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Howdy there in Kansas City!

When you write for an encyclopedia you need to write for certain audiences in mind. The eight year old in Auckland, New Zealand who has never seen American football does not know the term "went 5-11". Writing like that implies that the reader has a knowledge of sports to a certain level. To a nine-year old girl in Bangkok, "went" might make them think of going to the bathroom. I continue to make this mistake also. But all contributors here at Wikipedia need to "write down" for the introductory level, of the person who may have never come across a certain subject before. A browser could just hit "Random article" and come to "Hank Stram", and we need to write in such a manner as it makes them read on, and want to learn more.

With the first reference to something in an article we all need to write in a basic explanation form, then after that in the same article you can abbreviate and use colloquialisms.

Hope this helps.

Good luck to all of us,

Read "Manual of Style" and "How to edit a page", etc.

WikiDon 02:19, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Need help uploading a photo or other image?

Go here > Special:Upload

Or, just ask, WikiDon 02:42, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Copyrights[edit]

Sir/Madam:

You can NOT just copy images off the Internet and post them on any Wikimedia site. This is a possible COPYRIGHT VIOLATION. Please read:

• Wikipedia:Image use policy
• Wikipedia:Copyrights

Unless you are the creator of the image, the image File:Vermeil hall.jpg WILL be deleted.

WikiDon 19:06, 25 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop adding nonsense to Wikipedia. It is considered vandalism. If you were just trying to experiment, then use the sandbox instead. Thank you.

Please refrain from vandalizing articles or you will be blocked from editing.

If you need help READ the Manual of Style and How to edit a page or ASK, or BOTH.

WikiDon 04:24, 26 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Re, edits to San Diego; Please stop. If you continue to vandalize pages, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Ohnoitsjamie 22:19, 31 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. Regarding your recent edits to the Franklin D. Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln articles, which I have reverted, you may want to review the Neutral Point of View page for some suggestions on how to phrase your edits to maintain NPOV. Thanks. -EDM 23:23, 30 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I've noticed that you have edited Missouri several times to be a Southern state. Please see the 'Talk' page for more information and discussion of this. 'Border state' seems more appropriate. -- Marcusscotus1 02:45, 2 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hi - please discuss your edits in the talk page. Also please use informative edit summaries. Edit summaries are a requirement of good Wiki editing. Vsmith 02:48, 9 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop deliberately introducing incorrect information into articles. It is considered vandalism. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. Thank you.SoothingR 07:28, 1 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop placing 'font-size:smallest;' in the climate table on Olathe, Kansas. That is not valid CSS and is not recognized by browsers. The only valid relative sizes is 'smaller' and 'larger'. Thank you. —Mike 22:59, 19 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop inserting the line about Phelps' Democratic Party "ties" into the lead-in paragraph. The reason a number of editors have reverted this is because the lead-in is for a general description of the subject of the article. Phelps' "candidacy" for office is, in a general sense, insigificant, and to place it there is misleading. The information is also already covered in another section of the article, thanks to the link that you provided on the talk page. Continuing to add it without discussion at Talk:Fred Phelps could run you into WP:3RR or other problems. Thanks. Tijuana Brass^¡Épa! 20:44, 14 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Can you find another source about Rivercomb and Byrd other than answers.com? The source is an old version of a Wikipedia article and Wikipedia articles should nto be used as sources for other Wikipedia articles. The Byrd article is especially sensitive, as it gets alot of snarks, pov pushing, and outright vandalism from apologists on the left and critics on the right. Cheers. youngamerican (ahoy-hoy) 18:53, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! I noticed that you've done some work on the East-Central Kansas article in the past, and wanted to make you aware of a new wikiproject about Kansas. Please consider joining us in improving the articles about this great State! ----Steve 21:41, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to the project. Its great to have you on the team. NapalmSunday 14:36, 4 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your edit to Susan Collins on 2007-04-15. However your wording ("she is is one of the most liberal Republicans in either House, she is to the left of many Democrats") could be construed as "original research" under WP:NOR. I'm sure you didn't intend that, however it is official policy in WP:LIVING that editors should revert such edits from biographies of living persons. That's because such edits could present a potential liability issue. Therefore I reverted your edit for the time being. Also please consider reviewing the use of Citation templates.--Chrisbak 15:56, 15 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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!

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