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Hi, I'm Axl Matulić. How does one define oneself? I'm reminded of the episode in Babylon 5, "Comes the Inquisitor," in which a Vorlon inquisitor is never satisfied with Delenn's answers to his repeated question "Who are you?" Well....
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Background
I'm a scientist who has worked as an engineer for the past 25 (approx) years, mostly in the field of stealth technology. I don't contribute much to stealth topics on Wikipedia except to correct minor misconceptions written by those not versed in the field. Independently, on my own, I spent a year or so studying religions of the world and biology. Along the way I also got an MBA degree in addition to my B.S. in Physics.
I enjoy anime, role-playing games, educational topics, and especially travel. I'm American, but my mother is German, my father is Croatian, my spouse is Singaporean. I have traveled all over Europe and Eastern Europe, also Canada and Mexico, as well as Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and Southeast Asia (particularly Singapore as well as Malaysia and Thailand). I must say Croatia is one of the more beautiful countries I have ever seen, and Stockholm and Dubrovnik are the most beautiful cities I have visited. Unfortunately I have never set foot south of the equator (Singapore is the closest I've come), and hope to do that someday.
I also enjoy wine. Read my profile on the Wikipedia wine project.
Projects
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This user values third opinions and occasionally provides one. |
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Third opinions
I enjoy offering third opinions in disputes between two editors who have reached an impasse. There's something satisfying about coming to an article I have no opinion about, studying the edit history and talk page discussion, and offering a neutral disinterested viewpoint in an attempt to resolve the dispute. I think the Wikipedia:Third opinion page is a great vehicle for dispute resolution, and more people should use it and participate. My third opinions:
Articles of involvement
- Stevia — improved this article to pass as a Wikipedia:Good article.
- Zinfandel — contributed origins and California regions sections, brought to good article status.
- Chaptalization — attempting to bring to GA status.
- Master of Business Administration — regular contributor.
Articles I started
- Naugahide — my first-ever experimental edit that got merged into Naugahyde
- Sirrah (disambiguation)
- Plavac Mali
- Kastel (disambiguation)
- Advanced Enclosed Mast/Sensor
- Steviol glycoside
- Guy Montag Doe v. San Francisco Housing Authority
- Average Directional Movement Index
- Wine list
- Glider (furniture)
- Wikipedia:Notability (wine topics)
- Crock (disambiguation)
- Enrober
- Funding bias
- Sayyid Baraka
- Up-island spider
- Faux Faulkner contest
- True Strength Index
- Too Tough to Care
- Wilhelm Busch (disambiguation)
- Red Deer Cave people
- Just This Once
- Bitmessage
- Lycopi rhizoma
- Verrückt (disambiguation)
- Clarence N. Hickman
- The Train Is Coming
My images
I am known as 'anachronist' elsewhere on the net, and on other Wiki projects.
On Commons
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Viognier grapevine
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Zinfandel grapes
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Sangiovese grapes
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Balloon plant detail
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"Karma Sangria", a cultivar of cactus dahlia
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Two bees foraging on a dahlia "party" flower
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Inaccessible section of the Berkeley Pier
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Unusual fortune cookie message
On Wikipedia
- Non-free images
- File:CupNoodle.jpg used in Cup Noodles
- File:Glide floss brands.jpg used in Oral-B Glide
- Free images
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Twin prong cork puller failure
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Jug wine refilling station
Miscellaneous accolades
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The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar | |
I salute you for doing the best you can :) Mrpotatohead 2 (talk) 21:35, 5 May 2009 (UTC) |
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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar | |
Keep up the good work and keep smiling Mrpotatohead 2 (talk) 21:35, 5 May 2009 (UTC) |
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The Third Opinion Award | |
For diligent and faithful service to the Wikipedia community through your work at WP:3O. — TRANSPORTERMAN (TALK) 17:57, 1 March 2010 (UTC) |
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The Barnstar of Diplomacy | |
For contributing to the end of the edit warring on the Muhammad (PBUH) article. Thank you! Xact (talk) 15:11, 22 April 2011 (UTC) |
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The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar |
I saw your post on another talk page for a blocked user and was happy to see that person took your advice The.thanker (talk) 01:49, 6 August 2011 (UTC) |
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Hello Amatulic! I hope you enjoy this cookie as an amicable greeting from a fellow Wikipedian, SwisterTwister talk 03:44, 9 September 2011 (UTC) |
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The Barnstar of Diligence |
Thank you Martinkv (talk) 11:22, 28 December 2011 (UTC) |
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The Civility Barnstar |
For helping to prevent edit wars Misconceptions2 (talk) 13:12, 12 March 2012 (UTC) |
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The Special Barnstar |
Thanks for your contributions! SwisterTwister talk 23:03, 18 May 2012 (UTC) |
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The Barnstar of Good Humor |
thanks Kikililly01 (talk) 19:14, 25 January 2013 (UTC) |