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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<br />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,<br />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|Bureaucrat|4=Aichon is a {{/snazzylink|Special:Listusers/bureaucrat|bureaucrat}}.}}</td></tr>
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==Intro==
Howdy! I'm just an Urban Dead player who's made a point of trying to enjoy as many aspects of the game and its community 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 have generally engaged in the wiki community {{/snazzylink|Special:Contributions/Aichon|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, the wiki community periodically promotes me to the rank of wiki janitor. God help us all.


In terms of the game, I want to experience everything it had to offer, so as you can see by the character list to the side, I have characters in some of the premier 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 unless I make a major mistake). Oh, and since they're all separate characters, please treat them as such. Just because my zombie's horde may have ruined your day doesn't mean that my survivor won't be coming in afterwards to help you patch things together.
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* Wiki janitor and active player from 2009-2017.<br />
* Still on the wiki until November 2018.<br />
* Use the {{/snazzylink|User talk:Aichon|talk page}} to reach me.</div>


If you need to get in touch with me, use the {{/snazzylink|User Talk:Aichon|talk page}}. If you want a real-time chat about wiki stuff, hit me up on irc.nexuswar.com in [irc://irc.nexuswar.com/udwiki #udwiki] (I'm good at responding if I'm around, but I'm only on after work hours). If you decide to stalk me in real life, first off, please stop (seriously, I'll call the cops), but if you won't be dissuaded, ''at least'' pronounce my screen name correctly before you slit my throat/get arrested: "icon."
==About Me==
Howdy!


I'm just an Urban Dead player who made a point of experiencing and delighting in as many aspects of the game as possible during his time here. I enjoyed having characters who led separate lives in some of the premier groups in Malton, created {{/snazzylink|User:Aichon/Userscripts|userscripts}} to enhance the game for myself and others, led or participated in a {{/snazzylink|Big_Bash_3|rather}} {{/snazzylink|Big_Bash_4|large}} {{/snazzylink|Blackmore_4(04)|number}} {{/snazzylink|Samhain_Slaughter_6|of}} {{/snazzylink|Sith_of_November:_Order_66|in-game}} {{/snazzylink|March_of_The_Dead_2|events}} {{/snazzylink|No_Escape|of}} {{/snazzylink|Naked_Twister_Party '09|varying}} {{/snazzylink|*******/strikes#Tarasius_II:_Grand_Finale|historical}} {{/snazzylink|Philosophe_Knights/Theater|significance}}, wrote a {{/snazzylink|User:Aichon/Other/Fighting_the_AP_War|handful}} of {{/snazzylink|User:Aichon/Other/So_you_want_to_be_a_sysop%3F|guides}}, and have gotten around the wiki {{/snazzylink|Special:Contributions/Aichon|quite a bit}}, first as a regular user, then as {{/snazzylink|UDWiki:Administration/Guidelines#What_are_System_Operators_on_this_Wiki.3F|a sysop and bureaucrat}}.


==Personal Timeline==
Otherwise, I'm just a married software developer who lives in the Bryan/College Station region of Texas, USA, though I previously lived on the Pacific, Atlantic, and Gulf coasts of America, so I'm used to lots of sun and beaches. Despite living exclusively in Southern states, I never grew up surrounded by Southern culture, so Texas' take on Southern culture is 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.
For those of you who don't know me well and 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.
 
I graduated from Texas A&M University, worked in the space industry, operated sound systems for live events for a few decades, 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 leading teams of developers as we create custom-built apps for engineering firms.
 
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.
 
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}}.
 
For even more information about me, I've also detailed what {{/snazzylink|User:Aichon/Other#Technology|my desktop setup}} was, as well as what {{/snazzylink|User:Aichon/Other#Hobbies|some of my hobbies}} are.
 
Oh, and my screen name is pronounced the same as "icon".
 
==Timeline==
For those of you who just want to know where I slot into the history of the game, here are a few notable items:
*Joined the game - August 15th, 2009
*Joined the game - August 15th, 2009
*Joined the [[Soldiers of Crossman]] - August 29th, 2009
*Joined the {{/snazzylink|Soldiers of Crossman}} - August 29th, 2009
*Helped design the look of the new [[Template:Darvall_Heights_Barricade_Plan|barricade plans]] - October 2009
*Joined the {{/snazzylink|Militant Order of Barhah}} - November 4th, 2009
*Joined the [[Militant Order of Barhah]] - November 4th, 2009
*Joined the {{/snazzylink|Philosophe Knights}} - January 7th, 2010
*Joined the [[Philosophe Knights]] - January 7th, 2010
*Promoted to sysop - March 26th, 2010
*Promoted to sysop - March 26th, 2010
*Helped with organizing [[Big Bash 3]] - June to September 2010
*Helped with organizing {{/snazzylink|Big Bash 3}} - June to September 2010
*Participated in [[Blackmore 4(04)]] - August 2010
*Participated in {{/snazzylink|Blackmore 4(04)}} - August 2010
*Stepped down as sysop - November 25th, 2010
*Stepped down as sysop - November 25th, 2010
*Went inactive - January 2011
*Went inactive - January 2011
*Active again for [[March of The Dead 2|second March of The Dead]] - March 2012
*Active again for {{/snazzylink|March of The Dead 2|second March of The Dead}} - March 2012
*Became a sysop again - August 24th, 2012
*Became a sysop again - August 24th, 2012
*Assisted with {{/snazzylink|User:DangerReport/DangerCenter|DangerCenter}}'s technical aspects - September 2012
*Became a bureaucrat - October 21st, 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
*Withdrew to the rank of sysop - May 18th, 2013
*Helped with organizing [[Big Bash 4]] - June to ??? 2013 (ongoing)
*Helped with organizing {{/snazzylink|Big Bash 4}} - June to October 2013
 
*Went inactive in-game - February 2017
 
*Became a bureaucrat again - June 15th, 2018
==Extended Background==
<!--*Stepped down as bureaucrat and sysop - November 30th, 2018
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.
*Left the wiki - December 1st, 2018-->
 
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.
 
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 well over 105°F/40°C each summer) I've ever lived, strange as that may sound to most people out there.
 
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.
 
 
==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
 
Keyboard: Filco Ninja Majestouch-2 with Cherry MX Brown switches
 
Mouse: Logitech MX Revolution
 
Speakers: Logitech LS21 2.1
 
Router: 1TB Apple Time Capsule
 
Browser: Apple Safari for Mac, Google Chrome for Windows
 
Mobile machines: 32GB iPad 2 and a 32GB iPhone 4
 
 
==Minutiae==
{{/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).


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.


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.
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}}
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