Jordan aka FltAdmlWolf

Welcome! My door is always open if you ever need anything.

DATES: The class began on February 4, 2020 and ended February 9, 2020 LIST: sb118-academy3 COMMANDING OFFICER: Lt. Commander @Jo Marshall FIRST OFFICER: Lieutenant @Samira Neathler GRADUATES: @Wes Greaves @Sirok @Alieth @Mikeja Lan Sara Bjorge Welcome to the fleet – we're so glad you're here! My door is always open if you ever need anything

DATES: The class began on 12/24/2019 and ended 12/30/2019 LIST: sb118-academy2 COMMANDING OFFICER: Lt. Commander @German Galven FIRST OFFICER: Lt. Commander @Zaaia Leix GRADUATES: Gunnar Welcome to the fleet – we're so glad you're here! My door is always open if you ever need anything

Welcome to the fleet. My door is always open if you ever need anything, don't hesitate to reach out

DATES: The class began on 12/10/2019 and ended on December 17, 2019 LIST: sb118-Academy4 COMMANDING OFFICER: Captain @Sal Taybrim FIRST OFFICER: Lieutenant @Samira Neathler GRADUATES: @Chase Masters Lincoln White Welcome to the fleet – we're so glad you're here!

DATES: The class began on November 4, 2019 and ended November 13, 2019. LIST: sb118-academy4 COMMANDING OFFICER: Lt. Commander @Jansen Orrey FIRST OFFICER: Lt. Commander @Genkos Adea GRADUATES: Karen Strong Welcome to the fleet – we're so glad you're here!

The pumpkins have been carved, the candy's been purchased, the orange and purple light strings have been hung by the fire with care. Now all that's left to do is announce who won this year's Halloween Avatar Contest! Just to reiterate how this works: We have one judge from each ship in the fleet review all the entrants, and rank each ship against the others on two metrics: Originality and Design. We add those two scores together and then multiply it by the crew's participation in the contest – ships with fewer participants are marked down a certain percentage for each player who doesn't participate. (We did discount players who had accessibility challenges.) I'm very happy to report that six out of our nine installations had 100% participation, and another had 91% participation, so a great year for fleet-wide participation in the contest! Unfortunately for some of the crews that didn't have full participation, that number did end up affecting their ranking. Keep that in mind for next year! So now, without further ado, the crew that really killed it in this year's contest: . . . . 🎃 . . Congratulations to the members of the USS Gorkon, who – for the second year in a row – have won the top position in this year's contest! They really are the crew to beat based on originality and design. But let's not forget our runners up, who had a very unique theme and an LOL-inducing list of avatars: Both crews have earned badges, which can be found on the wiki – be sure to add yours to your profile! Join me in congratulating the designers and players for these awesome concepts and images!

10 check-ins, with 11 on the roster as of the close date. 90% participation score. If there's any issue with this count, the CO of the ship should contact me directly.

10 check-ins, with 12 on the roster as of the close date. 83% participation score. If there's any issue with this count, the CO of the ship should contact me directly.

7 check-ins, with 10 on the roster as of the close date. 70% participation score. If there's any issue with this count, the CO of the ship should contact me directly.

10 check-ins, with 11 on the roster -2 secondary characters for 9 total as of the close date. 100% participation score. If there's any issue with this count, the CO of the ship should contact me directly.

9 check-ins, with 10 on the roster -2 discounted to 8 as of the close date. 100% participation score. If there's any issue with this count, the CO of the ship should contact me directly.

12 check-ins, with 10 on the roster and -1 discounted to 9 – as of the close date. 100% participation score. If there's any issue with this count, the CO of the ship should contact me directly.

11 check-ins, with 10 on the roster as of the close date. 100% participation score. If there's any issue with this count, the CO of the ship should contact me directly.

10 check-ins, with 10 on the roster as of the close date. 100% participation score. If there's any issue with this count, the CO of the ship should contact me directly.

12 check-ins, with 12 on the roster as of the close date. 100% participation score. If there's any issue with this count, the CO of the ship should contact me directly.

Reminder: Check-in threads close tomorrow evening. If you have any stragglers, get them checked-in today!

DATES: The class began on September 30, 2019 and ended October 6, 2019 LIST: sb118-academy4 COMMANDING OFFICER: LtCmdr. @Geoffrey Teller FIRST OFFICER: LtCmdr. @Oddas Aria GRADUATES: @Saju Uma Welcome to the fleet – we're so glad you're here! My door is always open if you ever need anything.

So great. I'm still in awe 😃

DATES: The class began on September 9, 2019 and ended September 19, 2019 LIST: sb118-academy2 COMMANDING OFFICER: LtCmdr. @Lael Rosek FIRST OFFICER: LtCmdr. @Jansen Orrey GRADUATES: @Alastriona De Troyes Jon Hawkes Welcome to the fleet – we're so glad you're here! My door is always open if you ever need anything.

Need help? Have a question about the contest? Post in the thread below.

Join our 9th Annual Halloween Avatar Contest! Here's the quick-and-spooky: Each crew chooses a theme – like "Nightmare Before Christmas," or "Mugshots," or "Sesame Street" – then, each person on the crew is assigned a character and changes their forum avatar to an image of that character. A panel of judges (one person from each ship) helps decide the winners! HOW TO ENTER THE COMPETITION Each crew must pick a theme. If you haven't seen anyone on your ship's OOC email list start a brainstorming thread, check your ship's forum to see if there's a thread started there. If you can't find one, open a thread in your ship forum titled "2019 Halloween Avatar Contest - YourShipHere" and start a discussion on what theme you should pick! For a member of the crew to be considered part of the team, they must: change their avatar here on the forums check in to crew's official thread in this forum (more on that below) with a funny quote, quip, or greeting. (i.e.- "Trick or treat!"). Please keep any other extraneous posts out of this thread as it will be used to count the ship's participants. Regarding check-in threads: The second post in the check-in thread must an announcement of the ship's theme. Check-in threads will be locked until October 1, when the contest begins. Participants must be checked-in to their ship's thread in this forum by Sunday, October 20 at 11:59pm Pacific Time. Avatars must remain in their costumed forms until at least Thursday, October 31 at 11:59pm Pacific Time. Each crew entering the contest must upload their avatars to the wiki following this tutorial to the letter. Please follow each instructions closely and exactly – your crew will be disqualified if you do not follow the instructions! JUDGING SCORING Originality of theme: You may not use a theme that involves Starfleet crews we've seen onscreen or in beta canon – so no Enterprise, Voyager, DS9 crews, etc.! You are welcome to use other Star Trek themes if you want. Beyond that, just get really creative! Design quality of avatars: Check out past entrants and winners for some understanding of what we're looking for. Important note on design: Avatar designers should ensure that the avatars, as they appear on each person's check-in post, works best. Many ships create a "unified graphic" with all the characters on it, and then just slice that up. But this often leaves text unreadable once each person puts the avatar onto their profile. So focus more on making the avatar appear correctly on the forums. Keep in mind that the unified graphic is not judged or required, so while it's a bit of fun to bring all the avatars together and show the theme, don't assume that unified graphic will win you the contest! Number of crew members checked in: This is a multiplier to the previous two qualifications. For example, if the official crew roster (maintained by the ship CO and FO) says there are 12 crew members, and 5 people are checked-in to the thread, then your multiplier is 42%. JUDGES PANEL We'll ask each ship to send a volunteer – they can't be the ship's CO, and they must not be on more than one ship. Each judge will rank every ship's entry on the originality and design quality per above. Judges will not be able to rank their own ship in the first position. We'll use Ranked Choice Voting to determine the winner for each category. Once we have the scores for each of the two categories, we'll add them together, and then multiply by the number of crew members checked in, per above. The crew with the highest score, total, wins the competition. We'll also announce the runners-up. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS » How do I change my avatar? A detailed tutorial is found here. » What's the deal with the funny quote, quip, or greeting required on the check-in thread? It could be a quote from the character you're using, or something funny that you just make up on the fly. But make it good -- ask your teammates for help if you need inspiration! » Can my team use a theme that's previously been used? Yes, as long as you use new images. » Where do we get avatar images if none of us on my team are good at graphics? Check out the graphics request forum. Ask nicely for best results! » Do the avatars have to look like the characters? No. » How is participation counted? What about secondaries and disabled members? The number of possible participants will be pulled from the official ship roster (maintained by CO and FO) on Monday, October 22. We will discount properly marked secondaries and any members who are disabled and cannot access the forums, as per the CO of the ship. » When will winners be announced? Near the end of October/beginning of November. » What do the winners get? A forum badge everyone can put in their signature, and serious credibility. » What if I have other questions? Post them in the discussion thread!

DATES: The class began on August 26, 2019 and ended September 4, 2019 LIST: sb118-academy4 COMMANDING OFFICER: @Sal Taybrim as Cmdr. Ishreth Dal FIRST OFFICER: LtCmdr. @Jansen Orrey GRADUATES: Branna O'Toole G'Dok Welcome to the fleet – we're so glad you're here! My door is always open if you ever need anything.

DATES: The class began on August 19, 2019 and ended August 26, 2019 LIST: sb118-academy2 COMMANDING OFFICER: LtCmdr. @Jo Marshall FIRST OFFICER: LtCmdr. @Toryn Raga GRADUATES: @Vlokinth @Kano Risha @Gavin Kinnear Welcome to the fleet – we're so glad you're here! My door is always open if you ever need anything.

DATES: The class began on August 19, 2019 and ended August 26, 2019 LIST: sb118-academy3 COMMANDING OFFICER: LtCmdr. @Ayiana Sevo FIRST OFFICER: LtCmdr. @Serala GRADUATES: Avarak Riordan Welcome to the fleet – we're so glad you're here! My door is always open if you ever need anything.