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For the nitpicky amongst us, here's Grammar Girl on [http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/historic-versus-historical.aspx the use of "historic" vs. "historical"].  To summarize, historic is important; historical is just old.  Of course, when dealing with local history, this can no doubt lead to arguments.  (She also tackles "a historic" vs. "an historic", but that's even less clear cut.)  --[[User:Lkseitz|Lkseitz]] 11:30, 17 January 2011 (PST)
For the nitpicky amongst us, here's Grammar Girl on [http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/historic-versus-historical.aspx the use of "historic" vs. "historical"].  To summarize, historic is important; historical is just old.  Of course, when dealing with local history, this can no doubt lead to arguments.  (She also tackles "a historic" vs. "an historic", but that's even less clear cut.)  --[[User:Lkseitz|Lkseitz]] 11:30, 17 January 2011 (PST)
== Largest city wikis  ==
Reviving [[User:Dystopos]]' post from last year, with somewhat updated statistics.  A copy of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_wiki#Largest_city_wikis Wikipedia:City wiki#Largest city wikis] with all the non-USA wikis brashly tossed out:
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Founded<br/>
!City Wiki<br/>
!Total Articles<br/>
!Total Images<br/>
!Total Edits<br/>
!Total Users<br/>
|-
|2004-06-24
|[[DavisWiki]]
|14,813
|20,957
|300,448
|13,354
|-
|2006-03-15
|[http://www.bhamwiki.com/w/Main_Page Birmingham, USA]
|7,502
|2,259
|67,336
|313
|-
|2007-02-06
|[http://www.omahawiki.org Omaha, USA]
|7,086
|1,408
|39,767
|622
|-
|2005-09-09
|[http://arborwiki.org Ann Arbor, USA]
|6,132
|780
|40,409
|934
|-
|2005-01-18
|[http://www.rocwiki.org Rochester, USA]
|6,040
|3,003
|75,019
|3,101
|-
|2006-12-05
|[http://www.mankatopedia.com Mankato, USA]
|3,984
|572
|15,254
|99
|-
|2006-02-27
|[http://www.scruzwiki.org Santa Cruz, USA]
|3,135
|1,603
|16,497
|98
|-
|2005-07-18
|[http://www.bloomingpedia.org Bloomington, USA]
|2,717
|1,159
|22,762
|2,480
|-
|2006-07-19
|[http://www.chicowiki.org Chico, California]
|2,495
|2,070
|18,245
|90
|-
|2009-09-28
|[http://portlandwiki.org/PortlandWiki Portland (Oregon), USA]
|443
|201
|4,315
|72
|-
|}

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"Historic" versus "Historical"

For the nitpicky amongst us, here's Grammar Girl on the use of "historic" vs. "historical". To summarize, historic is important; historical is just old. Of course, when dealing with local history, this can no doubt lead to arguments. (She also tackles "a historic" vs. "an historic", but that's even less clear cut.) --Lkseitz 11:30, 17 January 2011 (PST)

Largest city wikis

Reviving User:Dystopos' post from last year, with somewhat updated statistics. A copy of Wikipedia:City wiki#Largest city wikis with all the non-USA wikis brashly tossed out:

Founded
 City Wiki
 Total Articles
 Total Images
 Total Edits
 Total Users
2004-06-24 DavisWiki 14,813 20,957 300,448 13,354
2006-03-15 Birmingham, USA 7,502 2,259 67,336 313
2007-02-06 Omaha, USA 7,086 1,408 39,767 622
2005-09-09 Ann Arbor, USA 6,132 780 40,409 934
2005-01-18 Rochester, USA 6,040 3,003 75,019 3,101
2006-12-05 Mankato, USA 3,984 572 15,254 99
2006-02-27 Santa Cruz, USA 3,135 1,603 16,497 98
2005-07-18 Bloomington, USA 2,717 1,159 22,762 2,480
2006-07-19 Chico, California 2,495 2,070 18,245 90
2009-09-28 Portland (Oregon), USA 443 201 4,315 72
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