User talk:NorCalHistory

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I am taking an indefinite wikibreak.
I'll probably continue to make small fixes as I read pages, but I'll be away from active editing for awhile. Keep up the good work!

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[edit] Archives

[edit] Thanks to all for everything!

This has been an very interesting experience - thank you, thank you! BTW, according to a wikichart, it appears that some 2,500,000 readers saw the Feb. 14, 2007 Main page with the article intro, and some 100,000 readers clicked through to the article itself. NorCalHistory 17:27, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

To a great morale booster...
For awarding barnstars wherever they are due, NorCalHistory is hereby awarded this Barnstar of Community Support, for improving the morale of the Wikipedia community. May the support you lend the WP:CAL project motivate you in the days ahead!   ronbo76   

[edit] California star

The California Star
In recognition of your many contributions to articles about California. Thanks for contributing to Wikipedia! -User:Ronbo76.

Ronbo76 23:03, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

Updated DYK query On 17 January 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Castle Lake (California), 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.

--Carabinieri (talk) 11:24, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Triple Crown

Your majesty, it gives me great pleasure to bestow this triple crown upon NorCalHistory for your contributions in the areas of WP:DYK, WP:GA, and WP:FA. Cirt (talk) 20:04, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
Your majesty, it gives me great pleasure to bestow this triple crown upon NorCalHistory for your contributions in the areas of WP:DYK, WP:GA, and WP:FA. Cirt (talk) 20:04, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for contributions to the project, Great work on California Gold Rush, and congrats on getting it as a WP:TFA back in February! May you wear the crowns well. Cirt (talk) 20:04, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Britannica

The major objection to using the Britannica is that it is a tertiary source, as we are; it would be better to use the Britannica's sources, in an effort to be as reliable as EB is.

The accessibility issue is minor; we normally don't worry about accessibility if something is published, because someone will be able to check; and most of the Britannica's articles are also in the print edition, widely available. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 21:32, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

I would not view it as an absolute prohibition; but it is a weak citation; and certainly should be deprecated. Anything which can be sourced outside EB really ought to be; on the other hand, EB is one step up from the matters of common knowledge which don't require citation at all, even in FA's. See WP:WHEN. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 22:42, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Mount Shasta, California and semi-protect request

Replied on my talk page. -- Spireguy (talk) 21:19, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] California Gold Rush

You're welcome: the current semi-protection is for a month, so we'll see how it goes after that. Acalamari 22:44, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

On a similar note, I noticed you revert vandalism occasionally. Would you like me to grant your account rollback rights? It'll help you revert vandalism more quickly, but just remember it's only for reverting vandalism, and not to revert good-faith edit or for use in revert wars. Acalamari 22:54, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
Rollback granted. :) If you're interested in practice before use in the mainspace, see Wikipedia:New admin school/Rollback. Good luck. Acalamari 23:10, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
You're welcome! Acalamari 23:18, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image:California Clipper 500.jpg

First, thank you really for your work ! I translated the article about the California gold rush for the french wikipedia.

I would like to know more about your image. What kind of document is it ? and what's written on ? Thank you again ! Marion Touvel 62.35.238.79 (talk) 22:59, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

ps. You can answer to me here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.35.238.79 (talk) 23:01, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you...

...for your quick answer, and see ya, maybe, for next collaborative works between English and French portal of California !

Marion Touvel--62.35.238.79 (talk) 10:22, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] California Clipper 500-edit.jpg

Image:California Clipper 500-edit.jpg

An improved version. I hope it could be useful. Marion Touvel--62.35.238.79 (talk) 18:22, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Yes I want to submit this article as a featured article in French. For the French version, I need to translate the maps and to explain the French historic context (French Revolution of 1848, French Second Republic, and Second French Empire). For example, there is a French book (500 pages!) only about the Breton people in the California gold rush. --62.35.238.79 (talk) 10:14, 8 May 2008 (UTC)