User:AtteSmythe

Bio
atteSmythe has had a long and varied career in Puzzle Pirates, starting on Azure and continuing on to Midnight.

Originally joining up during the first Penny Arcade rush at the opening of public Beta, 'Smythe rode the ranks from lowly pirate to king of Silver Dawn. After leaving SD, atteSmythe took up an advisory role in Notorious Fandango, until Annesatsu made him her successor to the throne. He was a very active forum contributor.

Though highly self-critical, he still believes he has done more good than harm over the years.

See the main namespace article for more information on Attesmythe the Pirate.

Contributions

 * Volunteer moderator of the Game Design forum from 21 February 2004 until 13 April 2005.
 * yppRAW, a GIMP import filter for Y!PP distribution .RAW images
 * Governor-in-a-box, a collection of images to aid in island planning.
 * Originator of the phpMyPirates project
 * YPPedia Contributions
 * Volunteer administrator of the YPPedia from 15 July 2006 until present.
 * Sample pages
 * YPPedia:Sample pirate page
 * YPPedia:Sample crew page
 * Template maintenance
 * Infobox pirate and subtemplates
 * My trinkets and subtemplates
 * My pets and subtemplates
 * Save our (piratey) Souls!
 * A mostly-successful cleanup brigade for saving pirate articles during a short-lived policy that favored deletion over cleanup
 * A deep thank you to all who edited articles and made the effort the success it was. Thank you!

Controversy!
I sometimes place far too much faith in myself, and sometimes far too little. In between, I think I probably do my best work. But at the extremes, things can get heated.
 * I apparently made the second-ever thread with a naughty word at Looterati's forums. They forgave me. I can't even remember what it was about.
 * I've been mentioned in a slashdot comment as a reason not to play Puzzle Pirates
 * I have been (incorrectly) charged with conspiracy and high treason against my own flag (but with good reason)
 * I seem to have helped stir up a hornet's nest with the YPPedia:Vanity guidelines
 * I am a big meanyhead, and apprentice arrogant elitist
 * I am exactly what's wrong with the forums