Meet The Mods

right-track · 05-12-2009, 02:17 PM

Hello,

The following is a slight introduction to the people who truck through these boards on a regular basis, deleting spam, adjusting polls, and redirecting threads to their appropriate forums.
Despite the corrupting nature of power, we're actually fairly decent human beings and we've provided the WIPS below as an attempt to open dialogue, bridge some gaps, and remove the walls that traditionally exist between mods and the new joins.

If you have any questions, ask us.

If you have concerns, PM us.

Best of luck, happy posting, and take it easy.

The Mod Squad.

Burning Down
Toronto, Canada
Name: Melanie
Occupation: Student/expert procrastinator
Mod Since: Jan 2011
Top 5: R.E.M., The Beatles, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Cars, J.S. Bach
Hobbies: playing flute, piano, guitar, watching movies, reading, studying WWI & II
Likes: family, nice people, free stuff, money, the Internet
Dislikes: family, mean people, having to pay for things, being broke, the Internet
Favourite Thread (Own): Thoughts From A Music Major
Favourite Thread (By Another Member): Spill Your Guts: What You Really Think About MB members.

Conan
Texas, USA
Name: Tim
Occupation: Copywriter
Mod Since: Jan 2011
Top 5: Townes Van Zandt, Nirvana, Punch, Tom Waits, Johnny Cash
Hobbies: filmmaking and animation, as well as numerous musical projects throughout the years.
Likes: musicbanter, the internet, women, virtual women, Conan O'Brien
Dislikes: unicycles
Favourite Thread (Own): http://www.musicbanter.com/soundtrac...ilation-i.html
Favourite Thread (By Another Member): http://www.musicbanter.com/thread-gr...tic-abuse.html

Vanilla
Christchurch, New Zealand
Name: Jess
Occupation: Queen of Anal Beads
Mod Since: Jan 2011
Top 5: The Rolling Stones, Shapeshifter, Six 60, Radiohead, Concord Dawn
Hobbies: Writing, Gaming, Acting, Modelling, Fashion Design
Likes: kitty's, MB, anal beads, chocolate, the Irish
Dislikes: dogs that smell funny
Favourite Thread (Own): http://www.musicbanter.com/lounge/39...ce-thread.html
Favourite Thread (By Another Member): http://www.musicbanter.com/lounge/38...re-thread.html

duga
West Lafayette, IN
Name: Chris
Occupation: Genetic Biologist
Mod Since: September 2010
Top 5: The Smashing Pumpkins, Boards of Canada, Cocteau Twins, Broadcast, the Swirlies
Hobbies: Traveling, Guitar, TV, Reading, Figuring out life
Likes: Festivals, Asia, Asian Food, Asian Women, Tropical Weather
Dislikes: Indiana, Waking up early, Narcissists, Country Music, Cold Weather
Favourite Thread (Own) : Rush Reviewed
Favourite Thread (By Another Member) : Albums Your Digging II

Freebase Dali
Louisiana
Name: No Data
Occupation: Milkman
Mod Since: April 2010
Top 5: beer, beer, beer, beer & sex. I don't care what's on in the background.
Hobbies: Audio engineering.
Likes: Everything.
Dislikes: Everything.
Favourite thread (own) : Spill Your Guts: What You Really Think About MB Members
Favourite Thread (By Another Member) : Actually... HEY NOOBS! Want a band or song recommendation? Don't start a new thread post here
It's magical.

Janszoon
San Jose, California, U.S.A.
Name: Lee
Occupation: graphic designer
Mod Since: March 2009
Top 5: Foetus, Alien Sex Fiend, Tom Waits, Swans, the Church
Hobbies: making music, making visual art, traveling, not eating sushi
Likes: live music, hiking, urban anthropology, architecture
Dislikes: seafood, professional sports, obnoxious drivers
Favourite Thread (Own): "Unknown, Forgotten, Overlooked
Favourite Thread (By Another Member): Slowly Goes The Night – Zarko’s Late Night Reviews Of Random Albums

mojopinuk
Tyne and Wear, England.
Name: Neil
Occupation: Full time time waster.
Mod Since: April 2010
Top 5: Black Sabbath, Electric Wizard, Jeff Buckley, Manic Street Preachers, Oasis. (Changes all the time but thats probably an all time top 5.)
Hobbies: Obviously listening to music, going to gigs and festivals, going to the pub and drinking, reading (occasionally), playing pool, watching too many TV sitcoms, football and when i can be bothered to do so, writing.
Likes: Doom metal, stoner rock, post-rock, psychedelic/space/garage rock, trip-hop, thrash metal, Sunderland A.F.C, Guinness, Newcastle Brown Ale, Charity shops, Vinyl, My niece,
Dislikes: Being interrupted, Sir. Cliff Richard, ignorance, arrogance, using "text talk" in spoken English, men who wear scarves or sandles.
Favourite thread (own) : http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...-presents.html or http://www.musicbanter.com/rock-meta...etal-week.html
Favourite Thread (By Another Member) : http://www.musicbanter.com/rock-meta...rash+nostalgia or http://www.musicbanter.com/prog-psyc...ighlight=psych

nonsubmissivewife
Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
Name: Sarah
Occupation: Coffee wench / Spreadsheet guru extraordinaire / Official googler
Mod Since: January '10
Top 5: Sam Cooke, Prince, B.B. King, Al Green, Fat Freddy’s Drop (all subject to change weekly)
Hobbies: Reading, food, camping, most things outdoors, driving around aimlessly.
Likes: Reese cups, winter, laughing until I can’t breathe, men with beards, men with kilts, men with beards and kilts, sci-fi, coffee
Dislikes: Beets, summer in Texas, hypochondriacs, chick flicks, uncomfortable shoes, making lists
Favorite Thread (Own): The Explain Why You Like This Movie ('cause I don't understand) Thread
Favourite Thread (By Another Member) : http://www.musicbanter.com/lounge/52...on-thread.html (GuitarBizarre)

Pedestrian
British Columbia, Canada
Name: Megan
Occupation: Gas jockey
Mod Since: Apr 2011
Top 5: Radiohead, The Decemberists, Of Montreal, Pulp, The National
Hobbies: Traveling, photography, art, cooking
Likes: Music, travel, sleep, food, books, Green Wing
Dislikes: most people here
Favourite Thread (Own): http://www.musicbanter.com/general-m...ng-themes.html
Favourite Thread (By Another Member): http://www.musicbanter.com/general-m...ke-thread.html

SATCHMO
Portland, Maine via everywhere else in ****ing North America
Name: Mikey
Occupation: Global stupid look distribution specialist/ Mystic savant
Mod Since: 1st run: May 05 - Sept 05 2nd run Aug. 09' - Present
Top 5: Charles Mingus, Tom Waits, Louis Armstrong, Aesop Rock. Astor Piazolla
Hobbies: Writing, being snarky, Homeopathy and botanical medicine, cooking, Tarot, Shamanism, quantum psychology, religious history
Likes:Smoking copious amounts of marijuana, incense, Whole Foods, coffee & cigarettes, extreme sarcasm, Texas chicks in uncomfortable shoes, beer
Dislikes: Facebook, pina coladas, The word raunchy, growing up, saxophones
Favourite thread (own) :
http://www.musicbanter.com/general-m...ence-42-a.html
Favourite Thread (By Another Member) :
http://www.musicbanter.com/lounge/50...ick-death.html

LoathsomePete
Reno, Nevada U.S.A. (Former Vancouver B.C. Canada)
Name: Pete (Didn't see that one coming did you?)
Occupation: Student/ customer service and shipper for an online Tax Consulting company.
Mod Since: August 2009
Top 5: Strapping Young Lad/ Devin Townsend, Elliott BROOD, Gift of Gab, Type O Negative, Opeth
Hobbies: Reading, writing, Finding new music, playing guitar, gaming, hacky sack, RPG gaming
Likes: Friends, drives through the desert, camping, floating down the Truckee River, Guinness, Yorkshire pudding
Dislikes: The West Boro Church, California, Pitchfork Media, Local Radio, TV Ads, Rapidshare, Traffic
Favorite Thread (Own): Gift From Me To You Series
Favorite Thread (By Another Member): Weekly Music Trading Post

Urban Hatemonger
Guernsey, Channel Islands
Name: Richard
Occupation: Photography Wholesaler
Mod Since: September 2006
Top 5: The Fall, The Clash, Hawkwind, XTC, Poison Idea
Hobbies: Reading, Cult TV, Photography, Football, History, Rugby League, F1
Likes: Swearing, Loud Music, Curry, Womens Breasts, New albums by The Fall, Cats, Chocolate Buttons, Bootleg albums, The BBC, My Nephew, Tunnocks Teacakes
Dislikes: The NME, Happy Hardcore, Ant & Dec, ITV, Middle Class People, Girls who wear too much make up, Charity singles, Hollywood Movies, Local Radio
Favourite Thread (Own) : http://www.musicbanter.com/general-m...out-music.html
Favourite Thread (By Another Member) : http://www.musicbanter.com/rock-meta...ng-rocker.html

05-12-2009, 02:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,769	Meet The Mods Hello, The following is a slight introduction to the people who truck through these boards on a regular basis, deleting spam, adjusting polls, and redirecting threads to their appropriate forums. Despite the corrupting nature of power, we're actually fairly decent human beings and we've provided the WIPS below as an attempt to open dialogue, bridge some gaps, and remove the walls that traditionally exist between mods and the new joins. If you have any questions, ask us. If you have concerns, PM us. Best of luck, happy posting, and take it easy. The Mod Squad. Burning Down Toronto, Canada Name: Melanie Occupation: Student/expert procrastinator Mod Since: Jan 2011 Top 5: R.E.M., The Beatles, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Cars, J.S. Bach Hobbies: playing flute, piano, guitar, watching movies, reading, studying WWI & II Likes: family, nice people, free stuff, money, the Internet Dislikes: family, mean people, having to pay for things, being broke, the Internet Favourite Thread (Own): Thoughts From A Music Major Favourite Thread (By Another Member): Spill Your Guts: What You Really Think About MB members. Conan Texas, USA Name: Tim Occupation: Copywriter Mod Since: Jan 2011 Top 5: Townes Van Zandt, Nirvana, Punch, Tom Waits, Johnny Cash Hobbies: filmmaking and animation, as well as numerous musical projects throughout the years. Likes: musicbanter, the internet, women, virtual women, Conan O'Brien Dislikes: unicycles Favourite Thread (Own): http://www.musicbanter.com/soundtrac...ilation-i.html Favourite Thread (By Another Member): http://www.musicbanter.com/thread-gr...tic-abuse.html Vanilla Christchurch, New Zealand Name: Jess Occupation: Queen of Anal Beads Mod Since: Jan 2011 Top 5: The Rolling Stones, Shapeshifter, Six 60, Radiohead, Concord Dawn Hobbies: Writing, Gaming, Acting, Modelling, Fashion Design Likes: kitty's, MB, anal beads, chocolate, the Irish Dislikes: dogs that smell funny Favourite Thread (Own): http://www.musicbanter.com/lounge/39...ce-thread.html Favourite Thread (By Another Member): http://www.musicbanter.com/lounge/38...re-thread.html duga West Lafayette, IN Name: Chris Occupation: Genetic Biologist Mod Since: September 2010 Top 5: The Smashing Pumpkins, Boards of Canada, Cocteau Twins, Broadcast, the Swirlies Hobbies: Traveling, Guitar, TV, Reading, Figuring out life Likes: Festivals, Asia, Asian Food, Asian Women, Tropical Weather Dislikes: Indiana, Waking up early, Narcissists, Country Music, Cold Weather Favourite Thread (Own) : Rush Reviewed Favourite Thread (By Another Member) : Albums Your Digging II Freebase Dali Louisiana Name: No Data Occupation: Milkman Mod Since: April 2010 Top 5: beer, beer, beer, beer & sex. I don't care what's on in the background. Hobbies: Audio engineering. Likes: Everything. Dislikes: Everything. Favourite thread (own) : Spill Your Guts: What You Really Think About MB Members Favourite Thread (By Another Member) : Actually... HEY NOOBS! Want a band or song recommendation? Don't start a new thread post here It's magical. Janszoon San Jose, California, U.S.A. Name: Lee Occupation: graphic designer Mod Since: March 2009 Top 5: Foetus, Alien Sex Fiend, Tom Waits, Swans, the Church Hobbies: making music, making visual art, traveling, not eating sushi Likes: live music, hiking, urban anthropology, architecture Dislikes: seafood, professional sports, obnoxious drivers Favourite Thread (Own): "Unknown, Forgotten, Overlooked Favourite Thread (By Another Member): Slowly Goes The Night – Zarko’s Late Night Reviews Of Random Albums mojopinuk Tyne and Wear, England. Name: Neil Occupation: Full time time waster. Mod Since: April 2010 Top 5: Black Sabbath, Electric Wizard, Jeff Buckley, Manic Street Preachers, Oasis. (Changes all the time but thats probably an all time top 5.) Hobbies: Obviously listening to music, going to gigs and festivals, going to the pub and drinking, reading (occasionally), playing pool, watching too many TV sitcoms, football and when i can be bothered to do so, writing. Likes: Doom metal, stoner rock, post-rock, psychedelic/space/garage rock, trip-hop, thrash metal, Sunderland A.F.C, Guinness, Newcastle Brown Ale, Charity shops, Vinyl, My niece, Dislikes: Being interrupted, Sir. Cliff Richard, ignorance, arrogance, using "text talk" in spoken English, men who wear scarves or sandles. Favourite thread (own) : http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...-presents.html or http://www.musicbanter.com/rock-meta...etal-week.html Favourite Thread (By Another Member) : http://www.musicbanter.com/rock-meta...rash+nostalgia or http://www.musicbanter.com/prog-psyc...ighlight=psych nonsubmissivewife Houston, Texas, U.S.A. Name: Sarah Occupation: Coffee wench / Spreadsheet guru extraordinaire / Official googler Mod Since: January '10 Top 5: Sam Cooke, Prince, B.B. King, Al Green, Fat Freddy’s Drop (all subject to change weekly) Hobbies: Reading, food, camping, most things outdoors, driving around aimlessly. Likes: Reese cups, winter, laughing until I can’t breathe, men with beards, men with kilts, men with beards and kilts, sci-fi, coffee Dislikes: Beets, summer in Texas, hypochondriacs, chick flicks, uncomfortable shoes, making lists Favorite Thread (Own): The Explain Why You Like This Movie ('cause I don't understand) Thread Favourite Thread (By Another Member) : http://www.musicbanter.com/lounge/52...on-thread.html (GuitarBizarre) Pedestrian British Columbia, Canada Name: Megan Occupation: Gas jockey Mod Since: Apr 2011 Top 5: Radiohead, The Decemberists, Of Montreal, Pulp, The National Hobbies: Traveling, photography, art, cooking Likes: Music, travel, sleep, food, books, Green Wing Dislikes: most people here Favourite Thread (Own): http://www.musicbanter.com/general-m...ng-themes.html Favourite Thread (By Another Member): http://www.musicbanter.com/general-m...ke-thread.html SATCHMO Portland, Maine via everywhere else in ing North America Name: Mikey Occupation: Global stupid look distribution specialist/ Mystic savant Mod Since: 1st run: May 05 - Sept 05 2nd run Aug. 09' - Present Top 5: Charles Mingus, Tom Waits, Louis Armstrong, Aesop Rock. Astor Piazolla Hobbies: Writing, being snarky, Homeopathy and botanical medicine, cooking, Tarot, Shamanism, quantum psychology, religious history Likes:Smoking copious amounts of marijuana, incense, Whole Foods, coffee & cigarettes, extreme sarcasm, Texas chicks in uncomfortable shoes, beer Dislikes: Facebook, pina coladas, The word raunchy, growing up, saxophones Favourite thread (own) : http://www.musicbanter.com/general-m...ence-42-a.html Favourite Thread (By Another Member) : http://www.musicbanter.com/lounge/50...ick-death.html LoathsomePete Reno, Nevada U.S.A. (Former Vancouver B.C. Canada) Name: Pete (Didn't see that one coming did you?) Occupation: Student/ customer service and shipper for an online Tax Consulting company. Mod Since: August 2009 Top 5: Strapping Young Lad/ Devin Townsend, Elliott BROOD, Gift of Gab, Type O Negative, Opeth Hobbies: Reading, writing, Finding new music, playing guitar, gaming, hacky sack, RPG gaming Likes: Friends, drives through the desert, camping, floating down the Truckee River, Guinness, Yorkshire pudding Dislikes: The West Boro Church, California, Pitchfork Media, Local Radio, TV Ads, Rapidshare, Traffic Favorite Thread (Own): Gift From Me To You Series Favorite Thread (By Another Member): Weekly Music Trading Post Urban Hatemonger Guernsey, Channel Islands Name: Richard Occupation: Photography Wholesaler Mod Since: September 2006 Top 5: The Fall, The Clash, Hawkwind, XTC, Poison Idea Hobbies: Reading, Cult TV, Photography, Football, History, Rugby League, F1 Likes: Swearing, Loud Music, Curry, Womens Breasts, New albums by The Fall, Cats, Chocolate Buttons, Bootleg albums, The BBC, My Nephew, Tunnocks Teacakes Dislikes: The NME, Happy Hardcore, Ant & Dec, ITV, Middle Class People, Girls who wear too much make up, Charity singles, Hollywood Movies, Local Radio Favourite Thread (Own) : http://www.musicbanter.com/general-m...out-music.html Favourite Thread (By Another Member) : http://www.musicbanter.com/rock-meta...ng-rocker.html