User talk:Backstrnd

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Joseph Gale
Thanks for your additions to the Joseph Gale article. I have two suggestions: 1) If you use Show preview, you won't have to make so many edits in succession, which clutters up the edit history and makes it hard to track changes, and 2) if you use edit summaries, it is easier for others to see what changes are being made to the article. Be sure to ask me if you have any questions! Thanks and happy editing. Katr67 04:52, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

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 * That and the part about the HBC ship, where was that built and when? Aboutmovies (talk) 02:08, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Going by this it appears it was built at Fort Vancouver, which would seem likely for HBC purposes. Which means the Star of Oregon was still the first sailing ship built in what is now the state of Oregon. So, unless you have other info that shows the HBC ship was built south of the Columbia River, please re-do your entry. Aboutmovies (talk) 02:13, 4 October 2008 (UTC)