A turn and a half

How long have you had a Moblog?

Since October 26th 2004, so just short of 5 years. This I find mildly amusing given my username, as my moblog will be 5 and I'll be 40 a few weeks later.

How did you find the site in the first place?

I was watching a programme called “Flashmob, the opera” on BBC3 and was intrigued by the fact that it was all filmed live in and around Paddington Station in London. I looked up the programme on the BBC site, from there a link to flashmob and on there a link to something called moblog. I clicked the link, wandered around a bit and was hooked.

How and why did you become a mod?

I was given the privilige of being a mod by Alfie, after a conversation about moblog during a visit to his with SLG and the gang to furnish him with a bike. It's a privilige that I treat with the respect it deserves.

What is your favourite means of taking photgraphs?

I pretty much always use my Nokia N95 8GB. Unlike a lot of people here, I'd feel really self concious standing in the middle of the street with a “proper” camera, like people would expect me to know what I was doing. With my phone I have none of that and can happily ignore strange looks while I snap away.

What kind of stuff are you likely to highlight on moblog?

I will highlight anything that I feel should be brought to a wider audience. I'm not a photographer, so I am probably not the best for analysing a spectacular photo. If I think it's great I'll highlight it, I'll also highlight news items, or things to do with moblog events to bring them to everyone's attention.

Tell us a bit about yourself

Ok, I'm Paul, Husband, Dad, Grandad, or 540air depending on who it is that's speaking. I live with the long suffering SLG and the tribe. I love bikes (especially BMX as I used to race them back in the mists of time), football, golf, gadgets, motorsport of many kinds, beer and people. I would call myself a people watcher, as many times I've sat on trains making up stories in my head about who other passengers were, what their story was etc.

My first few steps on moblog were apprehensive, but the warmth and friendliness of the community even back then, was something that kept drawing me back. Over the years I've been lucky enough to meet lots of mobloggers in real life, too many to mention for fear that I'd miss anyone out. The community spirit from the early days still remains today, which is why I find myself writing this “meet the mods” introduction instead of shouting at the tv watching England beat Croatia!!

Photo courtesy of SLG

Posted by 540air