user:John Hill

I have been editing on the Wikipedia since 30th January 2005. I have created a number of articles on the Wikipedia (see below) and significantly contributed to many more. I have uploaded more than 700 images to the Wikipedia and WikiCommons (mostly my own photos), and have made more than 23,000 edits.

I love the basic concept of the Wikipedia and constantly encourage others to contribute.

I am particularly concerned with ensuring the Wikipedia is not taken over by fanatics or used to promote fringe theories. I also make a point of adding or updating references, external links and items in "Further reading" sections, whenever possible. I seem to spend an ever-increasing amount of time trying to reverse the constant barrage of vandalism on the Wikipedia.

Aside from the articles I have created for the Wikipedia, I have added to and edited thousands of others, uploaded hundreds of images, including many of my own photos, and I monitor and keep a close eye on edits to scores of articles of particular interest to myself.

==My main interests==

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• Asian history; particularly Chinese, Tibetan, Central Asian and Indian history and the development of trade routes both overland and maritime between East and West, and pre-historic contacts between Australia and other countries.

:*My first book was: Through the Jade Gate to Rome: A Study of the Silk Routes during the Later Han Dynasty, 1st to 2nd Centuries CE. (2009). John E. Hill. (2009). BookSurge, Charleston, South Carolina. {{ISBN|978-1-4392-2134-1}}. It has now been replaced by a much expanded 2nd edition in 2 volumes with the slightly different title of Through the Jade Gate - China to Rome, Volumes I and II. The two volumes are now available for a recommended total price of US 45.00 plus post from Amazon.com and other outlets. Please note that you require both volumes as neither is complete without the other.

:* I have also published an article on the history of Khotan: Hill, John E.: "Notes on the Dating of Khotanese History." Indo-Iranian Journal 31 (1988), pp. 179-190.

• Aboriginal issues and culture.

• West Indian (particularly Trinidadian) history and culture.

• The Beothuk people (the original inhabitants of Newfoundland).

• The history, wildlife and conservation of Cape York Peninsula and Cooktown.

• Nature conservation and alternative energy sources.

• The plight of the mentally-ill, refugees, the desperately poor, hungry, and sick.

• The exploration of the potential of the mind, and the inherent as well as the learned limitations.

• The causes of racism, slavery, sexism and bigotry.

• The conversion of hatred and fear through the cultivation of kindness, tolerance, empathy and patience.

• The impending demise of our species, and what we might do to delay it.

I have made some contributions in all these areas as well as many others. I look forward to correspondence on any of them. I am able to contribute with an intermediate level of French and Spanish.

Most, though not all, of my own photographs which I have uploaded are available at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Photographs_by_John_Hill . However, there are also many images by other artists and photographers I have uploaded which are not listed.

I have found the following page a very helpful "How-To" guide to Wikipedia.

→See User:Persian Poet Gal/"How-To" Guide to Wikipedia

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