August 2017
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Poll of the Week: Who Would You Draft?
Here’s the thing: It’s obvious I’m not a big gamer. But many other people in our community are really serious about their digital pursuits. World of Warcraft seems to be
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Extra! Extra! Write for the Federation News Service!
This just in: the Federation News Service is hiring! Seasoned journalists and freelancers are wanted to showcase what’s going on beyond the mission reports of Starfleet to the greater universe
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Vote now in Top Sims Runoff Set 3
The poll is now live for Runoff Set 3 of the 2017 Top Sims Contest! In the runoff rounds, members (like you!) decide which sims head to the final round of the
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Lower Decks interview: LtJG Arturo Maxwell, SB118 Ops
We’re here with another interview with a newer member of our community. The title of this column is “Lower Decks,” hearkening back to the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode
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Writer’s Workshop: 5 mission ideas inspired by sci-fi reads
Mark Twain once said: “There is no such thing as a new idea. It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort
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Final round of the Feature Bio Contest!
Attention: The Featured Bio Contest will be shutting down after this last round! So if you have come across a great character biography on the wiki or been working on
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USS Blackwell encounters a minefield in the Par’tha Expanse
PAR’THA EXPANSE – The surprised crew of the medical ship Blackwell were thrown off their feet by a cloaked minefield that damaged the ship’s port nacelle and scattered high concentrations
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Poll of the Week: Happy Birthday
When we create a new character, we put a lot of thought into the process. Some parts usually get more attention: Species, gender, department. Cosmetic details might be given a
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New Academy Graduates
Please welcome our newest Academy graduates to the UFOP: StarBase 118 fleet: Jacob Horne, Dallas Wolf, and Ezaya K’Ghim!
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De nobis fabula narratur: The Magna Romans
De nobis fabula narratur: The Magna Romans In the year 2268, the USS Enterprise landed on an M-Class planet, 892-IV, in search of the SS Beagle, a missing survey vessel.
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USS Artemis-A encounters Borg Cube and faces sabotage
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New community recruits people from all over the universe
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Situation escalates for Ops Crew as plant and Population go on offensive
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Lower Decks interview: Lieutenant JG Lhandon Nilsen, USS Octavia E. Butler
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Award winner – Azura Ada, USS Constitution-B (Xalor Clan Xifilis Award)
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