Editing Newsletter/July 2006 (section)

== Top 10 Questions ==

''Top Questions for a member to answer''
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=== What would you name your own ship? ===

* Ummm, maybe the USS Rhineland to honor my German heritage or maybe the USS Liberty to honor America (You know, because America is the only country ever with liberty has a founding princable ;) ). I stink at coming up with ship names -- [[User:KevinSchram|Kevin Schram]]

*Hmmm, could go with quite a few...I always liked using animal names, so something like the USS Wolf, or USS Kodiak. [[User:Pdennett|Pdennett]] 09:00, 26 July 2006 (EDT)

*The USS Inquisition, and its plaque would read "Nobody suspects the USS Inquisition! -- [[User:dragonman-clone|Dragonman-clone]]

* I thought about USS Wolf, but having Wolfe command the Wolf didn't really work well. There was also a British general named Wolfe who had an important role in Canadian history, that would have just been silly though. Wolfe of the USS Wolfe. Champlain actually came from a list of about 20 names I generated and went over with Jer. The process is pretty intense and you won't get a name just because you like it. It has to fit with the tone of the game, which makes sense. -- [[User:JPB|JPB]] 11:07, 26 July 2006 (EDT)

* I don't suppose I'll ever get the USS Lollipop then.... -- [[User:KevinSchram|Kevin Schram]]

* I'd go for the USS Fortuity. It has a nice ring to it. -- [[User:Nymes|GC]]

*The USS Inquistion as well, but that may be because me and Dragonman-clone are actually buds and half a secret club named the Inquisition, that and the USS Inquisition is what I named my car.  Other than that, the USS Martin-Granizo, named after my grandfather who was an admiral in the Spanish Navy and was the Chairman of the Spanish Joint Chiefs of Staff in the early 90's. -- [[User:Peluche|Will Banowsky]]

* USS Bison after the glorious 54 Infantry Division (Bison Div) of the Indian Army . IT has been in major wars including WW2. With countless battle honours. A british officer made its present motto "Bash On Regard Less" Hoorahh! -- [[User:ashdivay|Ash Divay]]

* The USS Phoenix. After all, that is a very important ship in Earth history. If I couldn't pick that, then I'd say the USS Connacht, because that's where my family is from. -- [[User:VulcanTrekkie45|VulcanTrekkie45]]

* The USS Francisco. It's just a darned pretty name; some of the finest people have it, so why not my ship?. [[GrannyGM]]

=== How do you come up with the names for your characters? === 
* I just try to find something really different that prolly nobody else would ever even consider! -[[herbalsheila]]

* Guess work really, just something that sounds & feels right for the character [[User:Dolphin20pl1|Alan]]

* Each one has a different story. -- [[User:KevinSchram|Kevin Schram]]

* I name them after my different personalities.... Muahahaha -- [[User:dragonman-clone|Dragonman-clone]]

* My major characters (the possible SPC ones) are from a short story I wrote over five years ago that went no-where. The major protagonists were [[Lewis Nymes]], [[Elenor Night]] and [[James Hudson]]. All of these are now part of ST:F. A fourth character has been adapted to fit, originally "Alex Martyn" - now a Bajoran "Matyn". My NPC's follow on from this, and a bit of guesswork to get them sounding right! -- [[User:Nymes|GC]]

*I just say, hey, what name is cool in my mind and bamm there they come from. -- [[User:Peluche|Will Banowsky]]

* To be honest. Im not very good at making up names. Its my one weakness... Nooo.. LOL! I usually use names of things around me OR mix the names of my friends :) LOL... -- [[Jono Bradley]]

* Usually the name comes to me first, and then the character to fit it. Sometimes it's the other way around, but mostly the name first. --[[User:Rivers|Liz Geuken]]

* Depends on the species mostly. Different species, different methods. -- [[User:VulcanTrekkie45|VulcanTrekkie45]]

* Books and websites on baby names; phone books; research on naming practices in cultures similar to the one my character is from; purpose-made role-playing resources; and the occasional direct lift from a favorite novel. --[[GrannyGM]]

=== Have you ever played any other PBeM games? === 

* No -- [[User:Dolphin20pl1|Alan]]

* I played on a X-Men one for about 2 months and another Star Trek one for about a week. I was under 14 at the time of both and got kicked out of both -- [[User:KevinSchram|Kevin Schram]]

* Uuummmmmmm, no. -- [[User:dragonman-clone|Dragonman-clone]]

* To be honest, none of the other PBeM games sounded as interesting as ST:F did! --[[herbalsheila]]

*  Yes, but there really is no game out there quite like this one! --[[User:Rivers|Liz Geuken]]

* Well, I am on this Harry Potter RPG, but it's not Pbem. Yes, I'm aware I'm a geek! -- [[User:VulcanTrekkie45|VulcanTrekkie45]]

=== Who was your Academy instructor? === 

* Anthony Keen -- [[User:Dolphin20pl1|Alan]];[[User:Peluche|Will Banowsky]];[[Liz Geuken]]

* Katherine -- [[User:KevinSchram|Kevin Schram]]

* Charles Gatling -- [[User:Pdennett|Pdennett]] 09:00, 26 July 2006 (EDT)

* Jono Bradley -- [[User:dragonman-clone|Dragonman-clone]]

* Al Muir -- [[User:Nymes|GC]]; [[herbalsheila]]

* Jeff -- [[Jono Bradley]]

* Hali Morris -- [[User:ashdivay|Ash Divay]]

* Chris Hendricks -- [[User: VulcanTrekkie45|VulcanTrekkie45]]

=== What do you like most about the Wiki? === 

* It`s interactive nature -- [[User:Dolphin20pl1|Alan]]

* I must agree with my boss Alan, its very interactive. -- [[User:KevinSchram|Kevin Schram]]

* The excuse to excercise creativity. -- [[User:dragonman-clone|Dragonman-clone]]

* I can get as creative as I want, yet contribute overall to the ST:F community at large. --[[herbalsheila]]

* Being able to put in nuances about my characters that I am not able to do on the regular character page. -- [[User:VulcanTrekkie45|VulcanTrekkie45]]

* It occupies my time when I am bored. -- [[User:peluche|Will Banowsky]]

=== How do you think the Civil War overplot will end? === 

* Umm, one side will probably be victorious :-P -- [[User:Dolphin20pl1|Alan]]

* I don't know, but I hope the Spectre is invovled in the final battle. -- [[User:KevinSchram|Kevin Schram]]

* Hopefully with many big bangs and a small pop. -- [[User:dragonman-clone|Dragonman-clone]]

* Maybe, but it may end if the Borg ever show up en masse to assimilate us all. Then everyone including Doenitz would have to fight them. Maybe that could be a unifying factor to help change things for the better within the Doenitz administration, like he might be killed for instance.--[[herbalsheila]]

* I think that eventually the 52nd Fleet and their allies will liberate Earth and refound the Federation on the values that were originally agreed upon by the signatory governments. -- [[User:VulcanTrekkie45|VulcanTrekkie45]]

* I don't know, but hopefully I'm still playing when it happens. -- [[User:Peluche|Will Banowsky]]

=== With the additions of the USS Dennison and Champlain, is the game growing a good thing? === 

* Yeah Its all great... Especially since i'm the SC/TAC on the [[USS Champlain]] -- [[Jono Bradley]]

* Of course -- [[User:Dolphin20pl1|Alan]]

* I'm worried that we'll lose the community feel, but I'm sure that more people is good. -- [[User:KevinSchram|Kevin Schram]]

* I think it's a good thing, and while I agree with Kevin on some level, I think the fact that many players play on a couple of ships will help retain the community feeling that we have going.  I think as soon as we start to see the NRPG list chatter that is common on a couple of ships (can't really vouch for them all) we should start to worry that people aren't interacting on any level other than posts. -- [[User:Pdennett|Pdennett]] 09:03, 26 July 2006 (EDT)

* Speaking for the newest ship in the fleet, I'd say community isn't any problem there. Wow... lots of NRPG posts flying back and forth, joking, teasing, having fun. That's what its all about. The strength is, really, that it doesn't matter how many ships we have because each one is a small community anyway. -- [[User:JPB|JPB]] 09:32, 26 July 2006 (EDT)

* This is a great question and a concern to the Council when the game first started, we came from a game that had in excess of 200 members, we said that we'd never let the game go above 100 members, hmm... that's going to be interesting now we've passed 80! [[user:sysop|Anthony]]

* Quality over Quantity --[[herbalsheila]]

* Well, that's just a sign of how awesome this game is. We're attracting more and more members to it. -- [[User:VulcanTrekkie45|VulcanTrekkie45]]

=== Do you agree or disagree with the game's age limit? === 

* Generally I agree, but sometimes there can be exceptions -- [[User:Dolphin20pl1|Alan]]

* Yes, people over 80 shouldn't be allowed to join. Joking, of course -- [[User:KevinSchram|Kevin Schram]]

* I agree with the age limit, with very very rare exceptions. -- [[User:Pdennett|Pdennett]] 09:06, 26 July 2006 (EDT)

* Oh MAN do I agree! I can't even tell you how much I agree! You would not even believe some of the scary stuff I get in the Academy! You should be bowing down and thanking all the gods above for the age limit! Really! -- [[User:JPB|JPB]] 09:29, 26 July 2006 (EDT)

* After having a retail store for the last 6 years or so, I get what you are saying JPB! I quite agree with you on that. Yes I think the age limit is neccessary. It's incredible what people will say and do and how foolish they can truly be. Often, if they are younger, they have no idea how foolish they sound and how bad they can come off. In some cases, I keep wondering if the age limit should be higher!--[[herbalsheila]]

* Unfortunetly for me, I'm usually the one that has the 'underage' cadets that have faked their way into the Academy. But dont worry fellow Freedomers, I havent had one slip through the net yet ;) So you could say I agree with it, but there should always be exceptions. -- [[Jono Bradley]]

* Oh boy do I agree. If anything it's too low! But it's always possible to make exceptions in rare cases. Jono, keep up the good work ;-)  --[[User:Rivers|Liz Geuken]]

* Well, it depends. There are some over the age limit that are not mature enough to play the game well. There are also some that are under the age limit that are. However, the system we have in place at the moment is appropriate, I believe. -- [[User:VulcanTrekkie45|VulcanTrekkie45]]

=== What are your Star Trek: Freedom aspirations? === 

* Meet new friends, have fun, the usual -- [[User:Dolphin20pl1|Alan]]

* Meet my future wife, oh wait, thats match.com. ;) -- [[User:KevinSchram|Kevin Schram]]

* Blow something up, get promoted, that pretty much extends to the rest of my life as well... -- [[User:dragonman-clone|Dragonman-clone]]

* Command Starfleet Academy and get my own ship... oh... wait... no, no aspirations. ;-) -- [[User:JPB|JPB]] 11:09, 26 July 2006 (EDT)

* To have fun and have my character [[Maraht the Horta]] grow in wisdom, humor and eventually lead an elite squad of Horta Marines in battle. --[[herbalsheila]]

* To have fun, meet knew people, and learn as much as I can in hope of getting promoted ;) (And Shiela, you crack me up soo much) -- [[Jono Bradley]]

* To have fun, build my characters, and hopefully get a command one day... -- [[User:VulcanTrekkie45|VulcanTrekkie45]]

* To have fun, to write, and maybe turn a few heads while I'm at it. -- [[User:Peluche|Will Banowsky]]

=== What department (security, engineering, etc.) have you not played that you think would be fun to write? ===

* I havent yet played in Counselling. Yes, yes I know amazing. The amount of characters I have spread out across the ships and I havent got a counsellor. I think that duty station would be a fun one to post in. -- [[Jono Bradley]]

* Believe it or not, there is a station I haven't played... I've never had an engineering officer. I had an NPC crewman once, but... well, he's dead and was just a plot device really. Always wanted to actually play an Engineering Officer... maybe someday. -- [[User:JPB|JPB]]

* I think by now I have played in every department, though not all in Freedom. But experience tells me that there are two departments I don't have enough knowledge to play well in, and they are Science and Engineering. Everything else I can wing ;-) --[[Liz Geuken]]

* I don't know, I think it would be kind of fun to play either Medical or Engineering. They are related to Science, of which I have 3 characters devoted to, and they just seem so interesting. -- [[User:VulcanTrekkie45|VulcanTrekkie45]]