03-01-2025, 08:06 PM
Today is the day! Today marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of Federation Space!
The site is now old enough to vote in every nation on Earth! (The UAE voting age is 25, I looked it up!)
It's hard to imagine that there are online communities that make it to twenty-five years of consistent activity, and it stands as testament to the effort and love that you as members and players show for the site and the community as a whole. Federation Space isn't the oldest online RPG out there, but it's definitely up there as one of the longest consistently-running RPGs, without any major change in play styles; in fact, the only real change we've seen is that every player, regardless of rank or position, posts using the same colour!
For those who joined post-2005 or so, in the "olden days," Admins posted in red text, COs posted in green, and GMs used purple. On the old white, blue, and yellow forums, it worked and was easily legible, but as we moved to a more mature and less eye-watering theme, it's probably for the best that we ditched that particular idea.
While we're not a three-fleet, twelve-ship RPG any more, the site as a whole still has the strength of those old days. We still have a collection of dedicated and hard-working people looking after the back-end of the site, and the player-base is as talented and committed as it ever was. Twenty five years in, we're still going strong!
Player Spotlights
I'd like to take this opportunity to highlight some members who have been around for the majority of Federation Space's life. Several of the people on this list, myself included, were teenagers when we joined, and the site has literally been a part of our lives since childhood.
⦁ Ed, aka Edward Gregg/Lucy Devereaux - Join Date: July 22, 2003 (21 years 7 months 10 days).
⦁ Paul (me), aka Jennifer Braggins - Join Date: March 16, 2004 (20 years 11 months 16 days).
⦁ Gabe, aka Gabriel Archer/Morad Ameen - Join Date: January 9, 2005 (20 years 1 months 23 days)
⦁ Amber, aka Tyra Crawford - Join Date: June 17, 2005 (19 years 8 months 14 days)
⦁ Autumn, aka T'Mana, Adaran 225, et al. - Join Date: November 20, 2005 (19 years 3 months 11 days)
⦁ Roger, aka Daniel Brooks/Keval ch'Alev - Join Date: August 15, 2007 (17 years 6 months 17 days)
⦁ Jen, aka Judith Tucker/Carol Harriman - Join Date: July 16, 2007 (17 years 7 months 16 days)
⦁ Amanda, aka Jane Fields - Join Date: October 15, 2007 (17 years 4 months 17 days)
⦁ Evan, aka Sothrick - Join Date: January 9, 2010 (15 years 1 months 23 days)
⦁ Ken, aka Alexander Talion/Kalli Thorn - Join Date: June 22, 2014 (10 years 8 months 9 days)
⦁ Luke, aka Jadaris - Join Date: August 3, 2014 (10 years 6 months 29 days)
Note: This list includes active members, and their current time as consistent players. We are grateful to anyone who has been with us for any length of time, regardless of any time taken away from the site.
Membership
Artemis: 13 Active (13 PRCs)
Aquila: 9 Active (9 PRCs)
Titania: 8 Active (5 PRCs, 3 SRCs)
Yeager: 10 Active (9 PRCs, 1 SRC)
We're still holding strong at 36 active members, an average of 9 per ship. Membership distribution is, of course, subject to the wants and needs of the players, as well as staffing aboard different ships. Ships without DHs cannot receive a new member in that department, for example, because every new member needs a mentor. In order to fill those roles, it's important that players reach out to their friends and command teams to advertise DH openings, and encourage players to create SRCs or NRCs to fill those gaps.
Current Openings
DH Openings:
Aquila: Chief Tactical Officer, Chief Science Officer
Titania: Chief Tactical Officer
Yeager: Chief Tactical Officer, Chief Medical Officer
Non-DH Openings:
Aquila: Engineering Officer
Titania: Medical Officer, Engineering Officer, Security Officer
Yeager: Medical Officer
Closing
It's crazy to think that Federation Space is now in its twenty-sixth year! The site has stood firm for a quarter of a century while players have received degrees, gotten married and started families, bought houses, and gone into the workforce. We've had players of different ethnicities, religions, and gender identities join from all around the world, a true melting pot of writing talent. For some, the site has been an escape, for others, an opportunity to develop skills for their careers. Regardless of our differences, what united us was our love for Star Trek, and for the writing craft - we live the philosophy of Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations.
Lifelong friendships have been made on these very forums, and if I had to pick the facet of Federation Space that was most important, that would be it.
While the future is never certain, I feel confident that, so long as we have a solid group of writers, the site will continue to be there for us in return. We will continue to strive for quality posts on fun and engaging missions, and continuing the spirit of Star Trek.
The site is now old enough to vote in every nation on Earth! (The UAE voting age is 25, I looked it up!)
It's hard to imagine that there are online communities that make it to twenty-five years of consistent activity, and it stands as testament to the effort and love that you as members and players show for the site and the community as a whole. Federation Space isn't the oldest online RPG out there, but it's definitely up there as one of the longest consistently-running RPGs, without any major change in play styles; in fact, the only real change we've seen is that every player, regardless of rank or position, posts using the same colour!
For those who joined post-2005 or so, in the "olden days," Admins posted in red text, COs posted in green, and GMs used purple. On the old white, blue, and yellow forums, it worked and was easily legible, but as we moved to a more mature and less eye-watering theme, it's probably for the best that we ditched that particular idea.
While we're not a three-fleet, twelve-ship RPG any more, the site as a whole still has the strength of those old days. We still have a collection of dedicated and hard-working people looking after the back-end of the site, and the player-base is as talented and committed as it ever was. Twenty five years in, we're still going strong!
Player Spotlights
I'd like to take this opportunity to highlight some members who have been around for the majority of Federation Space's life. Several of the people on this list, myself included, were teenagers when we joined, and the site has literally been a part of our lives since childhood.
⦁ Ed, aka Edward Gregg/Lucy Devereaux - Join Date: July 22, 2003 (21 years 7 months 10 days).
⦁ Paul (me), aka Jennifer Braggins - Join Date: March 16, 2004 (20 years 11 months 16 days).
⦁ Gabe, aka Gabriel Archer/Morad Ameen - Join Date: January 9, 2005 (20 years 1 months 23 days)
⦁ Amber, aka Tyra Crawford - Join Date: June 17, 2005 (19 years 8 months 14 days)
⦁ Autumn, aka T'Mana, Adaran 225, et al. - Join Date: November 20, 2005 (19 years 3 months 11 days)
⦁ Roger, aka Daniel Brooks/Keval ch'Alev - Join Date: August 15, 2007 (17 years 6 months 17 days)
⦁ Jen, aka Judith Tucker/Carol Harriman - Join Date: July 16, 2007 (17 years 7 months 16 days)
⦁ Amanda, aka Jane Fields - Join Date: October 15, 2007 (17 years 4 months 17 days)
⦁ Evan, aka Sothrick - Join Date: January 9, 2010 (15 years 1 months 23 days)
⦁ Ken, aka Alexander Talion/Kalli Thorn - Join Date: June 22, 2014 (10 years 8 months 9 days)
⦁ Luke, aka Jadaris - Join Date: August 3, 2014 (10 years 6 months 29 days)
Note: This list includes active members, and their current time as consistent players. We are grateful to anyone who has been with us for any length of time, regardless of any time taken away from the site.
Membership
Artemis: 13 Active (13 PRCs)
Aquila: 9 Active (9 PRCs)
Titania: 8 Active (5 PRCs, 3 SRCs)
Yeager: 10 Active (9 PRCs, 1 SRC)
We're still holding strong at 36 active members, an average of 9 per ship. Membership distribution is, of course, subject to the wants and needs of the players, as well as staffing aboard different ships. Ships without DHs cannot receive a new member in that department, for example, because every new member needs a mentor. In order to fill those roles, it's important that players reach out to their friends and command teams to advertise DH openings, and encourage players to create SRCs or NRCs to fill those gaps.
Current Openings
DH Openings:
Aquila: Chief Tactical Officer, Chief Science Officer
Titania: Chief Tactical Officer
Yeager: Chief Tactical Officer, Chief Medical Officer
Non-DH Openings:
Aquila: Engineering Officer
Titania: Medical Officer, Engineering Officer, Security Officer
Yeager: Medical Officer
Closing
It's crazy to think that Federation Space is now in its twenty-sixth year! The site has stood firm for a quarter of a century while players have received degrees, gotten married and started families, bought houses, and gone into the workforce. We've had players of different ethnicities, religions, and gender identities join from all around the world, a true melting pot of writing talent. For some, the site has been an escape, for others, an opportunity to develop skills for their careers. Regardless of our differences, what united us was our love for Star Trek, and for the writing craft - we live the philosophy of Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations.
Lifelong friendships have been made on these very forums, and if I had to pick the facet of Federation Space that was most important, that would be it.
While the future is never certain, I feel confident that, so long as we have a solid group of writers, the site will continue to be there for us in return. We will continue to strive for quality posts on fun and engaging missions, and continuing the spirit of Star Trek.