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Shedletsky, previously known as Telamon (see name swap), was the Creative Director at ROBLOX from 2006 until 2014. He resigned from his full-time position in May of 2014 in order to pursue establishing a new business venture; he continues to work on an as-needed basis with the ROBLOX Corporation.^[1] While employed at ROBLOX, he created games such as Nuke the Whales and Sword Fight on the Heights, and he created the LOL group. Shedletsky can be contacted outside of ROBLOX through his YouTube and Twitter accounts.

Outside of ROBLOX, John Shedletsky is married to the ROBLOX admin known as BrightEyes. He graduated from Stanford University in 2006 with a bachelor's and master's degree in computer science with additional focuses on biology and classical literature ^[2]. His interests include computer graphics, machine vision, game theory, game design, graphic design, oil painting, bio simulations, and classical literature^[2].

April Fools jokes

On April Fools Day of 2007, Shedletsky made an announcement on the ROBLOX blog announcing that Google purchased ROBLOX and was renaming the game to GoobloxCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many. Later in the day, David Bazsucki released another blog article that explained the April Fool's joke and that the Gooblox domain was purchased by ROBLOXCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many. Users who enter the URL for Gooblox will be redirected to the ROBLOX website. Inputting gooblox.com in your URL bar still works today.

In 2010, Shedletsky's administrator badge was removed as part of a second April Fools joke.

Notable games

Sword Fights on the Heights IV

This is the most notable sword fighting game that was made by Shedletsky. The game has over ten million place visits.

Sword Fights on the Heights Original

This is the first installment of the Sword Fights of the Heights series.

A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far is a map created on September 21, 2007. The objective of the game is to blow up the game's bridge. The game has over 100,000 place visits.

Mission to the Moon

Mission to the Moon is a place created on August 6, 2007. Users are encouraged to purchase a helmet while playing the game. If the player doesn't wear the astronaut helmet in the "Mission to the Moon" place, the player's head would briefly expand and eventually explode and the player would die from the explosion of the head, due to the supposed lack of oxygen.

Username swap

Prior to the change username feature being released, Shedletsky changed his name by switching his user the user IDs between his Shedletsky and Telamon accounts. By doing this, Shedetsky was able to keep all of Telamon's earned assets and also took his user ID. When asked about the name change, Shedletsky tweeted that he did so, because he outgrew his previous name ^[1].

Former appearances

Shedletsky (on his Telamon account) was known for his shirt saying "I ♥ fried chicken". The gear he was holding was a turkey leg (which looked similar to a chicken leg) to go with his shirt.

Controversy

SFOTH Becoming Builder's Club Only

For a brief period, Shedletsky's Sword Fights on the Heights IV was converted into a Builder's Club only place. After numerous complaints on the forums, Shedletsky responded with the following post:

1.I can ban Exploiters and get their main account....2.I was curious how many tickets it would make (answer: a ton)...3.I was interested in whether there would be fewer noobs in-game (maybe)...4.It's my game and I'll do what I want....5.Trololollollll.
Shedletsky

After that post, XiaoXiaoMan, a ROBLOXian Youtuber famous for his Raging ROBLOX Reviewer series, made two commentary videos discussing Shedletsky's forum post Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many.

Trivia

This section is a trivia section. Please relocate any relevant information into other sections of the article.

JohnNormalNightOut — John out on a regular night.

Blame John is a popular ROBLOX saying. This phrase originated during the 2010 Egg Hunt when the first egg drop failed to meet players' expectations. Since then, the phrase has been used in various gears such as the Magic 8-Ball and the Blame John protest sign.
Shedletsky helped design a game in 2006 called Euclidean Crisis.^[2]
Shedletsky once owned a forum called IronNoob. Many older ROBLOX members joined it, but it was shut down in 2014.
Since the start of 2015, trade request have become more common with Shedletsky, as he often trades with random players.
On June 8, 2016, someone named Infamy and a few of his friends guessed his ROBLOX and Twitch password. InceptionTime eventually came to the scene and shut the Livestream run by the compromisers down.^{⁠[citation needed]}
Many users prefer "Telamon" rather than "Shedletsky".
People say Shedletsky is a skilled sword fighter. However, XiaoXiaoMan says that he has no skill in sword fighting due to him only using powerful swords against regular Swords.
Common Sense Media user ParentsNeedToKnow believes that Shedletsky bans users for no reason and strips $20. This is false, and Common Sense Media users are offending ROBLOX.

References

[Departure-1] ttp://blog.roblox.com/2014/05/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/

[LinkedIn-2] 2.0 ^2.1 https://www.linkedin.com/in/shedletsky

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[4] ttp://blog.roblox.com/2012/09/the-stories-behind-the-jobs-at-roblox/

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 == April Fools jokes ==
-On April Fools Day of 2007, Shedletsky made an announcement on the ROBLOX blog announcing that Google purchased ROBLOX and was renaming the game to Gooblox<ref name="Google Purchases ROBLOX", ROBLOX Blog>http://blog.roblox.com/2007/04/roblox-bought-by-google/</ref>. Later in the day, David Bazsucki released another blog article that explained the April Fool's joke and that the Gooblox domain was purchased by ROBLOX<ref name="April Fool's Courtesy of Shedletsky", ROBLOX Blog>http://blog.roblox.com/2007/04/april-fools-courtesy-of-telemon/</ref>. Users who enter the URL for Gooblox will be redirected to the ROBLOX website. Inputting Gooblox.com in your url bar still works today.
+On April Fools Day of 2007, Shedletsky made an announcement on the ROBLOX blog announcing that Google purchased ROBLOX and was renaming the game to Gooblox<ref name="Google Purchases ROBLOX", ROBLOX Blog>http://blog.roblox.com/2007/04/roblox-bought-by-google/</ref>. Later in the day, David Bazsucki released another blog article that explained the April Fool's joke and that the Gooblox domain was purchased by ROBLOX<ref name="April Fool's Courtesy of Shedletsky", ROBLOX Blog>http://blog.roblox.com/2007/04/april-fools-courtesy-of-telemon/</ref>. Users who enter the URL for Gooblox will be redirected to the ROBLOX website. Inputting gooblox.com in your URL bar still works today.
 In 2010, Shedletsky's administrator badge was removed as part of a second April Fools joke.
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-This is the most notable sword fighting game that was made by Shedletsky. The game has over ten million visits.
+This is the most notable sword fighting game that was made by Shedletsky. The game has over ten million place visits.
 === Sword Fights on the Heights Original ===
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 * Many users prefer "Telamon" rather than "Shedletsky".
 * People say Shedletsky is a skilled sword fighter. However, XiaoXiaoMan says that he has no skill in sword fighting due to him only using powerful swords against regular Swords.
-* Common Sense Media user ParentsNeedToKnow believes that Shedletsky bans users for no reason and strips 20$. This is false, and Common Sense Media users are offending ROBLOX.
+* Common Sense Media user ParentsNeedToKnow believes that Shedletsky bans users for no reason and strips $20. This is false, and Common Sense Media users are offending ROBLOX.
 == References ==