Administrator and Resident Handyman
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Hi, we hope you enjoy your stay and have fun using our forums. Our Administrators and Moderators (listed below) are here to help you on all aspects of the games and this website. We're delighted to have a truly multinational and multilingual team from around the world, ready to serve you!
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Site Administrators and Moderators</center>
Administrators and Moderators look after the day-to-day running of this website and its forums, together with play-testing every single map submitted to our downloads section to make sure it is good quality (a hard job, but someone has to do it).
What's the difference, did we hear someone ask? Administrators share a little more of the responsibility, because they oversee the whole site's current operation and future development. Moderators, on the other hand, tend to concentrate on smaller forum modules related to their expertise, although these defined boundaries do get blurred occasionally.
An Administrator is able to moderate each and every forum, shake it all about and even regurgitate it, whilst a Moderator only intervenes in the forums to which he or she has been allocated.
Administrators are by nature rather gentler, shyer, more creative creatures who have delegating abilities borne out of bitter experience. Moderators tend to be thick-skinned and go in where it hurts.
Perhaps most important of all, Administrators are depicted on the boards in a bright, shiny, orange colour whilst Moderators are given a drab green.
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Administrators</center>
Aubergine (aka Admin) 
 - Name: Guy Fraser
- SHK Roles: Site Technical Administrator, Know-it-all and Brainstormer. Maintainer of the Scenario Design section.
- Age: 32
- Location: Preston, UK
- Languages: English, Gibberish, Flash MX ActionScript
- Occupation: General Director at www.adaptavist.com
- Interests: Sleep, computers, watching female beach volleyball
- Notes: Please send any private messages to the Admin account as I only use the Aubergine account to test the site.
Bill the Brave
 - Name: Bill the Brave
- SHK Roles: Multiplayer Innovator and Quest Moderator
- Age: 50
- About me: Work with computers and people. Computers are less fussy...
- Family: Married, with children
- Location: St. Louis, MO, USA
- Languages: Have studied English, French, Spanish, German, and Kiswahili. Still somewhat fluent in English.
- Occupation: Systems Administration
- Interests: Computers, games, fishing, woodworking, swimming, skiing, camping, music and just about anything else that I won't die from trying...
- Notes: B natural, B sharp, B Brave!
Dragonheart Killer
 - Real name: Suraj Chandrasekaran
- Name: Dragonheart_Killer
- SHK Roles: Adminstrating Listibaldia and Crusading in her name
- Age: 18
- About me: I love to see others happy!
- Family: Parents and the female sibling
- Location: Calgary, Alberta
- Languages: English and very broken Tamil
- Occupation: Student
- Interests: Stronghold and her loyal Knights, Acting, my family and friends, Hockey (Calgary Flames)
Earl Listibald (aka EL)
 - Name: EL
- SHK Roles: Tech. Assistant, 2nd best Skirmish Trail player on the planet and Owner of SHK.
- Age: 30+
- Location: Listibaldia
- Languages: English, German, Spanish
HicRic
 - Name: Ricky
- SHK Roles: Technical Advice and Game Modifications
- Age: 21
- Location: England
- Languages: English
- Occupation: Full-time student at Warwick University, learning Computer Science
- Interests: Stronghold, video games in general, computers, films, astronomy & space
LordPaultheDubious
 - Name: Paul
- SHK Roles: Resident Court Jester, Quest Leader and Dancing Bear Inn regular
- Age: 33
- Location: Bristol, UK
- Languages: English, and little else I'm afraid!
- Occupation: Currently a Learning Support Assistant at a 6th Form College, and a furniture maker
- Interests: Music (cello, guitar, and going to gigs and concerts), art, books, modelmaking, partying, dancing like a loon, rock climbing
- Notes: A Hey Nonny Nonny!
Sir Joseph IV
 - Name: Joseph DeJesus
- SHK Roles: I shall play other members and assist any way I can. Administrator and Resident Clan Leader. Used to Moderate the Multiplayer Arena (Oct 05); Stronghold Legends Multiplayer (Nov 06); Quest Moderator (Apr 07)
- Age: 21
- About me: I never back down from anyone, and I'm not afraid to lose
- Family: I'm Single
- Location: Dunkirk, NY 14048
- Languages: English
- Occupation: Retail
- Interests: Computers, Internet, Games, History, Snowmobiling, NFL Football, Anything that challenges my mind
- Notes: Don't cheat, especially around me
Sir Victor the Great! {formerly plain ol' Victor} <a href="http://www.stronghold-knights.com/site/modules.php?op=modload&name=Messages&file=replypmsg&send=1&uname=Sir_Victor_the_Great!"></a>
 - Name: Henry
- SHK Roles: Inn Keeper of The Dancing Bear and Multiplayer Supremo
- Age: 52 June 1st
- Family: Currently married to the most wonderful woman in the World, Susan. Children 3, lost a daughter in 2001 she was 24 yrs have another 30 yrs (who made me a Grandpa of Twins in 2004) ) and a son 14 yrs
- Location: IL, USA
- Languages: English
- Occupation: Life as a Truck Mechanic and then a Transportation Fleet Supervisor. Now Retired!
- Interests: Stronghold Crusader, Stronghold Knights, Stronghold 2, Yard Work and Gardening
- Notes: Want to have everyone enjoy the Site! I’ll help with anything I can. Dedicated to Multiplayer and fair and honest play. Please be here to see all the great work and assistance of the great Staff of Stronghold-Knights.Com
WitchHazel
 - Name: WitchHazel
- SHK Roles: Watching our apple trees
- Age: 40
- Location: Cauldron Cave
- Languages: English
- Occupation: Housewife and mum
- Interests: Playtesting the impossible, creating amazingly tranquil eye candy
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Moderators</center>
frankoman
- Name: Francis Xavier P.
- SHK Roles: SH2 Moderator {Aug 08}
- Age: 15
- Family: Most of my family lives in Europe, or New York, though some close family is in my State
- Location: Rhode Island, United States
- Languages: German, Italian, English
- Occupation: Co Owner of a Family Run Business
- Interests: Gaming, Sports, Construction, Computers (building, repairing, etc.)
- Notes: I bought Stronghold 2 back in late 2005 while my father and I were building my new computer. Until mid 2007, it was my only game (minus Roller Coaster Tycoon which I had played into the ground). I had mastered the art of the game, and am a skilled map maker. In late 2007 to early 2008, I started competing online intensely against many pro gamers, and had fought many tough players. Overall, out of 275 people I ranked 8 with 24 wins and 6 losses in 1 v 1, 19 wins and 11 losses in 2 v 2, and 27 wins and 3 losses in 3 v 3, and winning all 10 unbalanced skirmishes (3v2 5v3 1v2 2v6 etc). I joined this site in 2006, and had moved the community for it's helpfulness, incredible tutorials and great and active fun overall.
GeneralMatthew
 - Name: Matthew Robert William Standish
- SHK Roles: SH2 Modder. Also Moderates Game Modifications forum (Feb 06); Quest Moderator (Apr 07)
- Age: 15
- About me: Love computers/computer stuff
- Family: 2 great parents, 2 younger sisters, and two younger brothers.
- Location: Killaloe, Ontario, Canada, North America, North and western Hemisphere, world, solar sytem, Milky way, some sector in space, Universe
- Languages: English
- Occupation: Nothing really
- Interests: SHK, SH1, SHC, SH2, Playing Hockey
GrumpyGills
- Name: Christopher Higginson
- SHK Roles: - Moderator of Welcomes, Questions and the Design Corner, Quest Helper(Oct '09)
- Age: 16
- Location: Sunshine Coast, Australia
- Languages: English, French
- Occupation: Student
- Interests: Philosophy, History, Politics, Languages, Economics
- Notes: "Whats the matter Mr. GrumpyGills?".
King_Ed
- Name: Nicholas Helms
- SHK Roles: SHC Moderator and Quest Helper. (May '09)
- Age: 17
- About me: Currently a junior in High School, when I go to college I plan on working on computers and networks. I am a nice guy, obsessed with grammar, and I love to make medieval weapons and build siege equipment.
- Location: New England (U.S.)
- Languages: English and some Spanish
- Occupation: Student
- Interests: SHC, anything medieval, building siege equipment, computers, gaming.
khatmar
 - SHK Roles: Moderates Stronghold 2's Lord of the Rings Map Project (Nov 06)
- Name: John (Jan in my home language)
- Age: 13
- About me: I am finishing my elementary school, really busy by learning and swimming but I find some time for Stronghold. I am swimmer, I have never been in Europe championship but in my country I have been but never won. I really like medieval times and the age of discovering New World (America)
- Family: Father, mother of course and one little 4 years old sister
- Location: Ivanka Pri Dunaji, Slovakia
- Languages: Czech, Slovak, quite good in English and I am starting learning German
- Occupation: Student
- Interests: Computers, technology, games, parkour, swimming, skiing and music
KoenFrancois
 - Name: Koen François
- SHK Roles: Quest Mapmaker and Moderates Quests (May 04); Stronghold Single-Player Missions (Jul 05); Stronghold/Crusader Scenario Design & Map Making (Jul 05); Castle Tournaments (Jan 06); Stronghold 1 Replacement Campaign Project (Mar 06)
- Age: 18
- About me: Love to play games. Funny guy, love to talk.
- Family: Still with my parents and a girlfriend
- Location: Belgium/Antwerpen
- Languages: Dutch, English, not too good French and others.
- Occupation: Student
- Interests: SH and SHC, Lord of the Rings, swimming, golf, all pc games and the SHK quest
- Notes: Have a question about the Quest or Crusader? Just ask and I'll help!
LordBloodHawk
- Name: Nick
- SHK Roles: Moderating, map making, and playing online (drop me a PM and we can set up a game straight away.
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- Age: Sometimes it varies from year to year but my birthday is December 17th.
- About me: I'm a creative fellow with a quiet life and a love for history. Classic rock and roll gets my thoughts flowing. I keep coming back to the Stronghold series time and time again.
- Location: Michigan, USA
- Languages: English and basic German
- Occupation: Student
- Interests: Training in the martial arts, older computer games, writing fiction, reading, and debating issues.
LordSärkyä
- Name: Yoran Zonneveld
- SHK Roles: Moderator for the Dancing Bear Inn and Quest Helper. (May '09) Also the initiator of the "Werewolves of Wakeville"-project.
- Age: 18
- About me: Always friendly and armed with a bit of an odd sense of humour My tongue is my sharpest weapon.
- Family: Father, mother and a younger sister and brother
- Location: Herkenbosch, The Netherlands
- Languages: Fluent in Dutch and English, proficient in French, German and Latin and still learning Finnish.
- Occupation: Student in Chemical Engineering
- Interests: Chemical Engineering, Formula 1 racing, athletics, debating and playing Stronghold!
Merle the Conqueror
- Name: Merle Hofmann
- SHK Role: Official Map/Utility Tester, Moderator for Design Corner
- Age: 53
- Family: Can I put "For Sale, Cheap!"? Two daughters, one son, two grandsons, and two granddaughters.
- Location: Quincy, Illinois, USA
- Language: English most of the time, otherwise I believe I speak that Charlie Brown's grown up "Wah, wah, wa, wa" language because my kids never seem to understand me . Also fluent in "Truck Driver", "Cab Driver" and "Sailor"; all former occupations .
- Occupation: Just plain lazy ! Not really, just disabled by a drunk driver. So's here's my PSA (Public Service Announcement):
"Please Don't Drink and Drive!"
- Interests: I'm easy, Strategy War Games! .... Oh, and maybe a little bit of Music, Sci-Fi, Politics, Social Issues, My kids and Grandkids.
- Notes: I would like to see everyone have good clean fun here. I am happy and honored to have been appointed and I welcome your maps! How about we play test your new multiplayer Crusader map? I can host.
Nathan the Knight
- Name: Nathan
- SHK Roles: 'Keeping competitions flowing' - Contests Moderator (Aug '09)
- Age: Well, 16 now, but mark my word, it will say the same thing in five years time.
- About me: Well, really, I'm a quiet and polite teenager (No, that's not an oxymoron, trust me) that's just trying to get on with his studies and deal with that obstacle course called life. And I've been told I'm only on the warm-up...
- Location: New Zealand. That little bit south of Australia which is the real "land down-under"
- Languages: English, and basic German and Spanish. I'm fluent, however, in speaking loudly with basic hand gestures.
- Occupation: Student
- Interests: Flying (But I don't enjoy paying for it), playing guitar and listening to the music made by it, cycling, and the Air Training Corps. As well as History and Physics, much to the confusion of some of my classmates.
Sir_Elknih
- Name: Ron Hinkle
- SHK Roles: Moderator of SH2 Single and MP, SHC Single & MP & the Dancing Bear Inn
- Age: 52
- Location: Lebanon, TN USA
- Languages: English
- Occupation: Engineering and Computer Aided Drafting
- Interests: Stronghold and other computer games, playing guitar, working with computers, watching movies, and spending time outdoors.
SirLamphead
- Name: Bryce
- SHK Roles: - Moderator of SHC and Multiplayer forums (reinstated Feb '10 )
- Age: 13+
- Location: US
- Languages: English
- Occupation: Student
- Interests: Weight Lifting, SH in General
WoS-Badrang
 - Real name: Patrick Todd Andrew Korhonen
- Name: WoS-Badrang
- SHK Roles: Quest map maker and author and Moderator of Quests (Nov 04); Moderates Stronghold 2 General Discussion (Apr 05); The Dancing Bear Inn (Mar 06); Anything but ...! (Aug 06); Stronghold Legends' Multiplayer; General Discussion; Campaigns and Single Player; Script and Map Design Discussion; Player-Made Map Discussion (Nov 06)
- Age: 17 (October 10, 1990)
- About me: I like cooking, playing games of course, ATVing, skiing, and Stronghold-knights. Plus dungeon and dragons.
- Family: I have mum and dad, my sister, a cat, about 50 fish, and my cousins.
- Location: Middleton, Nova scotia. (AKA hicksville )
- Languages: English and VERY limited french.
- Occupation: Student and Moderator at Stronghold knights. Hopefully a Pilot.
- Interests: SH and SHC, Lord of the Rings, ATVing, friends, MSN, Skiing, SHK.
Xzever
- Name: Andrew Cargill
- SHK roles: Moderator of Stronghold Crusader forums and Competitions (May '09)
- Age: 19
- Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (USA)
- Languages: English (American and British ), very rudimentary French and Spanish
- Occupation: Student at Penn State, studying History
- Interests: Cooking, Gaming, Reading/Writing, Sports, Family...In other words, not a whole lot!!
- Notes: I'm quite laid back, but am a bit of a stickler when it comes to historical accuracy, so consider yourself forewarned!!
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Keepers of The Dancing Bear Inn</center>
<center>The Dancing Bear Inn is a forum where you can chat about nearly anything over a tankard of moat water!</center>
Sir Victor the Great! {formerly plain ol' Victor} <a href="http://www.stronghold-knights.com/site/modules.php?op=modload&name=Messages&file=replypmsg&send=1&uname=Sir_Victor_the_Great!"></a>
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<center>Together with assistance from WoS-Badrang LordSärkyä and LordPaultheDubious (Profiles above)</center>
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The Resident Court Jester</center>
LordPaultheDubious
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Resident Map Tester</center>
Merle the Conqueror <a href="http://www.stronghold-knights.com/site/modules.php?op=modload&name=Messages&file=replypmsg&send=1&uname=Merle_the_Conqueror"></a>
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The Quest Moderators</center>
<center>The Quest is a special forum here on Stronghold Knights where members join battalions and take part in valiant battles against various foes</center>
Bill the Brave, GeneralMatthew, KoenFrancois, LordPaultheDubious, and Sir Joseph IV with Quest Helpers LordSärkyä, King Ed and GrumpyGills (Profiles above)</center>
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Articles In Production (AIP) Section
{Tutorial Team Members} </center>
An essential element of this site's relative success is the work that goes on behind the scenes. Together with our current administrators and moderators, the following members have helped, or continue to help, in the production of those interesting articles (frequently tutorials on map design) that appear on our home page at regular intervals. We are most grateful for their expertise and assistance. Although the authors of each article/tutorial will continue to be bylined on publication, we trust that their collective appearance here is recognised as a small token of our appreciation.
Al_Mahraja_Al_Marmony - Arabist and former site moderator
Androo - A Stronghold 2 technician
Earl_Ashton - An intense wish to help members with their problems
Elfraj - Former site moderator
Eowyn - Rekindled interest in Stronghold 1 skin swapping and worked with Controllable Peasants
Kevtor - The original Stronghold 1 skin swapper
Lord-Aaron-VII-of-Windsor - Modest provider of useful (and strange) ideas
Lord_Ako - Former site moderator
LordAussie- Finder of unusual tricks and the only one with a bounce in his step
Lord_Gray - Resident at The Dancing Bear and helping hand at the AIP
Lord_Nick - AI castle reverse engineering and game economics
Lord_Strider - Discovering new tricks in the map editor and creating fresh eye-candy
Lord_Thomas - A woodworking wizard and finder of tricks
Lord_Yort - Horse course creator extraordinaire
Lord-Xetas - Finder of strange tricks
LS - Crusader maps specialist
ShadowLord - Customising and finding new things for all
Sir_Knight - Graphics creator and modder of files
SirRoeman - Map-making and testing and SHK art/design
Sparrow - Analytical expert
Sulis - Map designer and former site moderator
Talos_911 - Site VIP and former site administrator
The_Court_Painter - Firefly staff
Triblade - Site VIP and Firefly staff
TTemplar - Stronghold 2 texture manipulator
All those who become members of the Articles In Production (AIP) team, and have access to the separate site area, will continue as members even though their visits might have lapsed or become infrequent. Individuals are invited to become Tutorial Team Members of the AIP by dint of past achievements.
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Very Important People</center>
Recognition as a Site VIP is the highest accolade that Stronghold Knights can bestow. Such individuals will either have contributed in the past to the success of Stronghold Knights, be recognised for achievements within the Stronghold community generally, or have other associations that are considered worthy of acknowledgment.
The list includes some past moderators and administrators who are no longer with us or who are busy dealing with life outside our walls. They will always be welcomed back to our Keep.
Brave Sir Robin
 - Name: Neil
- SHK Roles: Site Administrator, Chief map tester, Inventor of unique battlefield tactics and Master of Cede.
- Age: 37
- Location: Portsmouth, Merry Olde England
- Languages: I can barely speak English ...
- Occupation: In the real world I run my own, very small, roofing business and have done for over 11 years now.
- Interests: Football, sci-fi novels, DIY, outdoors in general, wife and son.
- Notes: Been playing Stronghold and Crusader virtually since they came out, although I still know next to nothing about the thing I play them on.
- Neil passed away on October 8, 2008... a true Knight
Lord Michael
 - Name: Michael Mikando
- SHK Roles: Composer and Compiler, The Sage
- Age: Happily retired. Birthday: 23rd August
- Location: Born in Wales, living in Suffolk, England
- Languages: English
- Occupation: Retired, ex-RAF serviceman in the secretarial and accounting profession.
- Current Project: Battling Nature
- Interests: Gardening, DIY, football (the original), computers, Stronghold & Crusader, winding-up Listibald and TripleTed
- Notes: Married with two sons (25 and 19), two cats, 24 goldfish, one wife
- Michael passed away on April 12, 2009... a true Lord
Binx - Author of the Stronghold Speed Setter
DarrenT - Firefly Studios' Quality Assurance Manager
Dirus - Author of the PNG tool and the Map Locking tool - these tools are used by virtually all map makers and we would not have mini-map pictures in our downloads section without them
Duke_of_York - Map designer
Jalis - Map-making Magician and former site administrator
Lady_Arcola - (Also known as Lady A). One of the original site administrators who now lives at a different Stronghold website
Lord_Ako - Map designer and former site moderator
LordBritian - Former site administrator, compiler of Stronghold's economic mission walkthroughs and co-author of Stronghold 2's Path of War and Path of Peace walkthroughs
Lord Daffy - Former site administrator, Quest moderator and Keeper of the Dancing Bear Inn.
Lord_Ted - Founder of The Knights of Stronghold in February 2003 (immediate predecessor to Stronghold Knights) and a site administrator (and Resident Explorer) for over three years
Mechstra - Map designer and former site moderator
merrill_the_just - An early moderator of Stronghold Knights and then a site administrator (and Resident City Builder) for nearly three years
mouse - PC wizard who willingly provides technical assistance within the Stronghold community. She resides at a different fan site
NPC_Maximus - Author of the Stronghold 1 Map Installer
sascha - CEO of Ezos hosting - without sascha our site would be nowhere near as good as it is today from a technical viewpoint. Whenever we get out of our depth with something, he comes to the rescue. Sascha keeps our server in good health and regularly helps us fine-tune the site
Silvani - Kolja Silvani was one of the great Stronghold map-making pioneers who discovered many of the great tricks such as secret passages, horses over walls, etc
Sulis - Map designer and game guru. He was a moderator for a few short months before returning to his previous website
TAKAMADA - Multiplayer aficionado and former site moderator
Talos_911 - Map designer and former site administrator
The_Duke_of_Chatfield - All-round 'good egg' and former Court Jester of Stronghold Knights
Tigger - Ex-proprietor of the sadly defunct Sword & Pistol Tavern website. Kindly provided us with maps and music
Triblade - Firefly staff. Triblade pops in to our forums every so often to keep us up-to-date on the latest developments
ultima_spock - Author of the "Advanced Scripting Techniques" tutorial which revolutionised scenario design for many map makers
UnikUnok - Map designer and former site administrator
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If you want to know more about Stronghold Knights, then why not take a look at A Potted History of Stronghold Knights and learn about our history from humble beginnings to the site you see before you now!
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