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'''Ricky Tilton''' (b. 1985), also known as '''Gideon''', is the founder of [[Smash World]], [[Smashboards]], and [[SmashWiki:About|this wiki]]. In March 2008, Gideon sold his websites.<ref><span class="plainlinks">[http://www.calvin.edu/enterprise/newsandevents/May%202008.html Newsletter: May 2008 - Calvin College]</span>{{dead link}}</ref>

== Smash World ==
Smash World was founded in June 1999, when Tilton was 13 years old. Since then, the site's forums, [[Smashboards]] have become one of the most prominent competitive Smash Bros. communities, with over 100,000 registered users and 6 million posts. The site was mentioned in a ''Nintendo Power'' interview in the September 2005 issue.

Major League Gaming acquired Smashboards in 2008 for an undisclosed sum. The money earned through the sale of the website has helped Tilton pay for college and medical school.

== Personal life ==
Tilton was born in Gap, Pennsylvania and graduated from Calvin College in 2008 with a degree in biology. He plays tennis competitively and was a member of Calvin's tennis team<ref><span class="plainlinks">[http://www.calvin.edu/publications/knight/2007/summer/mtennis.htm No. 1 in tennis, Tilton delivers - Calvin College]</span></ref>. 

== References ==
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+'''Ricky Tilton''' (b. 1985), also known as '''Gideon''', is the founder of [[Smash World]], [[Smashboards]], and [[SmashWiki:About|this wiki]]. In March 2008, Gideon sold his websites.<ref><span class="plainlinks">[http://www.calvin.edu/enterprise/newsandevents/May%202008.html Newsletter: May 2008 - Calvin College]</span>{{dead link}}</ref>
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-| realname            = Ricky Tilton
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-| birthyear           =1985
-| location            =Pennsylvania
-| country             =United States
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-'''Gideon''' is the founder of [[SmashBoards]] and [[SmashWiki:About|this wiki]]. Gideon's involvement with ''Smash'' began in June 1999 when he founded Smash World, a website devoted entirely to ''Smash 64''. In 2000, he founded Smash World Forums, later renamed to SmashBoards, which eventually became the world's largest ''Smash'' forum. In response to the growing scope of the forums, he officially opened SmashWiki in March 2007, alongside a number of other websites over the years.
-In March 2008, Gideon sold Smash World Forums to [[Major League Gaming]] for an undisclosed sum, which led to the shutdown of the various fansites he had founded. The money earned through the sale of the website would help Gideon pay for college and medical school. Since then, Gideon has had no known active involvement with the ''Smash'' community.
+== Smash World ==
+Smash World was founded in June 1999, when Tilton was 13 years old. Since then, the site's forums, [[Smashboards]] have become one of the most prominent competitive Smash Bros. communities, with over 100,000 registered users and 6 million posts. The site was mentioned in a ''Nintendo Power'' interview in the September 2005 issue.
-==Trivia==
+Major League Gaming acquired Smashboards in 2008 for an undisclosed sum. The money earned through the sale of the website has helped Tilton pay for college and medical school.
-*Gideon was one of the few Smashers interviewed in Nintendo Power Issue 195's section on the ''Melee'' community, with the article also mentioning Smashboards.
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+== Personal life ==
+Tilton was born in Gap, Pennsylvania and graduated from Calvin College in 2008 with a degree in biology. He plays tennis competitively and was a member of Calvin's tennis team<ref><span class="plainlinks">[http://www.calvin.edu/publications/knight/2007/summer/mtennis.htm No. 1 in tennis, Tilton delivers - Calvin College]</span></ref>.
+== References ==
+<references/>
 [[Category:VIP contributors]]
-[[Category:Tournament organizers]]
+[[Category:Tournament directors]]
-[[Category:Retired players]]
-[[Category:Smashboards moderators]]
-[[Category:Back Room members]]
-[[Category:Pennsylvania smashers]]
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