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Milliway's

Starbase at the edge of Star Fleet's universe.

Created on 2003-04-19 01:14:06 (#1012714), last updated 2008-12-15

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Name:	Milliway's: Star Fleet collector's edition
Membership:	Open
Posting Access:	All Members
Description:	Star Trek RPG

About

          Starbase 668 makes it home in a small little bit of space that's squished between the Klingon, Orion and Federation space. The Federation got their grubby little hands on it when they made friends with the species who had previously owned the place. Now it's become Star Fleet's favorite dumping grounds for those that the upper brass don't care for but can not come up with a good reason as to why they can't drum them out of Star Fleet.

          Along with the Star Fleet presence comes the usual mix of typical civilians, as well as people passing through on business that they will identify as nothing more than their own. Most people are welcome, as the station likes to think of itself as a neutral place in the universe.

          Affectionately nick named Milliways by the Star Fleet personal stationed there, they are tipping their hats to an old piece of literature from earth, Restaurant at the End of the Universe. It is better known as part of a series recognized by the first book in the four (plus) book "trilogy", Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by the great Douglas Adams.

          Please post your bio here. We try to keep an up to date list in that entry of who's active, who's not, and noteworthy NPCs.

          This is a community for role play based on the Star Trek universe. The time period is vaguely after the end of current establish canon, but due to the nature of the community, continuity of date is the least of concerns. We are not strict about accuracy to what's been established as canon we simply request nothing completely out in left field, and no crossovers from other universes. This group will mostly be ran in a similar fashion as to how play by email groups I've participated in have been run.

          Moderators will not be taking positions of power, and the only thing used to determine who gets what position and rank is who arrived first. Position and rank doesn't determine anything other than standing when in character, and therefore will only be used to determine plot. Please don't assume a high ranking position and think this will automatically give you a moderator position in the community.

          We have a few rules that need to be followed to keep the community running smoothly.

Respect everyone else.
Treat them as they want to be treated. We're all here to have fun, and if one person is having fun at the expense of everyone else, that ruins it. Part of the character profile asks how much others are allowed to play with a given character without talking to the player first, please check on this before proceeding with any character unless you've talked directly to the player.

Communicate.
Everything in the community needs to be labeled as in or out of character, so that we can give a correct response (see rule on tagging below). If it's not labeled, we're going to assume it's in character regardless of what is said, which can lead to some interesting things. Also, don't be afraid to ask for help or set boundaries so that we can know how best to help you tell your story, because if you don't say anything we aren't always going to be able to avoid making a mess. You don't have to give away plot to prevent someone else from stealing a key bit to it, just give fair warning that you're using that element or person so someone else doesn't run off with it.

If you're having fun, share.
If you know someone else who'll enjoy the community, bring them. If you know somewhere we could recuit new people, let a moderator know where it is and how we can advertise in a free and welcomed manner.

Don't power game.
We may be running diceless, but that doesn't mean it's impossible to power game. Don't juice your character/s up so they can't be beat if you're going to come in and raise hell. Don't do things simply because it'll make things bad for someone else. If you're going to come in and terrorize, leave holes in your armor (literal or figurative) so that someone else can have the fun of stopping you but letting you get away to come back and terrorize another day. Anyone found to be power gaming will have their ass handed to them on a platter either by being power gamed out of existence, or banned from the community, whichever amuses the moderators the most.

All posts need to be public, with the exception of two types: out of character posts with no in character content, and posts that have content that may offend or will get us in trouble for exposing publicly.
The out of character content shouldn't be public as it's not something that a non-members need to be bothered with, and probably doesn't need to see to decide if they want to join us or watch us. Mature content needs to be friends locked so that we're not accidentally exposing people who shouldn't or don't want to be exposed. In addition to the friends lock on those posts, they need to be LJ cut with warnings in the cut tag about the content. I want people to be able to filter for what they want and don't want to read, and I don't want complaints about what other people are writing, thus I'm using a fair warning system. If you wouldn't want your child or your mother reading it, lock it and lj-cut it.

Please don't air your dirty laundry in the community.
If there is a problem, please try to resolve it by email or IM, not in entries and comments in the community. If a solution can't be reached outside of the community between all parties involved, please email a moderator to inform them of the situation so that if action is needed, it can be taken. We will try to get all sides of the story before taking action, and try to handle it in the way that is fair to as many people as possible.

Tag all entries.
There are a wide selection of available tags, some for characters and note worthy locations/ships, others for story lines, and a set of tags for in character, out of character and other administrative titles. Please include the correct in or out of character tag, as well as tags for player characters and story lines involved, so that others can easily catch up or read up on what they're interested in later if they don't catch it when originally run. Feel free to help someone else out by tagging their entry for them if you feel they missed an important tag.