User:Alhadis

Alhadis
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Name
Alhadis
Born (1987-04-18) April 18, 1987 (age 38)
Name in real lifeJohn Graham Gardner
CountryAustralia
Current locationSouth Yarra, Melbourne
LanguagesEnglish
Time zoneAEDT (UTC+11:00)
EthnicityEuropean
Height171.5 cm (5 ft 7+12 in)
Weight115.5 kg (255 lb)[a]
HairDark brown
EyesBlue
HandednessRight
Blood typeO+
SexualityHeterosexual
IQ129[b]
AlignmentChaotic Good
Family and friends
Marital statusSingle, not-looking
Siblings1
Education and employment
Education
2006: Cert. II in Multimedia
2007: Cert. IV in Multimedia
2008–2009: Adv. Diploma of Multimedia
Primary school
1992: Norwood Preschool
1993–1994: Mullum Primary
1994[c]–1997: Essex Heights
1998: Healesville Primary
High school
1999–2004: Healesville High
College
2006–2007: Swinburne TAFE, Lilydale
2008–2009: Swinburne TAFE, Wantirna
Hobbies, interests, and beliefs
HobbiesGraphic design, programming, writing
ReligionAgnostic (formerly Anglican)
PoliticsDemocratic socialist
Movies300, Aliens, Inglourious Basterds, John Wick, Nobody, Predator, The Godfather (parts I & II), The Thing
ShowsBetter Call Saul, Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, Yellowjackets
MusicAmbient, Black metal, Death metal, Grindcore, Industrial, Noise, Power electronics, Thrash metal
Interests

Astronomy, history, languages, science, typography

Contact info
Emailgardnerjohng@gmail.com
Skypeserenityinturmoil
GitHubAlhadis
Mastodonmastodon.social/@Alhadis
YouTube@JohnGardnerAlhadis
Blueskyalhadis.bsky.social
Userboxes

Online, I go by the name Alhadis (/ælh.dəs/ al-HAY-dəs). In the real world, people call me John.

My username is a reference to an old D&D character of mine, a street mage named Alhadis Di'Rayos. I chose it because the first online community I joined was the Wizards of the Coast forum in July 2002,[1] specifically its D&D[2] and world-building[3] boards. I've used this handle on every website I've joined ever since.

Like every other name I devised for my high-school D&D sessions, the name "Alhadis" was assembled from random syllables I juggled mentally, often extemporaneously. It coincides with certain transliterations of حديث (al-Hadith, lit.'the word'), which is why googling my username yields numerous results related to Islam or the Arabic-speaking world, despite my handle having no connection to either.

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That's the extent of my (meaningful) social media presence. Bluesky and e-mail are the easiest ways of getting in touch, as I check these the most frequently.

Bookmarks

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Notes

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  1. ^ Last measured on 16 October 2025.
  2. ^ Formally-evaluated c. 2001 during high school.
  3. ^ I was put up a grade during the move between schools, finishing 1994 at a Grade 2 level instead of Grade 1. Hence the ostensibly “missing” school year in the dates listed here.

References

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  1. ^ "alhadis | The Wizards Community". Archived from the original on 2015-09-18.
  2. ^ "Wizards.Com Boards » Dungeons & Dragons » Monster Manual". August 2002. Archived from the original on 2002-08-06.
  3. ^ "Wizards.Com Boards » Other Worlds » Homebrew". October 2002. Archived from the original on 2002-10-15.