Did you know the club has an official Out of Character Zone? It does!!

After a vote in Starfleet Command as to whether or not the area should be commissioned in late 2009, the vote determined the area to be a viable resource and it should stay open -- So lets get using it!

Its a fantastic place to meet others you might not otherwise meet in the club, talk about things aside from STF.. unwind, be fun, go bananas!!

Are you interested, we certainly hope so. Vist us here http://www.star-fleet.com/webb/ooc or by clicking WeBB OOC on the STF Navigation Menu.

A few weeks ago, the Internet Department held a discussion regarding the proper way to "use" the "Location" field. For the full announcement of the results, please read this post:

http://www.star-fleet.com/webb/node/236730

In short, proper use of the "Location" field is as follows:

Location - Activity

The "Location" field is only to contain a physical location; e.g. "Bridge", "Captain's Ready Room", "Quarters: Joe Bloggs".

The "Activity" field is only to contain an In Character activity; e.g. "Joe Blogg's Physical", "Medical Emergency", "Graduation Ceremony".

STF has an active Twitter page! You can find it at http://www.twitter.com/starfleetSTF. We are trying to keep twitter as updated as possible to keep all you followers aware of the goings on in STF, an easy way to keep an eye on new discussions and promotions.

The first EGO elections have ended and the results have been tallied. In the interests of disclosure, the number of votes each candidate has received shall be revealed:

Jack Dipper : 10 votes (21.31%)

Larry Garfield : 9 votes (19.15%)

Symon Silvester : 8 votes (17.02%)

Kevin Harbison : 7 votes (14.90%)

Russell Watt : 4 votes (8.51%)

Amanda Noon : 4 votes (8.51%)

Krystelle Bromilow : 3 votes (6.11%)

Joe Fahey : 2 votes (2.31%)

Congratulations to one and all for participating, winning, and having fun with the STFer Awards this year! The LIVE IRC ceremony was a huge success, though I feel sorry for the janitor! Special thanks go to Anthony Martin for helping me MC, and to all the presenters. The ceremony wouldn't have happened without you! Without further yip yap, here are the results:

Best Department MOTD: Academy
Best Fleet MOTD: Fleet 6
Best RPG MOTD: USS Samurai, Fleet 2
Best MOTD Designer: Jack Dipper
Best Ship Class: USS Discovery

Best Engineering JO: Mike Montemayor

Thanks for voting! Details of the ceremony will be announced soon!

That's right ladies and gentlemen, Tribbles and Wombats, Hens, Seamonkeys, and Owls... Everyone's favorite awards, the STFer Awards are here! Fill out the nomination form to help make this season's awards a success... WE need YOU to participate to make this happen!

We have an ad up at The Simming League. This was a collaberative effort of several people. But it is done and hopefully we will start seeing some action from this. Check it out at http://tinyurl.com/STF-recruit .

~ Liz Caro MAC

As we enter into the report season the SURFs are now up and operational for the first official use. Through many tests and revisions we have a final product, but as with every live launch of something new, there are no doubt going to be some hiccups so please give this feedback to your relevant Command Staff to pass on to the Internet Department or contact the Internet Department directly.

The new reports can be found at www.star-fleet.com/webb/command/reports which links to all the relevant forms for all the positions that submit monthly fleet report forms.

Please contact the IDept for any assistance in using the reports.