User:ZKang123



Hello! Fellow editor here from Singapore! I am an avid rapid transit enthusiast, mainly improving articles about Singapore's MRT (and LRT system). Alongside editing MRT station pages, I take up-to-date MRT photos for Wikipedia and upload them on Wikimedia commons. Occasionally, I will edit articles of other subject matters within my interests, such as literature and classical music as well, especially compositions by 20th-century American composers (Charles Ives and Elliott Carter).

I am now in university, having served my National Service. While rather experienced here, I admit I do not have full knowledge of all of Wikipedia's policies so if I have stepped over a red line, feel free to raise it up on my talk page. I also take part in other geofiction projects.

If you want to help improve the quality of our station articles, I suggest reading this essay. Meanwhile, I will continue exploring the archives to uncover more of the hidden history of our network, something our beloved Land Transport Authority (LTA) isn't able to "remember".

My Wikipedia journey
I started an account in 2014, and mainly just did minor edits here and there mainly on the MRT pages... I think my major ones, however, were changing the format of the list of stations on the MRT line articles, following the style adopted by the London Underground lines.

Afterwards, I started contributing by adding new quality photos and didn't really work on improving existing content. Just before the COVID period (in 2019 or 2020), I got into more serious edits, partly after Canberra MRT station attained GA status. I followed up with the North South MRT line, mainly just formatting and citing information to existing material... Then moved on to other station articles... As of 2022, I already have almost 50 Good Articles, and even 5 Featured Articles. This journey involved emailing LTA, ploughing through the newspaper archives at the National Library, and looking up any published material related to our MRT system etc etc

It has been a very fascinating journey, uncovering all the construction challenges the LTA faced while constructing the lines. I still mainly focus on maintaining articles related to our MRT system and have little intention of moving on to other subjects. The few articles I've created (such as Gravity Falls: Lost Legends or Mao Zedong thanking Japan controversy) are something I happened to chance across with interactions with other peers and felt worthy of having their own articles.

Important tools

 * adding archive link
 * citer for offline/mobile editing
 * for nominating articles
 * Dumpster section for MRT-related sources

Works

 * Elliott Carter – Expanded his biography. Working to improve one of his works' articles – his string quartet no. 2
 * Nominated Canberra MRT station for GA (thanks to User:1.02 editor for his contributions there)

Ongoing
200,000 GANs are ready, with a million more well on the way
 * Articles on the way to GA (revamps):
 * East West MRT line (on hold) – need massive reworking (which, I sadly am unable to work on. Will compile more details on the Joo Koon extension and the Tuas West extension)
 * Circle MRT line – some works to be done before it can be promoted to GA (e.g. route and service sections)
 * Downtown MRT line – another potential GA, has been peer-reviewed. Will be looking through the suggestions for improvements.
 * Thomson–East Coast MRT line – Also needs some work. Revamped lead but a lot more is needed to be done.
 * A sandbox article on the art and architecture on the Singapore MRT.

In addition, some of the GAs I have worked on could be seen as possible FAs.

Photos
I have captured and uploaded photos of almost every MRT and LRT station in Singapore. Platforms, exits, exteriors, concourse... various perspectives to help illustrate an MRT/LRT article. Below is just a glimpse of the gallery of photos I have captured, first using a Samsung, and now with a Xiaomi phone which has better camera quality. It's a shame I don't have a drone camera to take better photos of construction sites or station exteriors... hope some lucky Singaporean out there could help.
 * A full list of my uploads

I take public transport pretty often. However, it does not mean I can every day go to all the MRT stations and take a shot. Adult fare is rather expensive horh. Plus no time. Many stations I get to visit are mostly one-off (especially those at Tuas).

Anyone who would like to request any photos, I can help. Just ask on the talk page. If one is to understand the great mystery, one must capture all of its aspects, not just the dogmatic narrow view of the Land Transport Authority. {{hidden|
 * header = My fine collection of photos of almost every operational MRT station
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Bukit Panjang LRT line
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List of articles I had helped promote to FA

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List of articles I had helped promote to GA

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Related stats

 * Analysis of own report