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* [[John Lawrence]] once mistakenly asked Kevin what the progress on [[Imaginary Landscapes]] 5 was after confusing him for [[Kevin Wang (TJ)]], leading him to post a joking wrap-up message on the forums: [https://hsquizbowl.org//forums/viewtopic.php?p=359005#p359005 Re: Imaginary Landscape No. 5]
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* Kevin's signature on the forums mentions that he won [[2018 NSC|2018]] and [[2019 NSC]] - this is not true, as he graduated high school in 2015. This blatant lie was intended to mislead people, as Kevin ''was'' a [[2015 HSNCT|national champion]] and a "[[Kevin Wang (TJ)|Kevin Wang]]" ''did'' win those titles.
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* [[John Lawrence]] once mistakenly asked Kevin what the progress on [[Imaginary Landscapes]] 5 was after confusing him for [[Kevin Wang (TJ)]], leading him to post a joking wrap-up message on the forums<ref>[https://hsquizbowl.org//forums/viewtopic.php?p=359005#p359005 Re: Imaginary Landscape No. 5] by [[Santa Claus]] » Mon Jun 10, 2019 11:48 am </ref>
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* Kevin's signature on the forums mentions that he won [[2018 NSC|2018]] and [[2019 NSC]] - this is not true, as he graduated high school in 2015. This blatant lie was intended to mislead people as Kevin ''was'' a [[2015 HSNCT|national champion]] and a "[[Kevin Wang (TJ)|Kevin Wang]]" ''did'' win those titles, making it easy to be confused.
 
* Kevin's forums avatar is an image from Max Ernst's collage novel ''A Week of Kindness or the Seven Deadly Sins'' (1933-34), taken at the MoMA.
 
* Kevin's forums avatar is an image from Max Ernst's collage novel ''A Week of Kindness or the Seven Deadly Sins'' (1933-34), taken at the MoMA.
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* Both Kevin's forums username of "[[Santa Claus]]" and [[Olivia Murton]]'s username of "reindeer" were referenced in the subtitle of [[2021 WORKSHOP]]: "How did I never notice that your username is Santa Claus and mine is reindeer?"
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* Kevin is a frequent editor of the wiki and has written or contributed to many pages ([[Kevin Wang/showcase|here]] are a few he would like to showcase). As of January 2026 he has made ~10% of all edits on the wiki.
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Latest revision as of 10:55, 4 January 2026

  • John Lawrence once mistakenly asked Kevin what the progress on Imaginary Landscapes 5 was after confusing him for Kevin Wang (TJ), leading him to post a joking wrap-up message on the forums[1]
  • Kevin's signature on the forums mentions that he won 2018 and 2019 NSC - this is not true, as he graduated high school in 2015. This blatant lie was intended to mislead people as Kevin was a national champion and a "Kevin Wang" did win those titles, making it easy to be confused.
  • Kevin's forums avatar is an image from Max Ernst's collage novel A Week of Kindness or the Seven Deadly Sins (1933-34), taken at the MoMA.
  • Both Kevin's forums username of "Santa Claus" and Olivia Murton's username of "reindeer" were referenced in the subtitle of 2021 WORKSHOP: "How did I never notice that your username is Santa Claus and mine is reindeer?"
  • Kevin is a frequent editor of the wiki and has written or contributed to many pages (here are a few he would like to showcase). As of January 2026 he has made ~10% of all edits on the wiki.

References

  1. Re: Imaginary Landscape No. 5 by Santa Claus » Mon Jun 10, 2019 11:48 am