Wikipedia talk:WikiProject California/Archive 2

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thread_title: Wigwag (railroad) FAR

message: Image:California Barnstar.jpg|The WikiProject California Award first proposed image only
Image:California Barnstar Second Proposal.jpg|The WikiProject California Award second proposed image only
Image:California Barnstar Third Proposal.jpg|The WikiProject California Award proposed image only
Image:California WikiProject Award Proposal.jpg|A very rough draft
Please see WikiProject California Award for a proposed WP:CAL project award. It would be awarded to persons who have made significant contributions to this project. If successful, I will need help creating its template. Ronbo76 16:18, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: As the sign image is up for deletion, it would have to change. But having a barnstar for the project may indeed be a good idea. —ScouterSig 16:51, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Great idea. However the sign just looks blurry. Maybe it souold be repaced with some text, like "California Barnstar". -Will Beback · † · 19:12, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Text will accompany it. This is just the initial image which can be still tweaked. If you are in favor, you should visit the link in my initial message and vote. Please see other proposals to indicate you should signify support/non-support. Ronbo76 19:35, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

text: Here is another design. The outline of the state is meant to show through just as the state flag does. The barnstar is an enlargement of the star in our flag and sits approximately over the state capital. Ronbo76 20:41, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

text: My intent is genuine. I just need help to get the wording correct to reflect it is a barnstar award. If someone could help rewrite the proposal, I would appreciate it. Ronbo76 22:20, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

text: My suggestion ... take
Image:Red star.svg|a red star
Image:Flag of California.svg| and superimpose the bear 
--evrik (talk) 03:32, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposal for the creation of a WikiProject Award for this project 

message: I just noticed today that, though we have an article on Half Moon Bay, California, we have no article on the bay itself. I was thinking of creating one, but what name should it have? Half Moon Bay is a disambiguation page. --N Shar 18:29, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I would go with its actual name ala San Francisco Bay. Ronbo76 16:38, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

text: *So, just overwrite the disambiguation page? Or should I put it at Half Moon Bay (bay) or something silly like that? --N Shar 18:25, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: In essence, if it is properly called Half Moon Bay, which I believe it is, I would suggest renaming the disambiguation page to Half Moon Bay (disambiguation) as it is the true diambiguation. It seems silly to call the HMB, HMB (bay) IMHO. On the new article, you would create the link to the new disambiguation named page. Ronbo76 18:38, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: *Done! --N Shar 23:27, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

text: I checked that prior to my post. The first 49 all linked to the city. There was one off. The disambiguation should take of the rest. Ronbo76 00:54, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Based on your info, the Half Moon Bay should be a redirect to Half Moon Bay, California, and NOT be the article on the bay itself. BlankVerse 01:41, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Check the "What links here" now: there are four articles. All the rest have been changed to link to Half Moon Bay, California. Saying that based on this information, the page should be a redirect is misleading, because there are tons of pages that should link to this one, but don't because there was no page here until today. --N Shar 02:44, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Half Moon Bay 

message: There is a discussion at the Los Angeles, California talk page to move the article to "Los Angeles." --Oakshade 23:44, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Los Angeles move discussion

message: Says that Moraga was responsible for naming many cities, among them Modesto.  However, evidence suggests that Modesto was named after William Ralston in 1870, after he refused to have the town named after himself ("es muy modesto").  Moraga explored California in the 1810s, hence it seems unlikely that he named Modesto, at least its present name. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Deccantrap (talk • contribs) 17:42, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Entry on Gabriel Moraga [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Moraga] 

message: The Article "Sonoma County, California" has been submitted as a featured article candidate. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Sue Rangell (talk • contribs) 01:51, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Featured Article Candidate 

message: Well, I'm sorry it's so bad. I wrote it, and I'm only 13. If you can write a better one, fine. Do so. But I bet you don't have a vacation home or live there, not do you? I'm going up there next week, I'll see if I can fix it after I get some more information on the town up there. And I know that it's not so formal, but if you need to know about green valley lake, I think it will help you a bit. I will try to improve it the best I can. I only have a "B-" in 8th grade english, so cut me some slack. It should also be bumped up to mid-importance, I mean it is The highest town on the mountain range. It should also be under "start". It is in some kind of form, although it does need much improvement. Note: this is the same text I put on the Green Valley Lake Talk page.
:Dont be discouraged.  See my notes on the article's talk page. Best Regards. Anlace 03:57, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: From the author of the Green Valley Lake Page

message: Check out the new WikiProject National Register of Historic Places Frank Lloyd Wright Collaboration. An effort to expand Wikipedia's coverage of Registered Historic Places designed by this most important architect. 
To join the collaboration or help out you can visit the collaboration subpage or the collaboration talk page.	
		
Definitely encouraging cross project participation here, as a number of prominent Wright designed buildings are located in California. 
IvoShandor 12:24, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: NRHP Frank Lloyd Wright collaboration

message: Can someone take a picture of the Hanna-Barbera Building at 3400 Cahuenga Boulevard in LA (see   )?  It would make a great free image for Wikipedia:Today's featured article/April 12, 2007.  Thanks guys.--Pharos 22:23, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: This is no longer high priority as April 12 has passed.  Still looks like an interesting building, though.  Thanks.--Pharos 21:09, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photo request for Main Page soon 

message: Dear Wikipedians, a list of possible California-related articles found by bot is available at User:AlexNewArtBot/CaliforniaSearchResult. Colchicum 14:34, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: New articles

message: Anyone have any objection to converting the WikiProject banner for use in ? If there are none within a week, I'll put in a request to have the WP:CAL banner converted. howcheng  {chat} 16:13, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  WikiProjectBannerShell