Moderator's Profiles

[urbanscrawl]

Having been a longtime if only sometime visitor to the hallowed halls of kirupa.com, it has been patently obvious to me for some time now that there are a select few, the 'moderators', that are the body and soul behind all of the help people receive.

Everyone who has asked an even vaguely novel question here will have had some time and effort expended for them, for free, by one of this virtual A-Team.

I know there is the 'tell us about yourself' thread, but I thought that I'd suggest nevertheless that there be a page of moderator profiles - with a photo and details on each of the mods, so we have a better idea of who's giving us a hand when they do.

Kir?

[lostinbeta]

Well there is this...

http://www.kirupa.com/me/mods.asp

:)

Is that what you mean?

[urbanscrawl]

Ha ha - that's exactly what I mean. As always on this site - it's been covered before.

Should have done a search for it...

[lostinbeta]

It's easily missable, it's tucked away in the about section safe and sound :)

Phil says I look like Jim Carrey :( I need a new picture :P

[urbanscrawl]

You do a bit - it's that cheeky grin.

Hmm, Kit's clearly gorgeous isn't she?

[lostinbeta]

I really do need a new picture then....lol


And yes... yes she is :love: She posted her passport picture before, she looks like 16, but I think she said she was like 20. So she ages well too :)

[urbanscrawl]

Lost' you still there?

[Kitiara]

Originally posted by urbanscrawl
You do a bit - it's that cheeky grin.

Hmm, Kit's clearly gorgeous isn't she? :blush: :blush: Aw shucks... :blush: I knew there was a reason that mods page was hidden so well... :)

[Black_Lightning]

Originally posted by urbanscrawl
Hmm, Kit's clearly gorgeous isn't she?

fully agree :)

[senocular]

I look like a big ?. I think I need a haircut.

[Kitiara]

Sen, wanna swap pics? :blush:

[senocular]

OK! I wouldnt mind having yours, then everyone would :love: me!

[Kitiara]

Everyone will think you're a girl though... :)

[Starpromo]

Its the price you pay... I think!

:)

[Kitiara]

The price I pay for what? :q: :P

It's not even a particularly nice or flattering photo... :sure:

[Black_Lightning]

Originally posted by Kitiara
The price I pay for what? :q: :P

It's not even a particularly nice or flattering photo... :sure:

sounds like you have some particularly nice and/or flattering photo's lying around then .... why not put em on :bad: =)

[Starpromo]

Some people like the "i drink blood and burn insense all day" look. Hehe :)

[Kitiara]

Restricted access! :P

Thanks Star. :sure:

[Starpromo]

Oh dont get her started on the Resticted Access... another big arguement will be started... AGAIN.

[Kitiara]

I never started that. :)

I guess if I can find some non-Goth photos I'll stick them on here... Will that appease everyone? :)

[Black_Lightning]

Originally posted by Starpromo
Some people like the "i drink blood and burn insense all day" look. Hehe :)


yes some ppl do :)

graspop metal meeting is my favorite music festival, guess who ;)

non goth-looking-pics will do just fine :)

[Starpromo]

Mines Glastonbury... (http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/images/pb030407.jpg)
oh and kit you don't look that goth, it was just messing with the whole drinking blood... Unless your into that... Hehe :)

[Kitiara]

Not drinking blood, no. :)

Oh, and Glasto <i>rocks</i>. Will never forget the year I went. :beam:

[Starpromo]

Glad to Hear it...

(on the not drink blood and loving glasto)

[Kitiara]

That's good then. :)

I think I just overdid the dark lipstick on that day. :)

[Black_Lightning]

Looks like a cool festival... big though, nothing wrong bout that. i go to big festivals aswell. it's fun.

Graspop (http://www.graspop.com) is a bit smaller, but i like the music better. Only a mainstage and 2 marques on a field about as big as the main one in your pic. You tend to be a bit more tired at the end of the day cuz you are running around from band to band. while when i'm on werchter i usually spend the day lying on my lazy *ss listening to whatever band is playing , and occasionally relocating to go and see what's playing on another stage :)

[Kitiara]

Glastonbury is the best one without question... Reading is alright, and the Virgin ones, but Glasto is the original and best, in my opinion. :)

[Black_Lightning]

/me thinks i'm gonna take a looksy at the website

[Kitiara]

I'm just glad I didn't go in the the Year Of The Mud. :P I went the year before, thankfully. :)

Actually, returning to the original point of this thread... Urban, was there anything in particular you wanted to know about the mods? I mean, is there anything that you (or indeed anyone else) would like to see added to the profiles?

[lostinbeta]

was there anything in particular you wanted to know about the mods? I mean, is there anything that you (or indeed anyone else) would like to see added to the profiles?

OOOOOO... good one Kit. I would like to know this too :)

[Kitiara]

Thanks ost. :) It never hurts to ask. :)

To kick off, I've thought of a "Currently Stalking" field, similar to the DeviantWatch option of DA... It's where you can put in names of members who's work you respect and admire. :)

Anyone else?

[PierceG]

Originally posted by Kitiara
To kick off, I've thought of a "Currently Stalking" field, similar to the DeviantWatch option of DA... It's where you can put in names of members who's work you respect and admire. :)


That's a pretty great idea. How about also a "currently avoiding" field, for people you disrespect and unadmire. :)

[fester8542]

good idea pierce...

ha ha

I am starting my list now...

[Starpromo]

Is it not just exclusive to the mods?

[asphaltcowboy]

lost is teh sexeh ;)

[lostinbeta]

LOL asphaltcowboy, I definitely am not...

Ok, here is a better picture of me, hopefully it doesn't make me so Jim Carrey-ish

http://images.deviantart.com/large/designs/deviantid/Who_is_Lostinbeta.jpg

[asphaltcowboy]

sexeh! sexeh! :beam:

[lostinbeta]

Awww shucks, i'm still not, but thanks for making me feel better :blush:

[telekinesis]

lost, my mouse flickers over your footer. . . .is it ticklish?

[asphaltcowboy]

nps ;)

[lostinbeta]

Originally posted by telekinesis
lost, my mouse flickers over your footer. . . .is it ticklish?


I know, thats aggrivating me big time. It doesn't happen on my system, it doesn't happen at the direct URL, it doesn't happen on the html file that gets exported, it only happens here on the forum. I noticed it happens to comicGeeks footer as well. I have no clue whats up with it, but I don't think it is on my side.

[telekinesis]

Try using an iframe in your signature then stick your footers html page in there. . . .

[lostinbeta]

I believe iframes screw up the layout, like they add a bunch of empty space, like what happens when you use a table tag in a post.

[telekinesis]

Iframe footer:

<iframe name="main_win" src="http://www.msn.com" width="300" height="60" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe>

[telekinesis]

I just had a 300 x 60 iframe with no border or scroller and my website linked inside it. Edit my post to see what I did if you don't already!

[telekinesis]

Thanks phildo! :thumb:

Like my mini avatar footer lol ;)

[senocular]

Secret... wha? Why wasnt I told about these secr... oh, funny, I thought they really existed :P

[Starpromo]

Sen your footer is just an X... You prolly know already...

[Alex]

you guys are funny....


:P

[thoriphes]

haha, yeah, that'd be cool to have like an "Emplyees Only" room or in our case "Moderators Only"...right? :whistle:

btw, what's an iFrame?

[telekinesis]

What do you mean, we have a Top Secr. . . .how come I never got a secretary? :-\

[thoriphes]

...or or or like the stonecutter's guild where we hold secret meetings whilst indulging ourselves. with our underground meetings, and super-secret handshakes, and foreign lingo only the select few would understand :P. that would be great, too bad it isn't like that...:whistle:

[senocular]

Alex knows there isnt any secret mod forum. He already checked using his Alex$mod name.

:whistle:

[telekinesis]

that would be sweet though, then we could murder banned members under the tents of secracy. . . . .

[Alex]

your secret is safe with me....

but we all know that there isnt a mod forum:trout: :bandit: :sigh: ;) ;) ;) ;)

[thoriphes]

could there be a secret non-mods forum that we mods cannot see...?:whistle:

[Alex]

lol no because all hell would break loose in there. :P

[telekinesis]

If their was I'd ban them all!!! :P

We should have a mod battle one day, see who can ban the most members in an hour. . . .

[Alex]

lol!!!!

why dont you stop over to my forums, then we will see who the mod is.. :geek: :P =) :trout:

[telekinesis]

is that a threat ;)

[Alex]

nope :)

thats why i added a bunch of smilies to the end.

[senocular]

I was almost banned, and look at me! moderation baby!

[telekinesis]

omg i almost forgot about that :P

[Alex]

i have never been closed to banned. and i dont want to. :P

i love this place to much to mess around. :)

[senocular]

:bans alex:

[Alex]

NOOO, lol

i got banned out of my own forums once. Another admin was messing around and deleted all of the members.:(

[Jubba]

when was sen almost banned? I don't remember that...

[senocular]

telekinesis had the ban stick out on me ;) I was in for a beat down! But I was just being a prankster and lived to tell the tale.

[lostinbeta]

I remember that. We were all ready to ban you, the only thing that held us back is how helpful you were.

Then we found out what you did was a joke, all was well, and you really did rock.

[thoriphes]

i still don't understand that whole viewing of *that forum* thing before you became a mod.

[Jubba]

lol, ok now I remember...

[lostinbeta]

Yeah it's weird, but I guess it was just a glitch because I've seen others doing. I recommend we don't speak of this now ;)

[thoriphes]

or we move this conversation somewhere else...;)

[lostinbeta]

Dan: My footer is now iframe compliant, works great!!!

Very weird.....

[senocular]

I found a red pen today. I was happy. Still am

[Alex]

Originally posted by T
or we move this conversation somewhere else...;)

where would that be...:trout:

lol:thumb: :beam:

[mdipi]

super secret non existant mod forum!

[lostinbeta]

Or maybe irc, or chat room via AIM, there are various options.

[kirupa]

All of the mod conversation actually takes place in Random. When you see a mod writing what seems to be a random post, you should understand that we have developed our language system. It's a very strange code that one must decipher - everything such as an image placed in a random location corresponds to something.

//begin secret mod convo
Hey, the sun is very :x and mdipi :skull: tomorreh for :block: falling :bad: under the bright :ub: remember :tie:
//end secret mod convo

Cheers!
Kirupa :q:

[lostinbeta]

Originally posted by kirupa
//begin secret mod convo
Hey, the sun is very :x and mdipi :skull: tomorreh for :block: falling :bad: under the bright :ub: remember :tie:
//end secret mod convo


Good point Kirupa. Perhaps that would be best.

[thoriphes]

//
...but when the alley cat sits upon bob's dreams, doesn't that render him the utmost scallywag?
//

[reverendflash]

I saw 5 roaches last night. Bill is going to Talahassee next Tuesday. Alex went to school.

;)

Revhttp://www.aulman.com/rev.gif

[urbanscrawl]

As far as other ideas for a moderators page go - I'm not sure, some toptips maybe? more photos? stuff about where you live? a list of flash sites you've worked on would definitely be good though.

I went to Glastonbury the Year of the Mud. It was insane. I mean, glastonbury is insane anyway but the people it attracts are always the wierdest people on earth. I know they've put an even more massive fence up so you can't climb in anymore, but both the times I went they hadn't done that and we just jumped the fence with everyone else. My god - when the music ends it's like all the worlds most ugly people wandering around one place. I'd say 50% of them are probably tripping and wandering what on earth they are doing there, most likely looking for either:

a) their friends,

b) their tent or

c) their mind.

I think I made it into all of the above categories for most of the festival.

[senocular]

sounds like fun!

[lostinbeta]

What is the year of the mud?


Oooo, that reminds me. I wanna go to the Planet of the Drums tour!!! Granted there will be a bunch of stoner druggies there, an oppurtunity to see dieselboy, ak1200, and dara together is jaw dropping :love:

Wow, sorry, my mind wanders sometimes.

[thoriphes]

ok, so you wanna learn more about the mods...well first off, i took a pic of myself so that you get an idea what i look like. i just got out of college, specifically Virginia Tech, first year as an engineer. um, i've been job surfing for the past month or so (stupid economy is against me), but have now landed a job with an internet company who interviewed me earlier today. i have made maybe one flash site that didn't even hit big a couple years ago during the Flash 4 age. i'm planning on making one over the summer to display all my experiments and such, but then again i always say i will make a site and end up not, but i'll actually try this time around. um, random fact, i'm a license-less 19-year old and i hate it, should get my license during this summer. what else...i'm not much of a designer, but more of a scripter. i can't make elegant websites for crap, but i can program like a mutha. i do actionscript, java, c++, c, vb, and some server-side which i'm not too good at.

um...i've been with kirupaforums since 2001 (methinks...). and i think i was kirupa's first mod (k, can you clarify?) after i hit my first 100th post. then i thought it was an automatic thing, which it was not at the time.

that's pretty much all the information i'm allowed to give.

[lostinbeta]

Wow, ok, more info.

I live here in Philadelphia, PA and I hate it very much. I graduated high school 1 year ago and am currently neither employed (that economy against me statement goes here) or in college (again... economy). I first joined this forum July 23rd, 2002 which was 1 day after I started learning Flash actionscript. My very first post was a non-military clock tutorial I wrote in AS using my knowledge of Javascript which I had previously. The poorly written/badly coded clock tutorial can still be found here.. http://www.lostinbeta.com/experimental/clocktutorial.html .

After that I spent most of my time on the forums helping others more than asking questions, I found most of the answers I was looking for either through searching this site and/or forum, or google.com so I never had any big things I had to ask about, so instead I would help others with things I have learned.

Similar as Thor stated, I believe my skills are mainly in coding/scripting than design, but I do like to design. Even though I may not be too good at it, it helps me express myself as any other art piece would, so I enjoy it. The languages I currently know are Actionscript, HTML, CSS, Javascript, and very little DHTML and PHP. I want to learn C++, C#, and Java, but haven't gotten around to it, I don't want to overwhelm myself, I am still learning Actionscript, and I bump up my Javascript knowledge every now and then as well. I usually tend to learn languages fast though, I guess I have a knack or something ;)

Unlike Thor, Dan, David, Phil, Ilyas, Sbeener, Ren, Jubba, and any others I may have forgotten (sorry), I was not one of the original mods of this forum (back in the ezboard days), I signed up not too long after this forum became kirupaforum.com and used vBulletin. I can't remember how many people were modded before me after the forum started using vBulletin, but to make myself feel better I consider myself one of the originals AFTER the change. It's not as good, but it makes me feel better so back off! :P

Today I still continue learning new things all the time and helping others with anything that I can help with. I am also currently working on my very first fully flash site (only took me a year to get my act together!) and I am also planning on making a site to have my experiments on as open source files for others to learn from (which I have a feeling I will regret in the long run :P)

[reverendflash]

there isn't enough space to explain my past...

no one would read it anyway...

let's put it this way:

I've done a lot of diff things. I design websites now. I've been doing Flash since V2... Worked with Gen2 until MX killed it... Learning !@#$ MX syntax...

I work almost exclusively with Fireworks/Dreamweaver/Flash as my work apps.

My hair (what is still hanging in there) is brown with grey highlights. My eyes are brown with a red glossy tint to the whites. Turn Ons: Short Jamaican women Turn Offs: Intollerance.

Abzoid is my brother. We kept him in a closet most of his youth. We fed him jello with a sling shot... He learned comp prog from a guy who chiseled it out on a stone tablet...

Revhttp://www.aulman.com/rev.gif

[eyeinfinitude]

I'm going to keep it simple and straight to the point, hopefully...

Things I like:
- Practicing my actionscripting, mastering the stop(); action is tough.
- Any type of animation, my favorites would be the old school cartoons like Steamboat Willy and the 80's Transformers.
- Sturgeon fishing up in Washington.
- Shooting pool, I'm a wannabe pool shark. :P
- Drawing, if I'm not writing with a pencil then I'll be drawing.
- Italian food, I'm drooling right now as I think about it.
- Video games, my one source for relieving stress.
- Barnes and Nobles, if I'm not at home or school then that's where I'm at.
- Slurpees, I need an occasion sugar high.
- My favorite type of art genre would be Surrealism. Anything abstract is food for my eyes.
- I enjoy tormenting Alex because he's the lil brother I never wanted.

Things I dislike:
- Being pushed around, I'm a nice guy up to a certain point. :evil:
- Garlic, I hate that stuff.
- Possums, they're just plain ugly.
- Others tormenting Alex because he's the lil brother that I never wanted and only I'm allowed to torment him.

As most of you know, I'm a very serious guy....wait, scratch that. I tend to joke around a lot....wait, scratch that too....aww heck nevermind.

That's about it. :P

[Kitiara]

We should have a mod battle one day, see who can ban the most members in an hour. You;d win hands down, Dan. :) I've never banned anyone, I am such a nice, friendly mod. :beam:

OK, more about me. I was a regular member of the old Kirupa Forum, but didn't get made a mod until... I can't remember actually. When was it? :sure: Anyway, I am one now and have been for a while. :)

I got my first computer when I was 11, which was the old Commodore Amiga. I've still got that in fact, and on occasions it still gets fired up. :)

I actually started programming when I was about 14 in RM Basic, as that's all my school had at the time. 4 years and a few exams later, I'd managed to learn Pascal, COBOL and C as well. Went to University for my Computer Science degree and added Java, Visual Basic, C++ and HTML to that list. Got into the whole web design thing through that, and got a job working for a magazine doing their site where I first beheld the marvels of Flash. I think if I learn any more programming languages my head will explode. :)

Now I work for Churchill Insurance (yes, the one with the dog. I know), where I make all sorts of web pages, games and Flash based whatnots.

I live in Rainham, which is a nice little part of Kent in the South East of England. I spend my free time watching and playing football (I play right midfield, although pretty badly if I'm honest), hustling at pool, watching X Files, Family Guy and Futurama, kicking arse at Unreal and Street Fighter and entertaining friends. Anything else I do is unprintable... :bad:

Any questions, please send a plain brown envelope to the following address... :beam:

[reverendflash]

sounds like we need a mod pool tourny...

Kit, EG, Rev...

anyone else fancy a game of stick?

Revhttp://www.aulman.com/rev.gif

[Kitiara]

Count me in, I love pool. :)

My only problem is that because I'm so ickle, I can't always reach over the table... :blush: That leads to my having to take some really weird shots sometimes. :P

[reverendflash]

I love bar pool. I don't play for money, or in tournaments for prizes... changes the game too much for me. I do love hanging out @ Moe's playing pool, listening to live music on the stage, drinking a vodka or 6...

:beam:

My goal in life is to own my own pub...

Revhttp://www.aulman.com/rev.gif

[Kitiara]

I only play after the football on Saturdays or during my lunch hour. Never for money, more just the ritual humiliation. :)

[eyeinfinitude]

Originally posted by reverendflash
I love bar pool. I don't play for money, or in tournaments for prizes... changes the game too much for me. I do love hanging out @ Moe's playing pool, listening to live music on the stage, drinking a vodka or 6...

:beam:

My goal in life is to own my own pub...

Revhttp://www.aulman.com/rev.gif

Wow that would be so cool if one day you ended up owning a pub, I'll visit you ever month or even weekly. :P

[Kitiara]

Like a Kirupa Bar. :P

[eyeinfinitude]

hahah yeah and we'll get drunk and sing the "Cheers" song. :P

[telekinesis]

Did someone say get drunk????????? :beam:

[thoriphes]

hehe, how bout a Worldwide Kirupa Beer Pong Competition!

[reverendflash]

anyone want to contribute to the
"Buy Rev a Pub Fund"

??


anyone? Beuhler?

Revhttp://www.aulman.com/rev.gif

[Alex]

Originally posted by T
hehe, how bout a Worldwide Kirupa Beer Pong Competition!

and for the young ones we can use water...






:P :P :P :P :P :P
j/k

[reverendflash]

Originally posted by Alex
and for the young ones we can use water...






:P :P :P :P :P :P
j/k

Heck, if you get enough $$$ together, you can have your own "room" right behind the stage ;)

Revhttp://www.aulman.com/rev.gif

[asphaltcowboy]

Originally posted by Kitiara
Now I work for Churchill Insurance (yes, the one with the dog. I know)/me nods repeatedly

:thumb: