Jordan aka FltAdmlWolf

Has the Prime Directive become dogma? A crutch? An improperly applied, but well-intentioned creed that needs to be re-examined? Check out this video essay for an interesting argument about one of The Next Generation‘s and Voyager‘s most central themes. In particular, the author takes to task the Captains who have thrown aside the Prime Directive[.....] View the full article

You heard it here first! We’re excited to announce that Star Trek: Destiny author David Mack has agreed to an email interview with StarBase 118 members. We’re aiming to seek his advice on characterisation, and we want YOUR input on the questions that we’ll ask! The deadline for this is Sunday, January 30th, and the[.....] View the full article

Congratulations again to the winner of last year’s Top Sims Contest, Alleran Tan of the USS Independence-A for his story, “A Lifetime In Moments.” Runner-up was “Union” by Della Vetri and T’Leah of the USS Constitution-B. This year’s Top Sims Contest is now open, and we start the year by voting on those sims which[.....] View the full article

Voting closes February 6, 2011 at 23:59pm. This round of voting only qualifies one sim to be part of the final round of voting for the title of "Top Sim, 2011." Due to the fact that there more than 10 sims submitted, the remaining eligible sims will be voted-on in the next round. REMEMBER: This is NOT a popularity contest. Vote based on MERIT, not the fact that someone is your crewmate. Any crews found "stuffing the ballots" or ratings, will be disqualified PERMANENTLY - yes, that means the whole crew.

Because we have more than 10 sims from the end of last year and the beginning of this year, we're going to use the first 10 sims submitted until now as Round 1. Any sims submitted today through Sun 02-06 will be considered Round 2. PLEASE MARK ANY SUBMISSIONS STARTING TODAY, THROUGH END OF THIS ROUND, AS [ROUND 2]. After Round 2, we should be on track with the Contest Calendar.

Please use this thread for any general discussion or questions about the Top Sims Contest. Do not post praise or criticism for submitted sims in this thread. Instead, post those praise or criticisms in the submitted sim's own thread.

Welcome to Top Sims 2011! All announcements for the entire 2011 contest will be posted in this thread. RULES You can submit ANY sim -- from your ship, or another ship. All sims are welcome, including staff (Captain, First Officer, etc.) sims. Please find a balance between "too much" and "too little" on the submission end of this contest. Don't submit every post from your crew. But please encourage everyone to submit at least one post to the contest whenever they can. Want your crewmates to win more? Nominate only the best sims, and encourage higher quality sims! HOW TO SUBMIT A SIM Click the "Start New Topic" button. The format of the topic title should be as follows: For example: ABOUT THE VOTING After each round, we'll vote on the best sim from the round, which deserves to go to the semi-finals. The best sims from the semi-finals goes to the final round. Please vote on sims, and encourage your crew to do the same. But remember: this is NOT a popularity contest. We welcome submissions of your crewmate's sims, but ALL sims should be rated based on their MERIT, and NOT the fact that someone is your crewmate. Any crews found "stuffing the ballots" or ratings, will be disqualified PERMANENTLY - yes, that means the whole crew! If there is a tie vote, those two sims will continue to the next round of voting for a run-off. CONTEST CALENDAR 2011: Round 1 Submissions: end Sunday 01-23 Voting: Mon 01-24 - Sun 02-06 2011: Round 2 Submissions: Mon 01-24 - Sun 02-06 Voting: Mon 02-07 - Sun 02-20 2011: Round 3 Submissions: Mon 02-07 - Sun 02-20 Voting: Mon 02-21 - Sun 03-06 2011: Round 4 Submissions: Mon 02-21 - Sun 03-06 Voting: Mon 03-07 - Sun 03-20 2011: Round 5 Submissions: Mon 03-07 - Sun 03-20 Voting: Mon 03-21 - Sun 04-03 2011: Round 6 Submissions: Mon 03-21 - Sun 04-03 Voting: Mon 04-04 - Sun 04-17 2011: Round 7 Submissions: Mon 04-04 - Sun 04-17 Voting: Mon 04-18 - Sun 04-24 2011: Round 8 Submissions: Mon 04-18 - Sun 04-24 Voting: Mon 04-25 - Sun 05-08 2011: Round 9 Submissions: Mon 04-25 - Sun 05-08 Voting: Mon 05-09 - Sun 05-22 2011: Round 10 Submissions: Mon 05-09 - Sun 05-22 Voting: Mon 05-23 - Sun 06-05 2011: Round 11 Submissions: Mon 05-23 - Sun 06-05 Voting: Mon 06-06 - Sun 06-19 2011: Round 12 Submissions: Mon 06-06 - Sun 06-19 Voting: Mon 06-20 - Sun 07-03 2011: Round 13 Submissions: Mon 06-20 - Sun 07-03 Voting: Mon 07-04 - Sun 07-17 2011: Round 14 Submissions: Mon 07-04 - Sun 07-17 Voting: Mon 07-18 - Sun 07-31 2011: Round 15 Submissions: Mon 07-18 - Sun 07-31 Voting: Mon 08-01 - Sun 08-14 2011: Round 16 Submissions: Mon 08-01 - Sun 08-14 Voting: Mon 08-15 - Sun 08-28 2011: Round 17 Submissions: Mon 08-15 - Sun 08-28 Voting: Mon 08-29 - Sun 09-11 2011: Round 18 Submissions: Mon 08-29 - Sun 09-11 Voting: Mon 09-12 - Sun 09-25 2011: Round 19 Submissions: Mon 09-12 - Sun 09-25 Voting: Mon 09-26 - Sun 10-09 2011: Round 20 Submissions: Mon 09-26 - Sun 10-09 Voting: Mon 10-10 - Sun 10-23 2011: Runoff Round 1 Voting: Mon 10-10 - Sun 10-30 In runoff round 1, ten sims will be randomly selected amongst the group of 18 eligible sims. Voters will choose one sim from the group to move on to the final round. 2011: Runoff Round 2 Voting: Mon 10-31 - Sun 11-20 In runoff round 2, the other ten sims will be voted on, with one sim moving on to the final round to compete against the winning sim from Runoff Round 1. 2011: Final Round Voting: Mon 11-21 - Sun 12-25 In the final round, the two sims chosen in the runoff round will be pitted against each other for title of "Top Sim, 2011"!

DATES: The class began on January 4, 2011, and ended on January 12, 2011. LIST: sb118-academy2 COMMANDING OFFICER: Cmdr. Della Vetri FIRST OFFICER: Cmdr. Rode Mitchell ENSIGNS: - Julia Agrippina - Kurgeon Sha - Lyndsey Roday - Shirk'ah

Welcome back!

DATES: The class began on December 28th, 2010, and ended on January 6, 2011. LIST: sb118-academy1 COMMANDING OFFICER: LtCmdr. Tallis Rhul FIRST OFFICER: Cmdr. Toni Turner RETURNING MEMBER: - Stephen Carmody

Welcome! We're glad to have you here

DATES: The class began on December 6, 2010, and ended on December 18, 2010. LIST: sb118-academy 3 COMMANDING OFFICER: Cmdr. Andrus Jaxx FIRST OFFICER: Cmdr. Jhen Thelev CLASS MEMBERS: - Sienae Lyndsay - Darren Shan

The vote is public to avoid ballot stuffing

To help members connect more often on our website, we’ve added both a chat feature, and a shoutbox to the site. Both can be found on our chat page: http://go.starbase118.net/chat. The native chat panel connects to IRC, so you can connect from other ways beyond our website, like Trillian or mIRC. More information on the[.....] View the full article