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There are a few things to keep in mind when simming. It is generally not a good idea to kill off another persons character without their permission. NPC's can be killed but only with the CO's okay on it.

Any changes in the sims plot needs to be okayed by the CO or the XO of the sim. When a number of subplots are running it sometimes takes away from the main plotline. It's easy to check and most likely a sub plot will be aloud. But see the CO before you hit the send button.

It is not considered good form to make any part of the ship blow up unless it is okayed by the CO. It's hard to run a sim when the ship has to stop at every Starbase for repairs. It's okay for minor things that can be repaired on the fly but for major repairs check with the CO before you plant that explosive package.

Read the posts that go to the listserver carefully, they may pertain to your character and you will need to respond to them if they do. It's considered Rude to ignore everyone else on the ship and only post what you want to post. You soon end up simming by yourself and that's no fun.

Also it's okay to include people in your posts, in fact it's encouraged to pass posts back and forth between two actual posting characters so that they can converse with each other in character. However, do not pick up the Marine Specialist's gadgets and start messing around with them without his permissions. They could be deadly. That goes for anyone else possessions on the ship as well.

In short do not interfere with the ships normal operations, kill anyone, and be ready in the blink of an eye for any red alerts that might come your way. Besides that, tune into that TV we all have in our heads and have fun.

Your Last Lesson is one that is briefly mentioned above. The Joint Post. In order to do it properly, you must write your response to the post to the instructor personally first. Let the instructor respond in kind and send it back to you. Pass it back and forth as many times as you want but before you the Cadet sends it into the listserver it must be cleaned up (all of the quotes should be taken out of it so that it flows smoothly).

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Captain Dennis Belum
Commanding Officer
USS Splendor
Stardate: 50007.22
Location: Briefing Room
"Meeting of the Departments"
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Captain Belum stood at the head of the table and waited until the rest of the crew entered and took their seats. He looked at each, studying them carefully. In general this first mission was not what it was supposed to be. The ship though warned of the danger of getting too close to the anomaly, either drifted too close or the anomaly was gaining in size.

"Thank you all for coming on such short notice. I know how busy each of you are right now. Ladies and Gentlemen it appears that this anomaly is not what it first seems. The Splendor is in trouble. Our Warp engines are down and we barely have impulse power. We need some answers and we need them quick." Again he looked at each one of them.

"This is as much your ship as it is Starfleets. You now fight for your home. I want you to give voice to any ideas no matter how small or insequential they may seem to get us out of this situation."

The crew was silent for a few minutes and then almost at once they started talking. "Slow down, " Belum smiled. "One at a time. Let's get the ideas out and talk them over."

Okay this should give you a good start on a joint post. Hmmm the anomaly is not what it first seems? Where's that listserver address? I want to sign up and see how they get out of this one!

When this Lesson is complete, please send it to trainingfacility@yahoogroups.com and an instructor will look it over and get back with you on it.

Please do not continue with the next part of the lesson until you have been given the okay to move on.

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