User talk:Kirk Hinrich

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Opinion request at WikiProject CBB

I found you through Category:WikiProject College basketball members and am requesting your opinion on an issue. If you have the time, please go to Wikipedia talk:WikiProject College Basketball#NEED HELP: Helms Foundation POY reference(s). Thank you in advance. Jrcla2 (talk) 15:00, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

Copyright block

You have been temporarily blocked from editing in accordance with Wikipedia's blocking policy for violating copyright policy by copying text into Wikipedia from another source without verifying permission. You have been previously warned that this is against policy. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make constructive contributions. Please take this opportunity to be sure you understand our copyright policy and our policies regarding how to quote non-free text. If you believe this block is unjustified, you may contest the block by adding the text {{unblock|Your reason here}} below, but you should read our guide to appealing blocks first. Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 23:04, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

You have previously been advised of our copyright policies multiple times, beginning with this caution in 2008 to your original account. Yet I see that on July 3rd, you copied content verbatim into Cherry Creek High School from [1] and you have also copied content into Lawrence High School (Kansas) from [2]. For example, you wrote:

A three-year high school course was organized, offering only the following subjects until 1880: algebra, geometry, trigonometry, English, Latin, Greek, general history, civil government, natural philosophy, and geology. The "high school" was held in a single room of Central. In 1889, the "'Old High School'", at the southeast corner of 9th and Kentucky, was built at a cost of $35,000. It was said to be "A marvel of beauty, convenience and cheapness." In November 1889, the first school newspaper, The Mercury, was published and was released every two weeks.

The source says:

A three-year high school course is organized, offering only the following subjects until 1880: algebra, geometry, trigonometry, English, Latin, Greek, general history, civil government, natural philosophy, and geology. The "high school" was held in one room of Central.... 1889 - The "Old High School," at the southeast corner of 9th and Kentucky, is build at a cost of $35,000, said to be "A marvel of beauty, convenience and cheapness." Nov. 1889 - First school paper, The Mercury, appears and is issued every two weeks.

Your edits to the latter article show some effort at rewriting, but as written the bulk of the material seems to constitute an unusable derivative work of that source. I have reverted to prior to your introduction of the history. When your block expires, please make sure that you do not restore any content that is pasted from or closely paraphrases from previously published sources. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 23:04, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

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Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there currently is a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding your potential block evasion. The thread is Block review. Thank you. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 19:41, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

Invitation to join WikiProject United States

Hello, Kirk Hinrich! 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) 21:20, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

Upcoming Wikimedia events in Missouri and Kansas!

You're invited to 3 exciting events Wikipedians are planning in your region this June—a tour and meetup at the National Archives in Kansas City, and Wiknics in Wichita and St. Louis:

Kansas City Saturday, June 16, starting at 9 a.m. — National Archives in Kansas City This full-day event will include a tour of the facility; presentations from National Archives Wikipedian-in-Residence, Dominic McDevitt-Parks, and Exhibit Specialist, Dee Harris; and time in the research room to work on projects. The focus of the projects will be scanning, writing articles, transcribing, or categorizing images on Commons. Wikipedians from St. Louis and elsewhere in the region are encouraged to make a day-trip of it and come to Kansas City for this special opportunity!
And two local editions of the Great American Wiknic, the "picnic anyone can edit." Come meet (and geek out with, if you want) your local Wikipedians in a laid-back atmosphere: Wichita Saturday, June 23, starting at 1 p.m. — Central Riverside Park Join the 1st annual Wichita Wiknic: The Sunflower State blooms Free Knowledge! St. Louis Saturday, June 23, starting at 11 a.m. — Forest Park Visitors' Center Join the 2nd annual St Louis Wiknic: The Gateway to the West is now The Gateway to the Wiki!

Message delivered by Dominic·t 19:57, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

Come to the First Topeka Meetup, January 15!

Come celebrate Wikipedia Day with other Kansas Wikipedians sponsored by Wikimedians Active in Local Regions in the United States (WALRUS) and hosted by the Topeka and Shawnee Public Library. Come chat, hang out and enjoy good company while find out more about Wikipedia in our regional community! RSVP at Wikipedia:Meetup/Topeka/Wikipedia_Day.

If you can't come, but still want to find out about events in the greater Topeka region (which may include KC, Manhattan, Lawrence, Salina, or other places where volunteers are interested) sign up for future notifications at Wikipedia:Meetup/Topeka/Invite list.

Hope to see you there Sadads (talk) 20:16, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

Discussion regarding WikiProject Kansas

I have started a discussion about making WikiProject Kansas a standalone project separate from WikiProject United States. Please join the discussion at the WikiProject Kansas talk page.

You are receiving this notice because you are in Category:WikiProject Kansas members.

Thanks, Ks0stm ^{(T•C•G•E)} 01:08, 25 January 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/The 50,000 Challenge

You are invited to participate in the 50,000 Challenge, aiming for 50,000 article improvements and creations for articles relating to the United States. This effort began on November 1, 2016 and to reach our goal, we will need editors like you to participate, expand, and create. See more here!

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May 2020

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Wikimedia US Mountain West online meeting

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