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    44 minutes ago, Cptn_LoAmi said:

    Hi,

    Welcome to the forum. I noticed your name lurking in the chat before the Arcadia sim. If you're interested in observing next week or have any questions, let me know. (We are switching to a different chat server, so I need to send you the link). We don't bite. (We do sometimes mess with your neural circuitry, but only in-character).

    I would love to! I wanted to ask but I was too shy to say anything. If you’re willing to have me, I’d be happy to watch. 

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    33 minutes ago, mimipavilion said:

    Look at the schedule of sims that are running and see which one would interest you the most. You can observe the sims to start with, just let the GM's know that your new. Hope that helps a little.

    Hi, thanks. That does help, actually. Is there anyone in particular I would need to contact beforehand for permission to sit in on any sims or just any other reason?

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    8 hours ago, AndrewLyon said:

    *Blows off the dust*

    Good Morning Maddy,
    I'll try to fill you in.

    Please note I retired from simming close to 20 years ago, and my time active within STSF was a handful of weeks.

     

    Warning suck don't they? :)

    Simming is text based RPGs run by people online. Like playing Dungeons and Dragons, without the dice, and being with your friends in person. Hey we perfected socializing at a distance before it became hip!

    In the old days we had academies, now each sim integrates new characters as an ensign or cadet until the GM (Game Master) promotes you and you become part of the crew. Different GMs have different standards for new crew. As one GM put it I was too fond of making god level characters, and another showed me the flaws in me making things 'too easy'. Lessons I still carry with me through this day as I start to write books. Another side track we will avoid.

    The forums are where sims will update with character bios (good way to get to know people you will be simming with), logs (yup what is ship X doing), and in the case of the general ones a place to chew the fat depending on the topic of the forum.

    For say example you wouldn't go to say reddit sub forum on Sega Master systems to look for why your new alienware PC caught on fire.

    Activity, I can't answer that one. I check in about once week if I have the time.

    Hope this helps

    Hi, thanks for answering. Retired for 20 years, huh? I'm barely 20 myself. I'm something of a fan of text-based roleplaying and have been doing it since I was at least 15 or 16, though my experience is pretty limited (mostly one-on-one in PMs and a brief stint on another Star Trek roleplaying forum that was eventually shut down because the owner just couldn't keep devoting the time and energy needed to run it).

    I think I'm kind of starting to get an idea of how things work around here; I guess other than activity, one of my biggest questions is how I would proceed in order to be able to participate in sims.