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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.Apparently it is a major crime against nature for someone to have left childhood without reading The Chronicles of Narnia. My then-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. I suspect you have gathered that I like books.Like, in this case, means love, adore, revere, obsess over (take your pick). At last count there were over 1500 books in my house. This number causes movers to curse very creatively. I am mom to three rambunctious kids, 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.
My time here has become increasingly rarer. While I still believe in this project, and in particular the FAC process, real-world commitments and an unwillingness to deal with a ton of drama has led me to step back.
I actually like to research,Yes, I know that makes me a nerd. Isn't that why we're here? 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). I am slowly working my way through the list of Texas Revolution battles, although I occasionally wander into other articles for a change of pace.
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 [http://toolserver.org/~sql/sqlbot.php?user=Karanacs see this tool]. If I've lost my way, please take my tools away. (my recall criteria)
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Selected articles I have worked on
=Texas history=
- 22pxJim Bowie (reached 15px first)
- 22pxFrench Texas
- 22pxIma Hogg (collaboration)
- 22pxGrass Fight
- 22pxBattle of Concepción
- 22pxBattle of Goliad
- 22pxBattle of Lipantitlán
- 22pxJuan Davis Bradburn
- 22pxTo the People of Texas & All Americans in the World
- 22pxFredonian Rebellion
- 22pxBattle of the Alamo
- 22pxConvention of 1832
- 22pxConvention of 1833
- 22pxBattle of Gonzales
- 22pxTexas Revolution (collaboration)
- 22pxBattle of San Patricio
- 15pxSpanish Texas
==Lists==
=Other=
- 22pxDonner Party (collaboration)
- 22pxGumbo
Awards
View the list of Barnstars that have been awarded to me. They really mean a lot—thank you!
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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/2010 FAC reviews
- User:Karanacs/Catholic Early
;Research notes
- User:Karanacs/Donner - from Ethan Rarick's Desperate Passages for Donner Party
- User:Karanacs/Bokenkotter - from Father Thomas Bokenkotter's A Concise History of the Catholic Church for Catholic Church
- User:Karanacs/Duffy - from Eamon Duffy's Saints and Sinners for Catholic Church
- User:Karanacs/Calore - from Paul Calore's The Texas Revolution and the US-Mexican War''
- Talk:Texas_Revolution/Davis - Davis Lone Star Rising
- Talk:Texas_Revolution/Hardin - Hardin Texian Iliad
- Talk:Texas Revolution/Lack - Lack
- Talk:Texas_Revolution/Moore - Moore
- User:Karanacs/Roell - Craig H. Roell's Remember Goliad!
- User:Karanacs/Reid - Stuart's Reid's The Secret War for Texas
- Talk:Texas_Revolution/Scott Scott's After the Alamo
- User:Karanacs/Stuart - Jay A. Stuart's Slaughter at Goliad
- Talk:Texas Revolution/Todish - Todish
- User:Karanacs/Tucker - Phillip Thomas Tucker's Exodus from the Alamo
- Talk:Texas Revolution/winders - Winders Sacrificed at the Alamo
Useful stuff
- How to cap text:
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- User:Tony1/How_to_satisfy_Criterion_1a
- [http://stats.grok.se/ Article Traffic Statistics]
- Readability Checker
- [http://vs.aka-online.de/cgi-bin/wppagehiststat.pl Analyze page history]
- [http://toolserver.org/~soxred93/ Soxred93's cool tools]
- [http://toolserver.org/~mzmcbride/cgi-bin/watcher.py?db=enwiki_p&titles=User+talk:Karanacs Watcher]
- [http://toolserver.org/%7Ebetacommand/reports/CATCSD.html Sort CSD by time]
- [http://en.wikichecker.com/user/?t=Karanacs&l=all Wikichecker]
- [http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/public_domain/ PD Image overview from Cornell University]
- [http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=ariallimg#focus Art inventory copyright notices]
- [User:Quadell/copyright]
- [http://www.oxfordjournals.org/ Oxford Journal search]
- How not to break FAC
{{FAC welcome}} {{FACClosed|withdrawn}} - User:Dr pda/Featured article statistics
- D comes before G but L comes before G, no I mean D
- User warning messages
- Failed FAC does not equal consensus for article content
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