My handle (which I also use everywhere else on the net) comes from the original Baldur's Gate. Occasionally, I attach "Alvane" to it, after two characters from The Longest Journey Saga. I also have a wobsite.

My contributions

• I invented and launched the Laconic Wiki in January 2009.^note The exact edit history and preceding forum discussions have been lost in the many wiki upgrades since then, but the sub-wiki has been well underway at that point in time.
• I originally formalized the Fandom Life Cycle in July 2012.
• Wrote large chunks of following writing guides:
  • SoYouWantTo.Write A Conspiracy Theory
  • SoYouWantTo.Write A Gothic Story
  • SoYouWantTo.Write A Western RPG
  • SoYouWantTo.Write A Yuri Manga
• Contributed to following Analysis entries and Useful Notes (and is maintaining the Analysis.Video Games index):
  • Ace Combat
  • Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War
  • Big List of RPG Plots
  • Biker Media
  • Blades in the Dark
  • Bloodborne
  • The Church
  • Claymore
  • Close-Knit Community
  • The Con
  • Cross Ange
  • Dark Forces Saga
  • Dark Souls
  • Dice
  • Divinity: Original Sin
  • Dragon Age: Inquisition
  • Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition
  • The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
  • Electronic Arts
  • Fighter, Mage, Thief
  • Fire Emblem: Three Houses (social network analysis)
  • The Garden of Sinners
  • Ideal Hero
  • Mass Effect 2
  • Mechanics, Dynamics, Aesthetics
  • Non-Player Companion
  • Pandemic
  • Player Punch
  • Relational Models Theory
  • Revenue-Enhancing Devices
  • Romance Sidequest
  • Skill Scores and Perks
  • Story Branching
  • Syberia
  • Turn-Based Combat
  • Useless Useful Stealth
  • Video Game Achievements
  • Western RPG