User:Jerrch

Jerrch, a Taiwanese contributor of the English Wikipedia. 10,730 contributions in English

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Today's featured article Beach on Nosy Komba Nosy Komba is a small volcanic island in Madagascar, situated between Nosy Be and the northwest coast of the main island. The lowlands of the island are divided between secondary forest and a patchwork of farmland and plantations (notably including shade-grown coffee), while the highlands are mainly scrubland, with a bamboo forest in the northern portions. Ampangorina is the main village and administrative center. The island attracts significant ecotourism, thanks in part to its black lemurs. During the early 1800s, the region was heavily settled by Sakalava refugees and their slaves fleeing the hegemony of the Merina. France gained control of the island in 1840 and converted it to a logistic center for the import of indentured servants. Although Nosy Komba hosts a traditionally protected forest and an arboretum established in the colonial era, protection for the latter is essentially unenforced, and illegal logging continues. Only small pockets of old-growth forest remain, in remote areas. (Full article...) Recently featured: McDonnell Douglas Phantom in UK service Transportation during the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics Rhine campaign of 1796 Contributions Main articles: /Pages and /Did you know Articles GA-class content Chai Trong-rong Chen Chi-mai Hsu Tain-tsair B-class content Economic history of Taiwan Shanhua, Tainan C-class content Chiang Peng-chien Sub-pages /Did you know /Pages /Photo gallery /Sandbox /Vandalism count

Motto of the Day “ On this first day of Christmas, the Jimbo gave to me, this fantastic worldwide Wiki. Merry Christmas, Wikipedians, from the team at MOTD. ” — Today's Motto of the Day On this day... May 28: Republic Day in Armenia (1918); Independence Day in Azerbaijan (1918) Mozaffar ad-Din 585 BC – According to the Greek historian Herodotus, a solar eclipse, accurately predicted by Thales of Miletus, abruptly ended the Battle of Halys between the Lydians and the Medes. 1644 – English Civil War: Royalist troops stormed and captured the Parliamentarian stronghold of Bolton, leading to a massacre of defenders and local residents. 1901 – Mozaffar ad-Din (pictured), Shah of Persia, granted exclusive rights to prospect for oil in the country to William Knox D'Arcy. 1937 – The rise of Neville Chamberlain culminated with his accession as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, being summoned to Buckingham Palace to "kiss hands". 2002 – An independent commission appointed by the Football Association voted two-to-one to allow Wimbledon F.C. to relocate from London to Milton Keynes. Robert Baldock (d. 1327) Francis Gleeson (priest) (b. 1884) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (b. 1925) Kylie Minogue (b. 1968) More anniversaries: May 27 May 28 May 29

Today's featured picture The Hell Gate Bridge is a railroad bridge in New York City, United States. The bridge carries two tracks of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor and one freight track between Astoria, Queens, and Port Morris, Bronx, via Randalls and Wards Islands. Its main span is a 1,017-foot (310 m) steel through arch across Hell Gate, a strait of the East River that separates Wards Island from Queens. The New York Connecting Railroad began construction of the bridge in 1912, and it opened in 1917. The main span, a two-hinged arch flanked by stone towers on either bank of Hell Gate, was the world's longest steel arch bridge until the Bayonne Bridge opened in 1931. It is one of the few rail connections from Long Island, of which Queens is part, to the rest of the United States. This panoramic photograph shows the main span of the Hell Gate Bridge. The photograph was taken in 2023 looking northeast from the neighboring Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, with Wards Island on the left of the image and Astoria on the right. A tugboat tows a barge in the foreground towards the Hell Gate Bridge. Photograph credit: Rhododendrites Recently featured: Anemonoides blanda Bluespotted ribbontail ray Black Lives Matter art

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Jerrch
666,702nd Wikipedian
Personal details
Nationality	Taiwanese
Political party	Dem. Progressive Party
Residence(s)	Virginia, United States

Rank	Language	Pages	Edits
1	English	70	10 730
2	Chinese	1	270
3	Spanish	2	15
4	Japanese	0	5
5	Italian	1	0

Awards

I, Folic Acid, award this Republic of China Barnstar to Jerrch for his tireless work in expanding and updating all Taiwan-related articles. Keep up the good work! I, The4325, award you this barnstar for your contributions.	I, Loren, award you, Jerrch, this Cool Cucumber for maintaining your cool in difficult debate situations.