Presidential Edicts
August 1st, 2002 to November 30th, 2003
Inside every thin woman is a fat one dying to get at the chocolate cake
Inside every thin woman is a fat one dying to get at the chocolate cake
Message posted on Stardate 02080.7 at 0054 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 1
Well folks I've made you wait long enough<g>
Pending further review, Bret is acting Engineering Director, and Barry is acting FComm-4. I know both of you folks don't want those spots, so it will only be for a short while ;)
Alex Verdusco is hereby retained as GMDir
Simon Kelly is hereby retained as IDir
Amanda Noon is hereby retained as PDir
Steve Ashton is hereby retained as Academy Commandant (Sorry Steve, still can't spell it<g>)
And now the remaining fleets..
Greg Hertzsch is hereby retained as FComm-1
Steve Johnson is hereby appointed as FComm-2
Linus Lindblad is hereby appointed as FComm-3
Dustin Bukowski is hereby retained as FComm-5
Deanne Ashton is hereby retained as FComm-6
Nikolle Buchett is hereby retained as FComm-7
Could you have your assistants posted in command in the next week folks, thanks.
I'd also like to thank James Speck, Bret Godfrey and Chris Ashley for their service during the last term - mucho gracias.
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 02081.3 at 2358 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 2
Mark Wilson is hereby given command of the USS Constellation in Fleet 2, replacing outgoing CO Chris Ashley. Mark doesn't need promoting to Captain cos he's already a Commodore<g>
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 02081.4 at 0002 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 3
Now for the outstanding matter of EDir and FComm-4..
Barret Vogtman is hereby appointed as FComm-4 and
Owen Townes is hereby appointed as EDir
Good luck gentlemen :-)
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 02081.9 at 2359 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 4
The Trafalgar class, USS Coronado, NCC-97014 in Fleet 6, is hereby decomissioned and replaced by the Phoneix class, USS Agamemnon, NCC-65440.
This change takes effect immediately OOC, and IC as soon as simmingly possible.
Enjoy the bubblewrap and that new ship smell while it lasts Scott :-)
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 02082.0 at 0057 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 5
Now here's something I hoped that I would never have to do.
Earlier this evening, Joseph Spiros chose to exploit a security hole, allowing him to hack into the system and create the ship "This place sucks" in the command fleet, rather than contacting the idept regarding the situation. Making matters worse, he did it in such a way that made it look like a member of the Idept had been responsible, and placed doubt over those who have the access to create such a ship.
Joeseph has acknowledged that this occured, and that he could have simply emailed the IDept, but he didn't feel like it. This kind of behaviour was not accidental and is not acceptable.
Therefore, Joseph Spiros is hereby banned from STF, all active characters belonging to Joseph should now be deleted.
Not something I enjoy doing folks, but it needed to be done.
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 02082.5 at 0202 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 6
Stan Tomson is hereby promoted to the rank of Captain, with all the rights and priviledges that comes with it, and given the command of Starbase 202 in Fleet 4.
Congrats Stan, I'm sure you'll have fun terrorising your crew<g>!
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 02082.6 at 0052 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 7
Now here's one I never thought I would be writing. Stuart has been around for a while, his sim plots, twists and roleplaying have kept many of us entertained, he was one of my first DH's, the first person I spoke to in IRC, the first person who gave me a shot at being a DH myself and over the past 3 and a bit years has become one of my good friends, whether he wanted to or not<g>, so I know I for one will miss him and hope he returns to us soon. His iLOA leaves a vacancy in the command chair of the Olympic, which needs filling.
In that regard, I hereby promote Sarah Hemenway to the rank of Captain, and appoint her CO of the USS Olympic in Fleet 6.
Congratulations Sarah!
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 02100.6 at 2044 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 8
The Constellation isn't in the best of shapes just lately, and with Mark Wilson, current CO of the Constellation absent, and no word on his return, there is little choice but to relieve him of command in an attempt to get it back on track.
In light of this, I hereby promote Matt Evans to the rank of Captain and give command of the Constellation, in Fleet 2, to him.
Good luck Matt!
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 02100.6 at 2104 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 9
The 90 day trial of the USS Merrimack in Fleet 6, as specified in Edict: Garfield #17 has reached it's end. During this time, the ship and crew have made a foothold into the 23rd century, and established a healthy, and more importantly active rping environment. They have also managed to abide by the somewhat primitive technologies, the barbaric nature of the time and adapted to the different setting, and have done it well.
Therefore this performance is enough to merit the Merrimacks commission as permanent addition to Fleet 6 with all the rights and privileges that entails.
Congratulations folks.
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 02102.9 at 1718 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 10
This one has been a while in coming, but certain sims needed to be concluded, and well, that's happened now, so without further ado ...
Effective immediately..
Steve Ashton is relieved of command of the USS Victorious in Fleet 1 and assigned as CO of the USS Ogawa in Fleet 1, replacing the iLOAing Colleen Stevens.
This leaves a vacancy on the Victorious that needs filling, so..
Mike Seiler is promoted to Captain, and given command of the USS Victorious in Fleet 1.
Have fun, folks
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 02102.9 at 1736 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 11
The ship that has something of an identity crisis is at it again, personally I think someone on that ship is just addicted to those new ship smells<g>
Effective immediately, the Pendragon class USS Crusader in Fleet 1 is hereby recommissioned the USS Maverick, NCC-68810, a Maverick class vessel.
Enjoy the new ship smell, Mack :-)
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 02111.9 at 0138 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 12
Here's the solution to a matter that has cropped up recently, and is an addition to Bourdaa Edict #32 under the section of leaving an academy ship.
Since the CO in these situations is undergoing training themselves, overseeing transfers of cadets or having cadets wanting to leave the program prematurely falls under the jurisdiction of the Academy Commandant
Therefore, Cadets on the training vessels, (who have not graduated, or are not in the process of graduating) can only be transfered or offered a position on another ship with the consent of the Academy Commandant.
Furthermore, any cadet that leaves the academy training ship prematurely has to wait 90 days (which is approximately the amount of time it takes from entering the academy to graduating) before they can be promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade.
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 02112.5 at 0701 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 13
This one's been a while in the making, but after consulting with Niki, and the rest of the people that are involved in this, we're ready to rock and roll!
I'd like to thank Niki for nurturing Fleet 7 into what it is today, and I hope what you've started continues. Without further ado...
I hereby appoint Mackael Stockhausen FComm-7. The USS Maverick will be moving to Fleet 7, filling the gap in there and making sure Mack has a command in that fleet.
Have fun!
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03010.6 at 0001 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 14
The resignation of Alex has left a vacancy on the Polaris which needs filling, therefore without further ado, I hereby promote Philip Robinson to the rank of Captain, and assign him to the USS Polaris in Fleet 7 as her commanding officer with all the rights and priviledges that entails.
Congratulations Philip!
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03010.6 at 0018 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 15
Now onto the matter of who is going to take over the recently vacated GMDir spot..
After a little bit of pondering, I hereby appoint Larry Garfield into that role.
Now Larry, go and play nicely with the other ships<g>
Congrats!
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03010.6 at 0110 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 16
This one has taken some contemplation on my behalf, mostly because contrary to what some folks think, I'm not really all that bad and nor do I have it in for Alex.
But the fact of the matter still remains, a member in high standing in the club, a Fleet Captain to be precise, has acted not for the first time, in a manner that is not appropriate for his position.
But not following his own departments mandates and OGRE is the final straw. Combined with the attempted enticement of cadets from the training ships prior to graduation, language over email to cabinet members discussing STF business, not to mention his behaviour to a CO under his care whilst AFComm of fleet 7, and his disregard for standing edicitified policy show this is not an isolated incident and should not be treated as such.
Therefore, based on these actions, I'm demoting Alex Verdusco to the rank of Captain. It's not a decision I take lightly, nor one I enjoy doing.
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03011.6 at 2350 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 17
With Stan having a few technical problems of his own, and being uncertain when they will be fixed allowing his return, Starbase 202 is effectively CO-less.
Therefore I'm relieving Stan Tomson as her commanding officer, and am hereby promoting Tara Manini to the rank of Captain, with all the rights and privileges that entails and assigning her as CO of SB202, Fleet 4.
This does not reflect upon Stan's ability and he is more than eligible for consideration for any future positions should they arise.
Congratulations Tara!
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03012.5 at 0152 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 18
As a few folks know, if you've been anywhere near the Alliance, the Challenger or more recently the Personnel Department in the past week or so, that Peter Lyons has been attacking members verbally on the boards with the sole reasoning of attempting to start a good old flame war because they are .. fun, and then has a bit of a problem ceasing and desisting when asked to do so, whether this be over email or on the boards themselves, and then resorts to more personal attacks on people.
Not contented with being expelled from the Alliance for his behaviour, he then took his attitude towards the Challenger, where he began an attack on the Alliance's command staff, before it finally ended up in the Pdept, where he then offered to take it to the OOC area.
Peter had been instructed and warned that this kind of behaviour is not acceptable, and one would think that being expelled from a ship would have hammered that point home, but obviously not in this case.
I try to stay out of any disputes between members until it hits the boards, which is what has happened in this case. As such it also falls under the TOS :
'Any conduct by you that in our sole discretion restricts or inhibits any other party from using or enjoying STF will not be permitted. You agree to use STF only for lawful purposes. You are prohibited from posting on or transmitting through STF any unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, sexually explicit, profane, hateful, fraudulent, racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable material of any kind, ....'
Being asked to stop attacking people, and then continuing, certainly hampers the enjoyability factor.
It also seems that Peter doesn't take any of the warnings he has received thus far seriously enough, so therefore, there is only one other option left open.
I am hoping that some enforced time away from STF will allow him to think about what has happened and his behaviour towards other members.
It is with this in mind that I hereby ban Peter Lyons for a period of 45 days. Any further violation can incur harsher penalties.
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03020.8 at 1339 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane (Very Bad Cookie Monster).
Edict 19
With Scott Jones taking one of those eLOA's due to that horrid thing called RL, means that there is a hole in the Captain's chair on the Agamemnon which needs filling.
So without further ado, I hereby promote Symon Silvester to the rank of Captain, with all the rights and priviledges that entails, and assign him to the.. Agamemnon in Fleet 6 as her CO.
Congrats Sy!
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03021.4 at 2204 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 20
With only about 2 weeks left before the month of March which just happens to be the month to host the election season this year. It's time to announce the Election Coordinator.
I hereby appoint that task to Ralf Steen, who is charged with determining exact dates, rules and guidelines for the upcoming election, as well as announcing the results. The only stipulation being it's done in March<g>
Good luck Ralfie, you might need it :-)
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03021.4 at 2212 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 21
The Discovery class, USS Endeavor, NCC-76801-A
in Fleet 5, is hereby recommissioned as the Pheonix class, USS Endeavor, NCC-76801-B
This change takes effect immediately OOC, and IC as soon as simmingly possible.
Enjoy the new ship smell, Ryan! :-)
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03022.0 at 0751 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 22
Robert Gulley is hereby appointed as the new XO of the USS Challenger, Academy Fleet.
Congrats!
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03022.0 at 0842 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 23
The Discovery classed vessel, USS Columbia, NCC-20103 is hereby commissioned in the Academy Fleet and classified as a training vessel, operating under the same guidelines and rules that her sister ships, the Discovery and Challenger abide by.
The Commandant, along with the subsequently appointed XO are instructed to get the ship ready with a Counsellor and the various DH's in the next 10 days. From which time, the Personnel Department, once that task is completed, is permitted to assign new Cadets to the ship.
Mmmm.. new ship smells! :-)
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03022.1 at 0058 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 24
With Jonathan Hughes joining the ever growing cult of folks with real lives and subsequently taking an eLOA from STF means that there is a vacancy in the command chair of the USS Columbus in Fleet 4 that needs filling.
Therefore, I'm not promoting anyone<g> Instead, I'm re-assigning Ralf Steen (who is already a captain hence no need for a promotion) back as the CO of the USS Columbus, with all the rights and priviledges such a posting entails.
Have fun Ralfie! :-)
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03022.1 at 0618 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 25
Stuart Coll is hereby appointed as the XO of the USS Columbia, in the Academy Fleet.
Have fun! :)
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03032.9 at 2105 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 26
Here we go folks, the improved version of OGRE that has been rattling around the GMD for the past couple of months..
- Emma
It took a bit longer than planned, but I am very pleased with the results. Revising a system as large as OGRE is no easy task, but I am pleased to say there has been amazingly little fighting or genuine argument in the past three months over it. I would like to express my sincerest thanks to everyone involved for a refreshingly open and polite debate. I also want to stress that this was not the work of one or two people, but the result of a lot of work by a lot of people. In particular, I want to extend my thanks to Deanne Ashton, Amanda Noon, Nate Miller, Ralf Steen, Jason Lee, Alex Verdusco, Matt Evans, Mike Rouse-Deane, Pavel the Tribble, and everyone else who offered their input.
Now, without further ado, the new and minty-fresh OGRE.
--GMDir Larry Garfield
Omnibus GMD Revision Edict (OGRE) v 1.5
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1. SUPERCEDENCE OF PREVIOUS EDICTS
Edict Robison #23 is hereby rescinded and superceded by this Edict, excepting Sections 1 and 14 of Robison #23.
2. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE GAMEMASTER DEPARTMENT
The Gamemaster Department shall serve as a resource to Gamemasters, COs, and the membership on matters relating to GMing and in-character activity through those means deemed most expedient and useful to STF and the membership.
The Gamemaster Department shall maintain standards of GMing by means of the regulations set forth in this Edict and later Edicts. The Gamemaster Department shall maintain a public record of the status of all registered or licensed Gamemasters.
The daily activity of the Gamemaster Department shall be overseen by the Gamemaster Director, who shall be appointed by the President. The Gamemaster Director is a cabinet position, and is equal in power to other departmental directors and Fleet Commanders.
The Assistant Gamemaster Director shall be appointed by the Gamemaster Director. The Assistant Gamemaster Director answers directly to the Gamemaster Director, and is responsible for departmental decisions in the event the Gamemaster Director is not available. Additional responsibilities are at the discretion of the Gamemaster Director.
The Gamemaster Director may delegate any of his duties enumerated in this Edict or any other responsibilities incumbent upon him as a result of another Edict to another named member of the Gamemaster Department, subject to the condition that the individual with final authority on the licensing of Gamemasters must be himself a licensed Full Gamemaster, even if that individual is the Gamemaster Director.
3. GAMEMASTER QUALIFICATION
The STF Academy shall maintain a written course and examination pertaining to the subject of GMing. The Gamemaster Department may veto changes to the content of the course or the appointment of a new proctor.
All prospective Gamemasters are required to pass the Gamemaster exam according to the standards set by the Gamemaster Department, and provide to the Gamemaster Department two (2) recommendations from a current CO, XO, DH, or GM with whom the prospective Gamemaster has served within the past three (3) months.
4. GAMEMASTER TRAINING
Prospective Gamemasters who have qualified for the GM Training Program are responsible for locating a Ship on which to train according to Section 6 of this Edict and informing the Gamemaster Department of his assignment. The prospective Gamemaster may request the assistance of the Gamemaster Director in this matter. Once placed on a ship the prospective Gamemaster shall be known as a Gamemaster Trainee. The Gamemaster Department shall then assign a Gamemaster Mentor to the ship as per Section 6 of this Edict.
The Gamemaster Trainee shall run his training mission for a period of sixty (60) days, conferring with the Gamemaster Mentor as needed. After 60 days the CO, Gamemaster Mentor, and Gamemaster Director shall confer in a manner deemed most expedient to determine if the Gamemaster Trainee has performed acceptably. At the request of the Gamemaster Mentor and with the permission of the Gamemaster Director, the evaluation period may be extended an additional thirty (30) days after the initial evaluation date. The Gamemaster Director will make the final decision regarding the passage of the Gamemaster Trainee based on the input from the Gamemaster Trainer and CO within one week. Should it be decided that the Gamemaster Trainee has performed acceptably, he shall continue on as Gamemaster and the Gamemaster Mentor shall be removed. Should it be decided that the Gamemaster Trainee has not performed acceptably, the Gamemaster Director shall remove him. He may reapply should he so desire after a four-week interval from the date of the Gamemaster Director's ruling. The Gamemaster Mentor shall assume the position of acting Gamemaster until a new Gamemaster is placed, for a period of up to two weeks.
Should the Gamemaster Trainee be retained, he shall continue the mission without interruption. Should he be removed according to Section 10 of this Edict before the remainder of the mission is completed he shall revert to Prospective status. The Prospective GM may attempt to pass the GM Training at a later date, but will be required to repeat the full training program. Upon successful completion of the mission, he shall be licensed as a Junior Gamemaster, with the approval of the Gamemaster Director.
5. GAMEMASTER CLASSIFICATION
For reference purposes, Gamemasters are classified based on their experience and time served. These classifications denote recognition of service, and are not synonymous with ranks.
After reaching a certain level of accomplishment, a Gamemaster may apply to be recognized as having attained a higher level of classification. The Gamemaster Department may take into account both the number of missions completed and specific commentary about the Gamemaster's performance when making its decision regarding recognition.
Upon the successful completion of his first training mission, a Gamemaster will be recognized as a Junior Gamemaster.
Upon the successful completion of three (3) missions or eighteen (18) total months as an active Gamemaster, not including the training mission, and positive comments from the relevant COs, a Gamemaster is eligible for Full Gamemaster Status.
Upon the successful completion of ten (10) missions or thirty-six (36) total months as an active Gamemaster, not including the training mission, and positive comments from the relevant COs, a Gamemaster is eligible for Advanced Gamemaster Status.
Upon the successful completion of twenty (20) missions or sixty (60) total months as an active Gamemaster, not including the training mission, and positive comments from the relevant COs, a Gamemaster is eligible for Senior Gamemaster Status.
Partial missions shall be counted if the Gamemaster in question served as Gamemaster for at least thirty (30) days. Missions that span multiple ships shall be counted separately for each involved ship. Missions involving multiple Gamemasters working simultaneously shall be counted for both Gamemasters. Time served as an active Gamemaster shall include the time from when the Gamemaster was first licensed until the present, discounting any period during which the Gamemaster was not GMing for three (3) months or more.
These distinctions are primarily honorary but may be used as qualification for other roles and activities.
6. APPOINTMENT OF GAMEMASTERS
Prior to the commencement of each mission, the Fleet Commander of a fleet or a subordinate of his choosing shall select a Gamemaster who shall serve as Gamemaster for that mission, subject to the veto of the CO of the ship in question. Notification of this selection must be sent to the Gamemaster Department within 24 hours of the selection, and at least 48 hours prior to the commencement of the mission. Failure to do so shall be considered a failure to complete a duty incumbent upon the office of the person in question. Additional regulation of Gamemaster appointments within a given fleet is at the discretion of the Fleet Commander.
If the Gamemaster in question is to be a Gamemaster Trainee, the Fleet Commander or named subordinate must inform the Gamemaster Department who shall appoint a Gamemaster Mentor, subject to the veto of the CO of the ship in question and the Gamemaster Trainee in question. The Gamemaster Department may recommend that a given ship host a Gamemaster Trainee, and the Fleet Commander or named subordinate responsible is expected to give this request due and fair consideration.
The Gamemaster Mentor must be a willing Gamemaster within STF of Full Gamemaster standing or better. The Gamemaster Mentor will be responsible for assisting the Gamemaster Trainee in planning a mission as needed, for providing the Trainee with advice and assistance as appears necessary and as is requested by the Trainee, and for reporting back to the Gamemaster Department on the Trainee's progress and performance when necessary. The Gamemaster Mentor will be required to read the ship in question regularly and coordinate with the CO as necessary.
7. MISSION RECORDS
Upon the completion of the mission or any time that a new Gamemaster is appointed in the middle of a mission, the Gamemaster in question must notify the Gamemaster Department of the change or mission completion, including the start and end dates of the mission accurate to the nearest month. The Gamemaster Department shall maintain a publicly accessible archive of the approximate start and end dates of all known missions, including the Gamemaster or Gamemasters involved and the CO or COs involved, for reference purposes.
8. DELICENSING
In the event that the Gamemaster Director should receive a complaint about a Gamemaster who is acting in a manner unbecoming an officer and Gamemaster or is abusing his authority as Gamemaster, the Gamemaster Director is authorized to revoke the license of said Gamemaster. He may, at his discretion, first assign a Gamemaster Observer (GMO) to the ship where the complaint originated to monitor the situation and provide the Gamemaster Director with further details for a period of no longer than seven (7) days. The Gamemaster Observer may be any licensed Gamemaster of Full standing or higher. Regardless of the presence of a Gamemaster Observer, the Gamemaster Director must announce his decision no more than fourteen (14) days after the initial complaint is received. If the Gamemaster Director opts to revoke the license of the Gamemaster in question, he must provide a statement of explanation.
Should the Gamemaster Director decide to revoke the license of the Gamemaster in question, he must also specify a Probation Period of no less than thirty (30) days and no more than six (6) months, during which time the Gamemaster in question may not reapply for licensure. A license revocation may be appealed to the President.
9. RELICENSING
In the event that a Gamemaster should have his license revoked, he may not reapply for licensure for the duration of his Probation Period. After the Probation Period has expired, he may reapply for training where he will be given the same consideration as any other individual.
Should the Gamemaster have held a classification higher than Junior Gamemaster prior to the revocation of his license, he will upon the completion of his training mission again assume the title of Junior Gamemaster. He must then successfully complete at least one (1) additional mission before he may apply for higher recognition. At that point he may count all missions he has run both before and after his delicensing, however, the Gamemaster Department may take the Gamemaster's license revocation into account when making its determination.
10. DISMISSAL OF GAMEMASTERS
A Gamemaster may be removed prior to the completion of a mission by the Fleet Commander or previously named subordinate should the Gamemaster exhibit behavior ill-suited for his position, does not uphold his responsibility of maintaining an enjoyable environment aboard his ship, or abuses the authority of his position beyond the boundaries of STF law and common sense. Dismissal of a Gamemaster by the Fleet Commander himself shall be considered an act of the Fleet Commander and treated accordingly. Dismissal of a Gamemaster by a subordinate of the Fleet Commander shall be referred first to the Fleet Commander before further action.
11. AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY OF GAMEMASTERS
Gamemasters are responsible for providing an entertaining experience for members of STF on the ships where they serve, and are required to work with each ship's commanding officer to accomplish this task. In issues pertaining to daily ship operations (i.e. promotions, demotions, logs, message of the day [MOTD]), the Gamemaster has no authority. A CO may grant a GM access to the ship's MOTD at his discretion.
Under extreme circumstances in which one or more posts are irreconcilable with the actions in one or more other posts; with the laws of STF, reason, or decency; or with previously established RPG events; a Gamemaster may declare the posts in question to be null and void and must include a statement of explanation. Any voided post may be appealed to the Gamemaster Director by the voided member. If the Gamemaster is also the Gamemaster Director, it may be appealed to the Assistant Gamemaster Director.
Under normal circumstances, Gamemasters may not cause the death of a character on a ship that is controlled by a member of STF. The situations in which a Gamemaster may cause the death of a character on a ship that is not a Non-Player Character shall consist only of the following circumstances:
1) AWOL. If the character has been declared AWOL, the Gamemaster may do whatever he likes with it, without restriction.
2) The player gives consent to the Gamemaster, for whatever reason.
3) If the character has taken actions that, in the opinion of the Gamemaster, would result in a 90% or higher probability of death, a "Death Notice" may be served.
a) For the first Death Notice issued against a character, that character will be warned by the Gamemaster publicly against taking such chances, and remind the character that the move would ordinarily have resulted in death, had it been real. In this case, the Gamemaster shall void the posts in question, modify the situation to reverse the extremely risky move, or shall otherwise modify the situation as to allow the character to continue to survive.
b) For the second Death Notice, the results shall be the same as for the first notice, however, there shall also be an email sent by the Gamemaster to the ship's CO, XO, and to the owner of the character, warning that the character has received two death notices, and that a third will result in actual character death.
c) For the third Death Notice, the Gamemaster shall rule the character has died as a result of his actions, and that character will be eliminated from the roster and their position. The CO of the ship shall have discretion as to whether to allow the person to create a new character on the same ship, and what position/rank that new character should hold on the ship.
d) In the event that it is the CO who is receiving Death Notices, the Fleet Commander shall be notified. In the event that the Fleet Commander receives such notices, the President shall be informed.
e) If a character has received no Death Notices in the past six months, but had received them prior to that six month period, all prior Death Notices will be erased from their record, and they shall have a clean slate to start from again.
f) If a member habitually receives Death Notices (more than 5 in a 6 month span), they may be ruled to be a suicidal character player by the Gamemaster Director or by the Fleet Commander of a fleet in which they serve. If a member is so classified, the limit for character death shall be one. Members may appeal a declaration of suicidal-tendency to the President. Such a declaration shall expire six months after the last death notice placed against a character controlled by that player.
g) The Gamemaster may not intentionally place a player into a situation where any action (including lack of action) would result in a death situation. Unlike the real world, there must be at least one morally acceptable way to get out. Violation of subsection g) is the only acceptable grounds for overturning the Gamemaster's ruling of a "death notice".
12. MISSION TYPES
A normal mission is one in which a single Gamemaster who is not the CO of the ship in question serves on a single ship for a single mission. A Gamemaster may serve on multiple ships in different, unrelated missions simultaneously. All other types of missions are classified as Special Circumstances. All Gamemasters participating in a Special Circumstances mission must be of Full Gamemaster standing or higher.
Prior to the commencement of a Special Circumstances mission, all involved Gamemasters must obtain the consent of all related COs and all related Fleet Commanders, and must notify the Gamemaster Department prior to the start of the mission. In the event that the Fleet Commander or CO is one of the Gamemasters in question, the permission of the Gamemaster Director shall be required. In the event that the Fleet Commander is also the Gamemaster Director, the CO is also the Fleet Commander, or the CO is also the Gamemaster Director, the approval of the President shall be required. Special Circumstances missions must be approved on a mission-by-mission basis. Additional requirements for Special Circumstances missions are as follows:
1) A Multi-Ship Mission is one in which one or more Gamemasters runs a mission that explicitly spans multiple ships simultaneously. In addition to the standard requirements of Special Circumstances missions, should there be three or more ships involved the Gamemasters in question must notify the President prior to the start of the mission.
2) A Self-RPG Mission is one in which there is no explicit Gamemaster. Instead, all members of the crew have equal control over the storyline. In order for a ship to be considered for Self-RPG status, the ship's CO must provide viable reasons why his ship is suited for self-RPG status. He must also provide proof that guidelines are in place maintain a pleasant role-playing atmosphere. The petition will be granted with unanimous approval from the Gamemaster Director, appropriate Fleet Commander, and ship's CO. The CO shall be required to report to the Gamemaster Department in place of a normal Gamemaster, but will not have the full authority of a Gamemaster.
3) A CO/GM Mission is one in which the CO of the ship also serves as the Gamemaster of the ship. A CO may serve as Gamemaster of his own ship only with the prior consent of the Gamemaster Director and Fleet Commander. The CO must still be a Gamemaster of Full or higher standing. In the event that the Fleet Commander is also the Gamemaster Director, the CO is also the Fleet Commander, or the CO is also the Gamemaster Director, the approval of the President shall be required.
4) A Multi-Gamemaster Mission is one in which two or more Gamemasters jointly serve on the same ship at the same time. The Gamemaster Director must approve all Multi-Gamemaster Missions prior to their commencement. In the event that the Gamemaster Director is one of the Gamemasters involved or the CO involved, the approval of the President shall be required.
13. DISPUTES
Any disputes between Gamemasters and COs, Gamemasters, or Fleet Commanders shall be moderated by the Gamemaster Director. Should any of the involved parties be the Gamemaster Director, the dispute shall be moderated by the President.
14. IMPLEMENTATION
Any Gamemaster currently recognized as "Senior Gamemaster" will automatically be recognized as a "Full Gamemaster" under the new system. They need not reapply. Gamemasters who believe they qualify for a higher classification must apply for promotion.
Any Gamemaster Candidate or Gamemaster Apprentice currently in the process of their training mission may continue without interruption, however, the title of Junior Gamemaster will not be given to anyone who does not already hold it until they have completed their training mission.
Any Gamemaster currently engaged in either a normal or Special Circumstances mission may continue without interruption until the end of the mission, except that he will be required at the end of the mission to provide the Gamemaster Department with the start and end dates of the mission as per this Edict.
Message posted on Stardate 03033.1 at 1156 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 27
Amanda Noon is hereby relieved of command of the USS Hawking in Fleet 6 and is assigned as CO of the USS Brandywine in Fleet 7 replacing Claudette Drake who has stepped down from the position.
This leaves a vacancy on the Hawking that needs filling, so therefore...
Stuart Coll is hereby given command of the USS Hawking in Fleet 6. He doesn't need promoting as he's already a Fleet Captain<g>
Hmm.. I think that's everything, oh yeah, congrats and have fun folks!
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03040.8 at 0141 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 28
Deanne Ashton has put a lot of effort into fleet 6, helped to turn Oed back around into a thriving little.. planet, is usually the first person you think of when you mention the words GM, is a very proactive rper and has done a lot for the club.
Therefore..
I'm promoting her to Admiral with all the rights and giving Emma chocolate cake that entails<g>
Congrats! :-)
Message posted on Stardate 03040.8 at 0821 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 29
Amanda Noon has put a heck of a lot of effort into the Personnel Department, sorting through new members, keeping track of the various statistics so we know just how well we are doing in the member retention area, and has done the job to the very best of her ability.
It is with this in mind that I hereby promote her to Fleet Captain, with all the rights and Emma cake feeding priviledges that entails<g>
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03040.8 at 2247 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 30
The Darwin classed USS Hawking, NCC-74320, Fleet 6 is hereby decomissioned and replaced by the Pendragon classed USS Paladin, NCC-86272.
This change takes place immediately OOC, and IC as soon as simmingly possible.
Enjoy the bubblewrap and that new ship smell Stuart! :-)
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03041.1 at 0615 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Assuming we carry on the numbers<g>...
Edict 31
Alrighty folks, my thanks go to my previous cabinet and the work they accomplished during the last term, and now here's the new and minty fresh cabinet!
Amanda Noon is hereby retained as PDir
Steve Ashton is hereby retained as Academy Commandant
Mike Bourdaa is hereby appointed as IDir
Stuart Coll is hereby appointed GMDir
Barrett Vogtman is hereby appointed as EDir
and now for the fleets...
Shalon Hurlbert is hereby appointed as FComm-1
Steve Johnson is hereby retained as FComm-2
Jennifer Bowman is hereby appointed as FComm-3
Ralf Steen is hereby appointed as FComm-4
Dustin Bukowski is hereby retained as FComm-5
Deanne Ashton is hereby retained as FComm-6
Jody Romero is hereby appointed FComm-7
Could you folks have your assistant named by next Friday.
thanks
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03041.1 at 1231 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 32
I would like to thank Mike, Larry and Ralf for their help on this matter, but their verdicts are now in, the logs analysed and I'm charged with the task on acting on that evidence.
17 votes from the recently past election came from the same IP address, this time it wasn't just a case of highlighting a way of hacking into STF, this time it was done with a specific theme in mind, to alter the results of an election.
An IP that only two STF members share and one that only two people have only ever logged in with - Mack and Simon.
The first two votes had been traced towards Simon and the remaining 15 towards Mack and whilst neither of them have openly admitted it, the logs do speak for themselves. These logs which have been checked and have undergone hours and hours of research, studying and investigation to make sure there was no other possibly likely scenario.
I do not take this decision lightly, but in light of this evidence, I hereby ban Mackael Stockhausen and Simon Kelly from STF, all active characters should now be deleted.
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03041.5 at 0020 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 33
And now for the matter of Personnel Director
Robert Gulley is hereby appointed as Pdir
Congrats!
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03041.5 at 0030 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 34
With Linus taking an eLOA leaves a vacancy on the Atlantis in Fleet 3 which needs filling. It is with this in mind that I promote Israel Harris to Captain and appoint him CO of the USS Atlantis, Fleet 3, with all the rights and privileges that entails.
Congrats Izzy!
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03042.1 at 0854 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 35
With the Vacancy in the command chair of the USS Maverick in Fleet 7, I hereby promote Robert Harvey to the rank of Captain, and give him command of her!
Congrats Robert!
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03042.5 at 1136 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 36
With the Vacancy in the command chair of the USS Trinitron in Fleet 2, I hereby promote Jonathan Houseweart to the rank of Captain, and assign him as her commanding officer.
Congrats Jonathan!
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03052.2 at 2357 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
And now a small break in the discussions for this..
Edict 37
With rl taking Phil Robinson away, it leaves a vacancy in the command chair of the USS Polaris in Fleet 7.
Therefore, I hereby promote Katherine Dedul to the rank of Captain, and assign her to the Polaris as her commanding officer, with all the rights and privileges that entails.
Congrats Katherine!
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03080.2 at 0944 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict... I think it's number 38<g>
With Mike's resignation as Governor of Oed due to his impending iLOA, I'm hereby appointing Deanne Ashton as Governor, as well as granting her the appropriate permission she needs to effectively CO / GM the place, which has the backing of the GMDir as per OGRE.
Let the mayhem begin! :-)
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03080.2 at 0948 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 39 (gotta be if the other one was 38!)
With Matt Evans stepping down from the CO chair of the Constellation, it leaves an opening in Fleet 2 that needs filling.
Therefore, I hereby promote Gareth Gudger to the rank of Captain with all rights that entails and appoint him as CO of the Constellation in Fleet 2 (Tis the only ship crazy enough to take him<g>)
Congratulations Gareth!
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03080.2 at 2205 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 40
With Mike taking an iLOA and resigning from the command of the USS Nautilus for law school, that leaves a vacancy in her command chair that needs filling.
Therefore, I appoint Scott Robison as Captain of the Nautilus, in Fleet 2. He doesn't need promoting, cos, well.. erm.. he's already got that T-Shirt<g>
Congrats Scott!
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03080.9 at 1433 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 41
With Mike's iLOA for lawschool, that leaves a vacany in the comfy chair in the IDept's office that needs filling.
There I'm transfering Steve Ashton from Academy Commandant over to IDir. Congratulations, Steve.
I'll be sorting out the Academy shortly..
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03090.1 at 0015 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 42
Pamela Dugan is hereby appointed the new XO of the USS Challenger, Academy Fleet.
Have fun!
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03090.1 at 0029 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 43
With Ryan snowed under with work and as a result taking an eLOA, that leaves the command chair on the Endeavor a little empty.
With that in mind I hereby promote David Goldsberry to the rank of Captain with all the rights and privileges that entails and appoint him CO of the USS Endeavor, Fleet 5
Congratulations!
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03090.1 at 0111 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 44
And now for the outstanding matter of the Academy.
Mike Diamond is hereby appointed Academy Commandant.
Enjoy!
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03090.1 at 0923 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 45
Alrighty, here's two promotions in one - they're on special offer<g>
Firstly Janelle Kimber is promoted to Captain, and given command of the USS Olympic, Fleet 6 with all the rights and privileges that entails.
Secondly Pamela Dugan is promoted to Captain, and given command of the USS Pict, Fleet 6 with all the rights and privileges that entails.
Thirdly.. there is no third point<g>
Congratulations people!
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03090.8 at 0912 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 46
The Visigoth class USS Pict, NCC-89718, in Fleet 6 is hereby decomissioned and replaced by the Discovery class USS Europa, NCC-87125.
This change takes effect immediately OOC, and IC as soon as simmingly possible.
Enjoy the new ship smells Pamela!
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03091.6 at 1048 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 47
With Robert's real life getting the better of him, and with him having no idea when it's going to quieten down, certainly no time in the near future at least, it's left the Personnel Department fully in Pamela's hands for the past couple of months. Therefore, it makes sense, to me at least, to make that role a little more permanent, and it will allow Pamela to get herself an assistant too<g>
Therefore, I hereby appoint Pamela Dugan as PDir!
Have fun with the new folks, Pamela<g>
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03101.2 at 1245 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 48
With Christer stepping down from the CO spot on the Lexington, that leaves a vacancy in her command chair. Therefore, John Robert Lucas is hereby promoted to the rank of Captain and given command of the USS Lexington in Fleet 2.
Congratulations John!
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03101.2 at 1252 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 49
With Amanda stepping down from the Captain's chair on the Brandywine, that leaves a vacancy that needs filling. Therefore, I hereby promote Cherie Mayhew to the rank of Captain, and give her command of the USS Brandywine, in fleet 7!
congrats Cherie!
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03101.2 at 1542 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 50
With Steve stepping down from the command chair on the Ogawa, it leaves a vacancy there that needs filling. Therefore, I'm appointing Scott Jones as Captain (he doesn't need promoting as he already holds that rank) of the USS Ogawa, Fleet 1
Congratulations Scott
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03101.8 at 1608 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 51
With Owen's departuring leaving an empty space in her command chair, Matt Evans is hereby given command of the USS Kansas, Fleet 5. He doesn't need promoting as he's already a Captain.
Congrats Matt!
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03102.2 at 1140 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 52
I hereby create a new alternative role playing area in Fleet 1 that is going to be solely an Enterprise Era Roleplaying ship. With it's alternative area status comes the stipulation that it is a second character only ship, and will not accept new members to STF.
The Bonaventure classed USS Bonaventure, NCC-01 is hereby commissioned in Fleet 1 and is deemed an Enterprise Era vessel. If for any reason she should change her class from an Enterprise Era spec, she must be decomissioned.
The USS Bonaventure will go into active service on the 1st November 2003, and will undergo a review in 90 days time ( around 1st February 2004) by the President, Fleet Commander and Commanding Officer in order to determine if the Bonaventure has proved to be successful under the following criteria:
Has the Bonaventure established an active and healthy roleplaying environment?
Has the Bonaventure managed to establish herself as an Enterprise-era ship, adhering to all the limitations and strange habits of the era?
If the Bonaventure is found to have covered these criteria successfully, she will be considered a permanent addition to the fleet, although may be decommissioned at a later date if she deviates from these criteria.
If the Bonaventure is found to have failed these criteria, she is to be decommissioned.
Captain Krystelle Bromilow is hereby appointed as Commanding Officer of the USS Bonaventure, NCC-01 in Fleet 1 and charged with making the Bonaventure ready for her start date of the 1st November.
There are a few other points to be made aware of:
Crew Race:
The Bonaventure is to be a predominently Human crew due to the constraints of the time period. And that possibly no more than 2 alien be regulars on her crew at any given time. Those of alien origin will not possess a Star Fleet rank.
The Bonaventure will have a similar command structure to that of the USS Merrimack. Therefore the XO will hold the title of First Officer as well as be a DH on the ship. The departments should include the following:
Engineering
Medical
Science
Security
With the security DH having the title of Armory Officer, but subordinates being security officers.
Possible Swing Positions may include, but not be limited to the following:
Technical Specialists (varied)
Scientific Specialists (varied)
Yeoman
Ship's Cook
Quartermaster
Communications Officer
Ambasador
Sim requirements:
To safeguard the ship from possible plot spoilers with the Enterprise Series, that GM's should limit contact with known canon species such as the Suliban, Klingons, and especially the Romulans. The ship should take a different course in the stars, exploring new regions that are little known or rarely traveled to.
Further, it is suggested that each sim be posted on the ship's MOTD with a given Star Date similar in format to those used in Enterprise (Ie: October 2nd, 2152, and NOT "Stardate 5210.2 as seen in TOS through Voyager). This would not only give a perspective on time for the crew, but continuity with events that occured during the Enterprise series
Let's go back in time people!<g>
Oh, if you want to be on the ship, contact Krys! :-)
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03102.3 at 0516 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 53
With just over a week until election season starts, it's time to appoint the Election Coordinator
I hereby appoint that task to Krys Bromilow, who is charged with determining exact dates, rules and guidelines for the upcoming election, as well as announcing the results. The only stipulation being it's done in November.
Good luck Krys :-)
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03111.3 at 2350 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 54
Ryan Williams is hereby appointed XO of the USS Columbia in the Academy Fleet.
Congrats Ryan!
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03111.3 at 2355 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 55
Robert Gulley is hereby appointed as Governor of Oed V. He doesn't need promoting since Oed only counts towards an XO position.
Congratulations Robert!
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03111.8 at 0003 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 56
Ryan Williams is hereby given command of the USS Draco in Fleet 5. He doesn't need promoting, since he already holds the rank of Captain.
Congrats Ryan
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03112.7 at 1847 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 57
Butch Carter is hereby appointed as CO of the USS Nautilus, Fleet 2, with all the rights and privileges that entails. Butch doesn't need promoting since he's already a Fleet Captain!
Congratulations!
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03113.0 at 2203 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 58
The Maverick classed USS Ark Angel, NCC-2014-A, in Fleet 1 is hereby decommissioned and replaced with the Nimitz classed USS Ark Angel, NCC-2014-B
Have fun with that, Greg!
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03113.0 at 2303 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 59
Steve Ashton is hereby promoted to the rank of Commodore. Steve has done a lot for both the Academy and the Internet Department since he was transfered mid term, and was instrumental in finding our bandwidth problems.
Congratulations!
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03113.0 at 2312 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 60
Steve Johnson is hereby promoted to the rank of Fleet Captain. Steve puts a lot of effort into whatever he does, be that FComm-2, former counsellor on the Discovery, CO on OP45 or mentor co-ordinator for the Personnel Department, and this promotion is certainly well deserved.
Congrats!
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03113.0 at 2324 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 61
Jody Romero is hereby promoted to the rank of Fleet Captain. Jody has been a pleasure to work with this last term, he's a good CO and generally nice guy.
Well deserved!
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03113.0 at 2358 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 62
Kenson Koh is hereby promoted to the rank of Fleet Captain. Kenson is a great rper and very dedicated - I've had the priviledge of working with him on the Columbus for numerous years, and I'm told he's a good GM, and CO to boot.
Congrats Kenson
- Emma
Message posted on Stardate 03120.1 at 0000 hours
Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane.
Edict 63
M. Bret Godfrey is hereby promoted to Fleet Captain. I remember first rping with Bret on OP42, he's a little zany at times, but puts his heart and sole into whatever he does. The fact that the Bonaventure has come to life is mostly down to him.
congrats Bret!
- Emma