wegobad
I'm Mike Malveaux, wegobad (wei'qi, igo, baduk) on DGS, IGS, KGS, and OGS. (I was "TakeNGive" for some years, but that screen-name is retired.) My age is nearing 45, and I've been playing Go almost twenty years, on and off. I live in Tacoma (near Seattle), where I get to play pretty often (yay!), and teach the game to kids. My AGA rating is -4.
I'm less active here than I used to be (probably a good thing ;-) but I take initial blame for: Where would you play?; TournamentDirecting; Go at the Olympics; Making Go More Popular; and some of Teaching methods, particularly First Capture. (My theory and practice of teaching has changed somewhat; I'll have to make time to revive / revise that discussion.)
I maintained an archive of AGA E-Journal; and I did a few reviews for the
GTL, and added a bit to
Go Problems. I played on the DragonSensei go teaching team at DGS. I have some
Go-themed t-shirts etc. for sale through
CafePress. If anyone wants to print them locally, contact me and I'll send you high-res PNGs.
I helped with the 2005 U.S. Go Congress (mostly the logo) in Tacoma Washington. I attended the
2006 U.S. Go Congress in North Carolina (placed 2nd in the 6k band), and the
2007 U.S. Go Congress in Pennsylvania (where I didn't play many games, but got to record for several strong players, including Feng Yun). I'm peripherally involved in the
2008 U.S. Go Congress in Oregon, dealing with the vendor who supplies the T-shirts, tote bags, etc.
I wish I'd investigated SenseisLibrary sooner -- it seems to have more aji than RGG. Thanks for everything, Morten, Arno, and all the dedicated deshi!