Ludahai

Hello all fellow Wikipedians. I have been on here since early in 2006, but have become quite active on here beginning in the autumn. I hope to continue making contributions for the foreseeable future.

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Bio

I was born and grew up in the State of New Hampshire in the USA. I graduated from Spaulding High School in 1989 and went to Husson College in Bangor, Maine briefly before going to Plymouth State College (now Plymouth State University) where I received a BA in political science in 1994. As a collegian, I played soccer and ran track (the 5000m was my event of choice.) I was also on two national finals World Geography Bowl teams. I was also a student senator for one year.

I then proceeded to go to graduate school at the University of Georgia where I studied Political Science and Social Science Education. While there, I was able to break through and actually be on two national champion World Geography Bowl teams.

I lived and taught in China from 1997 to 1999, first living in Ji'nan, Shandong, where I taught at Shandong Teachers' University, then in Shanghai, where I taught at private language institutes.

I returned to Georgia in the autumn of 1999 to finish coursework needed to receive my teaching certification. I was the Republican nominee for the District 4 Athens-Clarke County commission race in 2000. I also taught briefly at the American Language Program of the University of Georgia in the spring and summer of 2001. I accepted a teaching job at Chattahoochee High School for the 2001-2002 school year. I got married on May 4, 2002 and decided to accompany my wife to her home country of Taiwan three months after we got married.

I currently live in Taichung City. I have two children and happily teach many different age groups in the city. I also maintain accounts on Wikicommons and Chinese Wikipedia by the same name.

Ongoing Contributions

Projects in progress

• Taichung City - I am trying to bring this page to WikiProject Cities standards.
• Temples of Taichung - in support of the overall upgrade of the Taichung City article.
• Transportation in Taichung - in support of the overall upgrade of the Taichung City article.
• Taiwan Model United Nations - and related pages
• Master Cheng Yen - Part of WikiProject Biography
• Upgrading pages relating to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period of Chinese History.

Pages Begun and still working on

• Taiwan Model United Nations
• TAIMUN I
• TAIMUN II
• TAIMUN III
• TAIMUN IV
• TAIMUN V
• Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium
• 2006 Konami Cup Asia Series
• 2006 Intercontinental Cup

Currently Dispute Accuracy

My dispute policy is this. If I dispute content, I take the following steps.

1. I place a dispute tag on the article, leave a description of my disputes, and leave notes on the talk pages of the original author(s) of the page of the dispute.

2. If there is a response, resolve the dispute through dialoge.

3. If there is no response within one week, I unilaterally make the changes.

• Abaoji (dispute largely over use of surnames)
• Million Voices against Corruption, President Chen Must Go (NPOV dispute)
• Khitan (dispute interactions and alleged defeat by Muslims)
• History of China (NPOV dispute on "the Present" section)
• Wuyue (seems to be nearing resolution)

Personal To Do List

• American School in Taichung (expand)
• Li Jing (Chu) (create)
• Meng Zhixiang (create)
• Liu Yin (Southern Han) (create)
• Liu Yan (Southern Han) (expand)
• Wuyue (expand)

Qian Liu (expand) Hangzhou (add history) Qian Shu (expand) Fuzhou (add history) Yin (create) Nanping (expand) Gao Jichang (create) Jiangling (expand) Liu Min (create) Qi (5D10K) (create/disambiguation) Yan (5d10K) (create/disambiguation) Qiang Tribes (create) Gansu Corridor Lanzhou (add history]] Feng Dao (create) Amidst the Flowers Anthology (create) Abaoji (expand) Khitan (expand) Liao Empire (challenge accuracy/expand) Greater Khing'an Mountains Range (create) Sogdian Script (add detail) Liao Dynasty (expand) Conquest Dynasties (create) Prince Bei (create) Empress Dowager Yingtian (create) Emperor Taizong of Liao (expand) Zubu (create) Balhae (add info) Liao Dynasty (expand) Shi Jingting (expand)

Emperor Muzong of Liao (expand) Shanyuan Treaty (expand, create redirect) Song Dynasty (add relations with Liao) Southeast Asia (minor details) Sunda Shelf (expand to include Ice Age implications) Huxley's Line (create) Irrawaddy River (minor additions) Salween River (minor additions) Chao Phraya (minor additions) Mekong River (minor additions) Red River (Vietnam) (minor additions) Wallacea (wikify, add some details) Sahul Shelf (wikify, add some details) Asia (add biogeographical boundary in SE Asia) Negritos (verify info on New Guinea) Sundaland (add Ice Ages information) Taolian (create) History of Agriculture (add theory of "primary origins of agriculture") Neolithic (add SE Asia information) Banako Culture (create) Yuanshan Culture (create) Tai-Kedai languages (create) Mon-Khmer languages (expand stub) Ban Na Di (create) Dong Dau (create) Dong Son Culture (expand) Lapita (add details) Sa Huynh (add details if needed)

Contributions Archives

Major Projects

• CPBL Team pages: Sinon Bulls, La New Bears, Uni-President Lions, Brother Elephants, Macoto Cobras, Chinatrust Whales. With assistance from Kc0616
• Standardized papal succession in each year file to include date (where available), succession information, and papal order.
• Education in Taichung - in support of the overall upgrate of the Taichung City article.

Pages Begun, work complete

Shatuo Turks Li Keyong Jason Hu Y1C Problem 2005 Konami Cup Asia Series Xue Juzheng Five Dynasties History Intercontinental Cup (baseball) Shi Jingtang 2006 Chinese Professional Baseball League Playoffs Mingzong of Later Tang

Sixteen Prefectures Gaozu of Later Han Later Han Dynasty (Five Dynasties) Emperor Taizu of Later Zhou Emperor Shizong of Later Zhou Later Zhou Dynasty Yang Xingmi Li Jing (disambiguation) Zhongzhu of Southern Tang Northern Han (disambiguation) Xianzhu of Southern Tang

Page Expansions

• Mandate of Heaven
• Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period
• Li Houzhu

Stubs Expanded

Later Liang Dynasty Zhu Wen Later Tang Dynasty Later Jin Dynasty Wu (Ten Kingdoms) Southern Tang Min Chu

Former Shu Southern Han Gaozu of Former Shu Later Shu Wang Shenzhi Ma Yin Meng Chang Northern Han

Disputes resolved

• Huang Chao - neither previous author responded to disputes within a week. Unilateral changes made.

Articles Wikified

Neo-Confucianism Khitan

John Barrow (U.S. politician) Li Houzhu

Redirects Created

Wu Taizu Guo Rong Chai Rong Guo Wei Liu Zhiyuan Li Siyuan

Abaoji Great Yue Min Taizu Li Bian Houzhu of Later Shu Liu Yin

Minor Contributions

Typhoon Chanchu Tholians Taichung Baseball Field Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport 2006 FIFA World Cup 1934 FIFA World Cup Regional organizers and events of Model United Nations Professional baseball in Taiwan Provincial Highway No. 63 (Taiwan) Provincial Highway No. 74 (Taiwan) Tainan City List of countries by Human Development Index List of international schools List of Turkic states and empires Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period Sinjhuang City Huai River Asia Series International Baseball Federation Japan Series

Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters Kaifeng Yangzhou Nanjing Foreign relations of the People's Republic of China List of state leaders in 907 List of state leaders in 908 List of state leaders in 909 List of state leaders in 910 List of state leaders in 911 List of state leaders in 912 List of state leaders in 913 List of state leaders in 914 List of state leaders in 915 List of state leaders in 916 List of state leaders in 917 List of state leaders in 918 Wang Jian (disambiguation) Li Jing Li Yu (disambiguation) Emperor He of Southern Qi Portal:Current events/Sports (November 9, 2006)

Years contributed to

111 BC, 2, 43, 76, 88, 97, 105, 115, 125, 136, 140, 155, 166, 175, 189, 199, 217, 222, 230, 235, 236, 251, 253, 254, 257, 260, 269, 275, 283, 296, 306, 308, 309, 311, 314, 336, 337, 352, 366, 384, 399, 401, 417, 418, 422, 432, 440, 461, 468, 483, 492, 496, 498, 514, 523, 526, 530, 533, 535, 536, 537, 556, 561, 575, 579, 590, 604, 607, 608, 615, 619, 625, 640, 642, 649, 654, 657, 672, 676, 678, 682, 684, 685, 686, 687, 701, 705, 708, 715, 731, 741, 752, 757, 768, 772, 795, 816, 817, 824, 827, 842, 844, 847, 855, 858, 867, 872, 882, 884, 885, 891, 896, 897, 898, 900, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 907, 908, 909, 911, 912, 913, 914, 916, 917, 918, 919, 920, 921, 922, 923, 924, 925, 926, 927, 928, 931, 935, 936, 937, 939, 940, 942, 945, 946, 947, 950, 951, 955, 958, 960, 963, 964, 965, 969, 971, 973, 974, 975, 976, 978, 979, 981, 982, 983, 985, 986, 988, 996, 999, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1009, 1012, 1024, 1032, 1042, 1045, 1046, 1048, 1049, 1055, 1057, 1059, 1061, 1073, 1074, 1075, 1082, 1086, 1087, 1088, 1099, 1101, 1118, 1119, 1124, 1130, 1143, 1144, 1145, 1153, 1154, 1159, 1181, 1185, 1187, 1191, 1198, 1216, 1227, 1241, 1243, 1254, 1261, 1265, 1271, 1276, 1277, 1281, 1285, 1288, 1294, 1303, 1305, 1316, 1334, 1342, 1352, 1362, 1370, 1378, 1389, 1404, 1406, 1417, 1431, 1447, 1455, 1458, 1464, 1471, 1484, 1492, 1503, 1513, 1522, 1523, 1534, 1544, 1550, 1555, 1559, 1566, 1572, 1585, 1590, 1591, 1592, 1605, 1621, 1623, 1644, 1655, 1667, 1670, 1676, 1689, 1691, 1700, 1705, 1721, 1724, 1730, 1740, 1758, 1769, 1775, 1800, 1823, 1829, 1831, 1846, 1878, 1903, 1914, 1922, 1939, 1958, 1963, 1978, 2005, and 2008.

Editing Milestones

Edit	Date	Article	When
#1	January 22, 2006	Taichung City (small edit)	--
#100	October 6, 2006	TAIMUN V (article creation)	257 days after #1
#200	October 9, 2006	927 (added Chu State founding)	3 days after #100
#300	October 12, 2006	Taiwan Model United Nations (minor edit)	3 days after #200
#400	October 14, 2006	Later Tang Dynasty (minor edit to fix internal link)	2 days after #300
#500	October 16, 2006	649 (fix typo after working on papal succession entry)	2 days after #400
#750	October 21, 2006	Temples of Taichung (add internal link after page creation)	5 days after #500
#1000	October 25, 2006	418 (add numerical order of papal succession)	4 days after #750
#1250	November 1, 2006	Liu Zhiyuan (Moved to Gaozu of Later Han)	7 days after #1000

Wikipedia Honors

I don't come here seeking honors. I have received enough honors and recognition for endeavors I have done previously in the real world. Still, it is nice to see that people recognize the contributions I make to Wikipedia.

• I declined the nomination because I don't believe I am ready yet, but I do appreciate it.

• The Taichung City article was nominated for featured article status. While I spoke out against it - because I regard it as a work in progress - it is my goal to get that page and the associated pages up to snuff for serious consideration.

		The Barnstar of National Merit
		For your contributions to Chinese history-related articles, you are awarded the Barnstar of National Merit. --Nlu (talk) 10:08, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

• Thank you Nlu. I really enjoy working on the Chinese history pages. There is a lot to do there, and if I can make even a small contribution, I am very happy to do so.

Books Currently Reading

• "Taking Back America" edited by Katrina Vanden Heuvel and Robert L. Borosage of The Nation. I am studying what the Left plans to do to America to be better able to counter them on discussion boards.
• "Imperial China: 900-1800" by F.W. Mote. I love Chinese history and will use information from here to support WikiProject China.
• 台灣歷史 (Taiwan History) - I can't remember the name of the author off-hand. I am using this to both practice reading Chinese and learn more about Taiwanese history at the same time.
• "Universal Father: A Life of Pope John Paul II" by Garry O'Connor. This is a comprehensive biography of the late Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, whom I confidently believe is up in Heaven right now interceding for the downtrodden people of the world.
• "Dune: House Harkonnen" by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. This is the second in a prequel trilogy to the original "Dune" series.