Talk:Pan Fusheng

big character posters
"In October 1958, the Communist Party calculated that some 1.6 billion big-character posters denouncing them had been written." - This does not seem plausible, as 1.6 billion means every man, woman, and child in the province would have written over 2,000 posters each denouncing Pan and his associates. Perhaps 1.6 million is the actual number? Colipon+ (Talk) 18:23, 1 March 2015 (UTC)


 * I had same first reaction when I was reading Yang Jisheng's book. However, it's clear from the context that Pan Fusheng was denounced nationally, and 1.6 billion was likely the national total, not just for Henan. By the way, your math was way off. If all of the 1.6 billion posters had been written in Henan, it would be about 20 posters per person (over a period of 4 months), not 2000. 1.6 million would be 0.02 per person, far too low a figure to be plausible. -Zanhe (talk) 01:09, 2 March 2015 (UTC)


 * You are right, I don't even remember how I did my math, but it was clearly wrong. I will give the benefit of doubt to the source. Colipon+ (Talk) 02:35, 2 March 2015 (UTC)

Some comments
User:Zanhe: --HYH.124 (talk) 06:42, 15 March 2015 (UTC) HYH.124 (talk) 07:47, 15 March 2015 (UTC)
 * 1) When did he changed his name to "Pan Fusheng"? Have you even realised that he changed his surname?
 * 2) You should indicate in the section title that it is "Republic of China (1912–49)", because the regime continued its rule in Taiwan after being defeated in the civil war.
 * 1) Also, at that time in China, there were junior elementary school (初級小学) and senior elementary school (高级小学), which were different schools, just like the system of junior and senior high schools still in use now. Pan studied in Wendeng County Senior Elementary School (文登县立高级小学), but he later taught in a rural junior elementary school. Please get the facts right.


 * Thanks for your comments. Please note that although I'm the main author of the article, I do not WP:OWN it. If you feel the article can be improved in any way, go ahead and make the changes, as long as they are neutral and supported by reliable sources. Of course I realize his surname was changed (his original full name is included in the article), and I don't understand what's the purpose of your question. Don't know when he changed his name. Please note that I'm busy lately and may not be able to reply to you promptly. -Zanhe (talk) 04:02, 17 March 2015 (UTC)