Ferox Seneca is the nomme de guerre of a user who likes to edit articles on Chinese history for fun. Questions encouraged. Donations accepted.
Grandpa Yan; 閻錫山 | |
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![]() Grandpa Yan is grossly underrated in the PRC and by Chinese historians in general. |
My second favorite character in all of twentieth-century Chinese history (after Zhou Enlai). Grossly underrated in the PRC and by historians in general. Wikipedia's entry before 2011 was mostly ripped off of a number of non-academic, PRC-based "Chinese History" websites, which themselves did not source their information. Research ongoing. If anyone on the internet knows of any credible sources relating to his life, and/or the battles in Shanxi after 1945, it would be cool if you would share.
I've completed my edits of this article, using all available electronic and print sources that I can find. Some unsourced content remains because I have no reason to disbelieve that it is untrue. Unfortunately, I have no idea where to go in order to confirm these.
This guy is my hero.
I rewrote most of his current biography after about 1928, probably in far too much detail. His relationship with the Chairman was the relationship between the last junzi and Qin Shihuang: how could he have know what would happen after he helped get his emperor absolute power?. In the current state of the article, the period between 1958-1972 is the most incomplete and poorly written: after the Korean War, Zhou's life gets sad and tragic, as he sells out his old comrades to Qin and abandons his integrity in order to keep himself and a very small number of his closest supporters from being disgraced and humiliated, and to keep the State from sliding back into anarchy. It's not very fun to write about, so I'm just going to leave it incomplete. Perhaps I'll finish that article some day?
![]() | On 30 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Liang Huazhi, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Liang Huazhi led the Patriotic Sacrifice League in Shanxi to fight against the Japanese invasion of China? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
![]() | On 21 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sun Weishi, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that China's first female director was adopted by the first Premier of the People's Republic of China (pictured together in Moscow)? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
![]() | On 23 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sanzo Nosaka, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Sanzo Nosaka trained Japanese prisoners of war to fight for Mao Zedong? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sanzo Nosaka.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
![]() | On 19 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Xu Haidong, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that one of the highest-ranking generals in China was injured in battle nine times? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
![]() | On 6 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Byron Christopher, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that crime reporter Byron Christopher (pictured) says he has been subject to more search warrants "than the average drug dealer in Detroit"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Byron Christopher. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
![]() | On 5 May 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wang Ruowang, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Wang Ruowang was imprisoned as a political prisoner by both the Kuomintang and the Chinese Communists? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wang Ruowang. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
I've taken an interest in actively rating WP:CHINA-related articles. I don't believe that there is a completely objective way to rate the biographies of historical Chinese politicians and generals. I also don't believe that the ranking system is universally interpreted the same way by the various editors of WP:CHINA. I am sure that my interpretations will contradict those of some other editors, but also I believe that my interpretations are logical, defensible, and clear.
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Ferox Seneca is the nomme de guerre of a user who likes to edit articles on Chinese history for fun. Questions encouraged. Donations accepted.
Grandpa Yan; 閻錫山 | |
---|---|
![]() Grandpa Yan is grossly underrated in the PRC and by Chinese historians in general. |
My second favorite character in all of twentieth-century Chinese history (after Zhou Enlai). Grossly underrated in the PRC and by historians in general. Wikipedia's entry before 2011 was mostly ripped off of a number of non-academic, PRC-based "Chinese History" websites, which themselves did not source their information. Research ongoing. If anyone on the internet knows of any credible sources relating to his life, and/or the battles in Shanxi after 1945, it would be cool if you would share.
I've completed my edits of this article, using all available electronic and print sources that I can find. Some unsourced content remains because I have no reason to disbelieve that it is untrue. Unfortunately, I have no idea where to go in order to confirm these.
This guy is my hero.
I rewrote most of his current biography after about 1928, probably in far too much detail. His relationship with the Chairman was the relationship between the last junzi and Qin Shihuang: how could he have know what would happen after he helped get his emperor absolute power?. In the current state of the article, the period between 1958-1972 is the most incomplete and poorly written: after the Korean War, Zhou's life gets sad and tragic, as he sells out his old comrades to Qin and abandons his integrity in order to keep himself and a very small number of his closest supporters from being disgraced and humiliated, and to keep the State from sliding back into anarchy. It's not very fun to write about, so I'm just going to leave it incomplete. Perhaps I'll finish that article some day?
![]() | On 30 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Liang Huazhi, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Liang Huazhi led the Patriotic Sacrifice League in Shanxi to fight against the Japanese invasion of China? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
![]() | On 21 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sun Weishi, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that China's first female director was adopted by the first Premier of the People's Republic of China (pictured together in Moscow)? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
![]() | On 23 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sanzo Nosaka, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Sanzo Nosaka trained Japanese prisoners of war to fight for Mao Zedong? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sanzo Nosaka.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
![]() | On 19 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Xu Haidong, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that one of the highest-ranking generals in China was injured in battle nine times? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
![]() | On 6 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Byron Christopher, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that crime reporter Byron Christopher (pictured) says he has been subject to more search warrants "than the average drug dealer in Detroit"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Byron Christopher. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
![]() | On 5 May 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wang Ruowang, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Wang Ruowang was imprisoned as a political prisoner by both the Kuomintang and the Chinese Communists? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wang Ruowang. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
I've taken an interest in actively rating WP:CHINA-related articles. I don't believe that there is a completely objective way to rate the biographies of historical Chinese politicians and generals. I also don't believe that the ranking system is universally interpreted the same way by the various editors of WP:CHINA. I am sure that my interpretations will contradict those of some other editors, but also I believe that my interpretations are logical, defensible, and clear.
| This user is a
participant in WikiProject China. |
en | This user is a native speaker of the English language. |
|
NG | This user's alignment is Neutral Good: the "Benefactor." |