Malarame
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How about this...let\'s all answer a brief questionaire so we all know a little bit about each other. I\'ll go first (I guess I have to...I am starting this thread after all).

Real Name: Matt
Location: New York
Age: 18
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Height: 5-6
Job/Grade/College: 12th grade
Favorite Band: The Who
Favorite Type of Music: Classic Rock
Favorite Movie: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Favorite Book: The whole Dune series, but God Emperor of Dune (the 4th book) in particular
Favorite Author: Frank Herbert, followed closely by L. Ron Hubbard
How long have you been playing DROD for? About a year or so
Ever beat DROD? Nope
If not, how far are you? level 15
Should Erik or Clayton make you an Admin? Of course

That\'s all I can think of right now. Feel free to add anything you think should be on there.

[Edited by Malarame on 02-26-2003 at 10:22 PM GMT]

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ClaytonW
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Oh my, I\'m feel like, bachelor number 2!

Real Name: Clayton Eliot Weiss... The first.
Location: Belvidere, Illinois.
Age: 18
Hair: Dark Brown
Eyes: Hazel/Green, depending on the light source. =P
Height: 6\' of raw dynamite, baby.
Job/Grade/College: Senior at Belvidere High School
Favorite Band: Barenaked Ladies
Favorite Type of Music: Techno/Dance (I know, it doesn\'t match my favorite band.)
Favorite Movie: American Beauty
Favorite Book: My Ishmael
Favorite Author: Daniel Quinn
How long have you been playing DROD for? Oh geez... Uh... 2 years?
Ever beat DROD? Ha! Probably more times than anyone else!
If not, how far are you? *chuckles to himself*
Should Erik (with a \"k,\" Matt) or Clayton make you an Admin? No. I can\'t handle the responsibility. =)

fatass
Level: Delver
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Ok, why not. But I can\'t answer the \"Real Name\" part.


Location: Massachusetts
Age: 18
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Height: 5\'10
Job/Grade/College: Northeastern U.
Favorite Band: No favorite over all.
Favorite Type of Music: Sierra\'s MIDI. No, really, I like it a lot
Favorite Movie: Predator
Favorite Book: 1984
Favorite Author: George Orwell
How long have you been playing DROD for? Tough one. I got Webfoot DROD the same day it was released into the Home of the Underdogs Hall of Belated Fame. I don\'t remember the year.
Ever beat DROD? Not yet.
If not, how far are you? I was at level 8 web when Caravel DROD was finished. I am now at level 15 in Caravel DROD thanks to checkpoints, and I\'ll never go back to Webfoot.
Should Eric or Clayton make you an Admin? It\'s up to them, but if they offer, I\'d accept.

Malarame
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ClaytonW wrote:
Should Erik (with a \"k,\" Matt) or Clayton make you an Admin?

Oops, sorry Erik

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Webb Institute
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-Groucho Marx

ErikH2000
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Malarame wrote:

ClaytonW wrote:
Should Erik (with a \"k,\" Matt) or Clayton make you an Admin?

Oops, sorry Erik

I almost took your Senior Member status away, I was so upset.

-Erik

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Mikko
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Real Name: Mikko (my middle name is Erik!)
Location: Finland
Age: 21
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Grey
Height: 165cm (can\'t be bothered to convert it)
Job/Grade/College: University student (math)
Favourite stuff: I have no particular favourite in any category
How long have you been playing DROD for? Can\'t remember, but maybe a year or so
Ever beat DROD? Several times
Should Erik or Clayton make you an Admin? I wouldn\'t mind

I would also like to add:
Favourite DROD level: 24

Radiant
Level: Moderator

Rank Points: 142
Registered: 02-05-2003
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Real Name: Pieter
Location: Leiden, the Netherlands
Age: 25
Hair: Dark blond
Eyes: Gray
Height: 1m78
Job/Grade/College: Nearly completed studies
Favorite Band: Rhapsody
Favorite Type of Music: Varies
Favorite Movie: The Holy Grail (monty python)
Favorite Book: The Amber series by Roger Zelazny
Favorite Author: Zelazny but also lots of other fantasy writers
How long have you been playing DROD for? Couple of months
Ever beat DROD? Sort of - completed everything except 24N1, but I did complete level 25 using a savegame hack




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eytanz
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Real Name: Eytan
Location: New York City
Originally From: Jerusalem, Israel
Age: 28
Hair: Dark Brown, but not much of it left
Eyes: blue/grey
Height: 1.76 meters.
Job/Grade/College: Graduate Student in Linguistics
Favorite X: I'm way too fickle to have favorites
How long have you been playing DROD? I found Webfoot DROD about 5 years ago, and won it. I returned to DROD once Caravel DROD was released.
Beaten? Yes.
Admin: Well, I'm a semi-admin at the moment; I have an unlimited mod-point supply but no other admin powers.

[Edited by eytanz at Local Time:01-12-2005 at 04:03 AM: I thought I'd make this up-to-date]

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zex20913
Level: Smitemaster

Rank Points: 1723
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For the newly added topic...

Favorite DROD level: 12

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NintendoGB
Level: Roachling
Rank Points: 12
Registered: 02-04-2003
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Look! It\'s 10:10 and I have nothing better to do in class!

Real Name: Drew Collin Calomino
Location: Belvidere, Illinois, United States
Age: 17
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue-Grey
Height: 6\' of skin and bones
Job/Grade/College: Senior at Belvidere High School
Favorite Music Genre: Electronica
Favorite Band: Depeche Mode/Erasure
Favorite Movie: Cowboy Bebop: Knockin\' on Heaven\'s Door/Ghost in the Shell
Favorite Book: Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
Favorite Author: James W. Loewen
Should Erik or Clayton make you an Admin? Yes, I would love nothing better
Favorite DROD level: 4

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Malarame
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Favorite level: 8 (godammit I love the tar! But not the tar on level 11...that\'s just annoying)

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Webb Institute
Class of 2007

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-Groucho Marx

Malarame
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Malarame wrote:
Ever beat DROD? Nope
If not, how far are you? level 15

Hmmm...I should clarify...I have beaten DROD but only Webfoot. I\'m on level 15 in Caravel. Wouldn\'t want anyone to think I\'m not good enough

[Edited by Malarame on 02-05-2003 at 11:31 AM GMT]

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Webb Institute
Class of 2007

"I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception."
-Groucho Marx

ErikH2000
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Hey, Malarme. I see you are going to Webb. Are you going to build boats or something cool like that?

I remember an engineer on a fishing boat that set up conveyor belts and other machinery to keep our fish-processing line running smooth. It looked like an interesting job. Imagine setting up a *very slow* packet-based network.

-Erik


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Malarame
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erikh2000 wrote:
Hey, Malarme. I see you are going to Webb. Are you going to build boats or something cool like that?

I remember an engineer on a fishing boat that set up conveyor belts and other machinery to keep our fish-processing line running smooth. It looked like an interesting job. Imagine setting up a *very slow* packet-based network.

-Erik

Did that engineer go to Webb? And yes, I am going to be designing and building ships. I hope to build wooden boats eventually, maybe even start my own company that builds custom wooden boats. Maybe one day I\'ll make you a boat Erik. How would you like an S.S. Beethro?

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Webb Institute
Class of 2007

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-Groucho Marx

ErikH2000
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> Real Name:
Erik Hermansen

> Location:
Seattle

> Age:
30

> Hair:
Brown

> Eyes:
Blue

> Height:
6\'

> Job/Grade/College:
Software engineer

> Favorite Band:
Thomas Dolby (He made many more songs other than \"She Blinded Me With Science\". I probably relisten to his stuff more than any other artist.)

> Favorite Type of Music:
Electronica

> Favorite Movie:
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (I wanna be like the Baron when I grow up!)

> Favorite Book:
The Masters by C. P. Snow (a book about informal politics within the staff of a pre-WWII English college. There are general insights to gain from reading it: Why do people do things? What are their hidden agendas? How are people persuaded?)

> Favorite Author:
Maybe C. P. Snow. Other favorites are P.G. Wodehouse, George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, William Golding, J.D. Salinger, Robert Heinlein, H.P. Lovecraft, Franz Kafka, Richard Feynman, and Kurt Vonnegut.

> How long have you been playing DROD for?
Since before it was born.

> Ever beat DROD?
Three times. It takes me about 32 hours.

> Should Eric or Clayton make you an Admin?
Well, two is the best number for accountability. One admin would go power-mad with no checks applied to him. With three or more admins, when one secretly uses his power for malice or gain, the other admins may not know which admin is at fault. Clayton and I watch each other with bloodshot eyes. Our burden is great.


[Edited by ErikH2000 on 02-08-2003 at 12:25 PM GMT]

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ErikH2000
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Malarame wrote:
Did that engineer go to Webb?

Not that I know of. I\'m good at tacking on loosely related anecdotes.

And yes, I am going to be designing and building ships. I hope to build wooden boats eventually, maybe even start my own company that builds custom wooden boats.

That sounds like tremendous fun. I hope you get there!

Maybe one day I\'ll make you a boat Erik. How would you like an S.S. Beethro?

Heh. My opinion is that it is better to know people that have boats than to own one yourself. Too much upkeep. Build yourself a boat and invite me for a ride some day.

-Erik

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mrimer
Level: Legendary Smitemaster

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Real Name: Mike Rimer
Location: Provo, Utah
Age: 26
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Hazel
Height: 5\' 11\"
Job/Grade/College: working on a PhD in machine learning
Favorite Type of Music: Classical, and a lot of Russian music
Favorite Movie: \'Life is Beautiful\' is a good one
Favorite Book: Anna Karenina, Tale of Two Cities, and (fun stuff) Wheel of Time series, The Neverending Story, Lords of the Psychon
Favorite Author: Leo Tolstoy
How long have you been playing DROD for? About two months, and the next ten months writing it
Ever beat DROD? Yup. Can\'t wait to release some new levels!


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Gandalf the Grey. That was my name.
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NintendoGB
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erikh2000 wrote:
> Favorite Band:
...Thomas Dolby (He made many more songs other than \"He Blinded Me With Science\"

I like Thomas Dolby but am certainly not the biggest fan, but isn\'t the song titled \"SHE Blinded Me With Science\"?



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ErikH2000
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NintendoGB wrote:
...but isn\'t the song titled \"SHE Blinded Me With Science\"?

Yes, you little punk. I corrected the post just for you.

-Erik


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Hamstonia
Level: Delver
Rank Points: 32
Registered: 02-04-2003
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Real Name: Brad
Location: Auburn, Washington
Age: 13
Hair: Brown, of a lighter shade
Eyes: Blue
Height: over 5 feet, i havent measured in a while
Job/Grade/College: 8th grade
Favorite Band: Metallica, Infected Mushroom, (more)
Favorite Type of Music: techno
Favorite Movie: Austin Powers: Goldmember
Favorite Book: LOTR, Harry Potter, (more)
Favorite Author: Hmmm...
How long have you been playing DROD for?
A month or two, discovered it over christmas break
Ever beat DROD? AGGHH! no...
If not, how far are you? level 7
Should Eric or Clayton make you an Admin? Depends on what they think.. har har

Schik
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Rank Points: 5419
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Real Name: Matt
Location: Iowa
Age: 29
Hair: Black
Eyes: Blue
Height: 6\'1\"
Job/Grade/College: Software Engineer/Dog Trainer (on the side)
Favorite *: Don\'t really have favorites except...
Favorite DROD Level: Tough one, but probably 22 - I loved moving many mimics around at the same time.
How long have you been playing DROD for? About 3 or 4 months.
Ever beat DROD? Yep, a couple of weeks ago.
Should Eric or Clayton make you an Admin? I don\'t think any more admins are probably needed at this point.

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Tscott
Level: Smiter

Rank Points: 382
Registered: 02-10-2003
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Real Name: Scott
Location: Rockford IL
Age: 31
Hair: Brownish
Eyes: Blue
Job/Grade/College: Have a degree in Math, been working in Help Desk/Network Support
Favorite Band: Tori Amos/The Beatles/Miles Davis/Johnny Cash
Favorite Type of Music: Any and All
Favorite Movie: Notorious (1946, Hitchcock)
Favorite Book: House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Favorite Author: Neil Gaiman
How long have you been playing DROD for? 8 or 9 months
Ever beat DROD? Yes, twice (once with Webfoot, once with Carnival)
If not, how far are you? see above
Should Erik or Clayton make you an Admin? ??

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its bearings on Cair Paravel. O my love, O it was a funny little thing to be the ones to've seen.
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krammer
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Having been lurking round here for ages I suppose it's about time I posted something...

Real name: Mark
Location: Birmingham, UK
Age: 16
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Job/School: Y11 (Fifth year secondary school)
Favourite Band/Music/Film: Don't really have a favourite...
Favourite Author: Terry Pratchett
How long have you been playing DROD: I got the shareware version about 5-6 years ago but only had the registered version for about a year
Ever completed DROD: Err.. no
If not how far are you? Level 14 Caravel, level 17 on Webfoot
Should Erik or Clayton make you an admin? Not unless they are really desperate...


[Edited by krammer on 07-17-2003 at 11:05 AM]

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Hitchhiker
Level: Goblin
Rank Points: 17
Registered: 02-19-2003
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Heeeeeereee\'s Johnny!

Real name: Daniel Luethi
Location: Basel, Switzerland (that tiny little spot in Europe nobody\'s interested in)
Age: 21
Hair: Blonde/Brown
Eyes: Blue
Job/School: High School. For the second time.
Favourite Band/Music/Film: Yeah, like I\'m going to put that huge list in this small posting...
Favourite Author: Could be Terry Pratchett. But there are many many others I like.
How long have you been playing DROD: For about one and a half years.
Ever completed DROD: Nope.
If not how far are you? Level Eight. I hate tar babies. \'Nuff said.
Should Erik or Clayton make you an admin? No...I\'ve got some serious problems with authorities.

[Edited by Hitchhiker on 02-19-2003 at 11:34 AM GMT]

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Favourite Level so far: The Labyrinth on Level 13.

spiriot
Level: Roachling
Rank Points: 12
Registered: 02-17-2003
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Real Name: Andrew
Location: Moscow, Russia
Age: 27
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Height: 184
Job/Grade/College: Baan programmer
Favorite Band: Lacrimosa, Diary Of Dreams
Favorite Music: Gothic, Classic
Favorite Movie: Anime stuff
Favorite Book: Not sure
Favorite Author: Herman Gesse
How long have you been playing DROD? 4 days
Beaten? No
How far are you? L3 S3 W1 ^_^
Admin: No

Favorite game: Drod
(how about to add this question?)

Malarame
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spiriot wrote:
Favorite game: Drod
(how about to add this question?)

I think that anyone who put anything other than DROD would be boooed off the forum

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zex20913
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(that tiny little spot in Europe nobody\'s interested in)

Hey, there are lots of people interested in Switzerland. Where else would Americans put their illegally gotten $$$?

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Schik
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zex20913 wrote:
Hey, there are lots of people interested in Switzerland. Where else would Americans put their illegally gotten $$$?

Yeah, and I do some work for Oerlikon Contraves in Zurich. Even travelled there for work a couple of times.



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ErikH2000
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(that tiny little spot in Europe nobody\'s interested in)

I would have gone there by now but it\'s expensive! You folks are too prosperous--driving up the exchange rate so that po\' Americans like me can\'t afford to be there.

In April, I\'m going to Amsterdam, Prague, and Vienna.

(Hmmm. That last wasn\'t really relevant. I guess I just wanted to say that because I\'m excited about my vacation!)

-Erik

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Schik
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erikh2000 wrote:
In April, I\'m going to Amsterdam, Prague, and Vienna.

(Hmmm. That last wasn\'t really relevant. I guess I just wanted to say that because I\'m excited about my vacation!)

That sounds fun. Don\'t forget to send us all postcards.



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The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way it treats its animals.
--Mahatma Gandhi