Well, if I'm the only one that feels this is a concern, then I will totally shut up. lol. I`m only advocating this approach because I place an overly high value on us demonstrating egalitarianism and trust with our members, even (or especially) at the expense of security. I can totally understand how a reasonable individual could think otherwise, but it pains me to see other fleets being more trusting of their members than we of our own.

So I`ve said my piece, I`ll let anyone else speak up if they feel it`s worth it. If not, case closed.

As an aside, I would make the point that if *everyone* is doing something, it usually is a good idea (e.g., cars, computers, walking upright, sliced bread, the Kardashians, oh wait...). Well, a lot of the time anyway. :-D

Give me liberty or give me death... unless of course provisions are involved, in which case the liberty thing isn't all that important. (joke!)

Cheers,
John/Araa

My not-so-humble opinion is that you don't fix it if it ain't broke, and I recommend that we stick with our justified and sensible caution.

Remember, this policy is designed to PREVENT abuse or raiding the provisions, and it has done so. We have not had problems. While you are doing your market research, find out how many of the other fleets can say the same thing. We have recently had a raid on our fleet bank by two people who joined, took as much stuff as they could, quit, and then joined new fleets the same day. Propping open the door of the vault at the store that is next-door to the bank that was just burgled seems insanely foolish.

As for the recruitment issue, our numbers are consistently around 500 members and we are continually kicking out inactive members to make room for new ones. Our numbers aren't dwindling. We aren't having problems funding our projects or getting people to our events. So exactly why does it matter what other fleet recruiters say? We don't have a recruitment problem.

As for the point that other fleets "allow anyone in the fleet to buy directly from the stores", I would point out that we also do that. In fact, every fleet does that because buying directly from the store is the only way to buy from the store. We just monitor and control it. But every time I have wanted something from the fleet provisions, I have had no trouble "buying directly from the store". So, if you are talking to a potential member, feel free to truthfully say that we do indeed "allow any member to buy directly from the store". Because we do. We just have to do it in the proper way. No big deal.

"Everyone else is doing it" is almost never a good reason to do something. I urge we stay the course.

I like to name my ships based on noted scientists of the years.. being a science geek/toon..

Though I started with lots of different names.. I started renaming older ships with generally anything just so my current ship is always the U.S.S. TESLA. Just love that name..

Though my shuttle is called U.S.S. Scuttler

This really was an absolute fun time!

Thanks again!! :lol:

For the first off, I'll just be on all day long saturday.

Very powerful. :)

If it's Saturday evening, I'll be running an RP event of not-entirely-certain length, but I'll be happy to drop in. I've been tracking our starbase projects' progress since the rebalance, so some of my data might make for a useful reference.

Rise of the Kir'Shara - Composition by Chris Amarello (Me, Eurrsk)

Hey everyone! Here's just another score I composed in homage to the Vulcan struggle for piece and logic. Hope you all enjoy! ^_^



Oh yeah, the artwork is also done by me using Adobe CS6. The three pyramids represents the Vulcan God of War, the Vulcan God of Peace, and the Vulcan God of Death.

- Music made with FlexiMusicComposer

I suck because this was posted six days ago and I just noticed it. This is apparently pre-pre-pre-alpha combat footage.

Shut up and take my money!

.... that it's now time to get rid of our antiquated "find an officer to buy from the fleet store" policy.

While the "we're gonna be conservative while we're figuring it out" policy made sense at one point, we're now the only fleet in STO I'm aware of (out of about 10) that has a policy anywhere near this restrictive, as most are either wide open or have a bare minimum amount of fleet credits. Needless to say, none have had any problems, and the provisions continue to build up faster than they`re consumed.

So let's not be the last overly conservative fleet in STO, if it's not too late. It was like a little kick in the teeth every time I heard a fleet recruiter say "and of course we allow anyone in the fleet to buy directly from the stores....". Why not us?

Do some market research and ask around if you want to, but please, do it for the children! *gets on knees and starts begging unseemingly.

Weren't able to attend the Trek Trivia Event? Think that you're the knowledge keeper of all things Trek? Think that you'd have given Calandra a run for her money?

Find out how you'd have fared in the Trek Trivia event! Enjoy this complimentary sampling of ten of the forty-five questions that were posed during the event. Compare your answer with the answers in the bottom of the post!

1. What Ferengi seeks revenge on Captain Picard for his son’s death?
2. What famous treaty was struck between the Federation and Romulan Empire?
3. In the original series, what is the full name of Captain Kirk's nemesis, "Mudd"?
4. In Star Trek Voyager: which crew member created the Beowulf holodeck program?
5. What is the name of the fictional detective that Captain Picard plays on the holodeck?
6. Where is the Enterprise-D en route to, when the crew encounters 'Q' for the first time?
7. What is the name of the moving warp nacelles on USS Voyager?
   
8. In the movie: Generations, why does the star drive section of the Enterprise explode?
9. What does Captain Picard do for the first time on-screen, in the episode: "Sarek"?
10. Which Star Trek cast member appeared in the gay romantic comedy "Make the Yuletide Gay"?

Click the 'spoiler' heading below to view the answers!



Remember, it's not just about knowing the answer without resorting to Google, it's also about having the fastest fingers! If you did well, make sure that you join us for the next run of the event, to be announced in the near future!

If your knowledge of Trek is somewhat lacking, be sure to brush up on your skills and be ready to dominate the next event!

Thanks again to all who participated!

On November 24th, 2012, Stonewall Fleet hosted an impromptu Trek Trivia event at the Stonewall Fleet Embassy to New Romulus! This marked the first official use of our new Embassy for fleet business!

At 5:00 PM PDT / 8:00 PM EST, more than twenty Stonewall Fleet members filled the Embassy's conference room and participated in a 45 question, Star Trek trivia event! The first participant to correctly answer each question, was awarded a point, until all 45 questions were presented!




Sweeping the scoreboard was Calandra@KiriAmaya, who was declared the winner of the event, with an amazing 21 points!




Prizes were awarded as follows:

First Place: A unique Holo-Leeta duty officer, and 'Convention Veteran' title unlock!
Second Place: 500,000 Energy Credits
Third Place: 500,000 Energy Credits
Participation: Various skill and fleet credit bonus pools!

I'm pleased to announce that ALL participants received a prize for their participation in the 90 minute event! Great laughs and times were had by all who attended!

With the success of this event, we'll be looking to host similar events in the future, with MORE prizes, and MORE award categories! Thank you to all who attended, and helped make this event a tremendous success on short notice!

I'm hoping to get feedback from membership about when the best times would be, and I'd love to coordinate with someone across the pond to hold other time slots. The first time I'll just be on most of the day doing impromptu groupings and gathering feedback.

I've already put my pre-order in on Amazon and am going to schedule a few days off of work the week it comes out to play.

Geeky - sure, but beyond STO it's been the only game I've been excited to play for a long time.

This sounds like a terrific idea. Very nice of you to take the initiative with a project like this :) I'll be happy to help out when my work schedule allows, and I also have a Tuffli freighter that I can bring to help out with!

How do you plan on announcing the times that these groups will run? Or will this be more of an impromptu gathering? Looking forward to helping!

Roll on February when its supposed to be released as a full film. :cheer:

If you need to borrow a ferengi to nip to your freighter to purchase goods I am on call whenever online. Can keep a small stock in fleet bank.

Awesome idea Six, sounds like it'd be a huge help for the House (oh, and DSS I guess. :-p).

So basically this is my thought process. The main Stonewall Fleet holdings are moving along at a pretty steady pace, but the House of Nagh reD and Deep Space Stonewall holdings are getting, well held up.

My idea is that we can gather a few times a week to focus on one of those fleet holdings and work on whatever resources are currently or soon to be needed.

I'll have my Ferengi toon and freighter on hand for the discounts [they're not on the same toon tho :-(], and hopefully we'll get someone with another freighter or ferengi, so we can buy needed commodities at a very discounted rate. If I can secure fleet captain or officer approval/assistance, I also hope to be able to earn stuff for the next projects that are due to open, and maybe even have the task-force help decide what projects to run.

Episodes 5 & 6 are up. I had to watch episode 5 twice. :whistle:
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