I have been thinking about the future of Stonewall Gaming Network for some time now and I’d like to discuss it with all of you. I’ll be blunt -- in a lot of ways, our foray into a multi-guild network hasn’t worked out well. Knights of Stonewall (KOS) isn’t active, and while Stonewall Vanguard (SWVG) is active in Guild Wars 2, the players aren’t involved in our overall community. If we’re to launch a new guild, sooner or later, we would need to prepare and be ready. As well, we need to have a path in mind for the future of our community.

It’d be easy to blame Star Wars: The Old Republic for the lack of activity in KOS or say that our player base in SWVG is just different, but I feel both of those are just scapegoats. I’d like to reexamine how we decide to start new guilds, get them running and maintain them over the long term. Also, I’m interested to get some input on how we, as a multi-guild network, should function. As well, I’ll clear up some misconceptions about how things currently run.

Right now, our entire community is largely focused on Star Trek Online. For players coming here for other games, it’s very difficult for them to get involved into a community that’s based on an IP or lore that they know little to nothing about. Despite my best efforts to move the community in a less Star Trek centric way, there’s been little success. It’s been like plugging a dam with my finger. If we’re going to continue with the multi-guild network, I need a dedicated group that’s willing to help out, regardless of the game or guild, to move the entire community in right direction. Some of the work needed isn’t fun or glamorous, but it needs to be done.

For those interested in this topic, I’d like to invite you to join me on TeamSpeak this weekend. I’m looking to chat with those of you who are willing to speak up and share your thoughts, so please skip this if you just plan to listen Please think about what I’ve brought up in this message so far and bring your own honest thoughts and even some questions. I would love to hear from those of you with opinions, perspectives and ideas on how to solve the problems of running this community. If you have any additional questions or concerns, feel free to reply here, but let’s save the discussion for the meeting.

Thanks to you, Cal, and all of the contributors, including Iain for his amazing interview of Icheb! It was a great read! Thanks to all who made it possible!

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Brandon =/\=

Absolutely incredible issue. I'll be sharing it on social media tomorrow, and reaching out to my contacts at CBS to see if we can get it cross promoted on ST.com because of the interview. It's incredible to see how far the Times has come :) Keep up the great work!

Cheers,

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My first was this big red blob that I had to issue commands too in school. I don't remember much more about it, as I wasn't more than 5...

The first proper game I played was treasure Island Dizzy. On the Spectrum. I loved that game so much...

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The console not so much. I had to buy magazines with code in them. and then spend a whole weekend typing.....

Those early games were HARD!

I'll give you a hint ;D






Spent hours at the arcade or at home playing that. Or even the Jurassic Park & Star Wars Arcade shooters. ^u^

Phenomenal as usual. Great work!

Her just closing the door really bugged me, how the hell is a civilization going to survive something like that if no one is willing to get involved.

Supreme Court rules against clerk in gay marriage case

In 1984, my family bought an Atari 2600 for $300. (Four years later, they went for $40.) It came with a very blocky version of Pac-Man.

I wish that damn kid would take a shower or at least wash his hair and get out of those dead old guys clothes. I did not like how the mother just closed the door and ignored the screams of her neighbor. After just having bashed the head of her boss and friend hours earlier to save Tobias. I think also that it is hard to explain something that you don't truly understand yet yourself. I am liking the pacing though.

Yeah yeah yeah but he looked dead. :-P It was an okay series finale. I would have liked to see some rebuilding too and maybe space exploration.

Ohh im in it! *twirls*

Another Great read Cal, thanks a bundle of cool sticks!

>x

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Not to mention I get that the government doesn't want everything to fall apart as they desperately search for a cure, but I mean honestly if you would just tell people that YES there IS a new virus and so we need people to not riot and destroy the very infrastructure we need to protect you all perhaps they wouldn't be trying to suppress rioters and the undead at the same time.

Yeah, it's a bit of a Catch-22. They're not telling people about the virus to prevent a panic, but that helps cause a panic, so people panic.

Mirror fleetheartbreakers, many epohhs died in this process, sacrified to the lords of COBOL. I therefore command you to enjoy the 35th imperious edition of the Stonewall Times, in full, glorious not-black n white!

Inside this issue,

• A very exclusive feature by our very own eazzie79 - an interview with our favourite Borg himself, Manu Intiraymi where we go from Voyager to Manu's recent and current projects including Star Trek: Renegades
• Not one, not two but three very dashing Fleet Captains take the [strike]interrogation[/strike] Captains' chair
• An away mission log from STLV with lots of visual aids
• and read more of Dax's original story

As always, available in two styles:
Single pages
Double spread

Shoutouts to medgirl1025 and rixter1978 for their support listening into some live editing on Teamspeak today.

Don't forget to send in your contributions for the next edition, so please send in your snappy subspace snippets n tricorder selfies! Bring on the new dawn!

Cheers,
cal
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Not to mention I get that the government doesn't want everything to fall apart as they desperately search for a cure, but I mean honestly if you would just tell people that YES there IS a new virus and so we need people to not riot and destroy the very infrastructure we need to protect you all perhaps they wouldn't be trying to suppress rioters and the undead at the same time.

I know my first system was an Atari 2600, but I have no clue what my first game was. I joke that even though I had been playing games for 10 years prior to 1991, it wasn't until Final Fantasy II(U.S.) that my gaymer life truly began. I remember very few before that.

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The only thing I kinda hate about it is that they are refusing to tell the bloody kids whats going on. The daughter (I really need to learn names) was literally shouting "whats going on? Whats gotten into you guys?" and because they didn't tell her she kept trying to go outside.

It's like maybe she stay inside if you told her that the worlds gone to hell.

Yeah, I really didn't get that either. What are they trying to protect her from? She needs to know. Even if she doesn't believe you. Just let her watch the neighbors get eaten and she'll figure it out.

*looks at his 8 alts and wonders which one had the mirror ships...*

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