User:Karanacs
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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 early thirties, married, and raising a small child (with another on the way!) 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; in March 2009, I was named a delegate to the Featured article director to assist in promoting and archiving at WP:FAC. I enjoy reviewing featured article candidates, especially biographies and articles which concern history and will continue to review as I can.
I actually like to research,[3] 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 working my way through the list of Texas Revolution battles, and I've discovered that it is a lot faster and less stressful to write a short article than a long one (which is why Battle of the Alamo is still languishing half-finished).
In June 2008 I became an administrator on the English wikipedia. I use the tools sparingly, usually in the realm of speedy deletions. To review any administrator actions I have taken, please see this tool.
I am related to User:JohnGluon.[4]
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[edit] Selected articles I have worked on
[edit] Texas A&M-related
Texas A&M University (reached 
first)- History of Texas A&M University (reached first)
- Aggie Bonfire
- Lawrence Sullivan Ross
- Traditions of Texas A&M University
- Aggie Muster
- Campus of Texas A&M University (not finished)
[edit] Texas history
- Jim Bowie (reached first)
- French Texas
- Ima Hogg
- Grass Fight
- Battle of Concepción
- Battle of Goliad
- Battle of Lipantitlán
- Juan Davis Bradburn
- To the People of Texas & All Americans in the World
- Spanish Texas
- Battle of the Alamo (see old peer review)
- Battle of Gonzales
- La Belle (ship)
- Mexican Texas
- Samuel Maverick (not finished)
- Siege of Bexar
- Alamo Mission in San Antonio
[edit] Lists
[edit] Book-related
- Georgette Heyer (reached first)
- Mary Higgins Clark
- Romance novel
- Historical romance
[edit] Awards
View the list of Barnstars that have been awarded to me. They really mean a lot—thank you!
[edit] Did You Know?
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[edit] Sandboxes
- User:Karanacs/Dispatches – where some dispatches are born
- User:Karanacs/sandbox – my todo list
- User:Karanacs/Siege of Bexar – must organize thoughts
- User:Karanacs/Jean Lafitte – total rewrite?
- User:Karanacs/Matamoros Expedition – should this be a separate article or part of Texas Revolution?
- User:Karanacs/2009 FAC reviews
[edit] Useful stuff
- How to cap text: {{hide|bg1=CornflowerBlue|contentcss=border:1px CornflowerBlue solid; |headercss=color:white; |header= |content= }}
- User:Tony1/How_to_satisfy_Criterion_1a
- Article Traffic Statistics
- Readability Checker
- Soxred93's cool tools
- PD Image overview from Cornell University
- How not to break FAC
- {{FAC welcome}}
- {{FACClosed|withdrawn}}
- D comes before G but L comes before G, no I mean D
- User warning messages
- Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Yes, I know that makes me a nerd. So?
- ^ Not his real name. A gluon is something really nerdy.
- ^ 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.
