OWM
OWM (abbreviation for/formerly known as TheOpenWindowManiac) is a user who joined on March 23rd, 2013. He has served as a Cashier from April 9th, 2018 to April 9th, 2026. Before becoming staff, he was also Employee of the Month for January 2014, and captain of the Drasticals until July 31st, 2016. He is SBC's longest serving Cashier, serving for 8 whole years.
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| User Info | |
|---|---|
| Registration Date | March 23, 2013 |
| Age | 23 |
| Status | Active |
| Group |
Amethyst Loyal Customers |
History
2013-2014
TheOpenWindowManiac joined on March 23rd, 2013, one week after making his SBM account. Although at this time his main focus was on SBM, he still went on SBC from time to time and posted when he could, mostly in the SpongeBob Games section.
2015
OWM started participating on SBC more in 2015, especially in the later half of the year. In October, he installed SpongeCraft and became one of its most contributive members, which he still continues to visit occasionally. He also joined the Drasticals on the 17th, and even became its captain later in the year.
2016-2017
OWM continued to grow more of a steady presence on SBC in 2016 and 2017. Despite having to leave his captain post on July 31st, 2016, he became even more active on SpongeCraft and participated in every event.
2018
2018 was a big year for OWM. April 9th marked his promotion to Cashier, taking crushingmayhem's place after his dismissal. In his first few months as moderator, he witnessed Metalgate and the Third SBC Renaissance, as well as seeing the Discord become an official part of SBC. He began to visit everyday due to this.
2019
OWM's second year as Cashier saw him take more prominent leadership roles in SBC, such as helping organize events in Flicks February and April Fools 2019. He also became a SpongeCraft Operator before the server was shut down. He also helped with SpongeBob Pictionary's revival development by recommending skribbl.io.
2020
OWM took a reduced role in SBC affairs in his third year as Cashier, although he did contribute to the year's April Fools prank and continued to have input on the site's other events. He also began to occasionally host movie nights for events.
2021
OWM helped come up with the idea for April Fools 2021. He also guest hosted the 71st Pictionary game on May 8th, 2021, which was Star Wars themed.
2022
OWM guest hosted the 135th Pictionary game on October 1st, 2022, which was YouTube themed.
2023
OWM suggested the idea of a joke prehistoric event for April Fools 2023. He also resumed his role as a SpongeCraft Operator for the revival, SpongeCraft Frontiers.
2024
OWM suggested ideas for Februquarry. He also wrote a shoutout for Anthemic Anniversary.
2025
OWM coined the name for the event Febracropolis. OWM hosted the 19th Golden Community Awards at the end of the year, which he saw as his last major staff contribution.
2026
OWM retired from his Cashier position on April 9th, 2026, which was the 8th year anniversary of his promotion. He felt content with the time he served and wanted to pass the torch.
Creations
- Bikini Bottom Nature Watch (Cancelled)
- One-Time Star Wars Characters: Where Are They Now? (Ended, co-written with jjs)
Trivia
- OWM is the first Asian staff member, being both Vietnamese and Chinese.
- For some reason, OWM spent an entire hour of his life uploading a Minecraft parody album to SBC Radio.