User: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.

Boston Red Sox - 2007 American League East champions. Home field advantage through the entire playoffs.

Ludahai/魯大海 15,000+ This user has made over 15,000 contributions to Wikipedia. This user was a participant in the Biography Wikiproject's Summer 2007 Assessment Drive. This user is a Roman Catholic. This user is of Québécois ancestry. 10.4 This user has lost 10.4 kilograms (22.8 pounds) in 2007. 16.6 This user has lost 16.6 kilograms (36.5 pounds) since autumn 2005. HWU This user is a Homo wikipediens userous. 城市 This user is a member of WikiProject Cities. 中華 This user is a member of WikiProject China. This user is a member of the Taiwanese Baseball Task Force. This user is a member of WikiProject Chinese history. This user is a member of WikiProject Biography. 1RR This user prefers discussing changes on the talkpage rather than engaging in an edit war. UGA Go Dawgs! This user attends or attended the University of Georgia. This user has a zero tolerance policy on vandalism. en This user is a native speaker of English. cmn-3 該用戶能以熟練的官話進行交流。 该用户能以熟练的官话进行交流。 臺灣 This user supports Taiwanese self-determination. This user is a bicyclist This user plays association football. This user plays badminton. BOS This user is a Boston Red Sox fan. NE This user is a fan of the New England Patriots BOS This user is a fan of the Boston Celtics BOS This user is a fan of the Boston Bruins NE This user is a New England Revolution fan. 興農牛 This user is a Sinon Bulls 興農牛 Fan. dad This user is a father. bro This user has a little brother This user is a teacher. TEFL This user is a teacher of English as a foreign language. This user is an academic. This user is interested in politics. This user is old enough to remember what a typewriter is, and that's all you need to know. GMT+8 This user's time zone is GMT+8.

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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.

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.

Good Articles Status

• Ouyang Xiu - Nominated on September 9, 2007

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)

		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)

		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)

		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)

		The Golden Wiki
		*drum roll* Presenting The Golden Wiki Award to Ludahai for his huge efforts on summer Biography Assessment Drive OhanaUnitedTalk page 17:40, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

		The Biography Barnstar
		I hereby award The Biography Barnstar to Ludahai in recognition of assessing over 10,440 articles for WikiProject Biography's Summer 2007 Assessment Drive. Psychless 00:24, 20 September 2007 (UTC)