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Wil: Fixed link to Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath/Achievements

2024-07-06T12:52:52Z

Fixed link to Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath/Achievements

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	One of Wil's larger tasks at Just Add Water was to organize the many archived materials from Oddworld Inhabitants into a central file system. As Wil worked on this, he noticed that the archives didn't contain certain images (for example, concept art of [[Fong Foo]])<ref name="Fong Foo art missing"/> and recognized that the archives he had access to must be incomplete. He was later gratified to learn that [[Oddworld: The Lost Archives\|The Lost Archives]] had been found. Because he didn't have much art to organize, he never needed to make local copies of it, and therefore not much of it is amongst the Oddworld files he kept long after he stopped working for Oddworld Inhabitants, which are mostly documents that were buried more deeply. Most of the images he still has are marketing material for <cite class="videogame videogame NewNTasty">[[Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty\|New 'n' Tasty]]</cite>, or familiar pieces of concept art that were regularly sent to the press or merchandise companies.<ref name="Wil maintains Oddworld documents but not much art"/>		One of Wil's larger tasks at Just Add Water was to organize the many archived materials from Oddworld Inhabitants into a central file system. As Wil worked on this, he noticed that the archives didn't contain certain images (for example, concept art of [[Fong Foo]])<ref name="Fong Foo art missing"/> and recognized that the archives he had access to must be incomplete. He was later gratified to learn that [[Oddworld: The Lost Archives\|The Lost Archives]] had been found. Because he didn't have much art to organize, he never needed to make local copies of it, and therefore not much of it is amongst the Oddworld files he kept long after he stopped working for Oddworld Inhabitants, which are mostly documents that were buried more deeply. Most of the images he still has are marketing material for <cite class="videogame videogame NewNTasty">[[Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty\|New 'n' Tasty]]</cite>, or familiar pieces of concept art that were regularly sent to the press or merchandise companies.<ref name="Wil maintains Oddworld documents but not much art"/>

	During the production of <cite class="videogame StrangersWrathHD">[[Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD]]</cite>, he compiled the unlockable extras, contributed to the [[~~Achievements in~~ Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath\|achievements]], and decided where to place the [[RuptureFarms barrels in Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD\|RuptureFarms barrels]] (although Stewart Gilray and [[Liam Jones]] had to veto some of his suggestions).<ref name="JAW"/><ref name="Liam has opinions about barrel placement"/><ref name="Liam stopped a bad barrel placement"/> One morning in <time datetime="2012-10-08">2012</time>, Wil arrived at [[JAW Towers]] to find that his workspace had been decorated with sticky notes to celebrate his birthday.<ref name="sticky notes on his workspace"/> He once posted a ‘Rule 34’ fanart of [[Stranger]] on the office art boards,<ref name="Rule 34 in JAW Towers"/> but was told to remove it.<ref name="Removing Rule 34 from JAW Towers"/>		During the production of <cite class="videogame StrangersWrathHD">[[Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD]]</cite>, he compiled the unlockable extras, contributed to the [[Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath/Achievements\|achievements]], and decided where to place the [[RuptureFarms barrels in Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD\|RuptureFarms barrels]] (although Stewart Gilray and [[Liam Jones]] had to veto some of his suggestions).<ref name="JAW"/><ref name="Liam has opinions about barrel placement"/><ref name="Liam stopped a bad barrel placement"/> One morning in <time datetime="2012-10-08">2012</time>, Wil arrived at [[JAW Towers]] to find that his workspace had been decorated with sticky notes to celebrate his birthday.<ref name="sticky notes on his workspace"/> He once posted a ‘Rule 34’ fanart of [[Stranger]] on the office art boards,<ref name="Rule 34 in JAW Towers"/> but was told to remove it.<ref name="Removing Rule 34 from JAW Towers"/>

	Wil moved into the position of Community Manager following the redundancy of previous Community Manager [[Dan Morse]].<ref name="Wil LinkedIn"/><ref name="Dan Morse redundant Facebook"/> In this role, he maintained the Just Add Water and Oddworld Inhabitants websites, Facebook pages and Twitter accounts; coordinated with fans to provide community translations and other contributions; and attended gaming events,<ref name="Wil LinkedIn"/> including [[E3]] in 2014.<ref name="Wil on TheSixthAxis podcast"/>		Wil moved into the position of Community Manager following the redundancy of previous Community Manager [[Dan Morse]].<ref name="Wil LinkedIn"/><ref name="Dan Morse redundant Facebook"/> In this role, he maintained the Just Add Water and Oddworld Inhabitants websites, Facebook pages and Twitter accounts; coordinated with fans to provide community translations and other contributions; and attended gaming events,<ref name="Wil LinkedIn"/> including [[E3]] in 2014.<ref name="Wil on TheSixthAxis podcast"/>

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	Wil has attended several [[OddTour]]s: OddTour 2 in Amsterdam, <time>2004</time>;<ref name="oddtour2"/> OddTours 3a and 3b in London, <time>2008</time>;<ref name="oddtour3"/> and OddTours 4a and 4b in London, <time>2010</time>.<ref name="oddtour4"/><ref name="oddtour4b"/> He was also at [[MudoCon]] at [[Eurogamer Expo]] in <time>2012</time> as an employee of Just Add Water.<ref name="Wil at MudoCon"/>		Wil has attended several [[OddTour]]s: OddTour 2 in Amsterdam, <time>2004</time>;<ref name="oddtour2"/> OddTours 3a and 3b in London, <time>2008</time>;<ref name="oddtour3"/> and OddTours 4a and 4b in London, <time>2010</time>.<ref name="oddtour4"/><ref name="oddtour4b"/> He was also at [[MudoCon]] at [[Eurogamer Expo]] in <time>2012</time> as an employee of Just Add Water.<ref name="Wil at MudoCon"/>

	Wil first appeared on [[Oddworld.com]] in <time datetime="2002-06-01">June 2002</time><ref name="Alcar finds June 2002 Oddworld.com update"/> when three of his questions—about [[Raisin]], the [[Meep Herder Village]], and [[Alf]]'s repeated disappearances—were in [[Dear Alf]].<ref name="Dear Alf 19"/><ref name="Dear Alf 5.15"/> Wil joined [[Alf's Fan Club and Tea]] early and therefore received not only the <time>2002</time>,<ref name="Wil received 2002 Holiday card"/><ref name="2002 Holiday card was an email"/> <time>2003</time>,<ref name="Wil received 2003 Holiday card"/>, and <time>2004</time><ref name="Wil received 2004 Holiday card"/> Christmas cards from Oddworld Inhabitants, but also the batch of 1000 <cite class="videogame MunchsOddysee">[[Oddworld:_Munch's_Oddysee\|Munch's Oddysee]]</cite> stickers that were sent in <time datetime="2003-09">September 2003</time>.<ref name="Wil received fan club stickers"/><ref name="Fan club stickers 1000"/>		Wil first appeared on [[Oddworld.com]] in <time datetime="2002-06-01">June 2002</time><ref name="Alcar finds June 2002 Oddworld.com update"/> when three of his questions—about [[Raisin]], the [[Meep Herder Village]], and [[Alf]]'s repeated disappearances—were in [[Dear Alf]].<ref name="Dear Alf 19"/><ref name="Dear Alf 5.15"/> Wil joined [[Alf's Fan Club and Tea]] early and therefore received not only the <time>2002</time>,<ref name="Wil received 2002 Holiday card"/><ref name="2002 Holiday card was an email"/> <time>2003</time>,<ref name="Wil received 2003 Holiday card"/> and <time>2004</time><ref name="Wil received 2004 Holiday card"/> Christmas cards from Oddworld Inhabitants, but also the batch of 1000 <cite class="videogame MunchsOddysee">[[Oddworld:_Munch's_Oddysee\|Munch's Oddysee]]</cite> stickers that were sent in <time datetime="2003-09">September 2003</time>.<ref name="Wil received fan club stickers"/><ref name="Fan club stickers 1000"/>

	[[File:Fan_of_the_Month_Wil_original.jpg\|thumb\|Wil's photo from his [[Fan of the Month]] interview (2002)<ref name="fom"/>]]		[[File:Fan_of_the_Month_Wil_original.jpg\|thumb\|Wil's photo from his [[Fan of the Month]] interview (2002)<ref name="fom"/>]]

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	== Oddworld Inhabitants ==		== Oddworld Inhabitants ==
	[[File:GinxTV_thumbnail.jpg\|thumb\|Left to right, Adam Savage interviewing [[Matt Glanville]] and Wil (2015)]]		[[File:GinxTV_thumbnail.jpg\|thumb\|Left to right, Adam Savage interviewing [[Matt Glanville]] and Wil (2015)<ref name="Wil on GINX.tv"/>]]
	After <time datetime="2014-08">August 2014</time>, Wil left Just Add Water and started working for [[Oddworld Inhabitants]] directly as its Community Manager. His responsiblities in this position included content creation for social media including [[Oddworld Inhabitants on Twitter\|Twitter]], [[Oddworld Inhabitants on Facebook\|Facebook]] and [[Oddworld Inhabitants on YouTube\|YouTube]]; customer and technical support; liaising with distribution and merchandising partners; planning and staffing industry events; and recording promotional interviews and game footage.<ref name="Wil LinkedIn"/>		After <time datetime="2014-08">August 2014</time>, Wil left Just Add Water and started working for [[Oddworld Inhabitants]] directly as its Community Manager. His responsiblities in this position included content creation for social media including [[Oddworld Inhabitants on Twitter\|Twitter]], [[Oddworld Inhabitants on Facebook\|Facebook]] and [[Oddworld Inhabitants on YouTube\|YouTube]]; customer and technical support; liaising with distribution and merchandising partners; planning and staffing industry events; and recording promotional interviews and game footage.<ref name="Wil LinkedIn"/>

Wil: Updates to keyword, definition, apostrophe, time and reference markup; fixed links suffering from linkrot; updated references with times and archives; fixed links to Oddworld Forums; added latest awards; added references where missing; updates throughout; added images

2024-06-22T02:44:29Z

Updates to keyword, definition, apostrophe, time and reference markup; fixed links suffering from linkrot; updated references with times and archives; fixed links to Oddworld Forums; added latest awards; added references where missing; updates throughout; added images

Show changes

Wil: Added April 2004 Fan Quote of the Month

2019-07-13T23:08:21Z

Added April 2004 Fan Quote of the Month

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	Bunce-Edwards got an original PlayStation on Christmas Day 1997, and on Boxing Day 1997 played the <cite>[[Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee]]</cite> demo on the demo disc that came with it; he got the full game in the summer of 1998.<ref name="fom"/><ref name="elderberries"/> It wasn’t until he recognized [[Mudokons]] in a magazine he was flicking through that he realized he was a true fan.<ref name="fom"/> He joined the GT Interactive Software message boards in 1998 with the username '''skELUMton''' to ask what a [[Greeter]] looked like (getting <cite>[[Oddworld: Abe’s Exoddus\|Abe’s Exoddus]]</cite> on Easter Sunday 1999), but along with the other regular posters moved to the [[Exoddus Club]] when activity on the GTIS boards died down, joining as '''billy_squeek''' on 12 February 2000.<ref name="toexoddusclub"/><ref name="ecmemlist"/>		Bunce-Edwards got an original PlayStation on Christmas Day 1997, and on Boxing Day 1997 played the <cite>[[Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee]]</cite> demo on the demo disc that came with it; he got the full game in the summer of 1998.<ref name="fom"/><ref name="elderberries"/> It wasn’t until he recognized [[Mudokons]] in a magazine he was flicking through that he realized he was a true fan.<ref name="fom"/> He joined the GT Interactive Software message boards in 1998 with the username '''skELUMton''' to ask what a [[Greeter]] looked like (getting <cite>[[Oddworld: Abe’s Exoddus\|Abe’s Exoddus]]</cite> on Easter Sunday 1999), but along with the other regular posters moved to the [[Exoddus Club]] when activity on the GTIS boards died down, joining as '''billy_squeek''' on 12 February 2000.<ref name="toexoddusclub"/><ref name="ecmemlist"/>

	Bunce-Edwards first came to the attention of [[Oddworld Inhabitants]] when he emailed [[Alf]] with a collated list of errors regarding the [[Oddworld Map]] and was in return made [[Fan of the Month]] ~~February–March~~ 2003 on ~~the official~~ Oddworld ~~website~~.<ref name="fom"/><ref name="firstmail"/><ref name="beforefom"/><ref name="heresfom"/><ref name="aboutfom"/><ref name="afterfom"/>		Bunce-Edwards first came to the attention of [[Oddworld Inhabitants]] when he emailed [[Alf]] with a collated list of errors regarding the [[Oddworld Map]] and was in return made [[Fan of the Month]] in February 2003 on [[Oddworld.com]].<ref name="fom"/><ref name="firstmail"/><ref name="beforefom"/><ref name="heresfom"/><ref name="aboutfom"/><ref name="afterfom"/> He was also selected for the [[Fan Quote of the Month]] in April 2004 for saying ‘I hate reading misinformed media.’<ref name="QuoteOfTheMonth"/><ref name="QotMSource"/>

	Bunce-Edwards has attended several [[OddTours]]: OddTour 2 in Amsterdam, 2004;<ref name="oddtour2"/> OddTours 3a and 3b in London, 2008;<ref name="oddtour3"/> and OddTours 4a and 4b in London, 2010.<ref name="oddtour4"/>		Bunce-Edwards has attended several [[OddTours]]: OddTour 2 in Amsterdam, 2004;<ref name="oddtour2"/> OddTours 3a and 3b in London, 2008;<ref name="oddtour3"/> and OddTours 4a and 4b in London, 2010.<ref name="oddtour4"/>
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	<ref name="JAW">Bunce-Edwards, William (23 December 2011). ‘[http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3424 Job]’. Post on ‘A Max to Grind’. Blogs. Oddworld Forums.</ref>		<ref name="JAW">Bunce-Edwards, William (23 December 2011). ‘[http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3424 Job]’. Post on ‘A Max to Grind’. Blogs. Oddworld Forums.</ref>
	<ref name="MeetingLorneSherry">OddBlog (8 November 2006). ‘[http://oddworldlibrary.net/oddblog/specials/Meeting_Lorne_and_Sherry Meeting Lorne & Sherry]’. OddBlog Specials. OddBlog. Oddworld Library.</ref>		<ref name="MeetingLorneSherry">OddBlog (8 November 2006). ‘[http://oddworldlibrary.net/oddblog/specials/Meeting_Lorne_and_Sherry Meeting Lorne & Sherry]’. OddBlog Specials. OddBlog. Oddworld Library.</ref>
			<ref name="QuoteOfTheMonth">Oddworld Inhabitants (April 2004). ‘[[Fan Quote of the Month]]’. [http://oddworldlibrary.net/archives/web/oddworld.com/whatsnew/april2004.html April 2004]. [[Oddworld: What’s New\|Oddworld Official Site Page]]. [[Oddworld.com]].</ref>
			<ref name="QotMSource">Bunce-Edwards, Wil (27 March 2004). [http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?p=146878#post146878 Post 14] in ‘GDC Follow-Up’. Oddworld Discussion. Oddworld Forums.</ref>

	</references>		</references>

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	[[File:Maxoddtour4.jpg\|thumb\|Max the Mug at [[OddTour#OddTour_4 \| OddTour 4b]]]]		[[File:Maxoddtour4.jpg\|thumb\|Max the Mug at [[OddTour#OddTour_4 \| OddTour 4b]] (2010)]]
	'''~~William~~ Bunce-Edwards''' (born 7 October 1987), also known by his screen name '''Max the Mug''', is the Studio Coordinator of [[Just Add Water]] ~~and~~ long-term [[Oddworld fan]]. Along with [[Xavier De Coster]] he co-owns [[Oddworld Library]] and along with [[Nathan Rose]] he co-administrates the [[Oddworld Forums]].		'''Wil Bunce-Edwards''' (born 7 October 1987), also known by his screen name '''Max the Mug''', was the Community Manager of [[Oddworld Inhabitants]] from 2010 to 2015 and Studio Coordinator at [[Just Add Water]] from 2011 to 2014. He is a long-term [[Oddworld fan]] with many years of activity in the online fan community prior to becoming an Inhabitant.

			Along with [[Xavier De Coster]] he co-owns [[Oddworld Library]] and along with [[Nathan Rose]] he co-administrates the [[Oddworld Forums]].

	== Oddworld fan ==		== Oddworld fan ==
	Bunce-Edwards got an original PlayStation on Christmas Day 1997, and on Boxing Day 1997 played the ''[[Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee]]'' demo on the demo disc that came with it; he got the full game in the summer of 1998.<ref name="fom"/><ref name="elderberries"/> It wasn’t until he recognized [[Mudokons]] in a magazine he was flicking through that he realized he was a true fan.<ref name="fom"/> He joined the GT Interactive Software message boards in 1998 with the username '''skELUMton''' to ask what a [[Greeter]] looked like (getting ''[[Abe’s Exoddus]]'' on Easter Sunday 1999), but along with the other regular posters moved to the [[Exoddus Club]] when activity on the GTIS boards died down, joining as '''billy_squeek''' on 12 February 2000.<ref name="toexoddusclub"/><ref name="ecmemlist"/>		Bunce-Edwards got an original PlayStation on Christmas Day 1997, and on Boxing Day 1997 played the <cite>[[Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee]]</cite> demo on the demo disc that came with it; he got the full game in the summer of 1998.<ref name="fom"/><ref name="elderberries"/> It wasn’t until he recognized [[Mudokons]] in a magazine he was flicking through that he realized he was a true fan.<ref name="fom"/> He joined the GT Interactive Software message boards in 1998 with the username '''skELUMton''' to ask what a [[Greeter]] looked like (getting <cite>[[Oddworld: Abe’s Exoddus\|Abe’s Exoddus]]</cite> on Easter Sunday 1999), but along with the other regular posters moved to the [[Exoddus Club]] when activity on the GTIS boards died down, joining as '''billy_squeek''' on 12 February 2000.<ref name="toexoddusclub"/><ref name="ecmemlist"/>

	Bunce-Edwards first came to the attention of [[Oddworld Inhabitants]] when he emailed [[Alf]] with a collated list of errors regarding the [[Oddworld Map]] and was in return made [[Fan of the Month]] February–March 2003 on the official Oddworld website.<ref name="fom"/><ref name="firstmail"/><ref name="beforefom"/><ref name="heresfom"/><ref name="aboutfom"/><ref name="afterfom"/>		Bunce-Edwards first came to the attention of [[Oddworld Inhabitants]] when he emailed [[Alf]] with a collated list of errors regarding the [[Oddworld Map]] and was in return made [[Fan of the Month]] February–March 2003 on the official Oddworld website.<ref name="fom"/><ref name="firstmail"/><ref name="beforefom"/><ref name="heresfom"/><ref name="aboutfom"/><ref name="afterfom"/>
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	Bunce-Edwards began being called ‘The Oddworld Dictionary’ and ‘The Oddworld Encyclopedia’ at least as far back as April 2001<ref name="dannyDictionary"/><ref name="maxEnc"/>, although because the original ezboard Oddworld Forums are not well preserved the terms could pre-date this. The latter nickname became the more popular and longer lasting, being made Bunce-Edwards’s custom title around September 2002<ref name="khanzStatus"/> and remaining in use until June 2004,<ref name="xavSekEnc"/> after which the term was used in discussions exclusively referring to his [[Oddworld Encyclopædia\|fansite]]. However, his custom status remained ‘Oddworld Encyclopædia’ until at least May 2006,<ref name="pedstatus"/> and ‘The Oddworld Encyclopædist’ until at least May 2008.<ref name="paedist"/>		Bunce-Edwards began being called ‘The Oddworld Dictionary’ and ‘The Oddworld Encyclopedia’ at least as far back as April 2001<ref name="dannyDictionary"/><ref name="maxEnc"/>, although because the original ezboard Oddworld Forums are not well preserved the terms could pre-date this. The latter nickname became the more popular and longer lasting, being made Bunce-Edwards’s custom title around September 2002<ref name="khanzStatus"/> and remaining in use until June 2004,<ref name="xavSekEnc"/> after which the term was used in discussions exclusively referring to his [[Oddworld Encyclopædia\|fansite]]. However, his custom status remained ‘Oddworld Encyclopædia’ until at least May 2006,<ref name="pedstatus"/> and ‘The Oddworld Encyclopædist’ until at least May 2008.<ref name="paedist"/>

	Key Oddworld Forums features to which Bunce-Edwards has contributed include ~~the current ''~~[[Stranger’s Wrath]]''-themed titles<ref name="swtitles"/>, the current Oddworld-themed reputation levels<ref name="replevels"/> and the current ~~Forum~~ rules.<ref name="rules"/>		Key Oddworld Forums features to which Bunce-Edwards has contributed include <cite>[[Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath\|Stranger’s Wrath]]</cite>-themed titles<ref name="swtitles"/>, the current Oddworld-themed reputation levels<ref name="replevels"/> and the current writeup of the Forums’ rules.<ref name="rules"/>

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	By this time Bunce-Edwards had already created [[OddBlog]]<ref name="oddblog"/>—originally a personal blog but quickly evolving into an Oddworld news blog—and had made plans to have it join with [[Xavier De Coster]]’s [[TOGG]] and Oddsville’s [[Oddworld Archives]] to form ‘The Shaman Network’. Although De Coster eventually assumed Oddsville’s role of creating the Archives and most component subsites were already public, the project—incorporating The Oddworld Encyclopædia and renamed ‘[[The Oddworld Library]]’—was formally launched simultaneously with the Encyclopædia.<ref name="TOLlaunch"/> The Oddworld Forums became a sponsor of the Oddworld Library in January 2008 by adding a link to the fansite to the top of its banner alongside links to [[Oddworld-Web]] and [[Oddworld Universe]].<ref name="admin"/>		By this time Bunce-Edwards had already created [[OddBlog]]<ref name="oddblog"/>—originally a personal blog but quickly evolving into an Oddworld news blog—and had made plans to have it join with [[Xavier De Coster]]’s [[TOGG]] and Oddsville’s [[Oddworld Archives]] to form ‘The Shaman Network’. Although De Coster eventually assumed Oddsville’s role of creating the Archives and most component subsites were already public, the project—incorporating The Oddworld Encyclopædia and renamed ‘[[The Oddworld Library]]’—was formally launched simultaneously with the Encyclopædia.<ref name="TOLlaunch"/> The Oddworld Forums became a sponsor of the Oddworld Library in January 2008 by adding a link to the fansite to the top of its banner alongside links to [[Oddworld-Web]] and [[Oddworld Universe]].<ref name="admin"/>

			In October 2006, Bunce-Edwards and De Coster met [[Lorne Lanning]] and [[Sherry McKenna]] in person when they were attending the inaugural [[GameCity]] festival in Nottingham, U.K., where Lanning was delivering his keynote speech, ‘[[The Appetite for Escape]]’.<ref name="MeetingLorneSherry"/>

	== Just Add Water ==		== Just Add Water ==
	Bunce-Edwards and De Coster visited the office of [[Just Add Water]] in August 2010, between [[OddTours]] 3a and 3b, meeting [[Stewart Gilray]] for the first time. Bunce-Edwards was invited back to the office in November that year where he was offered the task of looking after the [[official Oddworld Inhabitants website]] and [[Oddworld Inhabitants Facebook Page\|Facebook Page]] in his spare time.<ref name="JAW"/>		Bunce-Edwards and De Coster visited the office of [[Just Add Water]] in August 2010, between [[OddTours]] 3a and 3b, meeting [[Stewart Gilray]] for the first time. Bunce-Edwards was invited back to the office in November that year where he was offered the task of looking after the [[Oddworld.com\|official Oddworld Inhabitants website]] and [[Oddworld Inhabitants Facebook Page\|Facebook Page]] in his spare time.<ref name="JAW"/>

			At the start of August 2011, Bunce-Edwards began working in the office full-time with the job title of Studio Coordinator. His usual tasks include monitoring of Oddworld fan communities, filing, watering plants and communicating with fans, job applicants, videogames press and potential merchandise partners. During the production of <cite>[[Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD]]</cite> he compiled the unlockable extras, contributed to the [[Achievements in Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath\|achievements]] and decided where to place the [[RuptureFarms barrels in Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD\|easter eggs]]. Although he had updated his Twitter and Facebook profiles to accurately identify his job with JAW, Bunce-Edwards did not declare his employment on the Oddworld Forums until 23 December 2011.<ref name="JAW"/>

	~~At the start of~~ August ~~2011~~, Bunce-Edwards ~~began~~ working in the office full-time with the job title of Studio Coordinator. His usual tasks include monitoring of Oddworld fan communities, filing, watering plants and communicating with fans, job applicants, the gaming press and potential merchandise partners. During the production of ''[[Oddworld~~: Stranger’s Wrath HD~~]]~~'' he put together the unlockable extras, contributed to the [[Achievements in~~ Oddworld~~: Stranger’s Wrath\|achievements]] and decided where to place the [[RuptureFarms barrels~~ in ~~''Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD''\|easter eggs]]~~. ~~Although he had updated his Twitter and Facebook profiles to accurately identify his job with JAW~~, ~~Bunce-Edwards did not declare his employment on the Oddworld Forums until 23 December 2011~~.~~<ref name="JAW"/>~~		== Oddworld Inhabitants ==
			In August 2014, Bunce-Edwards left Just Add Water and started working for [[Oddworld Inhabitants]] directly as its Community Manager. He last worked for Oddworld Inhabitants at PlayExpo in Manchester, U.K., in October 2015.

	== References ==		== References ==
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	<ref name="JAW">Bunce-Edwards, William (23 December 2011). ‘[http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3424 Job]’. Post on ‘A Max to Grind’. Blogs. Oddworld Forums.</ref>		<ref name="JAW">Bunce-Edwards, William (23 December 2011). ‘[http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3424 Job]’. Post on ‘A Max to Grind’. Blogs. Oddworld Forums.</ref>
			<ref name="MeetingLorneSherry">OddBlog (8 November 2006). ‘[http://oddworldlibrary.net/oddblog/specials/Meeting_Lorne_and_Sherry Meeting Lorne & Sherry]’. OddBlog Specials. OddBlog. Oddworld Library.</ref>

	</references>		</references>
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	[[Category:Just Add Water employees]]		[[Category:Just Add Water employees]]
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Max: Max moved page Max the Mug to Wil Bunce-Edwards: No longer using the screen name Max

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Max moved page Max the Mug to Wil Bunce-Edwards: No longer using the screen name Max

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Max at 18:47, 27 December 2011

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	[[Category:Annual Oddworld Forums Poster Awards winners]]		[[Category:Annual Oddworld Forums Poster Awards winners]]
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	[[File:Maxoddtour4.jpg\|thumb\|Max the Mug at [[OddTour#OddTour_4 \| OddTour 4b]]]]		[[File:Maxoddtour4.jpg\|thumb\|Max the Mug at [[OddTour#OddTour_4 \| OddTour 4b]]]]
	'''William Bunce-Edwards''' (born 7 October 1987), ~~better~~ known by his screen name '''Max the Mug''', is an [[Oddworld fan]]~~, co-owner (~~with [[Xavier]]~~) of the~~ [[Oddworld Library]] and ~~co-administrator (~~with [[~~Nate~~]]~~) of~~ the [[Oddworld Forums]]~~. He is currently studying Environmental Science at the University of Sheffield, enjoys playing the trombone and swing dancing, and has been vegan since October 2006~~.		'''William Bunce-Edwards''' (born 7 October 1987), also known by his screen name '''Max the Mug''', is the Studio Coordinator of [[Just Add Water]] and long-term [[Oddworld fan]]. Along with [[Xavier De Coster]] he co-owns [[Oddworld Library]] and along with [[Nathan Rose]] he co-administrates the [[Oddworld Forums]].

	== Oddworld fan ~~history~~ ==		== Oddworld fan ==
	~~Max~~ got an original PlayStation on Christmas Day 1997, and on Boxing Day 1997 played the ''[[Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee]]'' demo on the demo disc that came with it; he got the game in the summer of 1998.<ref name="fom"/><ref name="elderberries"/> It wasn’t until he recognized [[Mudokons]] in a magazine he was flicking through that he realized he was a true fan.<ref name="fom"/> He joined the GT Interactive Software message boards in 1998 as '''skELUMton''' to ask what a [[Greeter]] looked like (getting ''[[Abe’s Exoddus]]'' on Easter Sunday 1999), but along with the other regular posters moved to the [[Exoddus Club]] when activity on the GTIS boards died down, joining as '''billy_squeek''' on 12 February 2000.<ref name="toexoddusclub"/><ref name="ecmemlist"/>		Bunce-Edwards got an original PlayStation on Christmas Day 1997, and on Boxing Day 1997 played the ''[[Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee]]'' demo on the demo disc that came with it; he got the full game in the summer of 1998.<ref name="fom"/><ref name="elderberries"/> It wasn’t until he recognized [[Mudokons]] in a magazine he was flicking through that he realized he was a true fan.<ref name="fom"/> He joined the GT Interactive Software message boards in 1998 with the username '''skELUMton''' to ask what a [[Greeter]] looked like (getting ''[[Abe’s Exoddus]]'' on Easter Sunday 1999), but along with the other regular posters moved to the [[Exoddus Club]] when activity on the GTIS boards died down, joining as '''billy_squeek''' on 12 February 2000.<ref name="toexoddusclub"/><ref name="ecmemlist"/>

	~~Max~~ first came to the attention of [[Oddworld Inhabitants]] when he emailed [[Alf]] with a collated list of errors regarding the [[Oddworld Map]] and was in return made [[Fan of the Month]] February–March 2003 on the official Oddworld website.<ref name="fom"/><ref name="firstmail"/><ref name="beforefom"/><ref name="heresfom"/><ref name="aboutfom"/><ref name="afterfom"/>		Bunce-Edwards first came to the attention of [[Oddworld Inhabitants]] when he emailed [[Alf]] with a collated list of errors regarding the [[Oddworld Map]] and was in return made [[Fan of the Month]] February–March 2003 on the official Oddworld website.<ref name="fom"/><ref name="firstmail"/><ref name="beforefom"/><ref name="heresfom"/><ref name="aboutfom"/><ref name="afterfom"/>

	~~Max~~ has attended several [[OddTours]]: OddTour 2 in Amsterdam, 2004;<ref name="oddtour2"/> OddTours 3 in London, 2008;<ref name="oddtour3"/> and ~~OddTour 4~~ in London, 2010.<ref name="oddtour4"/>		Bunce-Edwards has attended several [[OddTours]]: OddTour 2 in Amsterdam, 2004;<ref name="oddtour2"/> OddTours 3a and 3b in London, 2008;<ref name="oddtour3"/> and OddTours 4a and 4b in London, 2010.<ref name="oddtour4"/>

	=== Oddworld Forums ===		=== Oddworld Forums ===
	'''Max the Meetle''' ~~joined the [[Oddworld Forums]]~~ on 4 June 2000<ref name="ezboardprofile"/>, changing his screen name to '''Max the Mug''' when the Forums moved to Ultimate Bulletin Board.<ref name="newname"/>		Bunce-Edwards joined the [[Oddworld Forums]] as '''Max the Meetle''' on 4 June 2000<ref name="ezboardprofile"/>, changing his screen name to '''Max the Mug''' when the Forums moved to Ultimate Bulletin Board.<ref name="newname"/>

	~~Max~~ began being called ‘The Oddworld Dictionary’ and ‘The Oddworld Encyclopedia’ at least as far back as April 2001<ref name="dannyDictionary"/><ref name="maxEnc"/>, although because the original ezboard Oddworld Forums are not well preserved the terms could pre-date this. The latter nickname became the more popular and longer lasting, being made ~~Max’s~~ custom title around September 2002<ref name="khanzStatus"/> and remaining in use until June 2004,<ref name="xavSekEnc"/> after which the term was used in discussions exclusively referring to his [[Oddworld Encyclopædia\|fansite]]. However, his custom status remained ‘Oddworld Encyclopædia’ until at least May 2006,<ref name="pedstatus"/> and ‘The Oddworld Encyclopædist’ until at least May 2008.<ref name="paedist"/>		Bunce-Edwards began being called ‘The Oddworld Dictionary’ and ‘The Oddworld Encyclopedia’ at least as far back as April 2001<ref name="dannyDictionary"/><ref name="maxEnc"/>, although because the original ezboard Oddworld Forums are not well preserved the terms could pre-date this. The latter nickname became the more popular and longer lasting, being made Bunce-Edwards’s custom title around September 2002<ref name="khanzStatus"/> and remaining in use until June 2004,<ref name="xavSekEnc"/> after which the term was used in discussions exclusively referring to his [[Oddworld Encyclopædia\|fansite]]. However, his custom status remained ‘Oddworld Encyclopædia’ until at least May 2006,<ref name="pedstatus"/> and ‘The Oddworld Encyclopædist’ until at least May 2008.<ref name="paedist"/>

	Key Oddworld Forums features to which ~~Max~~ has contributed include the current ''[[Stranger’s Wrath]]''-themed titles<ref name="swtitles"/>, the current Oddworld-themed reputation levels<ref name="replevels"/> and the current Forum rules.<ref name="rules"/>		Key Oddworld Forums features to which Bunce-Edwards has contributed include the current ''[[Stranger’s Wrath]]''-themed titles<ref name="swtitles"/>, the current Oddworld-themed reputation levels<ref name="replevels"/> and the current Forum rules.<ref name="rules"/>

	==== Member of staff ====		==== Member of staff ====
	~~Max~~ stopped posting on the Oddworld Forums in August 2002 in favour of [[The Glass Asylum]],<ref name="farewell"/> but returned the following month<ref name="owfreturn"/> having missed the Forums-wide moderator elections that saw [[Xavier]] join the moderation team;<ref name="start2002elecs"/><ref name="end2002elecs"/> he was elected moderator of [[General Oddworld Discussion]] (and by extension the [[Spoiler Forum]]) by public election the following year.<ref name="start2003elecs"/><ref name="end2003elecs"/> He retired from moderatorship in July 2005<ref name="endofmod"/> only to return as a Super Moderator of Zulag One in February 2007<ref name="smod"/> and be promoted to administrator in January 2008 to complement the Oddworld Library’s new sponsorship by the Oddworld Forums.<ref name="admin"/>		Bunce-Edwards stopped posting on the Oddworld Forums in August 2002 in favour of [[The Glass Asylum]],<ref name="farewell"/> but returned the following month<ref name="owfreturn"/> having missed the Forums-wide moderator elections that saw [[Xavier De Coster]] join the moderation team;<ref name="start2002elecs"/><ref name="end2002elecs"/> he was elected moderator of [[General Oddworld Discussion]] (and by extension the [[Spoiler Forum]]) by public election the following year.<ref name="start2003elecs"/><ref name="end2003elecs"/> He retired from moderatorship in July 2005<ref name="endofmod"/> only to return as a Super Moderator of Zulag One in February 2007<ref name="smod"/> and be promoted to administrator in January 2008 to complement the Oddworld Library’s new sponsorship by the Oddworld Forums.<ref name="admin"/>

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	==== Annual Oddworld Forums Poster Awards ====		==== Annual Oddworld Forums Poster Awards ====
	~~Max~~ has won the following Poster Awards in the following years:		Bunce-Edwards has won the following Poster Awards in the following years:

	; [[Member With The Best Oddworld Knowledge]]		; [[Member With The Best Oddworld Knowledge]]
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	=== Oddworld Library ===		=== Oddworld Library ===
	~~Max’s~~ first attempt at a fansite was a 2000 webpage on Xoom called ‘The Kennels’. It took the form of a conjoined twin [[Glukkon]] called Glasp taking the reader on a tour around the Kennels, which hosted one of each [[Oddworld species\|Oddworld creature]] known at the time.<ref name="kennels"/> By 2001, the project changed to one more formally encyclopædic in nature called ‘The Scrabacombs’,<ref name="scrabacombs"/> but by 2002 this was renamed to ‘The Oddworld Encyclopedia’ to reflect his Oddworld Forums nickname.<ref name="websiteEnc"/> Despite numerous promises that the site was coming, only an FAQ appeared (in 2003)<ref name="firstfaq"/> before [[The Oddworld Encyclopædia]] finally launched in April 2006—although the April Fools’ Day joke articles were little appreciated by members of the Oddworld Forums given the site’s long-awaited appearance.<ref name="TOLlaunch"/>		Bunce-Edwards’s first attempt at a fansite was a 2000 webpage on Xoom called ‘The Kennels’. It took the form of a conjoined twin [[Glukkon]] called Glasp taking the reader on a tour around the Kennels, which hosted one of each [[Oddworld species\|Oddworld creature]] known at the time.<ref name="kennels"/> By 2001, the project changed to one more formally encyclopædic in nature called ‘The Scrabacombs’,<ref name="scrabacombs"/> but by 2002 this was renamed to ‘The Oddworld Encyclopedia’ to reflect his Oddworld Forums nickname.<ref name="websiteEnc"/> Despite numerous promises that the site was coming, only an FAQ appeared (in 2003)<ref name="firstfaq"/> before [[The Oddworld Encyclopædia]] finally launched in April 2006—although the April Fools’ Day joke articles were little appreciated by members of the Oddworld Forums given the site’s long-awaited appearance.<ref name="TOLlaunch"/>

	By this time ~~Max~~ had already created [[OddBlog]]<ref name="oddblog"/>—originally a personal blog but quickly evolving into an Oddworld news blog—and had made plans to have it join with [[Xavier]]’s [[TOGG]] and Oddsville’s [[Oddworld Archives]] to form ‘The Shaman Network’. Although ~~Xavier~~ eventually assumed Oddsville’s role of creating the Archives and most component subsites were already public, the project—incorporating The Oddworld Encyclopædia and renamed ‘[[The Oddworld Library]]’—was formally launched simultaneously with the Encyclopædia.<ref name="TOLlaunch"/> The Oddworld Forums became a sponsor of the Oddworld Library in January 2008 by adding a link to the fansite to the top of its banner alongside links to [[Oddworld-Web]] and [[Oddworld Universe]].<ref name="admin"/>		By this time Bunce-Edwards had already created [[OddBlog]]<ref name="oddblog"/>—originally a personal blog but quickly evolving into an Oddworld news blog—and had made plans to have it join with [[Xavier De Coster]]’s [[TOGG]] and Oddsville’s [[Oddworld Archives]] to form ‘The Shaman Network’. Although De Coster eventually assumed Oddsville’s role of creating the Archives and most component subsites were already public, the project—incorporating The Oddworld Encyclopædia and renamed ‘[[The Oddworld Library]]’—was formally launched simultaneously with the Encyclopædia.<ref name="TOLlaunch"/> The Oddworld Forums became a sponsor of the Oddworld Library in January 2008 by adding a link to the fansite to the top of its banner alongside links to [[Oddworld-Web]] and [[Oddworld Universe]].<ref name="admin"/>

			== Just Add Water ==
			Bunce-Edwards and De Coster visited the office of [[Just Add Water]] in August 2010, between [[OddTours]] 3a and 3b, meeting [[Stewart Gilray]] for the first time. Bunce-Edwards was invited back to the office in November that year where he was offered the task of looking after the [[official Oddworld Inhabitants website]] and [[Oddworld Inhabitants Facebook Page\|Facebook Page]] in his spare time.<ref name="JAW"/>

			At the start of August 2011, Bunce-Edwards began working in the office full-time with the job title of Studio Coordinator. His usual tasks include monitoring of Oddworld fan communities, filing, watering plants and communicating with fans, job applicants, the gaming press and potential merchandise partners. During the production of ''[[Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD]]'' he put together the unlockable extras, contributed to the [[Achievements in Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath\|achievements]] and decided where to place the [[RuptureFarms barrels in ''Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD''\|easter eggs]]. Although he had updated his Twitter and Facebook profiles to accurately identify his job with JAW, Bunce-Edwards did not declare his employment on the Oddworld Forums until 23 December 2011.<ref name="JAW"/>

	== References ==		== References ==
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	<ref name="oddblog">Max the Mug (17 August 2003). ‘[http://oddworldlibrary.net/oddblog/2003/08/OddBlog_created OddBlog created]’. OddBlog. Oddworld Library.</ref>		<ref name="oddblog">Max the Mug (17 August 2003). ‘[http://oddworldlibrary.net/oddblog/2003/08/OddBlog_created OddBlog created]’. OddBlog. Oddworld Library.</ref>

			<ref name="JAW">Bunce-Edwards, William (23 December 2011). ‘[http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3424 Job]’. Post on ‘A Max to Grind’. Blogs. Oddworld Forums.</ref>

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