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Qjimbo is a longtime member of Sonic Retro, and has been on the forum since it was run by Simon Wai in 2003. Being a prominent face in the forum for so long, he was involved in many conflicts, as well as positive steps forward in the scene; regardless, he is generally considered one of the most respected members of Sonic Retro, and gets along with many other members without too much trouble.

Qjimbo is rather upbeat, often cracking jokes all in the name of a good laugh. In addition, he is a skilled web developer, sometimes referred to as a "PHP Ninja."

History

Qjimbo discovered the Sonic scene in 1999, after coming across MIDI files of music from the Sonic the Hedgehog series. These midi files prompted him to type in "Sonic fan site" in Google, and the top result at the time was the Sonic Stuff Research Group.

He became intrigued by secrets sites such as Area 51 and the Pelord-ran SWS2B, however he rarely, if ever, posted on message boards. It was in late 2000 that he started his own site, at the time known Hill Top Zone. He was a frequent reader of Area 51's forum though, and distinctly remembers when ICEknight posted a Hill Top Zone savestate with IceCap Zone's palette applied.

Qjimbo's First Post

His first post was on the Sonic 2 Beta Anyboard, on the 27th February 2001, qualifying him for Oldbie status on the Retro forums.

After the fall of SSRG in early 2003, Qjimbo set about integrating the old content from Area 51 into his own Sonic Research Zone, so that the information wouldn't be lost, and by 2004, the site had reached the design that it still has today.

However, Qjimbo became better known simply for his posts on SWS2B, S2B and Sonic Retro. Over the course of the years, he released a few utilities, such as a S2B to S2F music porter, then one of his most famous, the Sonic 2 MP3 Tool, which allowed people to create custom soundtracks for Sonic 2 while using a particular version of Gens or Gens+ (since it worked using RAM hacking like a Trainer).

Qjimbo's next publicity exposure would be in March 2006, when he posted his Michael Jackson's Sonic 3 video on YouTube (link), a documentary that analyzed similar music tracks that Michael Jackson released, and tracks in Sonic 3, after hxc revealed that Michael Jackson was originally commissioned to do the work. This documentary spread far and wide, appearing on many video game news sites, and even got its own YTMND page.

His last Sonic-related project was in 2010, when he released a Red Letter Media inspired review of Sonic Adventure.

Q Trivia

When Qjimbo first joined SWS2B his alias was in fact "QuantumJimbo". Due to the cheeziness he re-registered after the first cleanout as QJimbo. Later, after discovering that the letters Qj linked together in some fonts, he requested to have his name changed to have a lowercase j.
Due to the fact Qjimbo is from Britain, SGR invented the "Qjimbo has *spilled* the tea!" meme based around the British tea drinking stereotype.
Tweaker and Qjimbo secretly hate each other, but do it in this kinda jokey fun way and actually secretly secretly love each other.
Scarred Sun has the alternative alias of QJanebo, seemingly inspired from Qjimbo's name. Qjimbo still isn't quite sure how to react to that...

Shoutouts

So many people... voice, Shade, SGR and Quickman are probably the best friends I've made through the Sonic community. But also hi to Mad Echidna, Nayr, drx, Cinossu, Wetflame, Syren and LOst. Sorry if I missed anyone!

External Links

Qjimbo's YouTube Channel

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-'''Qjimbo''' discovered the Sonic Community in 1999, after coming across MIDI files of music from the Sonic the Hedgehog series. These midi files prompted him to type in "Sonic fan site" in Google, and the top result at the time was the [[Sonic Stuff Research Group]].
+'''Qjimbo''' is a longtime member of [[Sonic Retro]], and has been on the forum since it was run by [[Simon Wai]] in 2003. Being a prominent face in the forum for so long, he was involved in many conflicts, as well as positive steps forward in the scene; regardless, he is generally considered one of the most respected members of Sonic Retro, and gets along with many other members without too much trouble.
-He became intruiged by secrets sites such as Area 51 and the Pelord ran SWS2B, however he rarely, if ever, posted on messageboards. It was in late 2000 that he started his own site, at the time known [[Sonic_Research_Zone|Hill Top Zone]]. He was a frequent reader of Area 51's forum though, and distincly remembers when [[ICEKnight]] posted his Hill Top Zone savestate with Ice Cap Zone's palette applied.
+Qjimbo is rather upbeat, often cracking jokes all in the name of a good laugh. In addition, he is a skilled web developer, sometimes referred to as a "PHP Ninja."
-[[Image:Qjimbos_first_post.png|150px|thumb|right|Qjimbo's First Post]]
-His first post was on the Sonic 2 Beta Anyboard, on the 27th Feburary 2001, qualifying him for Oldbie status on the Retro forums.
-After the fall of [[SSRG]] in early 2003, Qjimbo set about integrating the old content from Area 51 into his own site [[Sonic_Research_Zone]], so that the information wouldn't be lost, and by 2004, the site had reached the design that it still has today.
+==History==
+Qjimbo discovered the [[Sonic scene]] in 1999, after coming across [[MIDI]] files of music from the Sonic the Hedgehog series. These midi files prompted him to type in "Sonic fan site" in Google, and the top result at the time was the [[Sonic Stuff Research Group]].
-However, Qjimbo became better known simply for his posts on SWS2B, S2B and Retro. Over the course of the years, he released a few utilities, such as a S2B to S2F music porter, then one of his most famous, the Sonic 2 MP3 Tool, which allowed people to create custom soundtracks for Sonic 2 while using a peticular version of Gens or Gens+ (since it worked using RAM hacking like a Trainer).
+He became intrigued by secrets sites such as [[Area 51]] and the [[User:Pelord|Pelord]]-ran [[SWS2B]], however he rarely, if ever, posted on message boards. It was in late 2000 that he started his own site, at the time known [[Sonic Research Zone|Hill Top Zone]]. He was a frequent reader of Area 51's forum though, and distinctly remembers when [[User:ICEknight|ICEknight]] posted a Hill Top Zone savestate with IceCap Zone's palette applied.
+[[Image:Qjimbos_first_post.png|150px|thumb|right|Qjimbo's First Post]]
+His first post was on the Sonic 2 Beta Anyboard, on the 27th February 2001, qualifying him for [[Oldbie]] status on the Retro forums.
-Qjimbo's next publicity exposure would be in March 2006, when he posted his Michael Jackson's Sonic 3 video on youtube ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbVM-l2Oku4 link]), a documentary that analysized similar music tracks that Michael Jackson released, and tracks in Sonic 3, after [hxc] revealed that Michael Jackson was originally commissioned to do the work. This documentary spread far and wide, appearing on many video game news sites, and even got it's own YTMND page.
+After the fall of [[SSRG]] in early 2003, Qjimbo set about integrating the old content from Area 51 into his own [[Sonic Research Zone]], so that the information wouldn't be lost, and by 2004, the site had reached the design that it still has today.
-However in early 2007, things began to turn sour for Qjimbo. [[Simon Wai]] had left the SWS2B forums, leaving it to [[LocalH]] and [[Hivebrain]], but LocalH made the controversial choice of appointing [[Tweaker]], a known troublemaker within the scene at the time, as an administrator of the board, which Qjimbo didn't agree with. The board's direction seemed to be changing from a board with room for fun, to one that was like a boardroom of company directors, which while the more serious members of S2B preferred, Qjimbo and several others did not.
+However, Qjimbo became better known simply for his posts on SWS2B, S2B and [[Sonic Retro]]. Over the course of the years, he released a few utilities, such as a S2B to S2F music porter, then one of his most famous, the [[Sonic 2 MP3 Tool]], which allowed people to create custom soundtracks for Sonic 2 while using a particular version of [[Gens]] or Gens+ (since it worked using [[RAM]] hacking like a Trainer).
-Qjimbo, in an attempt to try and fix this, began hosting S2B, and appointed himself administrator, with the aim of trying to be a little less ruthless towards the members. However he quickly discovered that his opinions were being disregarded, and even mocked by his peers. This was what pushed Qjimbo over the edge and made him do something completely out-of character. He hijacked Sonic 2 Beta.
+Qjimbo's next publicity exposure would be in March 2006, when he posted his [[Michael Jackson]]'s ''[[Sonic 3]]'' video on YouTube ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbVM-l2Oku4 link]), a documentary that analyzed similar music tracks that Michael Jackson released, and tracks in Sonic 3, after [[User:Hxc|hxc]] revealed that Michael Jackson was originally commissioned to do the work. This documentary spread far and wide, appearing on many video game news sites, and even got its own YTMND page.
-The move was suicidal. Not only because of the fact at least 50% of the members saw what Tweaker was doing as improvements, but also because it left a permenant mark on Qjimbo's reputation. Deluded in the fantasy of "Saving S2B" he forked off the board for his own s2beta.org site. Naturally the board didn't do very well, so the site became [[The Glowing Bridge]], an entirely unqiue site, with everything rewritten and updated. But there was no shaking off the stigma of the forum hijack, and after 8months, the site was closed.
+His last Sonic-related project was in 2010, when he released a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDVAqMnPBm8 Red Letter Media inspired review of Sonic Adventure].
-Qjimbo is back at retro and has since apologized for his actions, but he recieved lukewarm reception, as noone believed his apology was sincere. He has since promised to integrate the content from Glowing Bridge into Sonic 2 Beta as an apology, and has also helped with minor things on the forum, such as the wiki contributions tag.
+==Q Trivia==
+*When Qjimbo first joined SWS2B his alias was in fact "QuantumJimbo". Due to the cheeziness he re-registered after the first cleanout as QJimbo. Later, after discovering that the letters Qj linked together in some fonts, he requested to have his name changed to have a lowercase j.
+*Due to the fact Qjimbo is from Britain, [[User:SGR|SGR]] invented the "Qjimbo has *spilled* the tea!" meme based around the British tea drinking stereotype.
+*[[User:Tweaker|Tweaker]] and Qjimbo secretly hate each other, but do it in this kinda jokey fun way and actually secretly secretly love each other.
+*[[User:Scarred Sun|Scarred Sun]] has the alternative alias of QJanebo, seemingly inspired from Qjimbo's name. Qjimbo still isn't quite sure how to react to that...
-Dispite all the drama though, Qjimbo's member profile still has a 5 star rating, which perhaps shows that people are willing to forgive him. He has since announced a new project involving [[Nayr]] that is set to be a more old skool sonic site centered around Sonic secrets. However shortly after this announcement, Tweaker decided to start up the [[Category:Game%20Secrets]] section of Retro, in what appeared to be an attempt to crush the site before work had even begun. But little does Tweaker know of what lies ahead.....
+==Shoutouts==
+So many people... [[User:Voice|voice]], [[User:Shade|Shade]], [[User:SGR|SGR]] and [[User:Quickman|Quickman]] are probably the best friends I've made through the Sonic community. But also hi to [[User:Mad Echidna|Mad Echidna]], [[User:Ayla|Nayr]], [[User:Drx|drx]], [[User:Cinossu|Cinossu]], [[User:Wetflame|Wetflame]], [[Syren]] and [[User:LOst|LOst]]. Sorry if I missed anyone!
-TO BE CONTINUED
+==External Links==
+* [http://www.youtube.com/user/Qjimbo Qjimbo's YouTube Channel]
-==Contact Information==
+[[Category:User pages]]
-*MSN: [email protected]
-*AIM: jameshansen14
-*Email: [email protected]
-*Homepage: http://qjim.bo/

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