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<tr><td>{{/side box header|About Me}}</td></tr>
<tr><td>{{/side box header|About Me}}</td></tr>
<tr><td>{{flagbox|rgb(82,82,90)|800px-Flag of the United States.svg.png|American|Aichon is American.}}</td></tr>
<tr><td>{{flagbox|rgb(82,82,90)|Dtip.JPG|Don't Take It Personally|4=Aichon isn't crushed by criticism directed at him. It's all cool.}}</td></tr>
<tr><td>{{flagbox|rgb(82,82,90)|Mac.png|Macintosh|Aichon is a Macintosh addict <br />and owns several.}}</td></tr>
<tr><td>{{flagbox|rgb(82,82,90)|Justice.PNG|Sysop|4=Aichon is a {{/snazzylink|Special:Listusers/sysop|sysop}}.}}</td></tr>
 
<tr><td><br />{{/side box header|Support}}</td></tr>
<tr><td>{{flagbox|rgb(82,82,90)|teacup.jpg|Etiquette|4=Aichon supports {{/snazzylinke|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etiquette#Common_norms_of_etiquette|etiquette}}.}}</td></tr>
<tr><td>{{flagbox|rgb(82,82,90)|teacup.jpg|Etiquette|4=Aichon supports {{/snazzylinke|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etiquette#Common_norms_of_etiquette|etiquette}}.}}</td></tr>
<tr><td>{{flagbox|rgb(82,82,90)|Smiley.png|It's a Joke, OK?|4=Aichon supports using humor, even when other people don't get it.}}</td></tr>
<tr><td>{{flagbox|rgb(82,82,90)|2=E=mc2.jpg|3=Logic and Reason|4=Aichon rates Logic and Reason over the power of a shotgun.}}</td></tr>
<tr><td>{{flagbox|rgb(82,82,90)|2=E=mc2.jpg|3=Logic and Reason|4=Aichon rates Logic and Reason over the power of a shotgun.}}</td></tr>


<tr><td><br />{{/side box header|Urban Dead}}</td></tr>
<tr><td><br />{{/side box header|Urban Dead}}</td></tr>
<tr><td>{{flagbox|rgb(82,82,90)|Zergling.gif|Alt user|Aichon has several alts he controls, but he does not zerg.}}</td></tr>
<tr><td>{{flagbox|rgb(82,82,90)|Zergling.gif|Alt user|Aichon has several alts he controls, but he does not zerg.}}</td></tr>
<tr><td>{{flagbox|rgb(82,82,90)|dead.gif|Urban Dead|Aichon plays UD. Umm...duh?}}</td></tr>
<tr><td>{{flagbox|rgb(82,82,90)|cash.gif|UrbanDead Sponsor!|4=Aichon has contributed to the UrbanDead {{/snazzylink|donate|Beer Fund}}.}}</td></tr>
<tr><td>{{flagbox|rgb(82,82,90)|cash.gif|UrbanDead Sponsor!|4=Aichon has contributed to the UrbanDead {{/snazzylink|donate|Beer Fund}}.}}</td></tr>


<tr><td><br />{{/side box header|Wiki}}</td></tr>
<tr><td><br />{{/side box header|Wiki}}</td></tr>
<tr><td>{{flagbox|rgb(82,82,90)|Dtip.JPG|Don't Take It Personally|4=Aichon isn't crushed by criticism directed at him. It's all cool.}}</td></tr>
<tr><td>{{flagbox|rgb(82,82,90)|Formatting Nazi.png|Formatting Nazi|4=Aichon is a formatting Nazi and will fix your wiki-code without asking.}}</td></tr>
<tr><td>{{flagbox|rgb(82,82,90)|Formatting Nazi.png|Formatting Nazi|4=Aichon is a formatting Nazi and will fix your wiki-code without asking.}}</td></tr>
<tr><td>{{flagbox|rgb(82,82,90)|NoLOL.png|Grammar|4=Aichon supports the use of proper grammar and spelling on the Wiki.}}</td></tr>
<tr><td>{{flagbox|rgb(82,82,90)|NoLOL.png|Grammar|4=Aichon supports the use of proper grammar and spelling on the Wiki.}}</td></tr>
<tr><td>{{flagbox|rgb(82,82,90)|Justice.PNG|Sysop|4=Aichon is a {{/snazzylink|Special:Listusers/sysop|sysop}}.}}</td></tr>
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==Intro==
==Quick Intro==
I'm an Urban Dead player who first joined the game on August 15th, 2009. Since then, I've made a point of trying to enjoy as many aspects of the game and its community as possible. Towards that end, I've written {{/snazzylink|User:Aichon/Userscripts|userscripts}}, have led or helped to lead some of the top groups during my time, and have generally engaged in the wiki community {{/snazzylink|User:Aichon/Other#Contributions|quite a bit}}. This is the first wiki that I've really gotten involved with, so if you see me making stupid mistakes, clue me in, since I'm still learning. Despite that, on March 26, 2010, the community saw fit to make me a sysop, but when my term was up, I asked for a demotion rather than an additional term as sysop, and was restored to the life of a regular user on November 25, 2010. Though inactive for most of 2011, I became active again in 2012, and on August 24th, 2012, the community saw fit to promote me once again. God help us all.
For those of you who just want to know who I am in the context of the wiki and the game, here are a few notable items in my history here.
 
*Joined the game - August 15th, 2009
In terms of the game, I wanted to experience everything it had to offer, so as you can see by the character list, I have characters in some of the premiere groups of Malton. They all lead separate existences, and a few of them actively fight against the efforts of the others, though they've never met or even gotten close to each other (nor will they ''ever'' do so). Oh, and since they're all separate characters, please treat them as such. Just because my PKer may have ruined your day today doesn't mean that my survivor won't be coming in afterwards to help you patch things together.
*Joined the {{/snazzylink|Soldiers of Crossman}} - August 29th, 2009
 
*Joined the {{/snazzylink|Militant Order of Barhah}} - November 4th, 2009
If you need to get in touch with me for some reason, use the {{/snazzylink|User Talk:Aichon|talk page}}. If you want real-time chat about wiki stuff, hit me up on irc.nexuswar.com in [irc://irc.nexuswar.com/udwiki #udwiki]. If you decide to stalk me and need to say my name over the phone or in-person, I've included a handy pronunciation guide for my screen name up in the header of this page. Just in case you aren't conversant with those characters, it's pronounced the same as "icon."
*Joined the {{/snazzylink|Philosophe Knights}} - January 7th, 2010
 
*Promoted to sysop - March 26th, 2010
 
*Helped with organizing {{/snazzylink|Big Bash 3}} - June to September 2010
==Background==
*Participated in {{/snazzylink|Blackmore 4(04)}} - August 2010
I'm a software developer in College Station, Texas, USA. I've interned with various subcontractors for NASA (e.g. Lockheed Martin), and did a stint for four years as a Teaching Assistant at Texas A&M while in grad school, where I had the privilege of assisting the professors in teaching over 2300 students in numerous programming languages and over a variety of subjects.
*Stepped down as sysop - November 25th, 2010
 
*Went inactive - January 2011
To cut off the obvious questions, no, I will not help you troubleshoot your computer, nor will I design your wiki page for you. I use and love my Macs because they let me get work done without having to worry about it not working or having to be configured for hours on end to work exactly how I want. As for design, while I like to think my userspace looks cool, it takes me way too long to make things ''not suck'', so I try to avoid it. That said, if you run into a technical issue and put in some serious effort trying to figure it out, I'm usually up for helping people get over those sorts of hurdles.
*Active again for {{/snazzylink|March of The Dead 2|second March of The Dead}} - March 2012
 
*Became a sysop again - August 24th, 2012
I've lived on all three of the major coasts in America, in each case in the southern half of the country, so my exposure to cold temperatures is pretty limited. In fact, the place I'm living at now is the furthest inland (around 140 miles/225 km), the highest elevated (about 360 feet/110 m), the most cold (it'll get below freezing a few times each winter), and the most hot (we routinely have highs over well 105°F/40°C each summer) I've ever lived, strange as that may sound to most people out there.
*Assisted with {{/snazzylink|User:DangerReport/DangerCenter|DangerCenter}}'s technical aspects - September 2012
*Became a bureaucrat - October 21st, 2012
*Established the {{/snazzylink|A/SA|Sysop Archives}} - March 2013
*Withdrew to the rank of sysop - May 18th, 2013
*Helped with organizing {{/snazzylink|Big Bash 4}} - June to October 2013
*Went inactive - February 2017


Otherwise, I guess I could point out the fact that I am a Christian that holds pretty traditional/conservative values in terms of most of the controversial issues. For some reason, this tends to surprise people. Go figure.


I'm also responsible for contributing something significant to the design of the following wiki pages:
*The {{/snazzylink|Template:Darvall_Heights_Barricade_Plan|barricade plan}} templates
*{{/snazzylink|Big Bash 3}}
*{{/snazzylink|Big Bash 4}}
*{{/snazzylink|Militant_Order_of_Barhah/Locator|MOB Locator}}
*{{/snazzylink|Soldiers of Crossman}}


==Technology==
Primary machine: 2.7GHz i7 Mac mini running Mac OS 10.8 (and Windows 7 Pro 64-bit)


Monitors: Dual Dell S2409WFP 24" monitors
'''TL;DR:''' 34/M/TX - Wiki janitor. Active player from 2009-2017. Still on the wiki. Use the {{/snazzylink|User talk:Aichon|talk page}} to reach me.


Keyboard: Filco Ninja Majestouch-2 with Cherry MX Brown switches


Mouse: Logitech MX Revolution
==Extended Background==
Howdy!


Speakers: Logitech LS21 2.1
I'm just an Urban Dead player who's made a point of enjoying as many aspects of the game as possible. Towards that end, I've created {{/snazzylink|User:Aichon/Userscripts|userscripts}}, led or helped to lead some of the top groups, written a handful of {{/snazzylink|User:Aichon/Other/So_you_want_to_be_a_sysop%3F|guides}}, and gotten around the wiki {{/snazzylink|Special:Contributions/Aichon|quite a bit}}. I'm sometimes a {{/snazzylink|UDWiki:Administration/Guidelines#What_are_System_Operators_on_this_Wiki.3F|sysop}} too.


Router: 1TB Apple Time Capsule
I have characters in some of the premier groups of Malton, each of which leads an entirely separate existence from the others. If my zombie eats your brains, it's nothing personal (most of the time), it's just me playing the character to its fullest. Likewise, if my survivor swings through to help you patch the place up later, I'm not a zombie spy. I'm honestly there to help you repair the damage to the best of my capability.


Browser: Google Chrome
Outside of the game, I'm a married software developer living in Bryan, Texas, USA. I graduated from Texas A&M University, worked in the space industry, did a stint in grad school, and assisted in teaching thousands of students subjects ranging from FORTRAN to ethics, though not all necessarily in that order. These days, my work has me creating custom-built apps for engineering firms.


Mobile machines: 32GB iPad 2, 32GB iPhone 4, and a 1.67GHz Hi-Res Aluminum PowerBook G4 running Mac OS 10.4.11
I've lived on the Pacific, Atlantic, and Gulf coasts of America, so I'm used to lots of sun and beaches. Despite living in Southern states, I never grew up surrounded by Southern culture, so it's something I've had to get used to. The place I'm living now is the furthest inland (140 miles/225 km), most elevated (360 feet/110 m), coldest (snow every few years), and hottest (weeks of highs over 105°F/40°C each summer) place I've ever lived.


I'm a Christian that holds pretty traditional and conservative values, but unless you ask me about it, this is probably about the only time you'll see me bring it up, just because religion isn't a topic that most people want to discuss while playing a zombie game. That said, if it's something that you have questions about, feel free to ask. I'll do my best to answer.


==Minutiae==
Besides my {{/snazzylink|User Talk:Aichon|talk page}}, you can also click the link on the side to {{/snazzylink|Special:EmailUser/Aichon|e-mail me via the wiki}}.
{{/snazzylinke|http://backloggery.com/aichon|Backloggery.com}}: As most know, I enjoy video games from a large selection of genres (pretty much everything but sports games), but I am most enamored with classic (or soon-to-be classic) games that demonstrate great mechanics. I particularly enjoy underrated games, but I don't let the popularity of something dissuade me from playing it. If you're curious about the games I have or what I'm playing, check me out at the link. In fact, do yourself a favor and sign up there. The site and community are awesome. Feel free to post on my wall and friend me.


{{/snazzylinke|http://myanimelist.net/animelist/Aichon|MyAnimeList.net}}: In terms of anime, my tastes are a bit simpler: I usually avoid series that span hundreds of episodes, I don't watch hentai, and the stuff I watch is usually not obscure. Check the link if you want more information about what I've seen or what I'm watching now (assuming I'm watching something, since I've been slowing down recently).
For even more information about me, I've also detailed what {{/snazzylink|User:Aichon/Other#Technology|my desktop setup}} is, as well as what {{/snazzylink|User:Aichon/Other#Hobbies|some of my hobbies}} are.


Otherwise, I do a bit of coding for fun in my spare time, and have dabbled in several dozen different programming, scripting, markup, and query languages at this point. Check my {{/snazzylink|User:Aichon/Userscripts|userscripts}} for some examples of coding I've done for fun within the scope of UD.
And if I happen to be in-character or representing a group I'm in, I may use different signatures around the wiki:
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|style="text-align:center"|{{User:Aichon/Signature}}
|style="padding-left:10px"|I represent myself (or possibly the sysop team, if I'm acting in an official capacity).
|-
|style="text-align:center"|{{User:Aichon/Bsig}}
|style="padding-left:10px"|I represent the {{/snazzylink|Big Bash 4|Bash}}, who wants to party and eat your BRA!NZ!
|-
|style="text-align:center"|{{User:Aichon/Msig}}
|style="padding-left:10px"|I represent the {{/snazzylink|Militant Order of Barhah|MOB}}, bringing you the message of BARHAH!
|-
|style="text-align:center"|{{User:Aichon/Psig}}
|style="padding-left:10px"|I represent the {{/snazzylink|Philosophe Knights|Order}}, eliminating ignorance through...''education''.
|-
|style="text-align:center"|{{User:Aichon/Ssig}}
|style="padding-left:10px"|I represent the {{/snazzylink|Soldiers of Crossman}}, uniting the Northwest.
|-
|style="text-align:center"|{{User:Aichon/Signature|Something|Else}}
|style="padding-left:10px"|I represent myself, but I'm acting goofy using the parameters in my signature.
|}


You might see me around the Internet since I do tend to get around. These days, I go by the '''Aichon''' handle almost exclusively (or '''Aichonic''' when it's unavailable), but in the past I've used '''Anubis IV''' and '''Orison''' as handles at various sites and in various services.
Oh, and my screen name is pronounced the same as "icon".
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