USS REPUBLIC NCC-1371 E - 20 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS SIMMING

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Please join me in congratulating the crew of STSF’s very own USS Republic as they embark on their 20th season of online Star Trek simming. We are officially one of the longest, continually running online text-based Star Trek Role Playing Sims in existence, playing online since 1991. We invite you all to come join us for a special celebration on Monday, November 7th at 11pm EST, in the sim room USS Republic 20, to help us celebrate this special day.

 

The USS Republic Sim began in November 1991 on a small university server, under the command of Captain Kruge. The ship them moved through a short interlude with Netscape and then shortly after that, the ship was moved over to play on the America Online service, where it played under the auspices of StarFleet Online, later renamed Spacefleet Online due to various legal issues that arose. Bouncing around the AOL forums with our hosts having to sport many different titles over the years, and I know many of our past and present crew members wore many of these names, you often saw us with the prefix of OGF, Host OGF, Host PCG, Host Games, Guide, and many more, but through it all, we remained the same players with the same surnames.

 

Following in the footsteps of Captain Kruge, The Republic has also been commanded by Captain Kraf, Admiral Erinna Morgyn, Captain Fish Vir, Captain Jael, Captain Kilgore, Vice-Admiral Ender and Rear Admiral BluRox.

 

In 2002, the USS Republic-D, a Galaxy-class ship serving as a flag vessel for Rear Admiral Errrika BluRox and Commander Kawalas, moved to the Star Trek Simulation Forum. The Republic, part of the founding of STSF, had to delay making the physical initial jump to STSF from SFOL, due to room limitations as we shared a time slot with the USS Manticore, commanded by our current Fleet Admiral Atragon. However; at the time we only had the one chat room, so many of the crew would participate in the new STSF Monday Academy (run by BluRox and Kbear) as a warmup to the Republic sim, then pop back over to our old room to play. Once a second room was built, (many thanks to our ever amazing Webmaster for ‘making it so’) the move was completed, and our voyages continue here to this day. We love ya Webbie!

 

Most recently, we moved onto the new USS Republic NCC-1371-E, a newly modified Sovereign-class vessel, with the crew all having a hand in the unique naming of our shuttles. Currently under the joint command of Rear Admiral Errrika BluRox and Captain Rian Kwai, we look forward to embarking into our third decade of simming together. Many of our crew have been steady players on the ship for over 15 years themselves! (and they still come back each week; I think they’re still waiting for their back pay)!

 

To our current crew and the many, many others that have served aboard the Republic over the years, have joined us in one of the many joint sim plots that have run with the other fine ships in the forum, have played that ever so special “Special Guest Villian/Visitor/Victim”; your continued dedication to the ship and our simming community as a whole, is what has made it what it is, and your perseverance is what still keeps us going to this day. Just wait until we hit 30!

 

You guys are the best and we thank each and every one of you. We could not have done this without You!

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Here is a listing of those players from the USS Republic over the years (more names to come, I'm still digging up floppy disks).

 

USS Republic Honor Roll:

 

Rear Admiral Errrika BluRox *

Captain Rian Kwai a.k.a "Kiwi" or "Buzz" *

Captain Kania Kawalas Ace*

Commander (sg) August Jax Robinson a.k.a. "Ajax". "Prego” *

Lt. Commander (sg II) William Jared Robinson a.k.a. "Wesley the Trigger-Happy Toast Avenger"

Lt. Commander Apollo “Goldenboy” Link *

Lt. Commander (sg) Jameson "Whiskey" Gordon Bardolph, a.k.a. Barcode *

Lt. Commander David "Ducky" Michael Johnson

Lt. Commander Hans Seiben *

Lt. Ayumu Kasuga *

Lieutenant Heather “Sherlock” Jamieson

Lt. (jg) Tisa Sen “Leaning Tower” *

Lt. (jg) Victoria Margaret Elizabeth Knight “Vanna”

Lt. C.J. “Chips” Jacobs *

 

Vice Admiral Ender Wiggins *

Lieutenant Kirok

Lieutenant Andy Carter *

Lt. Commander (sg) Dyryke Intrepid Raleigh "Stainmaster" Trepp

Admiral Erinna M *

Captain Fish Vir *

Commander Chelle *

Commander Riker *

RawI Valdus *

Lt Commander John Lee

Lt. Commander Bridee ‘Birdie” Mckee *

MrDrankum *

Cmdr Helen Huff *

Lt. Joe Friday *

Dr. Ann Stewart (LTCMDR)*

Commander Marak*

Commander Ariana Bridger *

Lt Commander Sean Blackthorne

Cnsl Kraf *

Lt. “little birdie” Ciara McKee *

Lt. Jg. James "Flash" Fenn

Ens. Elizabet "Pickles" Margrave

Lt. Commander Fiona Weber

Lt. Commander (sg) Joy 12

Ens. Tirean "Tinker" Bell

Lt. (jg) Rialia Sinclaire

Ens. Leon Hawke

Ens. Benedict Pollasski

Lt. (jg) Joseph Maxwell

Lt. (jg) Ellis Morgan

Lt. (jg) T'Linna Eagle

Lt MargoVincent

Commander Locutus01*

Lt. Commander Kelareve

Commander Bravo *

Lt. Lefevre *

OfcMcKee *

LtCTrek

BenHoliday

Lt. Commander Ace

Devontstryker

Ens. Cameryn Hope Azri

Ens. Telia

Ens. Lance Moris

Ens. Edward Somansky

Ens. T'Aniz Josef

Ens. Liam Micheal O'Shea "Chase" Flannery

Lt Keelin "Duckie" Drake

Lt. (jg) Donalek S. Maturin

Lt. (jg) Mi'isa'ale "Michelle" Issia

Lt. (jg) Peter J. "The Running Man" Lee

Ens. Kate Trillium

SRalov

EnsAikoTaji

Ens. Lucas Dev

Dr Trinity Taylor

Tasha Kae

Lt. Duzac

Ted Lightlifter

Ens. Chronox

Cmdr7of9

Ens. Ree

Serina Leary

Shelbyann

Lt. Wyatt

Ens. Dallas

Ens. Starwell

Lt. Commander Shaw

Lt.(jg) Mesmer

Lt.jg XavierFrost

LCdrMcMurphy

EnSheaMc

Ens Garin

LtjJoeMalcom

Chioban

EnsPDavis

Drrmedicbear

LtJamesS

LtCdrZera*

LtFTorve

CMDR Gaelin T'Kai*

EnsJamesK

EnsKnlwatcher

EnsTokith

LtnJonCohn

Ltg Vex Xiang

Lt Veydra Cyan*

LtMitchel

CMDR Kespin Ramart Darr*

Ens Torak

LtCdrJoy5

EnsTuvixB

EnsLesta

Dr Mundt*

DrFlip1

LtjTaggert

EnsSiebert

Meri Kythe

Lt Rhiannon Llewellyn

Lt. Commander Tess Spencer

Ens Pizz

LTJG Jeffrey M. Calrin

LT Michael Trek

LT Katherine T'Mara

EnsMcDay

LtHerel*

Dr. Philip Montoya (LT)

Dr. Paul C. Wing (LTJG)

LtCDR Joshua Day

FT LT Christopher P. Rocks

Ens Alpha

LT Christodoulos

LtnKitKat

FstLt Tye*

Captain K. H. Jael*

CdrKall*

Captain Kilgore*

Adm. Odo*

DiGriz *

Captain Kilgore*

Ambassador Peel*

Lt Jade

LtNickman

EnElmore

Ensn Sven

LtCdrKel

Ltcdr Grant

CdrRiker*

KaitRhett

CmdrTere*

LtJgSavvik

Ltn Rocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* denotes GM level player

More of the older names to come, have to find 16 and 17 yr old floppies and the portable hard drive or they’re useless! You older folks...points to Kraf, Ender, JT.....if you have any of the older names in your file, send them too me to add please.

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The Crew and Command Staff of the USS Republic would like to send a big THANK YOU out to all of you that stopped by our special celebration last week, sent IM's, PM's and emails with your kind words of celebration. It was great having everyone stop by, from some of our oldest members from back in the SFOL days, to some of our very newest members of STSF that just stopped by to say hello. You all have made us what we are today. HERE!

 

Thanks again,and hey, we do have a few openings if anyone is interested in stopping by.

 

Talon is catching up to us, and will be having their 19th Year Celebration Soon as well.