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Hello! (:zh:User:CNDF08, :de:Benutzer:DEDF08, :fr:Utilisateur:FRDF08, :it:Utente:ITDF08!) This is the user page for user DF08. (I have initiated the Wikipedia:WikiProject Transportation in China, which includes airports, seaports, rail, road and expressways.) I also [http://wikimac.wikicities.com/index.php/User:DavidFeng appear (with my real name)] at the new [http://mac.wikicities.com WikiMac project].

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▶ 11 in favour, none against -- with that, I become one of the newest administrators on Wikipedia. Thank you to all of you that voted in favour of me. I'm at Wikipedia's service now.
▶ Now, DF08 images in English, Chinese, French, German and Italian are Public Domain. New images, only, are public domain images. (Images uploaded on October 14, 2004, or earlier, remain GFDL.)
▶ Over 1,500 edits since June 2004.

---- ==Basic Situation== Chinese with Swiss passport in Beijing ==Fundamental Principles== *Vandalism is bad and gives you a bad attitude. *Problems must be solved diplomatically and not with brute force. *'''The truth doesn't hurt. Nor does the Neutral Point of View. ==DF08== ===The DF08 Identity=== I participate in different language versions of the Wikipedia, thus I possess multiple accounts. Identities used:
DF08 = DF08 (English)
CNDF08 = DF08 (Chinese)
DEDF08 = DF08 (German)
FRDF08 = DF08 (French)
ITDF08 = DF08 (Italian) ===DF08 Achievements and Major Contributions=== * English: Mention on Great editing in Progress, Barnstar, Beijing + Expressways (PRC/CH), initiated WikiProject on Transportation in China. Am resuming edits in the Macintosh world. * Chinese: Beijing Expressways, Road transportation in general, initiated WikiProjects on Transportation in China and Expressways overall. ==Languages Spoken== Fluently: English
Relatively fluently: Chinese, German, French
To a certain extent:''' Italian I consider my native language to be English, that without a doubt, as I was brought up in an English-speaking environment in Switzerland. My 1st foreign language (formerly my mother tongue by birth) is Chinese; I can speak it relatively well, although asking me to write a letter to, say, a local official, in Chinese, would get me sweating. My 2nd foreign language is German (I picked it up in 1991), my 3rd foreign language French (1994), 4th one Italian (1996). I will more likely than not make a few grammatical errors in all other languages -- so if you see something grammatically wrong in the other versions of Wikipedia I'm lending a hand in -- I'm trying. ;) Since moving back to Beijing in 2000 my Chinese has seen better days ''come'' day by day while my other non-English languages have seen better days ''go'' day by day. I'm trying to stop that by picking up with my German, French and Italian, and bringing them back to 1999-levels (best levels) by mid-2005. ==Recent activities== *DF08, say hello to the Public: As of 15 October 2004, all texts and new images/graphics released as public domain images. (12.10.2004) *Early October 2004: Most work is done on the expressways of China as more and more expressways are given a new "infobox". ''Chinese Wikipedia:'' Infobox, template and more information and more articles on PRC expressways are underway. (10.10.2004) ==Wikipedia Topics of Interest== *Roads and transportation *Beijing, China - nearly everything ;-) *Switzerland *Mac OS *China - legal aspects *China - history (1912-1949 and 1980-) *Expressways - China and Switzerland *SBB/CFF/FFS ==Activity Monitor== As of September 16, 2004:
1,003 edits (an "edit" is counted as an entry in my Contributions list)
226 articles edited (these are based on entries in my Watchlist; only articles I've edited are on there) ==Purpose== To enable more people to understand Beijing prior to 2008. Come for the Olympics -- and understand more about this fascinating city! Also, to share my knowledge. ==Photo Policy== All released into the Public Domain. (Photos on and before 14 Oct 04 are GFDL.) ==Projects== I have initiated the Wikipedia:WikiProject Transportation in China, which includes airports, seaports, rail, road and expressways. Please feel free to chirp in! ==Style== English orthography: British English (-ise) Numbering: comma (,) to separate thousands (and above); dot (.) to indicate decimal points.
''For example:'' � 1,234.56 = one thousand two hundred and thirty four pounds and fifty-six pence. Date format: DD.MM.YYYY (''for example:'' 29.12.1996); also MONTH (words) DD th, YEAR (''for example:'' December 29th, 1996). Leading zeroes are used only with the first format (e.g. 1.1.1997 and 01.01.1997, never January 01th, 1997). ==DF08 Diplomacy== Basic Principles: * Be nice. Everyone's a Wikipedian. * Be insightful. Contribute and tell. * Be wide-eyed. Let that NPOV sink in. * No bare teeth, please. Unrest is uncool. * "Thanks", "please" and such words should be natural politesse, not forced upon you. ==What's NOT a minor edit?== If any one of these conditions are met, I don't mark the edit as minor: * Major changes in content (more than 10%); * Addition of images (any number); * Categorisation; * Removal of stubs/substubs; * Content reorganisation; * Addition or removal of a section of a full number (e.g. Section 2, not Section 2.1) * Content reformatting. If a stub was created (which lead to the creation of the article), the article is created as a minor edit. Addition of languages are minor edits. ==Me and Stubs== I personally do not like to create articles which are less than about three paragraphs and have little content. It's infrequent, but not absolutely rare, to see me create articles that are, upon creation, stubs. I do not create articles which are substubs. My attitude to stubs is, however, despite my previously stated policy, definitely not anti-stub. Stubs should be given a chance -- an attempt at life (so to speak) -- at Wikipedia. When I encounter a stub, I never vote it for deletion; quite the opposite, should I know more about the article described by the stub, I try to do my part in replenishing it. When I think it's got enough content, the stub is removed by me. Substubs are given equal treatment. ==Neutrality== I maintain full neutrality on the issues of politics and religion, and thus do not edit them (however, I ''do'' edit ''law'' articles I'm familiar with). Full neutrality means that my viewpoint on these issues is exactly the same as common consensus (even if I have my own viewpoints, these are kept for myself). Full neutrality avoids extremities. Naturally, full respect is maintained for all under my full neutrality stance. The purpose of such a stance is to avoid edit wars and other methods of unrest or dispute. ----
DF08 has been awarded the barnstar in appreciation of a smorgasbord of nice articles on Beijing-related topics, especially the articles in :Category:People%27s_Republic_of_China_roads_and_expressways. User:Spencer195

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Please note: All responses will go directly to the Wikipedian who posted it (check your own talk page please!) as of August 28, 2004. We kindly ask you to add your "talk" at the end of the page. Thank you! ---- User:Ilyanep 18:35, 20 Jun 2004 (UTC) == 2010 Olympics == Good catch. That was major duh. User:Burgundavia 08:02, Jun 21, 2004 (UTC) : I think the 2010 games went to Vancouver. ;-) User:DF08 08:06, Jun 21, 2004 (UTC) == Jingshen/Jingcheng Expressways... == Hi, DF08. Welcome to WP! I found the articles for Jingshen Expressway and Jingcheng Expressway while fixing links to Great Wall that should have been Great Wall of China. Is this two expressways, or just two articles on the same one using a different name? I've noticed that the artciles are structured differently, making it hard to compare the two. I also noticed that you have edited both, so I figured you'd be the one to know. If they are talking about the same one, then I'd suggest merging the content to one page and replacing the other page with a redirect link (by writing #REDIRECT name of page at the top of the article). I would suggest trying to follow a convention where possible (i.e. listing the same information in the same order) so that it is easy to compare articles on similar topics. Cheers! - User:RealGrouchy 18:09, 3 Jul 2004 (UTC) : Hi RealGrouchy: Jingshen and Jingcheng are two different expressways. Jingcheng shoots north towards Miyun and Chengde while Jingshen spans east towards Shanghaiguan and Shenyang. Your recommendations taken with appreciation and gratitude. :-) --User:DF08 18:18, Jul 3, 2004 (UTC) Nice job on all those articles on roads and expressways. You have been congratulated at Wikipedia:Great_editing_in_progress. User:Spencer195 21:11, 11 Jul 2004 (UTC) : Thank you so much Spencer195. :-) To say something in response in Chinese, ''zhe shi ying gai de'' (which translates into "I think I should do this" or "It is only proper", as in a positive sense)... Wikipedia has provided me with some stellar articles on China and Taiwan, and I think to do my part, which is to return some contributions on things I know, e.g. Beijing, is only proper. :-) --User:DF08 01:56, Jul 12, 2004 (UTC) == districts of Beijing == (moved to Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (Chinese)) :Yeah... i've made a recent template on the districts and counties of Beijing at Template:Beijing, see if you like the format. Furthermore, interested in editing more southern expressways in China as opposed to strictly sticking to Beijing and surrounding area? User:Colipon_--_(User_talk:Colipon)">User:Colipon|User:Colipon -- (User talk:Colipon) 03:02, 14 Aug 2004 (UTC) :: On template: great stuff. On expressways: no prob, but I've only been around in the Beijing area, so I don't know as much as I would if I actually drove on them. But for every drip of info, I'm ready to share them all. :-) :::Just a note, DF, it is not typical to reply on your own talk page every time. Oh... you know how they have the template on the US Interstate highways, maybe there should be one for Chinese expressways as well. User:Colipon_--_(User_talk:Colipon)">User:Colipon|User:Colipon -- (User talk:Colipon) 02:03, 15 Aug 2004 (UTC) == Highways/Expressways == Hi, DF08. I have saw your Beijing roads and expressways template. For further development in the future, a similar template can be constructed in every Chinese province. User:Colipon+(User_talk:Colipon)">User:Colipon|User:Colipon+(User talk:Colipon) 03:47, 31 Aug 2004 (UTC) Yes, it may be a problem. It would be really helpful if there was some kind of website on Chinese Expressways and roads, or perhaps railways as well. Be noted, too, that in the United States, Interstate Highways do merge at times, and later separate again. I am not completely sure if this is the situation with Jingshi. I have listed the format for the names on articles regarding Chinese Transportation on Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (Chinese), if you have not checked this already, please tell me if the format should be improved. Thanks, User:Colipon+(User_talk:Colipon)">User:Colipon|User:Colipon+(User talk:Colipon) 04:07, 31 Aug 2004 (UTC) Hello, I went on Chinahighway.com and couldn't find any maps or pages on specific highways, just wondering, do they actually have these on the website? User:Colipon+(User_talk:Colipon)">User:Colipon|User:Colipon+(User talk:Colipon) 17:45, 1 Sep 2004 (UTC) == Photos == Hi DF08. You have some really well taken photos, but I think some of them need a digital touchup. I just did Image:BeijingFromTian'anmenChenglouJul2004.jpg, and if you like it, I'll do some other ones you've uploaded. One problem I'm running into though is it's hard when the photo has already been jpeg'ed and shrunk to work on it without loosing a lot of otherwise good detail, eg. Image:BeijingCityWalls1.jpg. If you don't mind me touching up the photos, would you consider e-mailing me a larger version? My address is my username (with a period for the space) at gmail.com. -- :iPhoto is a great tool for managing photos (my other machine is a powerbook), but a little light on the manipulation tools. Send over any photos you want, I'd be happy to work on them. On a side note, nice work with the Beijing page (I was there recently, hence my interest). --User:David Crawshaw 01:08, 7 Sep 2004 (UTC) ==Expressway maps== Hi DF08, Nice continued work on the expressway articles. Is it possible to have some maps or schematic diagrams showing the location or routes of the expressways? User:Spencer195 18:48, 9 Oct 2004 (UTC) Hi Spencer195, These maps will be coming soon! I've already done one or two for a few expressways (e.g. Jingzhang), these will get them first. Maps take quite some time, but the moment a map for an expwy is done, I'll add it to the article. Thanks again for the encouragement! Best, --User:DF08 19:06, Oct 9, 2004 (UTC) PS: Check out the 5th Ring Road article in Chinese -- it's got a map (scroll down), that's a prototype of an earlier map I made. (I wasn't born an artist, so improvements to come...) The new ones will be unified in size (300x300, as the pictures) and be a bit more informative. :Hi again, :Check out Jingcheng Expressway -- how do you like the map? I used OmniGraffle on Mac OS X 10.3 to do it... wasn't all too difficult. --User:DF08 15:13, 11 Oct 2004 (UTC) ::Nice. It makes it a lot easier to understand and visualize. User:Spencer195 19:19, 11 Oct 2004 (UTC) Thanks for the congratulations. user:spencer195">User:Spencer195|–user:spencer195 13:53, 29 Oct 2004 (UTC) ==Note== 68.194.108.16 caught your typo on Tiananmen Gate right hand signage, first character (two articles). I should have been more alert. Best wishes, User:Leonard G. 23:13, 29 Oct 2004 (UTC) ==Admin nomination== Hi DF08, I am thinking about nominating you as an Wikipedia:Administrators. Would you accept this? User:Spencer195 04:12, 8 Nov 2004 (UTC) == Congratulations! == Congratulations! It's my pleasure to let you know that, consensus being reached, you are now an Wikipedia:Administrators. You should read the relevant policies and other pages linked to from the Wikipedia:administrators' reading list before carrying out tasks like deletion, protection, banning users, and editing protected pages such as the Main Page. Most of what you do is easily reversible by other sysops, apart from page history merges and image deletion, so please be especially careful with those. You might find the new Wikipedia:Administrators' how-to guide helpful. Cheers! -- User:Cecropia | User talk:Cecropia 04:56, 15 Nov 2004 (UTC) ==RFC pages on VfD== Should RFC pages be placed on VfD to be deleted? I'm considering removing Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Slrubenstein, Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Jwrosenzweig and Wikipedia:Requests for comment/John Kenney from WP:VFD. Each of them was listed by User:CheeseDreams. Your comments on whether I should do this would be appreciated. - User:Ta bu shi da yu 03:35, 10 Dec 2004 (UTC) == Article Licensing == Hi, I've User:rambot#Free the Rambot Articles project to get users to Wikipedia:Multi-licensing all of their contributions that they've made to either (1) all U.S. state, county, and city articles or (2) all articles, using the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike (''CC-by-sa'') v1.0 and v2.0 Creative Commons Licenses or into the public domain if they prefer. The ''CC-by-sa'' license is a true free documentation license that is similar to Wikipedia's license, the GFDL, but it allows other projects, such as WikiTravel, to use our articles. Since you are among the Wikipedia:List_of_Wikipedians_by_number_of_edits Wikipedians by edits, I was wondering if you would be willing to multi-license all of your contributions or at ''minimum'' those on the geographic articles. Over 90% of people asked have agreed. For More Information: *User talk:Ram-Man#Multi-Licensing FAQ - Lots of questions answered *Wikipedia:Multi-licensing *User:rambot#Free the Rambot Articles project To allow us to track those users who muli-license their contributions, many users copy and paste the "" template into their user page, but there are other options at Wikipedia:Template messages/User namespace#Licensing Templates. The following examples could also copied and pasted into your user page: :Option 1 :I agree to Wikipedia:Multi-licensing all my contributions, with the exception of my user pages, as described below: : OR :Option 2 :I agree to Wikipedia:Multi-licensing all my contributions to any U.S. state, county, or city article as described below: : Or if you wanted to place your work into the public domain, you could replace "" with "". If you only prefer using the GFDL, I would like to know that too. ''Please let me know'' what you think at my User talk:Ram-Man. It's important to know either way so no one keeps asking. -- User:Ram-Man ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=User_talk:Ram-Man&action=edit§ion=new comment]| User talk:Ram-Man == Image tag? == Thanks for uploading :Image:BadalingExpwyNov02.jpg — was wondering if you knew its source, and if you’d be willing to Wikipedia:Image copyright tags it to help with an ongoing project? Many thanks! User:Schissel‐User_talk:Schissel 20:35, Dec 21, 2004 (UTC) :Appreciated, and if you have time to help with Wikipedia:Untagged Images even more so ;) Very best and Happy Solstice! User:Schissel‐User_talk:Schissel 04:38, Dec 22, 2004 (UTC) == Naming conventions == Hi DF08, I'm thinking about proposing a change to the naming conventions for Chinese expressways, for example, Shitai Expressway --> Shijiazhuang-Taiyuan Expressway. We already have one known case of name duplication (Beijing to Shenyang vs. Beijing to Shenzhen); it's pretty likely that we'll have more, especially if we use the same standard for railways. Plus, names like Jingshen Expressway look quite apparent in Chinese characters, but in pinyin they look indecipherable. On the other hand, I am aware that expressway signs in China use "Jingshen", not "Beijing-Shenyang"... So what do you think? -- User:Ran (User talk:Ran) 08:41, Feb 27, 2005 (UTC) =="Minor" edits== Please do not mark edits that add substantive content as "minor." See Wikipedia:Minor edit. Thanks. —User:Lowellian (User talk:Lowellian) 01:14, Mar 16, 2005 (UTC) == User language templates == Hey DF08, since you speak (in varying degrees) so many languages, you may wish to take a look at Wikipedia:Babel. Thanks. --User:Ricky81682 (User talk:Ricky81682) 06:12, May 11, 2005 (UTC) == Thanks for your help on Rules_of_the_road_in_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China == Thanks for your contributions. I spent some time incorporating all your ideas into the article. I hope you can continue to advise until this becomes a featured article candidate. --User:Fazdeconta 16:33, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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