Who's Who in WhuddleWorld - Part 1

Every now and again, I come across something, when perusing the WhuddleWorld files, that even I have forgotten about - it's also usually a bit bittersweet.  This was definitely the case with a PDF file I came across that had actually ended up filed in the wrong place. Essentially I think it was being created for shareholders or potential investors (or even buyers maybe) who requested some information about the main characters that inhabited the WhuddleWorld story and background.  It is a rough draft document  - as its riddled with typos and numerous grammatical issues - but the content was charming and definitely worth remembering and sharing with WW fans.  So I'm going to highlight two (2) characters from that write-up in this post, and will follow with more in the future. 

 The original document was in MSWord format - so didn't easily translate to a file I could upload - so instead I'm cutting and pasting the text and uploading the images into this Blogger post - but it reads just like the document (though I did take the time to correct the worst of the typos).

 

Elder Vac

  VAC – Vac is our “Gaian” Mother. She’s all business when it comes to overseeing WhuddleWorld, but balanced by her softer, more caring side. She is both innovating and old-fashioned, outgoing and introspective, analytical and dreamer. Vac also heads up the Elder Council (the NPC driven “ruling” body that officiates over all of WhuddleWorld). She is one the “first” indigenous Whuddles, though her background and history remain largely untold.

 

 

 

Reginald Tweed

 

Reginald Tweed “Reggie” – Reginald is mister mater-of-fact when it comes to day to day business, and very much an intellectual. He oversees the Bureau of Registration (new users), along with being Head Librarian for the Whuddleville Public Library. He is also seated on the Elder Council (and though it’s been hinted that he is equal in authority to Vac herself, his role on the council has never been clearly defined) He is a fusspot and a stickler for protocol, but still quite friendly and lovable in spite of his “stuffiness”. It’s also been alluded to in a WhuddleWorld-wide quest, that Reggie’s origins may actually tie him to the Wanderkins (WhuddleWorld’s mysterious, Romani-like group of artisans, craftsman and merchants)

After WhuddleWorld and Before Now...

 

After WhuddleWorld changed hands and Katie and I were no longer involved with the business, we stayed in close touch with each other.  (Katie lived in Canada and I lived in the Midwest - so it was mostly phone and Internet - and yes, even snail mail sometimes).  Social Media was just coming into its own, so we were pretty primitive still LOL!

The End of the Beginning

 

So after wanting to tell the backstory of WhuddleWorld and creating this site to do so and to share scrapbook-like memories with anyone still interested in the nostalgia of the Whuddles, I'm doing a 360.  Apologies, but due to my health getting worse, some issues with extended family taking up a lot more of my time and already limited energy and some very real and potentially legally sticky issues surrounding _some_ of the content, I won't be doing much here on WYR at all for the foreseeable future.  Things may change at some point if any of the above circumstances change.  I'm sorry for all the rambling posts and slim content - I really did hope to have a sort of "virtual campfire" for WhuddleWorld fans and creators alike.

 To be honest, if anyone is even reading this, I honestly think telling the backstory and history of WhuddleWorld would be a sort of "healing" exercise in a lot of ways.  And I also hoped it would be a way to remember something, that for whatever reasons, felt like a very special web site with an almost "magical" positiveness about it for a time.  Its probably my own personal baggage, but I was pretty shocked when I started to feel all the old anger, hurt and resentment coming back and I realized that I _still_ wasn't over it and now I'm beginning to wonder if I ever will be.

But if ANYTHING is true, it is the fantastic and wonderful comments and reactions I still come across around the web, from fans and members of the WhuddleWorld when it was up.  Our team may have created the code, images and story - but it was all of you - the members and visitors that really gave WhuddleWorld life and that special connection it had for so many.   I consider it a privilege to have been a part of that and my heart goes out to all of you!  Thanks, really, for making WhuddleWorld one of the most special sites on the Internet in its time.

As an aside, you can try searching the Wayback Machine for WW nostalgia - it has quite a few snapshots of the original website available if you have the time to search for 'em. ;P

May the sun warm your face and the wind be at your back as you travel down life's roads...

Long Update and Status

 Ya know what?  I think too much - or rather I OVERthink things far too much.  Sadly it is a hard habit to break. LOL!

Quick Update Continued

The tagline for WhuddleWorld was, "A community of imagination for kids of all ages." and as hokey as that may sound, it really was that.  It seems fitting then, that the blog _remembering_ WhuddleWorld should try to keep to that as well.  No big, long-winded explanations this time - just a fun, digital WhuddleWorld memory album!  And as always, any questions asked by visitors to this blog, I'll do my best to answer.

Elder Lyrael (AKA: Dee)

 A screen cap remembering the WhuddleWorld Portal seemed the perfect add-on to this post!

WhuddleWorld Portal