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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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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.
[edit] Wikipedia Interests
My work has gotten rather numerous to track it all on here. My interests are as follows:
- Taichung City, including all events that take place here.
- Chinese history. I am currently working on Song Dynasty related articles.
- Asian sports, including the 2006 Asian Games, which I will get back to work on.
- Taiwanese politics.
[edit] 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.
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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) |
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The Barnstar of Diligence Award |
| I hereby present you, this Barn Star of Diligence Award for your diligent efforts and great contributions to the Asian sports-related articles. More power! RebSkii 22:39, 20 November 2006 (UTC) |
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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar |
| I, Sharkface217, hereby award you this Tireless Contributor Barnstar for your incredible work with the Chinese Taipei at the 2006 Asian Games article. Keep up the good work! Sharkface217 04:56, 2 December 2006 (UTC) |
This editor is a
Yeoman Editor, and is entitled to display this
Service Badge.
Just to let you know, you qualify for this. Congrats! --BrokenSphere 23:40, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
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The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar |
| I was just casually working my way through assessing some articles for the WPBio project, when I encountered a fellow editor, and checked his contribs... I have no idea where you find all your stamina, but you qualify for the Working Man's Barnstar about fifty times over! You must drink a lot of Red Bull. :-) -Duribald 03:54, 1 September 2007 (UTC) |
