Nic

nniicc

Team Up for Guild Missions

February 07 2013
Arenanet announced this:
Join your fellow guild members to take on an entirely new category of content! These missions, designed for coordinated group play, include everything from bounties to group puzzles to cross-country challenges. You’ll need to work together to complete the missions and earn new Guild Merits, which can unlock cool upgrades and rewards. It pays to be in a guild!


Sounds cool.
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Edited February 07 2013 by nniicc
John Wilson

Araa

Re: GLBT Holidays & Events

February 07 2013
Quote by NicholasJohn16
In Stonewall Fleet, we've celebrated Pride every year and that's great, but there's a lot of other glbt holidays out there than that. Just that come to mind are:
  • World AIDS Day
  • Day of Silence
  • Coming Out Day
  • Transgender Remembrance Day


Great idea Nick! Here are a couple of immediate thoughts... first of all, complete list (as far as I can tell) is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LGBT_holidays

The two that caught my eye as being the easiest to build some momentum:

Stonewall Riot (June 27) - Do we explicitly celebrate this date over and above the general Pride celebrations? By rioting I guess? Might be nice to have an event specifically tied to it (or at least a MoTD) if we don't already.

World AIDS Day - Awesome idea, would love to see ideas to increase AIDS awareness both within and outside of the fleet. For example:
  • External awareness - Change our uniform insignia to red ribbons? Promote discussion while pugging? Post relevant message on the forums?
  • Internal awareness - Do we have anyone who's poz and proud who could help lead this? I would love to have more open discussion about this within the fleet in general and it'd be great to be able to refer new members to poz role models who can provide support as needed.



Great initiative!
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Edited February 07 2013 by Araa
John Wilson

Araa

Re:

February 07 2013
Quote by Ereiid
Quote by Ozy
We have a klingon fleet?


Cummon.

This is Stonewall.

It's more of a Discreet Orion Slaveboy Escort service, than anything else.


The House of Nagh reD DOSE Service? I could get used to that.

Some like supplying signatures, others supply Orion slaveboys... Any more volunteers to join the house? :-D

As for that jealous mocking from those miscreants in the PvE department (did I say SECOND best department? Pfft), obviously they're hiding in the PvE world because they're not lizard enough to talk like that in PvP. :-p


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Edited February 07 2013 by Araa
DoctorDisaster

DoctorDisaster

Re: New Stonewall Writing RP Proposal

February 07 2013
I'd love to participate, but I'm sure everybody guessed that already. :)
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Sej @Ereiid

Ereiid

Re: Idea: PvP Event - Dominion Wars

February 07 2013
Quote by Res
PvP? Dominion War era ships? Res is there. I only ever fly a Defiant anyways, so I can get behind this.


You're sure we can't shove you in a Chel Grett? Even temporarily?

Even if I offer you all the candy in the back of this windowless van?
Res

Res

Re: Idea: PvP Event - Dominion Wars

February 07 2013
PvP? Dominion War era ships? Res is there. I only ever fly a Defiant anyways, so I can get behind this.

GLBT Holidays & Events

February 07 2013
In Stonewall Fleet, we've celebrated Pride every year and that's great, but there's a lot of other glbt holidays out there than that. Just that come to mind are:
  • World AIDS Day
  • Day of Silence
  • Coming Out Day
  • Transgender Remembrance Day
It'd be great if we could start celebrating some of these other events as well. To get that started, we should create a list of the most important events every year. Many of these events are usually country specific, so I figured I'd ask our multi-national community, what events should we celebrate?
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Edited February 07 2013 by nicholasjohn16
Sej @Ereiid

Ereiid

Re:

February 07 2013
Quote by Ozy
We have a klingon fleet?


Cummon.

This is Stonewall.

It's more of a Discreet Orion Slaveboy Escort service, than anything else.
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Linda Layne

Ltervlet

Re: Update 1.7- Reputations

February 07 2013
Thanks Sean! You beat me to it. :laugh: :) Looks like an interesting system, I guess most players are near or at the end of their legacy leveling so devs had to come up with something for them to do with their time. My question is, what missions are those with lots of level 50s going to do to level the various reputations? There are only so many dailies available..... :(

Unknown Person

Re:

February 07 2013
Quote by Ozy
We have a klingon fleet?

LOL


Not for much longer brother. Once our power is restored we will send the Klingon dogs to Gre'thor
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Gaz

Ozy

Re:

February 07 2013
We have a klingon fleet?

LOL
Dave (Voleron)

Voleron

Re: Forum Signature Store!

February 07 2013
Directions are at the bottom of the second post, on page one of this thread :)

Jarrod Brenden

captainbrenden

Re: Forum Signature Store!

February 07 2013
Perhaps a silly question, but how does one actually get the image to appear as a signature?
Jwcisneros

Lorenius

Re: Danger of the downward spiral

February 07 2013
I too lived in SoCal for a good number of years, ymmv but I have heard more negative opinions of AC models than positive. But that is not the thrust (pardon the pun) of my post.

I went from a 25 year career as a working professional actor to academia. I study the History of Sexuality in the West in the Middles Ages and Early Modern periods. I changed careers because I felt what suffices to be the gay community is vastly ignorant of its very real history, a history that extends back before the words "gay" or "homosexual" existed. A history that goes back to well before a vociferous minority in the Roman Catholic Church made up the now widely accepted (inaccurate) meaning of the word "sodomite."

I volunteer for the Trevor Project because every life I help save is precious and needs to know that WE have always been here. I talk about Stonewall and before, fighting back, not letting the sorry bastards get (us) down. I talk about ACT UP, Gay Men's Health Crisis, Harvey Milk, and John E. Boswell, whose book literally saved my life when I was a teenager. I talk about those of us who are here and I talk about the ones we lost. It is not just a job for me, it is a passion because there are still people out there who could care less whether we live or die, and some of them are politicians.

I'm not angry, I am determined. Do what feels right, have a healthy sex life and don't you fucking dare feel guilty. Just be safe and smart about it. Gay Pride is not about expiating shame, it is about owning it and dealing with it. Shame is a universal concept that Gay Pride cannot deliver us from because everyone feels shame at some point/s in their lives.

Most important is to know how to accept yourself for who you are, twink, bear, otter...whatever your flavor of subculture, own it. I will accept you without borders. Love the cisgendered because they are the next ones in line in the fight for universal human rights...and their time is coming quickly.

We erect too many damned borders; age, appearance, morphology, butch, femme, macho...gay gents, bluntly put, we all like dick. Something about our own gender makes us fire on all cylinders. There is nothing new about who we are, and as a historian I can authoritatively say conclusively this is true. Same goes for the ladies.

Gods, I ramble on...but human attraction is human attraction and from the dawn of history men have been getting it on with men, ladies have been getting it on with ladies, even our straight brethren have been doing the horizontal mambo since before recorded history began.

There is too little love on this dirtball we call Earth. Make some love today, hug your friends, kiss your mom, smile at a stranger (it may confuse them, but fuck it).

Love,

~Jeff
aka T'oi@Lorenius
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John Wilson

Araa

Re:

February 07 2013
Quote by Traull
Quote by Ozy
Quote by Traull
Here's my thoughts:

.... That the PVE department is soooo helpful:P


.... That the PvE Department is the BEST department

Trolololol

:lol:


That's common knowledge though:P


I know you guys actually meant BEST (not exclusively Klingon) department and just felt it was so obvious it didn't need specifying. Totally agree that PvE is a really close second though!

I thought I'd just make sure it was clear for any of the newer members.... :-P
Edited February 07 2013 by Araa
Jarrod Brenden

captainbrenden

Re: Forum Signature Store!

February 07 2013
Cool, thanks for the info!
Dave (Voleron)

Voleron

Re: Forum Signature Store!

February 07 2013
I believe it's 150 pixels in height and around 590 in width? It'll automatically scale down in the event that the graphic is larger than the allowed dimensions.

Jarrod Brenden

captainbrenden

Re: Forum Signature Store!

February 07 2013
What are the size limitation/dimensions of a signature?
Commander Marab

DragonWarrior23

Re: Character Biography

February 07 2013
Zoril Sehl

she was born on Andoria to two wonder parents who were both doctors that incouraged her to pursue those types of interests
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That is what Starfleet Intelligence has in her public profile she is actually from the mirror universe when she came aboard with her sienor officers on the ISS Cerberus after being debriefed after being picked up by the very ship that rescued her and her officers Starfleet Intelligence and has risen quickly through the ranks of Starfleet her parents were actually killed when the ship they were on was destroyed by a small aliiance taskforce she has since been providing intell on any mirror ships that are brought through thanks to the tholians she recently hot her hands on a Tholian Recluse Carrier and named it after the nickname she was given back in the Mirror Universe she is always on the look out for those that would try to collect the ten million gold pressed Latnium bounty on her head after leaving the way she did which was concidered High Treason. She has joined the Stonewall fleet and hass been quiet but has been quietly helping them upgrade their fleet's starbase. she has a particular hatred for the borg because her sister was assimilated by the borg her remaining sienor officers and her new officers have become a well meshed crew and even Admiral Janeway has helped with her liberated borg engineering officer Leighann who used to be a member on board the USS Constituion when it was lost to the borg. When she was a loyal member of the Empire in the mirror universe she was a member of the elite 12th MACO squad a fact that she tends to hide but she wears her armor as a point of pride
Edited February 08 2013 by DragonWarrior23
Jarrod Brenden

captainbrenden

Re: Character Biography

February 06 2013
Name: Aiden Davoi
Species: Human

Born August 7, 2382 (Stardate 59599.3) in Seattle, Earth, Aiden is the only child of Ethan and Sara Davoi. Master Chief Petty Officer Ethan Davoi was a senior engineering superintendent—formerly a Warp Core Technician aboard the USS Voyager—assigned to Starfleet R&D due to his familiarization with both early transwarp and quantum stlipstream technologies. Dr. Sara Davoi was a research scientist and team lead in theoretical propulsion design at Utopia Planitia tasked with analyzing and expanding on technologies discovered and subsequently brought back from the Delta quadrant. Though Aiden grew up on Earth, he spent much of his youth around starships and warp drives due to the nature of his parent’s work. His parents recognized his aptitude for engineering early and actively encouraged his development along those lines. By the age of 14, Aiden was already a competent pilot. Aiden's acceptance to Starfleet Academy in 2400, sponsored by long time family friend and mentor Admiral Kathryn Janeway, made him the first commissioned officer in his family—an accomplishment that made his father particularly proud.

Career:
Prior to the Borg invasion 2409, Aiden’s Starfleet career was lackluster. An Academy graduate of the Class of 2404 dual majoring in Astrophysics and Quantum Mechanics and Starship Engine Design, he was most noted for his involvement with the Academy Gymnastics Team and the Flight Demonstration Team, Nova Squadron. Though he was an excellent student and an accomplished engineer and pilot, his instructors never seriously considered him command material.

Post graduation, Aiden served at Utopia Planitia involved in a variety of projects including the continued development of transwarp drive technology, the adaptation of quantum slipstream drive technology to existing Starfleet vessels, and propulsion modifications focusing on increased efficiency and survivability. His only deep space assignments include maintenance officer overseeing mission readiness of auxiliary spacecraft aboard the USS Beale and warp system specialist aboard the USS Strahl. Aiden did not see combat on the Klingon Front until after taking command of the USS Strahl in 2409 at the Battle of Vega.

Since taking command of the USS Odin, Aiden has become a prominent figure within the affairs of the Federation as an accomplished diplomat and distinguished combat veteran—his most recent accomplishment, Starfleet Attaché to Mol'Rihan. He has cultivated strong diplomatic ties to the Reman independence movement and earned a reputation as a protector of the Defari. As part of Stonewall Fleet, under discretionary detachment from Starfleet Operations Command, he leads a task group of fourteen vessels making up the 9th Expeditionary Task Force.

Aiden is currently romantically involved with Rear Admiral Malco Arion—joined Trill, commanding officer of the USS Belias, and Vice Group Commander of the 9th ETF. His closest friends include Commander Kelsi “Three” Ty and Commander Orin Ryce.

Personality:
Aiden thrives under stress, is a patriot, and a strong believer in the ideals of the Federation. He is as much a soldier as an engineer and will dutifully take up arms in defense of the Federation believing that sometimes the ends do justify the means. Aiden has an accepting and easy-going nature that has lent itself to his casual command style, taking a philosophy of “protective older brother” as opposed to the more stern traditional military hierarchy of most Starfleet vessels. Though he never seriously considered command as a career option, Aiden has never been more at home than he is as commanding officer of the USS Odin.


U.S.S. Odin
NCC-93401, Galaxy-class (refit) Fleet Exploration Cruiser

First commissioned in 2375 at the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards above Mars, this Federation cruiser first saw combat in the final weeks of the Dominion War—including the last offensive push to Cardassia. Following the war, the Odin received its first refit and much of her service revolved around minor exploration and mapping, diplomatic missions, and post-war Dominion observation in the Gamma Quadrant. The destruction of the Hobus star saw the USS Odin redeployed along the unstable Romulan boarder, participating in coordinated humanitarian and diplomatic missions in response to the disaster and subsequent flow of refugees from unstable Romulan/Reman space.

The USS Odin was assigned to Battle Group Omega following the thwarted invasion of the Vega Colony by the Borg in 2409 and nearly destroyed during a subsequent encounter with the Borg near NGC-2447 in the Mutara Sector. The heroic dedication and sacrifice of the officers and crew managed to save the ship and it limped back to the battle group and ultimately towed back to Sol for its second refit. During that refit, Captain Aiden Davoi took command and implemented several modifications to the ship that resulted in increased auxiliary spacecraft support—thus, the 901st Tactical Fighter Squadron was permanently attached to the USS Odin. Additional modifications included Aegis Technological Research Systems, modified Borg systems, enhanced MK XII weapons arrays, and limited quantum slipstream and transwarp capabilities.

The ship now serves as flagship of the 9th Expeditionary Task Force on discretionary detachment with Stonewall Fleet under the command of Vice Admiral Aiden Davoi.

Dedication: "Not all those who wander are lost."
Motto: "Fortuna audax"

Auxiliary Spacecraft: 10 personal shuttles (5 Type-8, 3 Type-9, 2 Type-11), 3 Danube-class Runabouts, 3 Argo-class Transports, 1 Delta-class Runabout (USS Strahl, NCC-93401-A), 1 Aeon-class Timeship (USS Epoch, NCV-93401-B ), 12 Shuttlepods, and 24 Peregrin-class Fighters, 12 Valkyrie-class Interceptors; Captain's Yacht


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Edited February 06 2013 by captainbrenden