User:Marumari

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Disclaimer

Although I am one of Wikipedia's admins, anything I post is strictly on my own behalf. I am not an employee of Bomis and I do not officially represent either that company or the Wikipedia project. If I tell you to do something or not do something, it's just friendly advice, not an order from on high.

Personal info

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Hello, my name is April King. I do photography, roller derby, soccer, and polyamory, among other things.

Homepage: http://www.twoevils.org/
Derby league: http://www.mnrollergirls.com/
Photography: http://minainerz.deviantart.com/gallery/


Name origin

Marumari (丸鞠) is Japanese for "round ball". I originally heard the term in Super Metroid, and I've used it since, although I don't really associate the name with the game anymore. It just rolls off the tongue nicely.

Superpowers

This user is an administrator on the English Wikipedia. (verify)
en This user is a native speaker of English.
ja-2 この利用者はある程度の日本語を話すことができます。
py-4 This user is an expert Python programmer.
re This user writes regular expressions to find everything around the house.


Contributions

Articles I have majorly contributed to (italics indicate that I am [or was] the primary writer of the article):

Major projects:
Wikipedia:Dead external links (an attempt to fix the problem of linkrot inside of Wikipedia.)

Psychology contributions:
Alogia, Anhedonia, Anorexia nervosa, Avolition, Comorbidity, Emetic/Antiemetic, Malingering, Mood-congruent/incongruent, Obsessive-compulsive disorder, Personality disorder, Primary/Secondary gain, Psychoactive

Animalia contributions:
Banded Orange Heliconian Butterfly, Cat, Chinchilla, Dog, Gerbil, Hamster, Rat, Rabbit (especially European Rabbit), Squirrel

Other contributions:
Caramel deLites, Japanese Language Proficiency Test, Minnesota RollerGirls, Nim, Roller derby, Wikitext Rendering Quirks

Other (relatively minor) contributions:
Afro Celt Sound System, Autumnal equinox, Concrete dome, Earth, Gope Boards, Japanese language, Languages in the United States, Moon, SARS, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Vernal equinox

Photography

A banded orange heliconian butterfly aloft a pink flower.
A banded orange heliconian butterfly aloft a pink flower.
A blue jay surveys its surroundings.
A blue jay surveys its surroundings.
An eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly lays dying in a pool of water.
An eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly lays dying in a pool of water.
A nearly-motionless individual, alert to danger, will whistle when alarmed to warn other groundhogs.
A nearly-motionless individual, alert to danger, will whistle when alarmed to warn other groundhogs.
A julia heliconian butterfly rests peacefully.
A julia heliconian butterfly rests peacefully.
This Double Delight variant of the hybrid tea is popular in rose gardens.
This Double Delight variant of the hybrid tea is popular in rose gardens.
A king vulture buries its beak in the sand and pivots around it.
A king vulture buries its beak in the sand and pivots around it.
A summertime picture of Kinkaku-ji's pavilion.
A summertime picture of Kinkaku-ji's pavilion.
A ladybug hides within a flower bud.
A ladybug hides within a flower bud.
A chipmunk camoflauges itself with an oak tree.
A chipmunk camoflauges itself with an oak tree.
A resting mexican wolf, kept captive for breeding purposes at the Minnesota Zoo. (featured pic, Sept 23, 2006)
A resting mexican wolf, kept captive for breeding purposes at the Minnesota Zoo. (featured pic, Sept 23, 2006)
Profile of a Minnesotan monarch butterfly.
Profile of a Minnesotan monarch butterfly.
A prairie dog blends into its dusty surroundings.
A prairie dog blends into its dusty surroundings.
The Witch's Hat Water Tower is the best-known landmark of Minneapolis's Prospect Park neighborhood.
The Witch's Hat Water Tower is the best-known landmark of Minneapolis's Prospect Park neighborhood.
A white peacock butterfly lands upon on a green leaf.
A white peacock butterfly lands upon on a green leaf.
A zebra heliconian butterfly hangs on during a wind gust.
A zebra heliconian butterfly hangs on during a wind gust.

Deprecated photographs: Minneapolis Public Library (as under construction)

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