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Disambiguation links on pages tagged by this wikiproject

Wikipedia has many thousands of wikilinks which point to disambiguation pages. It would be useful to readers if these links directed them to the specific pages of interest, rather than making them search through a list. Members of WikiProject Disambiguation have been working on this and the total number is now below 20,000 for the first time. Some of these links require specialist knowledge of the topics concerned and therefore it would be great if you could help in your area of expertise.

A list of the relevant links on pages which fall within the remit of this wikiproject can be found at http://69.142.160.183/~dispenser/cgi-bin/topic_points.py?banner=WikiProject_California

Please take a few minutes to help make these more useful to our readers.— Rod ^talk 13:58, 3 December 2017 (UTC) I strongly object, as an environmental consultant, and have ojected in the past, to the categorization of leaving water in a river, as nature intended, as an "environmental use". Rivers were not put on the earth for man to consume at will. I have made several corrections, and each time they have been reversed. I am now asking the Wikipedia moderators to correct this problem, which is clearly caused by a represententative of "Big Ag.". The usual figures for CONSUMPTION are 80% agriculture, 20% urban. Big. Ag. doesn't want to hear this. Nigelrg (talk) 13:20, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

Blake Ricciardi

Would someone from this WikiProject take a look at Blake Ricciardi? I am unable to find any sources which show that this person in Wikipedia notable enough for a stand-alone article per WP:GNG or WP:BIO. Googling gets a number of hits, but these seem to be mainly primary sources or trivia mentions and not the significant coverage in independent reliable sources needed for Wikipedia notability. It has been suggested that the article be taken to AfD, but I'm asking here to see if someone might be aware of better sources which can be used. The article was recently heaviy edited by an IP (most likely someone connected to the subject) who turned it into a mish-mash over promotional content. It was also most likely created by someone connected to subject. The article has been restored to the last table version before the IP editing, but even that doesn't seem good enough to avoid AfD. Thanks in advance. -- Marchjuly (talk) 21:54, 12 December 2017 (UTC)

Stop revisionist history

For several years, there has been an effort to edit into Wikipedia a false revisionist version of early California history. The central false claim is that in 1836 (or before), California freed itself from Mexico and became an independent republic like Texas. Revisionist favorite articles include California Republic, Juan Bautista Alvarado, and List of Governors of California before 1850. Help me maintain the historical accuracy of WP articles on California! WCCasey (talk) 21:13, 22 December 2017 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Help desk#Help me stop fake California history. --Guy Macon (talk) 05:53, 28 December 2017 (UTC)

Expanding Cannabis in California

The folks at WikiProject Cannabis are fine-tuning Cannabis in California, expecting an increase in views as California officially opens stores in January. I'd welcome anyone curious to take a look at the article, and either make any small corrections to mistakes, or provide input on Talk:Cannabis in California as to how the article can be improved. Thanks! Goonsquad LCpl Mulvaney (talk) 08:38, 30 December 2017 (UTC)

San Diego January meetup

 You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/January 2018 . RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 00:10, 3 January 2018 (UTC)Template:Z48

Somewhere under the tinsel

Does somebody at the Project have access to actual back issues of Variety or something? There are ridiculously high boxoffice numbers here (& elsewhere), which are (I'm told) supposed to represent annual take on release. The trouble is, they're sourced to websites using lifetime take, & that number is the one being used, which (I'm also told) is supposed to be reserved for the page on the individual film (which is confusing enough...). So, I'm hoping somebody has access to a source that records the actual number for the year & the film in question. Any help would be enormously welcomed (by me, anyhow). Roger Siskel ^{under my thumb} 15:01, 5 January 2018 (UTC)

Recommendation to assess "Disappearance of Gary Mathias" as a B-class article on WikiProject: California

After reviewing the article entitled "Disappearance of Gary Mathias", it appears that it may meet the requirements fora B-class article within the scope of WikiProject California. The article presents a multitude of verifiable claims, and it does so in a chronological order, omitting no known details. There are some sections/phrases that could be re-written for clarity, but overall the article is cohesive, understandable, and appears to be well-researched after investigation of a few sources. I recommend that it be placed in the B-class articles of the project's Assessment page. — OranL (talk) 21:30, 25 February 2018 (UTC)