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Only attach the 2 most immediately received posts
above your own. Meaning the posts you send out should have no more then
3 posts in it: the post you wrote personally & the 2 posts written
by the last 2 players to send out a post. |
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The beginning & end of the story portion
of your post MUST be marked by the word 'On' at the top & 'Off' at
the bottom. |
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All posts are to be signed below the "Off' mark
with at least the writer's character name. This is especially to be applied
in the case of jointly written posts so that all contributors get proper
credit. |
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Settings, particularly changes of location within
a post or settings of a point in time predating the current general timeframe
of the mission, must be clearly marked to avoid confusion. |
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Cursing / cussing in posts -- "Bleep" yourself.
It is not exactly canon in the Star Trek universe to use profanity left
& right as often as is done today, but I realize some may feel it's
necessary in a medium incapable of properly displaying facial expressions
of anger or frustration no matter how specific your descriptiveness is.
I encourage players to get more creative in their writing or use these
alternatives: cuss words in Klingon or other alien tongues. |
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CO & XO
-- 2 posts a week. |
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Senior Officers
--1 post a week. |
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Junior Officers
--1 post every two weeks |
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NCOs (enlisted ranks) & civilians
-- 1 post (or more) every 3 weeks. |
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Absences -- Prolonged periods of where you expect
to not be posting are to be preceded by a notice to both the CO & XO
of when your absence from the game will begin & a date of when you
expect to be back. Anyone absent without warning (AWOL) must have a believable
excuse upon return in order to retain their position (but too many excuses
just become only excuses). Those having sudden technical difficulties with
their Net access I urge to at least try getting a message through to at
least the ship's mailing list address via Hotmail, Yahoo, etc., a friend's
computer, or a fellow player to let us know where you've gone. An unreasonably
prolonged unexplained absence can result in you being considered having
quit the game & your position will be vacated & marked 'Available'. |
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NO LURKERS -- only Observers specially designated
by the CO or Starbase Argus Command staff may receive e-mail from the ship's
mailing list without sending posts to the list. If you are granted a crew
position on the To'wo'd you WILL be expected to adhere to your posting
requirement in accordance with the above list of rules. |
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Do NOT ask
for a promotion. |
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All players should follow the general Star
Trek timeline and ideals. |
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No one should create lasting and extensive new
technologies without the approval of the admiralty. |
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All players should follow the chain of command,
bringing their problems/ideas to their direct commanding officer FIRST,
however if required take your problems/ideas to your Division Advisor.
(This shows respect for your superiors, as well as helping to alleviate
some of the workload from the higher up players). |
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Only the Captain of a ship may start and end
missions for that ship, unless specific instructions have been given otherwise. |
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All mission related plots and subplots must be
approved through your ship's Captain PRIOR to development. (I.E. You don't
have to tell your CO if you're going to ask the CMO out on a date, but
if you and the CMO are going to go AWOL to save a dying planet, the CO
should know) |
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NO ONE may use anybody else's character in ways
unfitting to the previously established personality, or make major changes
to that character, without PRIOR approval by that character's player. |
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Please be courteous to ALL other players, and
RESPECT each other REGARDLESS of age, sex, personal backgrounds, beliefs,
or writing abilities. |
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Above all else, remember that this is a GAME,
and have FUN with it! |
