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Hey! My name's [[Matthew (name)|Matt]] [[wiktionary:Flaschen|Flaschen]].  My original username was Superm401.  I'm from [[Lower Merion, Pennsylvania]].  I'm {{ #expr: (({{ #time: U}} - {{ #time: U | February 27, 1988 EST}}) / 60 / 60 / 24 / 365.28 + .5 round 0) - 1}}.  I graduated from [[Georgia Institute of Technology|Georgia Tech]] in December 2010, with a BS in Computer Science.  I'm currently living in [[Philadelphia]].

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==Ideas==
* [[Frank Hecker]] - Mozilla Foundation executive director.[https://blog.lizardwrangler.com/2008/08/18/mark-surman-new-mozilla-foundation-executive-director/]  Helped convinced Netscape to open source their code.  In Revolution OS.[http://www.openoffice.org/editorial/ec1May.html][http://www.revolution-os.com/about.html].  Disambiguate [[Frank J. Hecker]].
* [[Umaru Fofana]] - BBC world reporter renowned in Sierra Leone.[http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32094387]
* [[Donald Trump v. Timothy L. O’Brien]] - Lawsuit in which Trump unsuccessfully alleged that his wealth was misreported causing reputational damage.

==Convenience Links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Watchlist&days=7&hideOwn=1 Watchlist]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Watchlist&invert=&hideLiu=1&namespace=0 Watchlist Anonymous Article Edits]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:NewPages&dir=prev&hidepatrolled=1 New Pages Patrol from back]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RecentChangesLinked/User:Mattflaschen/In-progress_conversations In-progress conversations]
*[[Template:Opentask]]
*[[/Image Tagging|Image tagging notes]]
*[[/Wikipedia error messages|Wikipedia error messages]]
*[[/common.js|Custom Common (all skins) JavaScript]]
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*[[/Sandbox|Sandbox]]
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*[[User:Mattflaschen/decimal to binary]]

==Wikipedia Quotes==
*"There wasn't a big encyclopedia, then people were allowed to edit it just for fun. There was nothing, and people were allowed to create an encyclopedia." -- [[User:Notinasnaid|Notinasnaid]]
*"At the end of the day we are all flawed meatbots trying to build a great encylopedia together." -- [[User:R.D.H. (Ghost In The Machine)|R.D.H. (Ghost In The Machine)]]
*"I'm addicted to reading Wikipedia, it's the only encyclopedia that grows faster than you can read :D" -- [[User:Taraborn|Taraborn]]

==Contributions==

I'm mostly a [[Wikipedia:wikignome|wikignome]].  Besides admin duties, I do verification and referencing, and update diagrams and illustrations to use [[Wikipedia:SVG|SVG]], an easily editable vector graphics format.  Below are a few of my other contributions.
===Creations===
====Articles====
# [[W.R. Grace Building]] (stub)
# [[John Lovewell (Junior)]] (stub)
# [[Damballa (company)]]
# [[Nissan Altra]]
# [[Qasem Soleimani]] (stub)
# [[Alan Joyce (executive)]] (stub)
# [[Somchai Wongsawat]]
# [[Cavanagh Company]]
# [[LaserMotive]]
# [[Air India Flight 812]]
# [[Meyer v. Grant]]
# [[Goldenberg restaurant attack]]
# [[Oracle v. Google]]
# [[Libor scandal]] (converted redirect to article)
# [[app.net]]
# [[Chalk Hill Middle School]] (stub)
# [[School resource officer]] (stub)
# [[Friedrich Beer]] (stub)
# [[History of Iraq (2011–present)]] (stub)
# [[Vladimir Kononov (military)]] (stub))
# [[2015 bombing of Médecins Sans Frontières hospital]]
# [[USS Fitzgerald and MV ACX Crystal collision]]

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===Improvements===
#[[A Dream Play]]
#[[Golden angle]]
#[[Bruce Harris]]
#[[Arthur Gonzalez]]
#[[John Granville]]
#[[CloudStack]]
#[[Trump campaign–Russian meeting]]

=== Software ===
# I was one of the developers of [[User:ProveIt_GT|ProveIt]], a graphical tool for Wikipedia referencing.  [[Georgia Tech]] paid me as a research assistant for some of the software development.

==Awards==
Thank you to everyone. I appreciate your kindness.
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Image:Minor_Barnstar.png|For your edits of utmost quality, and ''super-duper sleuthing skills'' - in particular, [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AReference_desk%2Fall&diff=21850216&oldid=21850177 this one] made on 25 August 2005 which ultimately lead to the new layout for the reference desk! --[[User:HappyCamper|HC]]

Image:Barnstar_of_Diligence.png|For your due diligence in every endevour to which you attach your effort. We've never seen your activities directed towards anything but the betterment of this project. Our compliments to your energy and mannerism. You seem to make friends far more easily than others would wish for themseves . --[[User:Hydnjo|Heidi and Joe]] 

Image:Original_Barnstar.png|I award this [[Wikipedia:Barnstars|The Original Barnstar]] to [[User:Superm401|Superm401]] for his amazing work on [[Wikipedia:Mirrors and Forks]]. -- [[User:Water Bottle|WB]] 23:48, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

File:Adopt Barnstar.png|For adopting a user I [[User:Swirlex]] give you this adopting Barnstar.

File:Library_Barnstar.png|For exemplary performance at the [[WP:REX|Resource Exchange]], tirelessly delivering the reliable sources on which this encyclopedia depends, please accept this award. :) Given for your assistance in providing sources to complete the [[Lincoln Park (Jersey City, New Jersey)]] article. -- '''[[User:JimMillerJr|<span style="color:green">Jim Miller</span>]]'''

File:Choco_chip_cookie.png|Thank you for adopting me. Here is a cookie to thank you. [[User:Legolover26|Legolover26]] ([[User talk:Legolover26|talk]]) 21:14, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Image:Adoption Barnstar 2.png|For adopting many users I hereby give you this barnstar. Congradulations. [[User:Legolover26|Legolover26]] ([[User talk:Legolover26|talk]]) 16:24, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Erdbeerteller01.jpg|Thank you for adopting me.  Here are some strawberries for you. [[User:Aditimandavgane11|adgane]] ([[User talk:Aditimandavgane11|talk]]) 07:48, 11 October 2013 (UTC)

File:Vitruvian Barnstar Hires.png|Awarded for your work to improve the performance and cleanliness of the MediaWiki codebase, particularly through cleaning up messes like [[jQuery UI]] loading by default.  <span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">[[User:Steven (WMF)|Steven Walling (WMF)]]&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;[[User talk:Steven (WMF)|<span style="color: #8080b0">talk</span>]]</span>  18:39, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

File:TWA badge 2.png|You are hereby awarded the Barnstar of Awesome for your amazing work on [[WP:TWA|The Wikipedia Adventure]]. You.  Are.  Awesome.  Check out your name in the game credits here: [[WP:TWA/About]]. Thank you again :) --[[User:Ocaasi|Ocaasi]] 15:40, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
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