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Kuala Lumpur. Daytime. I was admiring the twin peaks visible in this here photo and for some reason dreaming about Anna Kournikova, when who should run into me but Horngjiunn (pronounced 'Horny Jim'), webmaster of the esteemed CM Addict. Before he could escape, I pinned him down, grabbed my tape recorder, fixed him with a handily placed spotlight, and demanded answers to a series of fiendish twenty questions. How did he answer? And did he get away to update his site before I had done with him? You'll have to read on to find out more (by the way, does anyone agree with me that KL looks like it was inspired by the Fritz Lang classic, Metropolis? You're probably too young to remember, it being made in the 1920s and all, but the resemblance is uncanny...)

Tell us a bit about yourself.

I am a 16-year old irritating bug. I like rock music and I play some footy with my mates too. The only thing I really love is making sites and writing about the scene. I also enjoy making graphics and I was also once an Art student. I also found it difficult to pass my English exams in school, but I did pass them by a stroke of luck.

You mention your bad use of English a lot, but it really isn't that poor. How have you been improving your language skills?

My English language doesn’t seem to be improving at all. I still make lots of spelling mistakes and tons of grammatical errors. I am weak in my vocabulary too. I am terrible!

Why has CM Addict undergone so many changes in its short life?

In order to become stronger, changes need to be made. Improvements are necessary, and content also needs to be added. If I am not ambitious, you would not have known CM Addict because I would be like the small sites around the scene (ahem - ed). I also enjoy making changes to the site.

In my opinion, CM Addict has a very pretty design, one of the loveliest on the scene. How important is good design to a CM site, do you think?

Having a good site design is very important. This is also one of the most important factors to draw visitors to your site. Look at those leading CM sites on the scene, none of them have a crappy site design. A good site design doesn’t need to be very complicated. A simple and neat site design with the site links placed nicely around the site so that visitors could navigate the site easily will be good enough.

Well, that's me out then. How did Scene Survivor come about. It's a great idea, and keeps everyone interested in CM Addict.

You may find this idea interesting but others find it rather lame. I actually started the Survivor idea before CM Addict was up. I designed a website for my mates before and I had a section about Survivor. It was like putting my mates as the main characters in the story and putting some jokes in it. Every article we would have one mate voted of the island until one was left. Don’t understand? Forget it.

Who is your favourite football team, and why?

I support Arsenal. It started when I was quite small and my mates were collecting stickers of the Premiership clubs. I stole one of the sticker books and flipped through it. I saw this goalkeeper David Seaman and watched him on TV. He was great. From that day onwards, I will always go with Arsenal whenever they have a match. It has been 9yrs…

Favourite player?

Initially it was David Seaman but during these last few years, I started to enjoy seeing Roberto Carlos on the field. He is good, much better than all the left-backs who exist in this world. That’s what I think (especially after seeing Seaman's Aphex Twin look - ed).

How did you get into CM?

When I got my first and only computer in 1997. I got lots of footy games at the time and that includes Championship Manager.

Was it an instant hit, or did it take a while to grab you?

Instant hit! I can’t stop playing the game. I even tried to install this game in my class so that whenever I had a break, I would be on the computer and play the game. All the computers in my class have Championship Manager 3 installed.

Any teams you have to be?

I shall make a quick guess and say Arsenal. I have no idea why, maybe it's because I feel that I am better at managing the club than Arsene Wenger.

Are there any players you must buy?

No. Usually I try to sign a different player I have not bought before. I prefer having unfamiliar faces in my squad.

How long does a game last for you?

I have a slow computer so I actually tend to lose interest very fast.

What would you like to see in CM4?

I would like to see more changes and features in CM4. That’s for sure. The 2D-Match Engine feature is not a bad idea.

Where does CM Addict fit into the scene?

I suppose CM Addict is as good as TheGaffer if not worse. Can’t you tell? I am trying to be very humble.

Which other sites do you have to visit regularly?

I visit all the sites in my CM Scene section daily. One of my favourite sites is Project CM. They have got a good staff and helpful webmasters.

Is there too much of the same on the scene, or do we have a vibrant community?

Actually, most of the CM sites offer the same thing. That’s why CM Addict tries to be a bit different by improving the Players Sections with screenshots. 'Guess This' section is another lame idea from me as well as the CM Scene Survivor. If any CM site wants to survive now, they will have to produce new ideas every time.

Is the official site any good?

The site suffers from a lack of CM content but they have the best forums on the scene. The forums are extremely helpful and questions you post will receive lots of replies. That is the only site to get real CM4 information from.

Would the scene be better if there was one huge site that we all fed into, rather than loads of smaller ones?

All the smaller sites merging together to form a better and bigger website is the alternative. That will mean that content flows in like tap water. But, from my experience, I have noticed that if a webmaster joins another site on the scene he will not update the site as often as he does when he has a site of his own.

How long do you expect to keep CM Addict going for?

As long as I have money to pay my internet and electricity bills, CM Addict shall never fall. Hopefully.

I have to ask what's the weather like where you are? It's quite nice in Manchester today. Not too sunny, but warm...

It's night here and the sky is very black. I can’t actually see a thing. That was a long interview and I might not have any time left to update my site (that's the idea woohoohoohoohoohaahaahaahaa - ed, clearing his throat, presumably) . Anyway, look luck to CM Stuff and looking forward to see you grow into a huge site on the scene.


At that moment, Horngjiunn started crying like a baby and begged me to leave him alone. I acquiesed, but I wasn't happy about it. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to visit CM Addict right away, and if you don't do anything else, vote for ver Stuff on Scene Survivor. Right?

If you are a CM webmaster and would like to be grilled on pretty much everything, then let me know at the usual address and I'll make sure I'm in your neck of the woods soon.

 

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