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A collection of Special Announcements
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10/26/07 - Please Welcome STSF Spyder

Please join the STSF GMs in welcoming our newest Gamemaster to the forum, STSF Spyder!!! Some of you may have seen her completing her training recently in the Academy and now she's out on her own! Keep your eyes on the schedule (Fridays) for her appearance in an Academy near you..

9/25/07 - Please Welcome STSF Sundown

Please join the STSF GMs in welcoming our newest Gamemaster to the forum, STSF Sundown!!! Some of you may have seen her completing her training recently in the Academy and now she's out on her own! Keep your eyes on the schedule (Thursdays) for her appearance in an Academy near you.

12/8/06 - The New Logo Is Here!

Sure it took 7½ months, but it's worth it! If you look in the upper left corner of this page (and all other pages on the site), you will see our new STSF logo, courtesy of the graphic design skills of member Murdok Helios. This logo will be used for "branding" a number of items in the future, especially at the 2007 Star Trek convention in Las Vegas, where STSF will have a dealer table.

12/1/06 - New Customized Chat Rooms

The latest version of the chat room system allows GMs to create rooms customized with special names. As a trial, some Advanced Sims will start meeting in rooms with the following custom names:
Sundays - Excalibur and Challenger
Mondays - Manticore
Wednesdays - Agincourt

10/15/06 - Please Welcome STSF Hawser

Please join the STSF GMs in welcoming our newest Gamemaster to the forum, STSF Hawser!!! Some of you may have seen him completing his training recently with Laura and NDak and now he's out on his own! Keep your eyes on the schedule for his appearance in an Academy near you!

10/2/06 - Sim Schedule Changes

The Midnight (ET) Sunday Academy has been retired due to GM scheduling. Also, please note that the Saturday Academy is now going to run one hour later, as is the Red Star Nightclub. The Red Star is under new management as Kawalas (KBear) has taken over the bar from Joe Manning.

4/20/06 - New Sunday Academy Debuts

Starting on April 23, 2006, STSF will debut another early Academy with a new sim on Sundays!!! Come and join STSF NDak and STSF Seiben as they host the new Sunday Night Academy at 9:00 PM ET.

3/1/06 - The March Madness Log Competition

The March Madness Log Competition is now being held. Submissions are being accepted until March 18, and voting will be held March 19-25. The eligibility requirements and competition rules are posted on the Boards under the "Ten Forward Lounge" area.

1/7/06 - Friday Academy Debuts

Starting on January 13, 2006, STSF will debut its first Friday night Academy!!! Come and join STSF KBear and STSF Amnor as they host the Friday night Academy at 9:00 PM ET.

12/11/05 - Please Welcome STSF Amnor

Please join the STSF GMs in welcoming our newest Gamemaster to the forum, STSF Amnor!!! Some of you may have seen her completing her training recently with Dacotah and Atragon and now she's out on her own! Keep your eyes on the schedule for her appearance in an Academy near you!

11/1/05 - Please Welcome STSF Muon

Please join the STSF GMs in welcoming our newest Gamemaster to the forum, STSF Muon!!! Some of you may have seen her completing her training recently with Lebowski and NDak and now she's out on her own! Keep your eyes on the schedule for her appearance in an Academy near you!

10/10/05 - Please Welcome STSF Seiben

Please join us in welcoming our newest Gamemaster to the forum, STSF Seiben!!! Some of you may have seen him completing his training recently with Dacotah and Atragon and now he's out on his own! Keep your eyes on the schedule for his appearance in an Academy near you!

4/3/05 - Please Welcome STSF NDak

Please join us in welcoming our newest Gamemaster to the forum, STSF NDak!!! Some of you may have seen him completing his training recently with BluRox and LoAmi and now he's out on his own! Keep your eyes on the schedule for his appearance in an Academy near you!

3/12/05 - U.S.S. Agincourt Set To Take Flight

This Wednesday, March 16, 2005, the USS Agincourt embarks on a new journey into the future. Set in 2397, the crew of the Agincourt is ready to meet the challenge of tomorrow, while preserving the principles of yesterday. This is an open-house event, meaning that all STSF simmers are welcome to participate. Festivities begin at 10:00 PM ET in the Ready Room with the crew boarding the vessel around 10:30 PM. We hope you can attend.

10/1/04 - Please Welcome STSF LoAmi

Please join us in welcoming our newest Gamemaster to the forum, STSF LoAmi!!! Some of you may have seen him completing his training recently with Dac and A9 and now he's out on his own! Keep your eyes on the schedule for his appearance in an academy near you!.

8/30/04 - Challenger NX-05 Launches on September 12th

Everyone is invited to an Open House to help launch STSF's newest sim ship, the Challenger, NX-05. The ceremony begins at 11 PM ET in the Ready Room chat area. The crew will board the ship at 11:30 ET and the newest Warp 5 capable starship will depart from Mars orbit for the first time. Come help us celebrate this momentous day in Earth history. A cash bar is available.

8/7/04 - Please Welcome STSF Sketti

Please join us in welcoming our newest Gamemaster to the forum, STSF Sketti!!! Some of you may have seen him completing his training recently with Dac and Moose and now he's out on his own! Keep your eyes on the schedule for his appearance in an academy near you! Welcome Sketti!!!

7/10/04 - New Enterprise-Era Sim, Challenger, NX-05

This fall, join GMs Moose and Jorlis as they launch the Challenger, NX-05, to explore the galaxy of the 22nd century on Sunday nights. Since this is the first ship created specifically for STSF, we'd like to invite everyone to participate. The Challenger will be constructed this summer in a play-by-mail format and everyone is welcome to join in. For more information, please refer to the Message Boards.

5/10/04 - Please Welcome STSF Precip

Please join us in welcoming our newest Gamemaster to the forum, STSF Precip!!! Some of you may have seen him completing his training recently with Dac and Moose and now he's out on his own! He is also our first GM to have started with STSF as a cadet and worked his way right up through "the system." Keep your eyes on the schedule for his appearance in an academy near you! Welcome Precip!!!

4/1/04 - New Links to the STSF.NET Chat Rooms

While StarTrek.com continues to work on their chat rooms, they have strengthened their links to STSF.NET and our chat rooms here. There are now direct links from their Chat Lobby, so that choosing the "Holodeck" or "Ready Room" from there will bring you directly into our simming rooms. To accomodate this stronger tie, the links on our Chat Rooms page now take you to StarTrek.com's Chat Lobby where you will be able to jump right into our rooms.

3/1/04 - New STSF.NET Features

Thanks to the investigative reporting of STSF GromVik, we now have special pages highlighting some features of our forum. You can browse to the Featured Simulation page and the Featured Player page to learn things you never knew about your community.

1/21/04 - STSF.NET Backup Chat Room Upgrade

The STSF.NET backup chat rooms have been upgraded. You may access them from the Chat page at this site or you can click on the "Live Chat" link in the upper right hand of the Message Boards page. This will let you log into the chat Lobby as one of your Message Boards names.

1/5/04 - STARTREK.COM Chat Rooms

Paramount has informed us that they will be discontinuing their "Open Chat" rooms. This means that the Starfleet Lounge room will disappear for good as of January 14, 2004. There will be a transitional period, after that time, when all STSF sims will be running in the STSF.NET chat rooms on this site. Then, once the new chat system at STARTREK.COM is operational, the Holodeck and Ready Room will return to STARTREK.COM using a new chat interface and we will continue our sims the same. More information will be provided as soon as we get it from Paramount.

10/14/03 - Saturday Academy Debuts

Starting on October 18th, STSF will debut its first Saturday night Academy!!! Come and join STSF Jcin and STSF Sovak as they host the Saturday night Academy at 12:00 Midnight ET.

10/5/03 - Welcome the USS Excalibur!

STSF is pleased to announce a new Advanced simulation ship, the USS Excalibur, NCC-2004-B, a modified Sovereign-class vessel. This simulation will begin it's missions with STSF on October 12, 2003 at 10:00 PM ET and will continue each Sunday at that time. The Excalibur is a long-range exploration and diplomacy vessel, though it is well equipped to handle any trouble that comes its way. The ship has seen its fare of strange worlds and bolsters a crew that is as diverse as the Federation itself.

9/30/03 - Welcome STSF Jcin

Please join me in welcoming our newest Gamemaster to the forum, STSF Jcin!!! Some of you may have seen him completing his training recently with Dac and Moose and now he's out on his own! Keep your eyes on the schedule for his appearance in an academy near you! Welcome JCIN!!!

9/2/03 - Startrek.com Chat Room Problems

Startrek.com is aware of the ongoing problems that we are experiencing in their Holodeck and Ready Room chat rooms. They are working on the stability of their main web servers, their registration servers and their links to the chat rooms themselves. The best advice we can offer is to repeatedly try to get into the rooms for a sim unless you have explicit instructions from your GMs to use the STSF backup chat rooms located at this site.

8/15/03 - New Academy, Welcome Saria and Lebowski to Thursdays

STSF is pleased to welcome back the Thursday Starfleet Academy starring STSF Saria and STSF Lebowski. Please come and join them at 10:00 PM ET in the Holodeck chatroom.

7/29/03 - Introducing the Red Star Nightclub, STSF's latest In Character lounge

Please welcome the latest addition to the sim schedule. Starting this Saturday, August 2, 2003, the Red Star Nightclub will open it's doors in the Holodeck at 11:00 PM ET. STSF Jorlis will be your host and maitre d' - feel free to stop by and hang out, In Character, to eat, drink and chitchat with others. (The Lounge, normally scheduled for 10:00 ET in the Holodeck is on hiatus until the fall when it will return and provide STSF with a second locale for relaxed, unstructured simming)

7/16/03 - Shore Leave - West, Who's AFK for the Weekend

Greets Simmers and other Beings, you've heard some on STSF talking about Shore Leave - West in Las Vegas. Well, that time is upon us. This means that there may be a delay in any questions or requests posted to some GMs and players if they are among the ones offline and enjoying the triple-digit heat and wallet-sucking fun of Sin City. Some of the GMs there will have laptops and some of those might check in. All scheduled sims will be held with the possible exception of the RES Talon, this Thursday evening.

7/9/03 - Welcome STSF Lebowski

Please join me in welcoming our newest Gamemaster to the forum, STSF Lebowski!!! Some of you may have seen him completing his training on Tuesdays with Jami and Jorlis and now he's out on his own! Keep your eyes on the schedule for his appearance in an academy near you! Welcome LEBOWSKI !!!

6/26/03 - Thursday Academy Closing

Effective immediately, the Thursday 10:00 ET Starfleet Academy must close down due to a scheduling issue with the GM staff. We hope to be able to bring it back soon but, in the meantime, remember that we still have two academies on Sundays, one on Mondays, one on Tuesdays and two on Wednesdays. Thank you

6/7/03 - New Academy Sim

Please join me in welcoming Commander Laura and STSF GromVik to their new Starfleet Academy sim at Midnight, ET on Tuesday, in the Holodeck!! Come and join the fun for those up late (or in a different time zone) WELCOME Laura and GromVik!!

5/18/03 - Welcome STSF StarDust

Please join me in welcoming our newest Gamemaster to the forum, STSF StarDust!!! Some of you may have seen his completing his training recently in the Academies and now he's out on his own! Keep your eyes on the schedule for his appearance in an academy near you! Welcome STARDUST !!!

4/29/03 - Welcome STSF GromVik

Please join me in welcoming our newest-trained GM, STSF GromVik!!! Grom will be joining in the Schedule soon and you'll see him in an Academy or two. Congratulations and Welcome, STSF GromVik!!

3/26/03 - Welcome STSF Jorlis

In case you have not seen already.... Welcome to STSF Jorlis.... the latest person to join the GM ranks. Jorlis will be making appearences in the Academy, and torturing cadets.... errr I mean helping out. Be nice to him.

3/21/03 - New Advanced Sim - USS Republic

The U.S.S. Republic, NCC-1371-D, is the latest Federation ship to bear this proud name. Long renown as one of the premier training ships in the fleet, many a cadet or young officer have trained upon a ship bearing the name U.S.S. Republic. One of the most famous to have served upon the Republic, was James T. Kirk, serving as a first-year Academy student with a cadet Ensign rank, and again on a short tour of duty as a Lieutenant.

The current Galaxy-class ship has in it's recent history, served as a flag ship for Rear Admiral BluRox. The Republic has been detailed to duty following the valiant efforts of it's fine crew in the Dominion War, to alternating tours of duty between the Alpha and Gamma Quadrants. These missions involve science exploration and diplomacy in the Gamma Quadrant, and patrol and security of the demilitarized zone between the Breen, Cardassian and Federation space, as well as occasional other ambassadorial duties and that much awaited trip to Risa for Shoreleave.

Ship's Motto: " We shall never surrender ourselves to servitude and shame, whatever the cost may be."

2/27/03 - New Advanced Sim - RES Talon

Please join me in welcoming the enemy (well, not really...) STSF is pleased to announce our first Rihannsu (Romulan) advanced sim, the RES Talon, that will be starting Thursday, March 6, 2003. Here is the Announcement about the sim, from Khre Riov tRex and Derv tShaeni:

Aefvahd and Welcome to the RES Talon. The RES Talon has launched on STSF and are welcoming new crew members. As the only advanced Rihannsu (Romulan) simulation currently running in the Star Trek Simulation Forum, you will note that we do things a little differently than the other advanced simulations. While we are part of STSF, we are not part of the United Federation of Planets.

The RES Talon is a Rihannsu Galae ship (Romulan Fleet) that will be dedicated to protecting the Empire from the likes of the Lloann'na Galae (Star Fleet), Kll'inghannsu (Klingons), and the other bothersome species of the quadrant. We are a Galae ship, and allow "no Tal Shiar" members on our ship. If you wish to play a Tal Shiar player, this is not the sim for you. Also, the Rihannsu (Romulans) are known to be an extremely xenophobic people, and thus all players are required to play Rihannsu (Romulan characters) only.

Our sim follows the dictates of Rihannsu life as set forth in the various series (TOS, TNG, DS9, Voy, TAS) and movies "prior to ST:Nemesis". We will use the basis of Rihannsu culture as outlined in some of the books of Diane Duane, Peter Morwood, M.S. Murdock, and Simon Hawke, Rick Sternbach, Michael Okude, Denise Okuda and Franz Joseph. These include, but are not limited to: "The Romulan Way", "My Enemy, My Ally", "The Web of the Romulans", "The Romulan Prize", "Swordhunt", "Honor Blalde", "The Star Trek Encyclopedia", "Star Trek Chronology" "Star Trek Starfleet Technical Manual", as well as information from the FASA and Last Unicorn Games role playing games (The Way of D'Era).

So, go out, get that bowl shaped haircut, try on a square shouldered uniform tunic, and grab your kaleh and ie'yakk (dagger and disruptor) and prepare to serve the Praetor and empire!

2/20/03 - New Academy Sim

Please join me in welcoming STSF Tiffany and STSF Saria to their new haunt, the Starfleet Academy on Thursday evenings at 10:00 ET (7:00 PT) in the Holodeck chat room. This Academy will take place at the same time as the advanced sim ship, USS Reaent, but the Reaent is in the Ready Room and the Academy is in the Holodeck. WELCOME SARIA AND TIFFANY!!!

2/9/03 - Schedule Change: Sunday Academy

Please note the change to the Sunday Academy. Join me in welcoming the new staff for this Academy, STSF Dacotah and Captain Moose!!

2/3/03 - The Ready Room is READY!

Starting with the USS Manticore sim tonight, February 3, 2003, all advanced simulations will take place in the new startrek.com room that Paramount set up for us, The Ready Room chatroom. There is a link to it on the startrek.com/community/chat.asp page right after the link to the Holodeck chatroom. The Starfleet Academy sims and The Lounge sim, on Saturday evening, will remain in the Holodeck.

1/28/03 - Welcome our newest GM, STSF Dacotah

Please join us in welcoming STSF_Dacotah. She has completed the GM training program and is the newest Gamemaster in STSF! Look for her name on the schedule soon in an Academy post near you. (By the way, don't worry about that bit where she had her ship fire on it's own Away Team the other night. I'm sure it won't happen again.... right?) Dac, CONGRATULATIONS!!

1/16/03 - STSF Redesign Launch Underway, Caution... construction ahead

It's been a long time in the making... but the STSF.net redesign launch is in it's roll out stages. Several pages have been put live, including our main front page. There are still several sections I need to finish up, but those will be posted ASAP. If you all have questions or would like to offer feedback regarding our new look... please feel free to post in our Questions and Comments board. Or you may contact webmaster@stsf.net, who says: Thank you all for your support of STSF. Without your interest, dedication, and support... this website would not mean a thing. My job is to provide the tools that it takes to be able to have fun here. But it's all of you that actually make it possible.

11/17/02 - Welcome New Sim - Qob-Lakota!

Please join us in welcoming the IKC Qob/USS Lakota as our newest Advanced sim in STSF!!! This ship (a combined Klingon/Federation story) will sim every Tuesday evening at Midnight ET, 9:00PM PT. The CO is stsf_kbear and the XO is captain_huff. May they live long and... no, that's not it. May they find profit in .... no, no. Ahh!! It is a Good Day To Die!! Hmm, I wonder if that's their recruiting slogan??

10/25/02 - New Sim! Losira's Lounge

STSF is proud to announce a new sim on Saturday evenings at 11:00 PM ET, 8:00 PM PT, Losira's Lounge. This sim is a gathering place where anyone is welcome to slip in, In Character, for discussions, meetings, drinks, or just to be made fun of by the bartender. Please pull up a stool, order a tall glass of Synthehol and join us!

9/9/02 - We have a Web Site!

STSF's Initial version of the website is launched!

8/30/02 - Sky Harbor Aegis sim launches

Sky Harbor Aegis begins simming in STSF on Fridays at 10:00 PM ET in startrek.com's Holodeck chat room.

8/15/02 - The USS Reaent sim launches

The USS Reaent begins simming in STSF on Thursdays at 10:00 PM ET in startrek.com's Holodeck chat room.

8/14/02 - The USS Arcadia sim launches

The USS Arcadia begins simming in STSF on Wednesdays at 11:00 PM ET in startrek.com's Holodeck chat room.

8/13/02 - The USS Hood sim launches

The USS Hood begins simming in STSF on Tuesdays at 11:00 PM ET in startrek.com's Holodeck chat room.

8/13/02 - First Regular Academy sim begins

The first weekly STSF Academy runs, taking place on Tuesdays at 9:00 PM ET in startrek.com's Holodeck chat room.

8/12/02 - First Advanced Sim Launches - USS Manticore

The USS Manticore begins simming in STSF on Mondays at 11:00 PM ET in startrek.com's Holodeck chat room.

8/11/02 - The Maiden (and only) Voyage of the Wesley Crusher

STSF operates its first, pilot, sim. The training ship, the USS Wesley Crusher, runs at 10:00 PM ET in startrek.com's Holodeck chat room. The ship and crew meet with an untimely end and so a twisted precedent is set.

8/9/02 - STSF GM Council is Formed

The first members of the forum's ruling body, the STSF GM Council, are announced.

7/31/02 - The Forum gets a Name

It was decided that an organization in formation to hold simming activities at startrek.com would be known as the "Star Trek™ Simulation Forum" or STSF.