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The Wikia Community Team are members of the Wikia Staff who help to support and grow all of our communities. We work on a variety of projects and are who you can turn to with questions or concerns. Meet the members of the team below! |
The Wikia Community Team are members of the Wikia Staff who help to support and grow all of our communities. We work on a variety of projects and are who you can turn to with questions or concerns. Meet the members of the team below! |
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The '''Community Team''' are Wikia staff members who can help with any issues on any [[Wikia]] site. |
The '''Community Team''' are Wikia staff members who can help with any issues on any [[Wikia]] site. |
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|valign="top"|[[File:JenBurton.png|100px|Jen Burton]]||<span style="font-size:150%">'''Jen'''</span><span style="font-size:125%"><br />''[[w:User:Jenburton|User:Jenburton]]''</span> |
|valign="top"|[[File:JenBurton.png|100px|Jen Burton]]||<span style="font-size:150%">'''Jen'''</span><span style="font-size:125%"><br />''[[w:User:Jenburton|User:Jenburton]]''</span> |
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− | |colspan="2"| '''[[w:User:Jenburton|Jen Burton]]''' is Wikia's VP, Community. |
+ | |colspan="2"| '''[[w:User:Jenburton|Jen Burton]]''' is Wikia's VP, Community. She works to ensure our Community organization supports all of Wikia's community members -- editors, founders, admins, readers, and visitors. She occasionally posts amazing photos of her dog Falkor at [http://Falkor.me Falkor.me]. |
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− | |colspan="2"| '''[[w:User:BertH|Bert]]''' is focused on helping the voice of the community make it to the ears of the Wikia Product team, and ensuring that Wikia users are up to date on new developments. Got feedback or feature requests? He might be the one you hear from after [[Special:Contact|sending those in]]. Favorite interests and activities include comics, science fiction, horror, comedy, pop music, life sciences, astronomy and cryptozoology. |
+ | | colspan="2" | '''[[w:User:BertH|Bert]]''' is focused on helping the voice of the community make it to the ears of the Wikia Product team, and ensuring that Wikia users are up to date on new developments. Got feedback or feature requests? He might be the one you hear from after [[Special:Contact|sending those in]]. Favorite interests and activities include comics, science fiction, horror, comedy, pop music, life sciences, astronomy and cryptozoology. |
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− | |style="text-align:center;width:150px;height:120px"|[[File:PhilippeBeaudette.jpg|x130px|Philippe Beaudette]] |
+ | | style="text-align:center;width:150px;height:120px" |[[File:PhilippeBeaudette.jpg|x130px|Philippe Beaudette]] |
− | |align="center"|<span style="font-size: 150%">'''Philippe Beaudette'''</span><br /><span style="font-size: 115%">''[[w:User:Pbeaudette|User:Pbeaudette]]''</span> |
+ | | align="center" |<span style="font-size: 150%">'''Philippe Beaudette'''</span><br /><span style="font-size: 115%">''[[w:User:Pbeaudette|User:Pbeaudette]]''</span> |
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− | |colspan="2"| '''[[w:User:Pbeaudette|Philippe Beaudette]]''' is the Senior Director of Community Support. He joined Wikia in January of 2016, and brings two decades of work with online communities, beginning with AOL in the late 1990's. In his free time, he plays with his two dogs and cooks. He lives in San Francisco. He welcomes contact from Wikians around the world, so reach out and say hi! |
+ | | colspan="2" | '''[[w:User:Pbeaudette|Philippe Beaudette]]''' is the Senior Director of Community Support and Engagement. He joined Wikia in January of 2016, and brings two decades of work with online communities, beginning with AOL in the late 1990's. In his free time, he plays with his two dogs and cooks. He lives in San Francisco. He welcomes contact from Wikians around the world, so reach out and say hi! |
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− | |valign="top"|[[Image:Sannse.png|100px|Sannse]]||<span style="font-size:150%">'''Sannse'''</span><span style="font-size:125%"><br />''[[w:User:Sannse|User:Sannse]]''</span> |
+ | | valign="top" |[[Image:Sannse.png|100px|Sannse]]||<span style="font-size:150%">'''Sannse'''</span><span style="font-size:125%"><br />''[[w:User:Sannse|User:Sannse]]''</span> |
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− | |colspan="2"| '''[[w:User:Sannse|Sannse Carter]]''' is the longest-standing member of the Community Support Team at Wikia. One of her passions (aside from wikias, of course) is making jewelry. She's collected hundreds of different beads, with lava stone among her favorites. You can find her hanging out on [[w:|Community Central]] and visiting the amazing variety of communities across Wikia. Feel free to say hello, and let her know what your favorite type of jewelry is -- she loves seeing new designs! |
+ | | colspan="2" | '''[[w:User:Sannse|Sannse Carter]]''' is the longest-standing member of the Community Support Team at Wikia. One of her passions (aside from wikias, of course) is making jewelry. She's collected hundreds of different beads, with lava stone among her favorites. You can find her hanging out on [[w:|Community Central]] and visiting the amazing variety of communities across Wikia. Feel free to say hello, and let her know what your favorite type of jewelry is -- she loves seeing new designs! |
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− | |valign="top"|[[File:Luis.jpg|x110px|Luis]]||<span style="font-size:150%">'''Luis'''</span><span style="font-size:125%"><br />''[[w:User:Mighty No. 9|User:Mighty No. 9]]''</span> |
+ | | valign="top" |[[File:Luis.jpg|x110px|Luis]]||<span style="font-size:150%">'''Luis'''</span><span style="font-size:125%"><br />''[[w:User:Mighty No. 9|User:Mighty No. 9]]''</span> |
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− | |colspan="2"| '''[[w:User:Mighty No. 9|Luis]]''' is a a huge Soccer fan! He loves the FIFA series and likes spending time editing the [[w:c:fifa14|FIFA 14 community]]. After completing his military service, Luis spent many years working in the Video Game industry and absolutely loves video games. He had the pleasure of working on some really popular titles such as the Naruto, One Piece, Tales, SoulCalibur, Tekken, and Ace Combat series. He is also a huge fan of other sports, comics, movies, tv, and board games. |
+ | | colspan="2" | '''[[w:User:Mighty No. 9|Luis]]''' is a a huge Soccer fan! He loves the FIFA series and likes spending time editing the [[w:c:fifa14|FIFA 14 community]]. After completing his military service, Luis spent many years working in the Video Game industry and absolutely loves video games. He had the pleasure of working on some really popular titles such as the Naruto, One Piece, Tales, SoulCalibur, Tekken, and Ace Combat series. He is also a huge fan of other sports, comics, movies, tv, and board games. |
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− | |valign="top"|[[File:BrandonRhea.png|100px]]||<span style="font-size:150%">'''Brandon'''</span><span style="font-size:125%"><br />''[[w:User:Brandon Rhea|User:Brandon Rhea]]''</span> |
+ | | valign="top" |[[File:BrandonRhea.png|100px]]||<span style="font-size:150%">'''Brandon'''</span><span style="font-size:125%"><br />''[[w:User:Brandon Rhea|User:Brandon Rhea]]''</span> |
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− | |colspan="2"|'''[[w:User:Brandon Rhea|Brandon]]''' has been a Wikia user since 2006 and a member of Wikia Staff since 2010. He is a Senior Community Manager and focuses on user engagement, which includes working with programs like [[w:c:www:Stars|Wikia Stars]]. He is also the founder of [[w:c:starwars|''Star Wars'' Fanpedia]], a ''Star Wars'' news wikia, and an administrator on [[w:c:swfanon|''Star Wars'' Fanon]]. In case it wasn't clear, he's a pretty big ''Star Wars'' fan. Feel free to [[Message Wall:Brandon Rhea|leave him a message]]! |
+ | | colspan="2" |'''[[w:User:Brandon Rhea|Brandon]]''' has been a Wikia user since 2006 and a member of Wikia Staff since 2010. He is a Senior Community Manager and focuses on user engagement, which includes working with programs like [[w:c:www:Stars|Wikia Stars]]. He is also the founder of [[w:c:starwars|''Star Wars'' Fanpedia]], a ''Star Wars'' news wikia, and an administrator on [[w:c:swfanon|''Star Wars'' Fanon]]. In case it wasn't clear, he's a pretty big ''Star Wars'' fan. Feel free to [[Message Wall:Brandon Rhea|leave him a message]]! |
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− | |valign="top"|[[File:Wendy 001.png|100px|Wendy]]||<span style="font-size:150%">'''Wendy'''</span><span style="font-size:125%"><br />''[[w:User:Merrystar|User:Merrystar]]''</span> |
+ | | valign="top" |[[File:Wendy 001.png|100px|Wendy]]||<span style="font-size:150%">'''Wendy'''</span><span style="font-size:125%"><br />''[[w:User:Merrystar|User:Merrystar]]''</span> |
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− | |colspan="2"|'''[[w:User:Merrystar|Wendy]]''' loves gardening, particularly flowers and vegetables, although she seems to be growing an ever-increasing number of fruit bushes and trees as well! She lived in the Netherlands for a few years, and tulips have been her favorite flower ever since -- she has as many in her yard as the bunnies let her grow. At Wikia, you'll find her on [[w:c:community|Community Central]] or the [[w:c:muppet|Muppet Wiki]], which she's been editing since 2005. Feel free to drop by with any questions or just to say hello! |
+ | | colspan="2" |'''[[w:User:Merrystar|Wendy]]''' loves gardening, particularly flowers and vegetables, although she seems to be growing an ever-increasing number of fruit bushes and trees as well! She lived in the Netherlands for a few years, and tulips have been her favorite flower ever since -- she has as many in her yard as the bunnies let her grow. At Wikia, you'll find her on [[w:c:community|Community Central]] or the [[w:c:muppet|Muppet Wiki]], which she's been editing since 2005. Feel free to drop by with any questions or just to say hello! |
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− | |valign="top"|[[File:Bola-comic.png|100px|Antonio]]||<span style="font-size:150%">'''Antonio R.'''</span><span style="font-size:125%"><br />''[[w:User:Bola|User:Bola]]''</span> |
+ | | valign="top" |[[File:Bola-comic.png|100px|Antonio]]||<span style="font-size:150%">'''Antonio R.'''</span><span style="font-size:125%"><br />''[[w:User:Bola|User:Bola]]''</span> |
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− | |colspan="2"| '''[[w:User:Bola|Antonio]]''' is focused in the Spanish communities. He's from Spain, and loves contributing to our [[w:c:videojuego|Spanish Gaming]] and [[w:c:es.entertainment|Entertainment wikias]] -- especially GTA Wiki. If you need help in Spanish, he's your guy. He helps new wikias grow, and you can find him on [[w:c:es|Spanish Wikia Central]], or on any Spanish wikia. Stop by and say hola! |
+ | | colspan="2" | '''[[w:User:Bola|Antonio]]''' is focused in the Spanish communities. He's from Spain, and loves contributing to our [[w:c:videojuego|Spanish Gaming]] and [[w:c:es.entertainment|Entertainment wikias]] -- especially GTA Wiki. If you need help in Spanish, he's your guy. He helps new wikias grow, and you can find him on [[w:c:es|Spanish Wikia Central]], or on any Spanish wikia. Stop by and say hola! |
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− | |valign="top"|[[File:Wikia_Self.jpg|100px|Sean]]||<span style="font-size:150%">'''Sean'''</span><span style="font-size:125%"><br />''[[w:User:Semanticdrifter|User:Semanticdrifter]]''</span> |
+ | | valign="top" |[[File:Wikia_Self.jpg|100px|Sean]]||<span style="font-size:150%">'''Sean'''</span><span style="font-size:125%"><br />''[[w:User:Semanticdrifter|User:Semanticdrifter]]''</span> |
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− | |colspan="2"| '''[[w:User:Semanticdrifter|Sean]]''' comes to Wikia from the world of video game publishing, where he has applied his legal background in ways carefully calculated to let him have as much fun as possible. He loves all things geeky, including but not limited to, video games, comic books, movies, books, and gadgets. He also enjoys writing |
+ | | colspan="2" | '''[[w:User:Semanticdrifter|Sean]]''' comes to Wikia from the world of video game publishing, where he has applied his legal background in ways carefully calculated to let him have as much fun as possible. He loves all things geeky, including but not limited to, video games, comic books, movies, books, and gadgets. He also enjoys writing at his blog [http://semanticdrift.com/ Semantic Drift], brewing beer, and traveling. |
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− | |valign="top"|[[Image:Ducksoup.jpg|100px|Ducksoup]]||<span style="font-size:150%">'''Andrew'''</span><span style="font-size:125%"><br />''[[w:User:Ducksoup|User:Ducksoup]]''</span> |
+ | | valign="top" |[[Image:Ducksoup.jpg|100px|Ducksoup]]||<span style="font-size:150%">'''Andrew'''</span><span style="font-size:125%"><br />''[[w:User:Ducksoup|User:Ducksoup]]''</span> |
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− | |colspan="2"| '''[[w:User:Ducksoup|Andrew]]''' is Wikia's Technical Community Manager. You have questions about new features and anything under the hood, ask him first. Originally from Chico, CA, Andrew's a sports fan, a proud UC Santa Barbara alum, and a Star Trek nerd. He has a bad habit of deciding to walk when it would make much more sense to drive. |
+ | | colspan="2" | '''[[w:User:Ducksoup|Andrew]]''' is Wikia's Technical Community Manager. You have questions about new features and anything under the hood, ask him first. Originally from Chico, CA, Andrew's a sports fan, a proud UC Santa Barbara alum, and a Star Trek nerd. He has a bad habit of deciding to walk when it would make much more sense to drive. |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;width:150px;height:120px" |[[File:Lucho.jpg|100px|Lucho]] |
− | |align="center"|<span style="font-size: 150%">'''Lucho'''</span><br /><span style="font-size: 115%">''[[w:User:Luchofigo85|User:Luchofigo85]]''</span> |
+ | | align="center" |<span style="font-size: 150%">'''Lucho'''</span><br /><span style="font-size: 115%">''[[w:User:Luchofigo85|User:Luchofigo85]]''</span> |
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− | |colspan="2"| '''[[w:User:Luchofigo85|Lucho]]''' is focused in both English and Spanish communities. Lucho is really excited to explore more the Wikia gaming communities since he used to work as part of the Community Support team for a video game publisher. He likes to explore new restaurantes to satisfy his palate and enjoys organizing things! |
+ | | colspan="2" | '''[[w:User:Luchofigo85|Lucho]]''' is focused in both English and Spanish communities. Lucho is really excited to explore more the Wikia gaming communities since he used to work as part of the Community Support team for a video game publisher. He likes to explore new restaurantes to satisfy his palate and enjoys organizing things! |
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− | |style="text-align:center;width:150px;height:120px"|[[File:Andrea_1.jpg|100px|Andrea]]||<span style="font-size:150%">'''Andrea Voirin'''</span><span style="font-size:125%"><br />''[[w:User:ForestFairy|User:ForestFairy]]''</span> |
+ | | style="text-align:center;width:150px;height:120px" |[[File:Andrea_1.jpg|100px|Andrea]]||<span style="font-size:150%">'''Andrea Voirin'''</span><span style="font-size:125%"><br />''[[w:User:ForestFairy|User:ForestFairy]]''</span> |
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− | |colspan="2"| '''[[w:User:ForestFairy|Andrea Voirin]]''', is Wikia’s German Community Support Manager and |
+ | | colspan="2" | '''[[w:User:ForestFairy|Andrea Voirin]]''', is Wikia’s German Community Support Manager and is focusing on the German communities. She is originally from Germany and has been living in the US for almost 12 years. Her experience includes bi-lingual customer support and fraud investigation in the banking, retail and antivirus industry. In her free time Andrea enjoys traveling to foreign countries, hiking and exploring different areas in the U.S. |
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− | |style="text-align:center;width:150px;height:120px"|[[File:Eva.jpg|100px|Eva]] |
+ | | style="text-align:center;width:150px;height:120px" |[[File:Eva.jpg|100px|Eva]] |
− | |align="center"|<span style="font-size: 150%">'''Eva'''</span><br /><span style="font-size: 115%">''[[w:User:Mira_Laime|User:Mira Laime]]''</span> |
+ | | align="center" |<span style="font-size: 150%">'''Eva'''</span><br /><span style="font-size: 115%">''[[w:User:Mira_Laime|User:Mira Laime]]''</span> |
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− | |colspan="2"| '''[[w:User:Mira_Laime|Eva]]''' grew up in Germany where she used to take care of a German community for college students. Although she's happy to talk to you in German, if you like, she takes care of English-speaking Wikia users. She loves cooking, baking, podcasts, and board games ([[w:c:Catan|Settlers of Catan]] is her all-time favorite!). She thinks [[w:c:lotr|The Lord of the Rings]] is the best story ever told and gets grumpy when she doesn't get her daily work-out in. |
+ | | colspan="2" | '''[[w:User:Mira_Laime|Eva]]''' grew up in Germany where she used to take care of a German community for college students. Although she's happy to talk to you in German, if you like, she takes care of English-speaking Wikia users. She loves cooking, baking, podcasts, and board games ([[w:c:Catan|Settlers of Catan]] is her all-time favorite!). She thinks [[w:c:lotr|The Lord of the Rings]] is the best story ever told and gets grumpy when she doesn't get her daily work-out in. |
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− | |valign="top"|[[File:Thumbnail.jpg|100px|]]||<span style="font-size:150%">'''Ana Fleischmann'''</span><span style="font-size:125%"><br />''[[w:User:Macherie_ana|User:Macherie ana]]''</span> |
+ | | valign="top" |[[File:Thumbnail.jpg|100px|]]||<span style="font-size:150%">'''Ana Fleischmann'''</span><span style="font-size:125%"><br />''[[w:User:Macherie_ana|User:Macherie ana]]''</span> |
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− | |colspan="2"| '''[[w:User:Macherie_ana|Ana]]''' joined Wikia (November 2013) as a Portuguese Community Development Associate and moved to Community Support in February 2016. She was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and moved to San Francisco in 2009. In her free time, she loves to take pictures and cook. |
+ | | colspan="2" | '''[[w:User:Macherie_ana|Ana]]''' joined Wikia (November 2013) as a Portuguese Community Development Associate and moved to Community Support in February 2016. She was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and moved to San Francisco in 2009. In her free time, she loves to take pictures and cook. |
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− | |valign="top"|[[File:Valeria.jpg|100px|]]||<span style="font-size:150%">'''Valeria'''</span><span style="font-size:125%"><br />''[[w:User:Vpinas|User:Vpinas]]''</span> |
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− | |colspan="2"| '''[[w:User:Vpinas|Valeria]]''' joined Wikia in February 2015 as a Spanish Community Development Associate and moved to a Spanish Community Support staff member in March 2016. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, she loves reading Latin American authors, walking San Francisco, and making chocolate desserts. Before Wikia she worked in journalism, translation, and business development. Some of her favorite shows are |
+ | | colspan="2" | '''[[w:User:Vpinas|Valeria]]''' joined Wikia in February 2015 as a Spanish Community Development Associate and moved to a Spanish Community Support staff member in March 2016. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, she loves reading Latin American authors, walking San Francisco, and making chocolate desserts. Before Wikia she worked in journalism, translation, and business development. Some of her favorite shows are Downton Abbey, Modern Family, and House of Cards, but she can’t resist watching Anthony Bourdain or Andrew Zimmern eating around the world. She also loves foreign movies and dreams of being fluent in many languages one day. |
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+ | |colspan="2"|'''[[w:User:Cooksey.michael|Michael]]''' is the Senior Director of Community Development, and has been with Wikia since May of 2013. Michael is a classical music fanatic, avid hiker and wannabe foodie, who can frequently be found lurking around the Lifestyles communities, searching for new recipes. |
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+ | |colspan="2"| '''[[w:User:XD1|Scott Abbott]]''', commonly known to staff as "Abbott," joined the Community Development team in March of 2010 after being discovered grammar-policing by [[w:User:Xean|Sena Hineline]] (then, Roth). Originally from California's central coast, and now hailing from central Oregon, he has been computer gaming since 1979 ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_II_series Apple II+]), has been online since 1987 ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEnie GEnie]), and online gaming since 1988 ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Warrior Air Warrior]). Raised on Apple and Macintosh, Abbott is now the only member of his family who is a "PC." |
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*Favorite beer: [http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/63/197 Obsidian Stout] ([http://www.deschutesbrewery.com/ Deschutes Brewery]) |
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|valign="top"|[[File:JFreedman.jpg|100px|]]||<span style="font-size:150%">'''Jamie'''</span><span style="font-size:125%"><br />''[[w:User:Alwaysmore2hear|User:Alwaysmore2hear]]''</span> |
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+ | |colspan="2"| '''[[w:User:Alwaysmore2hear|Jamie]]''' joined the Wikia Community Development team in 2014. She is a Music Historian, Ethnomusicologist and pop culture fiend. She's worked with arts organizations like the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Smithsonian Folkways, The Kennedy Center and bands like Pomplamoose and The Family Crest. As a trained singer, she can also be found harmonizing with the ladies of Conspiracy of Venus. When not singing, she can be found falling into a YouTube time suck, reading Harry Potter (again) and watching anything on HBO. Feel free to drop her a line, especially if it’s about a band you’re really into! |
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|colspan="2"|'''[[w:User:TheBlueRogue|Doug]]''' is a gaming-focused member of the Development Team who joined Wikia in August, 2012. Doug's passion for videogames would begin at the age of 5 with Sonic the Hedgehog and the Sega Genesis. Over the years, he would experience newer consoles and the joys of PC gaming. Doug enjoys the immersion that videogames can bring, along with exciting/emotional storytelling experiences. Taking an interest in game development, Doug joined an independent game company Lightborne Lore to create games of his own. Doug's favorite genres include JRPGs, first-person shooters, 2D fighters, and action/adventure games. Doug's interests also include music listening, anime/manga, paranormal/history topics, and hiking. |
|colspan="2"|'''[[w:User:TheBlueRogue|Doug]]''' is a gaming-focused member of the Development Team who joined Wikia in August, 2012. Doug's passion for videogames would begin at the age of 5 with Sonic the Hedgehog and the Sega Genesis. Over the years, he would experience newer consoles and the joys of PC gaming. Doug enjoys the immersion that videogames can bring, along with exciting/emotional storytelling experiences. Taking an interest in game development, Doug joined an independent game company Lightborne Lore to create games of his own. Doug's favorite genres include JRPGs, first-person shooters, 2D fighters, and action/adventure games. Doug's interests also include music listening, anime/manga, paranormal/history topics, and hiking. |
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|colspan="2"| '''[[w:User:Gcheung28|Grace Cheung]]''' joined Wikia's Community Development Team in September 2012. Aside from a passion for instagramming her fantastic meals, Grace loves watching shows like Adventure Time, Game of Thrones, Orphan Black, and any animes that happen to catch her interest. Her love of entertainment covers books as well, and her obsession with Harry Potter will probably last until she is as old and wise as Professor Dumbledore (aka forever). |
|colspan="2"| '''[[w:User:Gcheung28|Grace Cheung]]''' joined Wikia's Community Development Team in September 2012. Aside from a passion for instagramming her fantastic meals, Grace loves watching shows like Adventure Time, Game of Thrones, Orphan Black, and any animes that happen to catch her interest. Her love of entertainment covers books as well, and her obsession with Harry Potter will probably last until she is as old and wise as Professor Dumbledore (aka forever). |
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+ | | colspan="2" | '''[[w:User:Matt_Hadick|Matt]] '''joined Wikia in 2013 and currently helps develop video game communities. He has been playing games since he was a kid and enjoys thinking, writing, and dreaming about all things gaming. He plays [http://ancur.wikia.com/wiki/Project_ANCUR_Wiki Netrunner] with [[w:User:JAlbor|Jorge]], makes a ton of [https://soundcloud.com/colorplanet video game music], and wants only to finally get his hands on The Last Guardian. His favorite game of all time is probably The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Or the original Metroid Prime. Or Ico. Or Rez. Or maybe Ikaruga. Wait, it's definitely Katamari Damacy. Actually, no, it's Earthbound. In addition to games, Matt likes weird music, science fiction, and riding his bike.'' (Note: He is infinitely better than Mike Grimm and Miguel Lopez at video games.)'' |
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|colspan="2"| '''[[w:User:Asnow89|Ariana Snow]]''' joined Wikia's Community Development team in April 2013 as the Food & Drink representative. As you might be able to tell from her job title, she has a passion for food- whether it be baking pies at home, going out to her favorite neighborhood pizzeria, or browsing dozens of food blogs daily (her favorite is Smitten Kitchen). Aside from food, Ariana enjoys watching shows like Game of Thrones, True Blood, and The Mindy Project. |
|colspan="2"| '''[[w:User:Asnow89|Ariana Snow]]''' joined Wikia's Community Development team in April 2013 as the Food & Drink representative. As you might be able to tell from her job title, she has a passion for food- whether it be baking pies at home, going out to her favorite neighborhood pizzeria, or browsing dozens of food blogs daily (her favorite is Smitten Kitchen). Aside from food, Ariana enjoys watching shows like Game of Thrones, True Blood, and The Mindy Project. |
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|colspan="2"| '''[[w:User:Pseudobread|Michael]]''' joined Wikia in 2013, and is currently helping out with the Gaming side of things. This makes sense since he's a hopelessly addicted gamer who's been playing and writing about games as far back as he can recall. He loves music, automobiles/motorcycles, Earthbound, Dark Souls, and dark liquors. Enjoys making people laugh and disseminating funny links amongst the world. |
|colspan="2"| '''[[w:User:Pseudobread|Michael]]''' joined Wikia in 2013, and is currently helping out with the Gaming side of things. This makes sense since he's a hopelessly addicted gamer who's been playing and writing about games as far back as he can recall. He loves music, automobiles/motorcycles, Earthbound, Dark Souls, and dark liquors. Enjoys making people laugh and disseminating funny links amongst the world. |
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|valign="top"|[[File:21e93a6.jpg|100px|Chen Shen]]||<span style="font-size:150%">'''Chen Shen'''</span><span style="font-size:125%"><br />''[[w:User:Cal-Boy|User:Cal-Boy]]''</span> |
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+ | |colspan="2"|'''[[w:User:Cal-Boy|Chen Shen]]''' joined Wikia in 2013 and works as a Community Development Manager in Chinese. He was born in northern China and immigrated to the U.S. in 2008. Before joining Wikia, he worked in TV and fashion industry for a few years and switched to digital media after. When he is not at work, he loves art and likes creating stuff with wires and clay. He is also a coffee and tea lover, and likes home baking. |
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+ | |valign="top"|[[File:26457441.png.jpg|120px]]||<span style="font-size:150%">'''Vladimir Lazovskiy'''</span><span style="font-size:125%"><br />''[[w:User:vlazovskiy|User:Vlazovskiy]]''</span> |
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+ | |colspan="2"| '''[[w:User:vlazovskiy|Vladimir]]''' is the Senior Community Manager for Russian, having worked for Wikia since June 2015. Vladimir is an avid gamer and uses Wikia nearly every day to check up on in-game items and stats. Aside from gaming and various kinds of Internet entertainment, Vladimir enjoys listening to opera—recorded or live—or reading feminist academics. He also studies Chinese... because why not? |
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|colspan="2"| '''[[w:User:Knakveey|Nico]]''' started off his career at Wikia as an IT Assistant and quickly jumped at the opportunity to work with video games. He enjoys all types of games, but mostly sticks to the PC platform. Some of his current favorites are DOTA 2, CIV 5, and Path of Exile. When he's not playing games, he enjoys rock climbing, watching sports and tinkering with his motorcycle. Feel free to add him on [http://steamcommunity.com/id/byalamb Steam] to play some games! |
|colspan="2"| '''[[w:User:Knakveey|Nico]]''' started off his career at Wikia as an IT Assistant and quickly jumped at the opportunity to work with video games. He enjoys all types of games, but mostly sticks to the PC platform. Some of his current favorites are DOTA 2, CIV 5, and Path of Exile. When he's not playing games, he enjoys rock climbing, watching sports and tinkering with his motorcycle. Feel free to add him on [http://steamcommunity.com/id/byalamb Steam] to play some games! |
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|colspan="2"| '''[[w:User:Pinkachu|Kim]]''' joined the Community Development Team in October, 2014, and her area of expertise is video games. She prefers MMORPGs but has been playing games of many genres and platforms since the mid-80s. She took programming in college, but found she preferred PC repair and networking and pursued those areas as a career. She plays games with her husband, children and now grandchildren, and is joined at home by two small dogs and four ferrets. Her other hobbies include singing, amateur photography and painting ceramics. From 1998 to 2014, she owned and rode her own Harley. She no longer has the motorcycle, but still enjoys traveling and meeting new people. |
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+ | |colspan="2"| '''[[w:User:Charicocco|Keiko]]''' is the Senior Community Development Manager, Japan and working with our Japanese communities since November, 2014. She loves listening to music - rock, punk, classical and jazz; and plays trumpet, guitar and piano. As a native of Japan, she grew up watching anime and reading manga. Some of her favorites are One Piece, Kuroko’s Basketball and Steins;Gate. Feel free to ask her any questions about Japanese culture! |
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|valign="top"|[[File:MarkvA.jpg|100px|Mark]]||<span style="font-size:150%">'''Mark van Alphen'''</span><span style="font-size:125%"><br />''[[w:User:MarkvA|User:MarkvA]]''</span> |
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