Online, I go by the name Alhadis (/ælheɪ.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.
External Links
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
- Template sandbox
- Userbox galleries
- All userboxes on en.wikipedia.org
- Search by template use (API query)
Notes
- ^ Last measured on 16 October 2025.
- ^ Formally-evaluated c. 2001 during high school.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Edits on English Wikipedia as of 27 March 2026.
References
- ^ “alhadis | The Wizards Community”. Archived from the original on 2015-09-18.
- ^ “Wizards.Com Boards » Dungeons & Dragons » Monster Manual”. August 2002. Archived from the original on 2002-08-06.
- ^ “Wizards.Com Boards » Other Worlds » Homebrew”. October 2002. Archived from the original on 2002-10-15.