Congratulations on getting the fleet and the pride event on the front page of STO. The article was very well written and a more than worthy guest blog.

Kudos to Cryptic for asking you to do that and to promote the event.

Well done. :cheer:

I was so proud to find that Stonewall made the front page of startrekonline.com. I really enjoyed the positive message in this great blog, thank you Nick for this awesome job! :) Although next weekend is already fully scheduled with non-STO social events, I'm going to try to log in as much as I can during pride!

It seems like everything they release is more OP than the last. And we don't even know what the consoles are going to be yet.

In which case, very odd, enjoy it while it lasts!

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Nick, the 8k refinement resets at 12am Gmt. So it's likely that in your timezone your morning starts off pre GMT and your evening, after. Which explains your 2 refinements in a day, however, I'm sure you will find if you do an 8k evening refinement, you won't be able to do one in the morning.

Hope this helps.

There's still only one 12 AM GMT per Day though, so only one reset. :P

That reset would happen when I'm asleep generally anyhow, not mid day.

I'm pretty sure it's going to be next months "Ship of the Month" so all you Romulan players get your credit cards ready!

Looks pretty cool in my opinion. OP, but cool. :P

Nick, the 8k refinement resets at 12am Gmt. So it's likely that in your timezone your morning starts off pre GMT and your evening, after. Which explains your 2 refinements in a day, however, I'm sure you will find if you do an 8k evening refinement, you won't be able to do one in the morning.

Hope this helps.

I'm not sure how well known this is, but they're supposed to be releasing a three pack of Scimitar carriers sometime in the future. I like to keep an eye on the STO group on Reddit and someone posted some screenshots of the new frigate pets.

http://puu.sh/3lax6.jpg

This pic shows the description for what "Tri-Phasic and Multi-Specral" emitters are.
http://i.imgur.com/CJCKBdh.jpg

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Something about this dosen't seem right. The BBC is saying the affiliated ministries wont be shutting down. They are shattered not defeated yet anyway.

Even if we take our victories in small pieces, we're still taking our victories. The outcome is not in question, friend:)

SaintPlazma: That's because Exodus is/was an umbrella organisation. It provided support, services, and branding to affiliates who were in all other respects independent.

In practical terms, this is what the shutting down of Exodus means:
1) No more ex-gay materials from the Exodus imprint (but could still be printed otherwise)
2) No more public speakers and media spokespeople bearing the name of Exodus (but who could still theoretically function in the same capacity without Exodus's aegis)
3) No more of Exodus being considered the "go-to" people to represent their "side" of this issue in the popular consciousness (though others can serve this capacity independently.
4) No more of Exodus dictating the talking points to the evangelical world on the subject of homosexuality (though others can do so)

In reality, a splinter faction, Restored Hope Network, started 1 1/2 years ago in reaction to Exodus's moving away from the model of reorientation, has been picking up the slack--and former Exodus affiliates. Restored Hope will be the new go-to people for everything I've just mentioned. Things haven't changed much beyond symbolism--but never deny the power of symbolism.

I wrote more on all of this on a blog post earlier this evening: https://whittierstrong.wordpress.com/2013/06/21/exodus/

1) Well-written, most certainly.

2) Negative reactions are more muted than I would have anticipated - the overwhelming outpouring of support I think attests to that. There's no greater motivator for reexamining one's most deeply held prejudices than a good ole public shaming.

3) Some how My Little Pony fandom has gotten mixed up in this? Someone is gonna need to flowchart that for me.

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Sej that was weird but i secretly loved it

Well then, we can consider this by popular request.

Just to bring it back on-topic, Hi-Fashion is amazingly appropriate for Pride - as evidenced above, they're really into promoting your self-esteem.

Also, twinkmeat, bears, and drag kings:
(just the teensiest bit NSFW)
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And, of course, Madonna!
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Sej that was weird but i secretly loved it

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It was explained to me thusly:

Instead of everyone having their own independent timer - the server globally resets the clock somewhere around 5-6p EDT every day. For everyone.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong?

I don't think that's right. When F2P first launched, they were very short on the details about how it work, except for that it was "once a day".

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No place with you in it could be mostly heterosexual sej :P

Sir, I take that as a compliment of the highest order.

Here's to the Ereiid who lunch...

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It was explained to me thusly:

Instead of everyone having their own independent timer - the server globally resets the clock somewhere around 5-6p EDT every day. For everyone.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong?

I have a question about the drag pagent. The directions are somewhat vague, especially for those of us who don't identify a single toon as a main toon.

Nick,

What you did there: amazing. Thank you for representing our community with such eloquence and reflection through the spirit of Trek.

Yet another strong reminder of how great this fleet really is. I'm excited for Pride and ever grateful for the friends I've made and continue to make in Stonewall Fleet.

I salute you, sir. Props.

Steve

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No place with you in it could be mostly heterosexual sej :P

Sir, I take that as a compliment of the highest order.

Here's to the Ereiid who lunch...

If I don't make it in this weekend it's because I've gnawed off all my fingers to the hand... But hey maybe Takei will get wind of it and make something really awesome.

Congrats to Nicholas!

I haven't been in game for a while and am looking forward to this event! WOOT!

I'm also posting in here to stop myself from responding to posts in the official forum thread. I had a rage (not really) post ready about "offensive topics", check yo' privilege, false equivalency, yadda yadda yadda, but Paladia's got the right idea ;)

Instead, I chose the much more positive:

Yay! Diversity! :)

Thanks to Stonewall Fleet for making me a less prickly person! :woohoo: