Caden Finlay

Welcome to STSF. Don't worry too much about knowing the Trek universe, as long as you know the basics it should be all good. At least it was for me. If in doubt, technobabble. As for knowing canon, in the advanced sims I suppose it's more important to know the sim's individual canon (especially with the long running ones). Hope to see you around in the acads, or advanced sims soon.

Excuse me for maybe coming off as not quite as sophisticated as you or Sorehl. I will freely admit that my knowledge of physics is limited. But the issue at hand isn't really a physics one. It's rather about what we work with here and what we're supposed to use as a basis for our games. I agree with Sorehl. Many things mentioned in the shows and series don't add up, it's only understandable that writers of a show sometimes slip and don't do the maths right like they did with dates every now and then. But I think we always have to keep in mind that in TV shows science doesn't only have to make sense, it also has to serve its role in a plot. It might very well be that there are better and more feasible ways to make a transporter work, but frankly, if you have so many references to the actual technology in Star Trek, then why change it? Because something else makes more sense? I really don't feel like sitting in front of my TV going "why, that makes no sense at all" all the time. I think, in order to enjoy fiction it's sometimes absolutely necessary to just accept that whatever's happening somehow fits into the story. So, unless it's blatantly and painfully stupid I just go with what the writers tell me is happening (or the GMs). Sometimes the leap of faith has to be about trusting the people who are in charge to make a plot enjoyable. Fin

::cries:: I missed it because I had to work. I could hear the flatmate of the woman I'm looking after cheering. It made me want to cry... not really, but almost.

Ahhh, now that Italy match was funny, especially since it means they finished last in their group right behind football heavy weights such as Paraguay, Slovakia and New Zealand... so funny.

As a player who's been around for a while and still plays as many Academies as work allows, I must say I don't quite agree. It's true that you can't be as descriptive as in a log, but I have seen many a player who stick to your rule and make it incredibly boring to follow what they're saying. For example, it's not exactly fun to read a doctor stating over and over again that he is ::treating a patient::, or a Scientist who just goes ::looks at sensor data::, or a Helmsman going ::tapps on console:: . These are a options when you don't quite know how to play your position, or when you try to get started, but this is a text based sim, so adding a little more spice to it helps. It isn't easy to get the hang of being descriptive without messing with the plot, but that's what the Academies are there for. As a science officer you shouldn't find sudden anomalies in space if they weren't actioned, but finding stuff that's supposed to be out there is not a problem. For example, if your department has nothing to do, a scientist could find asteroid fields, planets, or traces of various substances. The same goes for doctors, don't make the patient you're treating have the plague, but maybe someone broke their arm. And please, be descriptive about these things, ::treats a patient with a broken arm:: is no fun.

Finally they're scoring goals. The North Koreans didn't actually play all that badly, at least not in the first half. What's funny, however, is that they actually seemed to believe they had a chance of winning the cup, or rather, they were forced to say they believed. Hmm, with the way Chile's going they won't finish with 11 players on the pitch. I'm looking forward to seeing how Spain will do tonight. And of course whether all French players will make it home alive, sounds like they're at each other's throats. This has to be one of the funniest World Cups ever.

Now, the third US goal, however, whole different story. I'm not impressed by the refs. But then that's always an annoyance, the FIFA only allows one or two refs from each country, which means a lot of very good ones have to stay home, while a lot of bad ones get to go. And as far as Germany goes, 20 very strong minutes, the rest, ionno what happened there. No good blaming it on the ref either, as much as I'd like to. If all 4 defenders of the opposing team get booked in the first half then you need to make sure at least one of them gets sent off during the second. Oh well, could be worse, at least we're not France, or England.