User:Napa56

I have been contributing anonymously to Wikipedia for several years and finally decided to go "legit" in September 2011. I am committed to the principles of Wikipedia, especially the neutral point of view, and try to improve articles in areas where I have some expertise. I always appreciate constructive criticism.

I was born and raised in the Napa, California. I moved away from Napa to Portland, Oregon in my early twenties where I lived and worked for about 2.5 years before returning to California when I moved to Los Angeles, California. I lived in the greater Los Angeles area from 1981 to 2018 and now reside in the Sierra Nevada foothills in Northern California.

I attended and graduated in 1978 from Napa Valley College with an Associate of Science degree in Telecommunications.

My interests

I have several interests including railroads, model railroading, History of California, motorcycles and hot air ballooning.

Disclosure of potential conflicts of interest

When editing on Wikipedia, I always strive to make improving the encyclopedia my highest priority. I edit most often in areas I care about, but I also edit in areas I've learned about and become interested in through Wikipedia.

Articles I've expanded, revised and/or added photos to

On my own

Aetna Springs, California | American Canyon, California | American Canyon High School | Angels Flight | Angwin, California | Antelope Valley Line | Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park | Basalt Rock Company | Beaulieu Vineyard | Bing cherry | Bliss (image) | Bothe-Napa Valley State Park | Brett Wallace | Bill Buckner | California Northern Railroad | California Pacific Railroad | Calistoga, California | Castello di Amorosa | Charles O'Rear | Chateau Montelena | Cristina García | COPIA | Dario Lodigiani | Fehlandt Lentini | Francis Ford Coppola | George C. Yount | The Great Train Story | Heitz Wine Cellars | Jim Landis |Jim Neidlinger | Johnny Miller | Justin-Siena High School | KABC-TV | Kolbe Academy and Trinity Prep | Lake Berryessa | Lake Hennessey | Lincoln Theatre (Yountville, California) | Mayacamas Vineyards | Mezzetta | Monticello, California | Mike Gibson (American football) | Napa, California | Napa County, California | Napa County Airport | Napa River | Napa River Flood Project | Napa Valley Opera House | Napa Valley Register | Napa Valley Wine Train | Philippe's | Prohibition in the United States | Robert Mondavi | Rocktram, California | San Francisco, Napa and Calistoga Railway | Santa Clarita, California | Shipyard Acres, California | Silverado Resort, California | Trefethen Vineyards | Tug McGraw | USS Bolster (ARS-38) | USS Clamp (ARS-33) | USS Oakland (CL-95) | USS Reclaimer (ARS-42) | Via Princessa (Metrolink station) | Vintage High School | Warren Brusstar | Williamson Act | Zodiac Killer |

Articles I've written

Santa Susana Depot | Queen of the Valley Medical Center (Napa, California) | Veterans Home of California Yountville | John Patchett | Charles Krug | Coombsville AVA | 2000 Yountville earthquake | Alfred L. Tubbs | Tulocay Cemetery

My redlinks

Future article ideas I'm doing research on. Feel free to discuss on my talk page.

Projects and Interests

This user lives in or hails from the U.S. State of California.

This user participates in
WikiProject California.

This user is a participant in the Trains WikiProject.

MacThis user contributes using a Macintosh computer.

This user runs macOS.

This user is a participant in WikiProject Motorcycling.