User talk:A.Ward

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Mainspace articles, such as Touch screen filter, are not signed. Veinor ^{(talk to me)} 17:58, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

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Have you noticed...

...WikiProject Texas? Thought I'd point it out in case you're interested in participating. Hook 'em — e. ripley\^talk 15:30, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

E. Ripley, you had me at Hook 'em! Where do I start? Anneaholaward (talk) 15:38, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

Texas history

Hi Anne, I saw your post on WT:WikiProject Texas that you are interested in Texas history. That's great (even if you are a Longhorn - I bleed maroon ;)). Right now, User:Mcorazao and I are the only editors systematically trying to improve Texas history articles, and we could sure use help. I'm about halfway through bringing the articles on Mexican Texas and the battles of the Texas Revolution up to featured article status. Mcorazao has been focusing on 20th century history, particularly the Texas Oil Boom and events around Galveston. If you want to work by yourself, that means there is plenty of history out there to choose from; if you want to work with one of us, just pick your favorite article and we'll see if we can help out.

To get articles up to Featured Article status, we need to make sure they are all well-cited to reliable sources and that we don't delve into original research or copyvios. If you have any questions on those policies, just ask - both Mcorazao and I have been playing on WP for a long time. Happy editing! Karanacs (talk) 16:09, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

I can start out helping you, but then eventually write my own stuff as time permits. My favorite time in TX history is from the early mission settlements to the era of Sam Houston. The history of Sam Houston is really amazing and I have lots of books on him. Aggie or not, we are both Texan and that means something! Anneaholaward (talk) 16:13, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

Really you can help in whatever way interests you most. Just pick an article, roll up your sleeves and start working. Oh and have fun too. — e. ripley\^talk 16:24, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

It looks like our interests overlap pretty well - I started out with Spanish Texas and have been moving forward bit by bit. There are so many articles that need to be written - or rewritten/otherwise fixed - in this time period!! The Sam Houston article is in pretty bad shape, unfortunately, and could really use someone with good books to care for it. Another good source for reference material is the Southwestern Historical Quarterly, with most articles available free [1]. E. Ripley is right - pick a topic that interests you and start reading. If you want, let me know what article you pick and I'll watchlist and try to help out. Karanacs (talk) 17:30, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

Super cool, thanks. I am getting back into my writing groove these days and will check out Southwestern Historical Quarterly! Anneaholaward (talk) 00:48, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

Nice to see you back! Happy writing :) Karanacs (talk) 15:12, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

WikiProject Texas

Thanks for the invitation but I am a Californian and know very little about Texas history. I wish you well, though Cullen328 (talk) 00:20, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

Invitation to join WikiProject United States

Hello, A.Ward! WikiProject United States, an outreach effort supporting development of United States related articles in Wikipedia, has recently been restarted after a long period of inactivity. As a user who has shown an interest in United States related topics we wanted to invite you to join us in developing content relating to the United States. If you are interested please add your Username and area of interest to the members page here. Thank you!!!

--Kumioko (talk) 02:12, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

Thanks so much! I will definitely join, looks super cool.

Great, Welcome to the project and please let me know if you have any comments, questions or suggestions. --Kumioko (talk) 22:02, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

New Years Message for WikiProject United States

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Username

Hi Anneaholaward,

I noticed you changed your signature a little while ago. Just a heads-up: do you know you can request a username change at WP:CHU? I thought I'd suggest it because last time a contributor I knew changed their signature, they didn't know about WP:CHU, and after I told them about it they were happy and requested a change. It also makes talk page discussions a little easier to follow if everyone's signature matches the username that appears in the page history.

Cheers, Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 14:08, 14 January 2011 (UTC)

Thanks Adrian! You can just call me Anne :) I have actually been meaning to change my username since I got married many moons ago.

New WikiProject United States Newsletter: February 2011 edition

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See also section

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I get what you are saying. To me it would've been nice to have Arc in the see also, but I agree the article has other issues. A. Ward (talk) 19:05, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

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US National Archives collaboration

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Would you like to help improve Wikipedia's coverage of topics related to the National Archives and its incredible collection? This summer, the National Archives—which houses some of America's most important historical documents—is hosting me as its Wikipedian in Residence, and I have created WP:NARA to launch these efforts. There are all sorts of tasks available for any type of editor, whether you're a writer, organizer, gnome, coder, or image guru. The National Archives is making its resources available to Wikipedia, so help us forge this important relationship! Please sign up and introduce yourself. Dominic·t 15:22, 22 June 2011 (UTC)

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Wikipedia Loves Libraries Seattle

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