WHOOP!) and a huge fan of college football and Aggie basketball. I have spent most of my life in Texas, although I have also lived in Louisiana, Ohio, Michigan, Florida, and Massachusetts, as well as Italy and Canada. I am semi-fluent in French and I can be a good tourist in Italian.

Real-world commitments usually keep me off of Wikipedia on weekends. During the week, however, I can usually be found at WP:FAC; I enjoy reviewing featured article candidates, especially biographies and articles which concern history. I will review other types of articles if asked (or if I'm bored that day). I'm also a member of a really interesting project that aims to provide help to editors in getting their articles up to Featured status. It looks to be a lot of fun;[3] if you have never brought an article to FAC before and need help understanding the ropes, please let us know.

I actually like to research,[4] so if I'm not at FAC I'm probably working on my next article. I'm currently indulging an obsession with the history of Texas before it reached statehood (essentially covering the time period 1684–1845), although I occasionally wander into other articles for a change of pace. I am currently targeting Battle of the Alamo as my next Texas history FA candidate.

Contents

[edit] Selected articles I have worked on

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[edit] Texas A&M-related

[edit] Texas history

[edit] Author Biographies

[edit] Romance non-biographies

[edit] Awards

View the list of Barnstars that have been awarded to me. They really mean a lot—thank you!

[edit] Did You Know?

Updated DYK query On 14 July 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article CMA Music Festival, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
Updated DYK query On 16 July 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Andrew Davis Bruce, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
Updated DYK query On 2 September 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nancy Warren, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
Updated DYK query On 21 April 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article José Enrique de la Peña, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
Updated DYK query On 27 May 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lon Tinkle, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

[edit] Sandboxes

[edit] Useful stuff

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Notes
  1. ^ Apparently it is a major crime against nature for someone to have left childhood without reading The Chronicles of Narnia. My husband insisted I rectify that oversight as soon as possible, and then bought me a copy of the books so I would have no excuse.
  2. ^ Like, in this case, means love, adore, revere, obsess over (take your pick). At last count there were over 3000 books in my house. This number causes movers to curse very creatively.
  3. ^ Thanks to EyeSerene for the pretty wording.
  4. ^ Yes, I know that makes me a nerd. So?
  5. ^ By no means do I want to imply that I am the only editor to these pages; a lot of talented wikipedians have also been involved.