LunarStorm was Rickard's idea and driving force from day one. But nobody builds a social media site for two million people alone. Here are some of those who made it possible. The portraits are from the LunarCrew page in 2002.
Started Stajl Plejs Community in Varberg, Sweden, on 18 October 1996, renamed it LunarStorm at the turn of the millennium and built it into the largest meeting place for young people in the Nordic countries. Today he is building the new community Neenya, with krypins, guestbooks and stamping feet, and is a co-founder of Nischad Utbildning and the AI companies Norval and Smartsvar.
Started working with Rick in 1996. Set up the server farm for the stroke of midnight 1999/2000 and was the one everybody called when something went wrong. One of the three LunarWorks was formed from.
A Stajl Plejs member who became one of the first four developers. Built the krypin with Rick ahead of the stroke of midnight, and then text message payments, Lajv and Pejl. In the end he ran LS8 together with lumbus.
Invented the Smink (make-up) editor, the single most important feature of the revenue rocket PRO. The code base “LunarStorm Jay” bears his name.
Kept the servers alive for over ten years and stayed the longest of everyone. When LunarStorm became LS8, he and TheQ were the ones who ran it.
Designed logos, icons and the PRO graphics. One of the three LunarWorks was formed from.
The CEO who said yes to Rickard's community. Took the company through the dot-com crash and personally contacted the National Criminal Police for the members' safety.
The client with the big server where Stajl Plejs got to live. Built up sales in Stockholm and was CEO when PRO turned the crisis into profit.
Finance director through the crisis year of 2002 and CEO during the most profitable years, including the launch in London in 2005.
Head of concept at IntraSystem, where Stajl Plejs grew up. Represented the founders on LunarStorm's board from 2002 and later became Rick's business partner in Scipark.
Project manager for PRO and editor of the weekly newsletter that tells of everyday life behind the site.
LunarStorm's public voice, on SVT, Swedish public television, and towards the government.
Led the server move, the PRO technology and the hunt for more capacity.
Led the work with the police, schools and the anti-bullying club MotMobbningKlubben.
Built the mobile business with LunarMobil.
The design of RajRaj and PRO.
VÅJS and the crew chat.
The party tracker RajRaj and Kollage.
LunarPejl and the new picture system.
Statistics, newsletters and support.
Organised IRL’01 at Karlstorp campsite.
The members' very own editor.
Wrote and sang Marsipan, När det blåser på månen (When the wind blows on the moon) and Underbara LunarStorm (Wonderful LunarStorm).
Was named Lunare of the Year 2006, made the advert “Keinanen P16” at the age of 16 and later became members' editor at LS8. Today he works with Rick at Nischad Utbildning.
Björn ”bornie” Olsson · Sarah Wahlström · Tobias ”Tjolle” Bengtsson · Annelie ”Nainine” Demred · Johan ”rockyII” Sjögren · Martin Åkesson · Michael ”coolfisherman” Beck-Hansen · Jimmy ”handklapp” Johansson · Staffan ”bentoA” Ekberg · Annika Muskantor · Matt Colebourne · Mikko Ollinen · Anders ”lundwall” Lundwall, and all the Stajl Plejs regulars, support staff and members who wrote, remixed, tested and held the community together. Thank you.