User: Kaliper1

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Kaliper1
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I used to do volunteer work. (image representation.)
Name	Kaliper1
Languages	English, Français, Deutsch, Pусский, عربي, 简体中文, Bahasa
Education and employment
Occupation	Semi-Retired
Hobbies, favourites and beliefs
Politics	Centre
Aliases	K1
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Joined	08:25, 10 August 2020
First edit	05:03, 25 June 2020
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About: This user formerly works for the UN. This user was appointed Person of the Year by Time in 2006. This user is a proud recipient of the 2015 Erasmus Prize This user has been on Wikipedia for 3 years, 8 months and 23 days. 2,530+This user has made over 2,530 contributions to Wikimedia projects. This user wishes editing Wikipedia were a job; that way they could procrastinate some other way! This user is not an administrator. This user has access to the Wikipedia Library. This user is a donor to the Wikimedia Foundation. You can be one, too. This user respects copyright, but sometimes it can be a major pain. inclThis user is an inclusionist. Babel/Languages: Wikipedia:Babel en-4This user can contribute with a near-native level of English. id-4Pengguna ini mampu bersumbangsih dengan bahasa Indonesia mendekati penutur ibu. de-3Dieser Benutzer hat sehr gute Deutschkenntnisse. ar-2 هذا المستخدم يستطيع المساهمة بالعربية بمستوى متوسط. fr-2Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau intermédiaire en français. cmn-1該用戶能以基本的官話進行交流。 该用戶能以基本的官话进行交流。 Search user languages - This user likes to translate and proofread articles from Indonesian to English. - This user likes to translate articles from German to English. Latn-5 AThis user has full understanding of the Latin script. Arab-5 ع‎This user has full understanding of the Arabic script. Cyrl-4 ДThis user has a near-complete understanding of the Cyrillic script. Hani-1 文This user has a basic understanding of the Chinese characters. PYThis user has an understanding of Hanyu Pinyin. WikiProjects/Edit Focus: This user is a participant in WikiProject Southeast Asia. This user participates in WikiProject East Timor. This user is a participant in WikiProject Indonesia. This user wants to compile and preserve the sum of all human knowledge. This user is interested in geopolitics. This user is interested in politics. This user is interested in history. This user is interested in flags and emblems. Kaliper1 likes to turn Wikipedia Green.

Kaliper1 (Russian: Калипер1, IPA: [kalɪpɛr]), also known as K1, is a Wikipedian editor who has been editing articles since 25 June 2020. Kaliper1 began contributing to various Wikimedia sites by initially focusing on making minor improvements such as correcting grammatical errors, adding citations, fixing formatting, adding category and image tags, captions, and links. This hobby served as a pastime after half-retiring from other endeavors. However, due to the upheaval of 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic, kaliper1 found themselves with an abundance of free time, leading to feelings of boredom and a desire to make a positive impact on the world. As a result, they turned their attention towards contributing to Wikipedia and other related sites, with the aim of making meaningful contributions to the broader online community.

Introduction

As a passionate advocate for the right to education and freedom of information, I have been captivated by the idea of an encyclopedia that encompasses the world's knowledge at our fingertips ever since my introduction to Wikipedia in 2008. I would spend hours scrolling and clicking on the numerous blue buttons, sometimes even devoting a full three days to the activity.

In 2010, I joined the United Nations to help others in need and spread unity in humanity, sometimes sharing my awe of Wikipedia with communities around the world. To me, money is not the key to achieving success – it is one's will, wit, and curiosity that enable us to get things right. I went on a tour across the world to witness its natural beauty and cultural splendor, which came to an end in 2019 after visiting China. However, the events of 2020 shook me to the core, leaving me feeling demoralized and helpless in the face of the pandemic and ensuing lockdowns. In response, I returned to an old hobby – reading Wikipedia. Tired of the constant negativity portrayed in the media, I turned to the website for updates on the pandemic and information on how it occurred and its potential dangers, not to mention to clarify the random events that happened in the world. To my surprise, I also discovered that I could possibly contribute to Wikipedia.

At first, I assumed that creating a user was reserved for professionals; comparable to those making a job applications. However, I quickly realized that anyone could contribute to the platform. As such, I have become much more active on Wikipedia and Commons, sharing images, flags, and coat of arms with the community.

Contributions

To many to list them down, You can see my Wikipedia contributions here and Commons uploads, in which some are still in display, are here.

Persons of interests in China

Feng Yong

Ying Qianli

One of the first image/texts edits I've done in Wikipedia was concerning persons of interests in China. Specifically 1920-1940s Manchukuo and Northeast China. I've initially chosen this due to the fact that I was returning back from Beijing. Visiting Museums, Universities (Jilin and Northeast), Old Buildings, and Religious sites in northeast china, that's plastered with history, intrigues me. And during my time there, I've had uploaded photos on Baidu baike (Chinese: 百度百科; pinyin: Bǎidù Bǎikē; lit. 'Baidu Encyclopedia'), A chinese version of Wikipedia per-say. Mainly about unknown and obscure old photos catalogued in museums from the 1920-40's. As of now i've only uploaded Pictures of Feng Yong (Chinese: 馮庸) and Ying Qianli (Chinese: 英千里) from my Baidu baike postings and scouring. So far also i'm planning to add all of my picture postings in Baidu baike site to wikipedia for the world to see.

As a note, concerning the status of my image posting migration from Baidu baike to Wikipedia; most of these images are posted on the Chinese Public domain. Specifically the Baidu Encyclopedia at this exact page. Baidu states that by adding content to the Baidu Baike site, users agree to waive the copyright of their contributions to Baidu. It also states that the content must not violate intellectual property law and that content using the Creative Commons and/or GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) must respect the limitations of such licenses.

Not to mention, According to copyright laws of the People's Republic of China (with legal jurisdiction in the mainland only, excluding Hong Kong and Macao), amended November 11, 2020, Works of legal persons or organizations without legal personality, or service works, or audiovisual works, enter the public domain 50 years after they were first published, or if unpublished 50 years from creation. For photography works of natural persons whose copyright protection period expires before June 1, 2021 belong to the public domain. All other works of natural persons enter the public domain 50 years after the death of the creator. And according to copyright laws of Republic of China (currently with jurisdiction in Taiwan, the Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, etc.), all photographs and cinematographic works, and all works whose copyright holder is a juristic person, enter the public domain 50 years after they were first published, or if unpublished 50 years from creation, and all other applicable works enter the public domain 50 years after the death of the creator. Again only posting old images (1920-1940's) and my own pictures (scans, photography, etc.) uploaded to the Baidu baike sites. See {{PD-China}}.

Everything Timor-Leste

I have had the opportunity to contribute to the Wikipedia pages related to Timor-Leste, a small country situated between Indonesia and Australia. Specifically, my focus has been on editing and improving the political and geographical sections of these pages. One significant challenge I encountered was the scarcity of information on the English version of the Timor-Leste Wiki in comparison to the more extensive and detailed German Wiki pages. To address this disparity, I decided to translate relevant pages from German to English, which allowed me to make meaningful contributions to the English language wiki community.

The depth and quality of articles concerning Timor-Leste varied significantly across different languages. I noticed that there were far more German language Wikis about Timor-Leste than English, and the Indonesian Wiki was highly underdeveloped. Given that I had some understanding of the German language, albeit a bit rusty and not in use for a long time, I decided to contribute my skills and knowledge to this cause. Thus far, I have been able to make a meaningful contribution by translating and expanding several Wiki pages related to Timor-Leste by also joining WikiProject East Timor.

One out of many examples of the changes I made to these Wiki pages can be seen in the pages for KOTA, PUN, and PST, where I added detailed information on the geography and politics of these regions. I find Timor-Leste to be a fascinating country with a rich cultural history and also personal history! In which, motivated me to contribute to these Wiki pages. I wish to visit Timor-Leste one last time. However, that is a story for another time. In the meantime, I hope others can appreciate the work that I, and many others, have done to improve the quality and depth of information available on Timor-Leste.

Others

2022 Russo-Ukraine War

I used to be a major active contributor in the 2022 Occupied Territories of Ukraine Wiki articles. which includes; Mykolaiv, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and its respective Oblast Referendums. Anything from Text, Citations, Maps, Coat of Arms, and Images.

Current drafts

Here are Kaliper1's current drafts. You may see my work being done below!

• Draft: Hirohara Shrine - Submission - 99%
• Draft: Fifth Force (Indonesia) - drafting... 45%

Barnstars and other awards

	The Original Barnstar
	Important contributions and generally kind.‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ — DinoSoupCanada (talk) 02:23, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

	The Special Barnstar
	Thank you for your creation of East Timor–Brunei relations. Keep up the great work! — Pangalau (talk) 04:44, 19 December 2023 (UTC)