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This 기사 is the first of a series, and was most recently updated on 6 March 2008.

I'd been planning on profiling the various people who'd been selected 의해 the 팬팝 users as "Fans of the Fortnight" for months, but it was only after link that I took any time to do so. I started my initial inquiries back in January, followed 의해 fact-checking and quote-gathering from other users. The problem was, I figured that news travels fast in the 팬팝 world, and I didn't want any recipients feeling slighted that I hadn't asked them for an interview...so I interviewed them all at once. What resulted was a big chaotic mess of messages flying around without much progress being made on any particular interview. Eventually I got organized, dusting off my rusty press badge and worked on them each individually.

I present linkinterview to 당신 first, for two reasons: 1) he was the first to reply to my inquiries, and 2) he (along with benji and cressida) is responsible for the list of 팬 that I interviewed, having created most of the 팬 of the Fortnight picks.

I first interacted with PkmnTrainerJ back in the spring of 2007, when I first read his 코멘트 in the link spot sometime in April. After that, I paid attention and began to see his contributions all over the site, especially in various video game-related spots. Here was a man who was serious and dedicated in his fandom. Joe and his friend link - whom I saw all over various comics spots - seemed to be everywhere I was! But then the 팬팝 staff released the "picks" feature, and Joe's activity really came to the fore. In early May 2007, Benji asked the question: "Fan of the week?" and an institution was born. After that first week, link revamped the "fan of the..." question, doubling the period for consideration to a fortnight, and since then Joe continued it, diligently creating a new list of nominees each month. Over time, his name has become synonymous with the 팬 of the Fortnight pick. link writes: "(Fan of the Fortnight) always contains different people, he makes a concentrated effort to bring overlooked 팬 to the fore. It really shows his willingness to include everyone, which is the entire concept 팬팝 is based on."

In the course of 글쓰기 this piece, I talked to many different users about Joe. Time and again, the users I spoke with also commented on his dedication to Fanpop. dazl also wrote: "The thing that impresses me most about J is his absolute consistency on the site. I mean, he started just a short time before I did, yet established himself as a valued contributor and a mainstay of the site in such a short time."

link wrote: "I think the best thing about him is that he is 더 많이 than dedicated to get something done... even if its just to get the right 이미지 for picks! He goes far above the call of duty on the spots that he contributes which makes him a very hard-working, single-minded and unique person. With his knowledge of all things link I would personally call him a mentor. He has been one of the people who made me start to commit to Fanpop. His continued work will last for a long time."

The following interview was conducted over the course of 더 많이 than a month, with questions, answers, follow-up questions, fact checking and fishing for quotes. So, finally, after a long tedious introduction, I present 당신 with...


Catching up with PkmnTrainerJ

Harold: Joe, thanks for agreeing to participate in this little interview. Following up on the link, I'll try to avoid too much overlap.

So, let's begin: what would surprise other 팬팝 users to learn about you?

PkmnTrainerJ: That I have never learned how to ride a bike.


Harold: Aside from you, what is noteworthy about your 집 town?

PkmnTrainerJ: The whole place must have been underwater at one time because Plesiosaur 본즈 have been excavated and one is on the roundabout in the High Street.

Harold: What is your favourite little-known 팬팝 spot?

PkmnTrainerJ: I 사랑 the link and link spots. I'd remake those games in an instant had I the resources.

Harold: Describe your favourite place.

PkmnTrainerJ: I live near a few large fields and it's always great just to take my DS, book 또는 notepad (along with some lunch) there on a summer's 일 and just spend a while there. :-)

Harold: What did 당신 do online before 당신 found Fanpop?

PkmnTrainerJ: Pretty much the same things I do now. Read link, check my e-mails and participate in a few forums.

Harold: Ooh! What's your current favourite web comic? I got into link recently myself.

PkmnTrainerJ: I really like link (xkcd.com) but unless you're a programmer 또는 scientist, some of the jokes can be very hit and miss.

Harold: Why do 당신 think people chose 당신 as 팬 of the Fortnight?

PkmnTrainerJ: I think it was 더 많이 out of "He made them, so he should win one" pity 더 많이 than anything, but I'd like to think that people do appreciate my contributions.

Harold: Name your favourite fictional character and explain a little why 당신 chose him/her.

PkmnTrainerJ: Garion from the Belgariad series 의해 link. He has a great story, which starts from a strange mark on his hand and continues to the slaying of a god who cracked the world almost in two. His discoveries about things like the Will and the Word feel like your discoveries. Shan't spoil 더 많이 than that.

Harold: Name your favourite historical figure and explain a little why 당신 chose him/her.

PkmnTrainerJ: I'm not much of a history man I'm afraid, but I do 사랑 war stories and like war 시 as well.

Harold: What's a war story 또는 poem you'd recommend, then?

PkmnTrainerJ: Though most people will have heard of it I really like Dulce Et Decorum Est 의해 Wilfred Owen. I spent ages analysing this for an English class.

Harold: If 당신 could travel anywhere, where would 당신 go and why?

PkmnTrainerJ: link. It's every gamers dream to go there at some point.

Harold: What 음악 are 당신 listening to these days?

PkmnTrainerJ: My favourite band remain link, but I am listening to link a lot lately and am anticipating his new album.

Harold: Do 당신 have a good 음악회, 콘서트 memory you'd like to share? There's something about seeing artists perform live that is completely different than listening to an album. A little bit like the difference between watching a film online 또는 in a theater with a large audience, only somehow 더 많이 so.

Me, Benji and the third in our usual party, Joel went to see (link) last 년 which was great. The atmosphere for it was fantastic. Also I went to see link a while ago, and getting thrown around in the mosh pit-thing and keeping up with everyone else was lots of fun.

Harold: What are 당신 읽기 these days?

PkmnTrainerJ: I'm on another Eddings book. The Treasured One, the 초 book in the Dreamers series.

Harold: Would 당신 recommend that? How does it compare with the Belgariad? I haven't tried the Dreamers yet, so I'm curious.

PkmnTrainerJ: I'd recommend it yes, but it has a bit of a slow start. I was 읽기 that and The Redemption Of Althalus 의해 Eddings again, which had a faster pace when I grew tired of the other book.

Harold: What film/show have 당신 enjoyed recently?

PkmnTrainerJ: link was an absolute gem of a film. link & link are two very talented young actors. I'm also enjoying Lost's return but only have three weeks left of it. I keep checking the casting calls to see if there's anything I'd fly to link to try for, but nothing yet.

Harold: Tell us about the favourite thing you've seen on 팬팝 in the past week.

PkmnTrainerJ: It's got to be the whole 팬팝 Game Night thing link was running the other night.

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Harold: Describe your life philosophy.

PkmnTrainerJ: I don't really have a big philosophy, I just try and live each 일 as it comes, and try to do the right thing.

I believe in a form of reincarnation and consider myself agnostic.

Harold: Imagine an interdimensional portal opens and a visitor comes through to stay with 당신 for a month, after which it returns and may never come back. What one thing would 당신 like that being to take away from the experience about you? About your country? About the world?

PkmnTrainerJ: I'd like the being to take with it a good knowledge of human behaviour. I'd also like it to sample the 음식 of the world from the UK, like the chinese takeaways we get as well as British 물고기 and chips.

Harold: I note that 당신 didn't say anything specifically about yourself. Just pointing it out, in case it wasn't intentional.

PkmnTrainerJ: That's because I don't want it to go back a huge geek. From me, I'd like for it to take back my optimism and my laidback attitude I think.

But who knows? It might end up ruling over all the other beings in its dimension for the gaming skills (for instance) it acquired...

Hey, it's got to be of use somewhere. 또는 at least that's what I keep telling myself...

If it's dimension required gaming skills and had oxygen, Fanpop, tuna & cucumber sandwiches, I'd go back with it!

Harold: Of all your contributions, of what are 당신 most proud?

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PkmnTrainerJ: I'm always proud of 팬 Of The Fortnight, and making the 팬팝 Wikipedia article. (We're on Wikipedia! :-O) Also getting the link.

Harold: Which languages do 당신 speak?

PkmnTrainerJ: English, a few words of French, a few words of Spanish.

Harold: When were 당신 happiest in your life? When were 당신 the most scared?

PkmnTrainerJ: I am usually quite happy in my life, I can't think of a singular really, really, happy instance.

I was most scared when I was at PGL (an activity camp) and had to absail down a 40ft 벽 when I was younger. I was scared when I was at the top, but when I did it, it was great.

Harold: One of my big regrets is that I didn't have the cash about ten years 이전 to 가입하기 my friend Derek skydiving. I just know I'd get a kick out of that, even as terrifying as it would be.

PkmnTrainerJ: I really want to try skydiving at some point.

Harold: Tell us your favourite expression.

PkmnTrainerJ: "Quotabulary" - A word Benji came up with to describe a person's 도서관, 라이브러리 of quotes, much like a vocabulary.

Harold: Tell us your favourite joke.

PkmnTrainerJ: My humour can be very, very dark at times, so I can't share the most hilarious joke I know, 또는 my favourite one.

Harold: If 당신 could have lunch with 3 other users whom 당신 do not know in real life already, which would 당신 choose and why?

PkmnTrainerJ: Hmmmm...I think you'd be interesting to have lunch with harold. link as well, as we can talk for great lengths at a time, and then TheLostBrotha so we can talk about 로스트 if the two of 당신 get in to a conversation.

Harold: What has been the biggest surprise for 당신 in your life?

PkmnTrainerJ: Finding out I have a stepbrother.

Harold: Describe your favourite place.

PkmnTrainerJ: I live near a few large fields and it's always great just to take my DS, book 또는 notepad (along with some lunch) there on a summer's 일 and just spend a while there. :-)

Harold: Do 당신 have a favourite smell, either to go along with that, 또는 just in general?

PkmnTrainerJ: I like the smell of freshly cut 잔디 on a summer's 일 and the smell of rain.

Harold: Describe your favourite outdoor activity...

PkmnTrainerJ: I like walking along rivers 또는 through scenic routes. I'm not any good at sports unfortunately, save Wii Sports.

Harold: What goes best with a link?

PkmnTrainerJ: Ice, and link.

Harold: Describe your favourite moment in gaming.

PkmnTrainerJ: I always get a great smile when I complete my Pokédex in the games. 490 little beasties this time around! Beating Sephiroth for the first time in Final 판타지 VII is a fantastic feat when 당신 finally do it.

Harold: Ah, Sephiroth. Yes, that was grand.

PkmnTrainerJ: I tried to fight him on link the other day. Oh good lord, he destroyed me. I'm level 80, and the final boss is pretty easy for me now (Shan't give away spoilers on the identity) but Sephy still puts up a good fight.

Small sidenote on this 질문 actually, when I met my mother's boyfriend (now fiancé) for the first time, I was hugely in to FFVII and he now calls me "Josephiroth"

Harold: <laughs> In retrospect, what's the geekiest thing you've ever done? I've had some doozies myself, most of them related to Doctor Who when I was a teenager.

PkmnTrainerJ: The geekiest thing I've ever done is order the link Trading Card Game badges, which are the actual badges 당신 win in 포켓몬스터 video games. I have purchased the Frontier Symbols too and own one of about 100 special 포켓몬스터 DS game cases given out at E3.

Harold: 의해 now we all know how 당신 discovered Fanpop. Once 당신 were here, what was it that kept drawing 당신 back?

PkmnTrainerJ: Originally it was the competitive spirit of adding these previews for Lost, and I first thought of that as 'my job' on Fanpop. After that though I found myself settled and expanding to other spots and realised that I loved the place.

Harold: How has 팬팝 evolved since March 2007?

PkmnTrainerJ: Well, we had no picks, and no image galleries! Some of the users would be stuck without these!

Harold: If you're like me, sometimes 당신 post things because they're mildly interesting 또는 for completeness on a particular topic, and then are surprised 의해 the strong positive reaction 당신 get. Is there anything 당신 게시됨 where 당신 were surprised 의해 how enthusiastically well it was received?

PkmnTrainerJ: My link got 더 많이 response that I ever expected and my link eventually inspired me to start my own 로스트 blog, which I never thought I'd do.

Harold: What would 당신 like to see on 팬팝 in 2008?

PkmnTrainerJ: Well I know something that's coming up, but I've been told to keep it all hush hush. It'll be good is all I can say.
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