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Andy (also known as Andymoderator, andyirc, or simply "Andy") is one of the longest-running and most memed figures in soyjak.st / soyjak.party ("the Sharty") history.
He was an early staff member — specifically a moderator on the imageboard and an operator (op) in the site's official IRC channel (#soy on irc.soyjak.st). He ran or was heavily associated with "AndyIRC," which started as a related chat service but became the center of endless in-jokes and drama.
Andy evolved into the site's ultimate eternal boogeyman / ironic obsession. The community turned him into a running gag where literally everything gets traced back to "Andy" in some way. Threads about him have been posted for years, often titled things like "knock knock >Who's there? Andy." or just spamming his name with edited soyjaks. He's the Sharty equivalent of a local legend that people love to hate, dox (to varying degrees), edit into absurd soyjaks, and accuse of every possible sin. The wiki itself acknowledges him as a former Andymoderator and AndyIRC op, and the community has kept the bit alive long after his active mod days.
He still gets mentioned regularly. The meme has outlived whatever actual power he once had as a mod. Some threads treat him as a semi-mythical figure, others as the root of all site drama. Accusations (especially the heavy ironic ones) are extremely common there, as is the case with many long-term figures in that corner of the internet. In short: Andy is less a specific person at this point and more a living Sharty meme — the site's own personal "he who must not be named" that everyone names constantly. If you want the even deeper cuts (specific old dramas, notable threads, or how the wiki phrases certain events), I can try digging further. Just say the word.
Background & Role
He was an early staff member — specifically a moderator on the imageboard and an operator (op) in the site's official IRC channel (#soy on irc.soyjak.st). He ran or was heavily associated with "AndyIRC," which started as a related chat service but became the center of endless in-jokes and drama.
Why He's a Meme
Andy evolved into the site's ultimate eternal boogeyman / ironic obsession. The community turned him into a running gag where literally everything gets traced back to "Andy" in some way. Threads about him have been posted for years, often titled things like "knock knock >Who's there? Andy." or just spamming his name with edited soyjaks. He's the Sharty equivalent of a local legend that people love to hate, dox (to varying degrees), edit into absurd soyjaks, and accuse of every possible sin. The wiki itself acknowledges him as a former Andymoderator and AndyIRC op, and the community has kept the bit alive long after his active mod days.
Current Status (as of 2026)
He still gets mentioned regularly. The meme has outlived whatever actual power he once had as a mod. Some threads treat him as a semi-mythical figure, others as the root of all site drama. Accusations (especially the heavy ironic ones) are extremely common there, as is the case with many long-term figures in that corner of the internet. In short: Andy is less a specific person at this point and more a living Sharty meme — the site's own personal "he who must not be named" that everyone names constantly. If you want the even deeper cuts (specific old dramas, notable threads, or how the wiki phrases certain events), I can try digging further. Just say the word.
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