GinnyLyn

GinnyLyn was an early (ca 2001) contributor to the old theOtaku digimon site. Her work included writing character descriptions and episode summaries, as well as extensive work on theOtaku’s “Digidex.” Under her, theOtaku’s digimon site was transformed from being nearly nonexistant to being one of the most thorough available on the internet.

She was a prolific digimon artist, submitting dozens of pictures at a time when it was rare for an artist to submit more than two or three. Prominently featured in her drawings were Ken Ichijoji/The Digimon Emperor (her favorite character) and her many FMDs (fan-made digimon).

At one point, she created a new, nameless FMD (or “ficdigi”), and a naming contest was held on the main page of theOtaku, wherein visitors could send name suggestions to her via email. The winning name was “Nekomon.”

Aside from her artistic contributions, GinnyLyn was also in charge of Digimon fanfiction submissions. She herself wrote the two longest-running Digimon fanfics available at theOtaku at the time. 

On OtakuBoards, GinnyLyn was a long-time moderator of the Digimon forum (styled “Digimod”), and an avid roleplayer.   Ginnylyn was well known for her love of CCEBs (Chocolate Covered Espresso Beans) and SH (SledgeHammers).  She later became the first “Goddess” (female supermod) of the boards. A strong Christian, Ginny often found herself to be in conflict with other members over this point, and this eventually led to her resignation.

She disappeared completely from the theO scene shortly after the launch of myOtaku.com.

Categories: Former Staff, Members, Oldies