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HI EVERYONE! THIS IS JOE SIEGLER! IM GOING TO WRITE THIS PAGE, BUT I KEEP PROCRASTINATING ABOUT IT, HA HA, I HAVE A LOT OF FREE TIME COMING UP! SO HOPEFULLY I CAN GET IT DONE. GOD BLESS! |
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[[Image:Siegler4.jpg|thumb|225px|Joe Siegler in 1999 at the [[State Fair of Texas]]]] |
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'''Joseph Michael Siegler''' (born [[August 20]], [[1965]] in [[Norfolk, Virginia]]) is an American [[software]] [[entrepreneur]], [[Apogee Software|Apogee]]/[[3D Realms]]' [[webmaster]] and [[Internet forum|forum]] [[moderator (communications)|moderator]]. |
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Siegler moved to [[New Jersey]] in [[1966]] and lived there until the age of four, after which he moved to [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]. He started [[college]] at [[Temple University]] in [[1983]] but was dismissed after one year, at which point he started working for an [[automobile|auto]] parts [[warehouse]] in Philadelphia. Prior to 1992, he also worked at a [[microfiche]] company and Bell Atlantic Business Systems Services, then a computer repair department of [[Verizon Communications|Bell Atlantic]]. |
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In December 1992, Siegler moved to [[Garland, Texas]] to work for [[Apogee Software]]. There, he creates the [[installer]]s for the company's various [[computer and video games|computer games]], and writes all the games' [[technical support]] documents. He is also responsible for making the games' [[release to manufacturing|gold master]] copies, and taking care of various other tasks in the office. He has worked as a level designer for ''[[Rise of the Triad]]'' and its [[expansion pack]] ''Extreme Rise of the Triad'', is the voice of [[Duke Nukem]] in ''[[Duke Nukem II]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[intro sequence]], as well as the voice of the [[Dopefish]] in its ''[[Wacky Wheels]]'' [[Easter egg (virtual)|Easter egg]] appearance. |
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== Dopefish == |
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Besides being somewhat synonymous with the 3D Realms forum, Siegler is also known as the Dopefish's biggest [[fan (aficionado)|fan]], and is the owner and webmaster of the official Dopefish [[fansite]]. |
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== Black Sabbath == |
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Siegler is also the webmaster of [http://www.black-sabbath.com Black-Sabbath.com], a fansite dedicated to [[Black Sabbath]]. The site also hosts forums dedicated to the band. The height of these forums' popularity came in August 2005, after a now-infamous incident where [[Sharon Osbourne]] sabotaged an [[Iron Maiden]] performance at [[Ozzfest]] 2005. |
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Siegler also does other music-related sites related to Black Sabbath. They are for Sabbath's drummer, [[Bill Ward]], their bassist, [[Geezer Butler]], and their former late drummer, [[Cozy Powell]]. |
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== External links == |
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* [http://joe.siegler.net/ Fnord] Joe Siegler's personal site |
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* [http://www.3drealms.com/bio/siegler.html Joe Siegler's bio page on 3D Realms] |
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* [http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,1049/ Siegler's profile] from [[MobyGames]] |
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* [http://www.dopefish.com/ The Official Dopefish Home Page] aka The Well of Wishes |
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* [http://www.black-sabbath.com/ Black Sabbath Online] Joe Siegler's Black Sabbath Fansite |
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|NAME=Siegler, Joseph Michael |
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|SHORT DESCRIPTION=Webmaster |
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|DATE OF BIRTH=[[August 20]] [[1965]] |
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|PLACE OF BIRTH=[[Norfolk, Virginia]] |
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[[:Category:1965 births|Siegler, Joe]] |
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Revision as of 17:55, 9 May 2009
HI EVERYONE! THIS IS JOE SIEGLER! IM GOING TO WRITE THIS PAGE, BUT I KEEP PROCRASTINATING ABOUT IT, HA HA, I HAVE A LOT OF FREE TIME COMING UP! SO HOPEFULLY I CAN GET IT DONE. GOD BLESS!