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Karynn Ehlanii Brice originally intended on becoming a science officer, following an interest first stirred by her grandparents at the age of three, but during her fourth year at the academy, the Haliian discovered her new passion: counseling. Since graduating in 2384, she has served on three vessels, including the famed {{USS|Ronin}} and {{USSX|Independence|A}}, where she served under the command of such esteemed officers as Ben Walker and David Cody. It was through Walker's wedding that Karynn met her future husband Ethan Brice, and though the two had been fortunate to serve on the same ships during most of their relationship, they now are continuing their marriage long-distance, with Ethan on the {{USS|Apollo}} and Karynn on the {{USS|Drake}}. Ironically, having worked her way up to the rank of commander with much of that time spent as a counselor, it is only recently that Karynn has returned to her first love of the sciences, now serving as the ''Drake's'' chief science officer.
Karynn Ehlanii Brice originally intended on becoming a science officer, following an interest first stirred by her grandparents at the age of three, but during her fourth year at the academy, the Haliian discovered her new passion: counseling. Since graduating in 2384, she has served on three vessels, including the famed {{USS|Ronin}} and {{USS|Independence|A}}, where she served under the command of such esteemed officers as Ben Walker and David Cody. It was through Walker's wedding that Karynn met her future husband Ethan Brice, and though the two had been fortunate to serve on the same ships during most of their relationship, they now are continuing their marriage long-distance, with Ethan on the {{USS|Apollo}} and Karynn on the {{USS|Drake}}. Ironically, having worked her way up to the rank of commander with much of that time spent as a counselor, it is only recently that Karynn has returned to her first love of the sciences, now serving as the ''Drake's'' chief science officer.


Karynn's story is one of perseverance. Whether it was overcoming her disappointment about failing her initial Academy Entrance Exam or gaining the confidence to help lead her shipmates through challenging times, first as their counselor and later as their first officer, Karynn has demonstrated throughout her years in the fleet that officers don't have to sacrifice their compassion or become militaristic, harsh, or overbearing as they move up the ranks. In the words of her previous CO David Cody, Karynn "is familiar to us all. This officer, has always been a bright and shining star and is, at least in my opinion, one of the best officers I've had the pleasure of serving with."
Karynn's story is one of perseverance. Whether it was overcoming her disappointment about failing her initial Academy Entrance Exam or gaining the confidence to help lead her shipmates through challenging times, first as their counselor and later as their first officer, Karynn has demonstrated throughout her years in the fleet that officers don't have to sacrifice their compassion or become militaristic, harsh, or overbearing as they move up the ranks. In the words of her previous CO David Cody, Karynn "is familiar to us all. This officer, has always been a bright and shining star and is, at least in my opinion, one of the best officers I've had the pleasure of serving with."
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It's a common misconception that Vulcans lack emotion or passion. In fact, the Vulcans might say it is the intensity of their emotions and passion that have led them to adopt their strict philosophy based on pure logic. Yet, not all Vulcans believe that the best way to live is to temper the Vulcan heart, and these Vulcans are known as the v'tosh ka'tur, or "Vulcans without logic," some of whom were first encountered by Captain Archer and the ''Enterprise'' NX-01. The ''Mercury's'' chief medical officer Dr. Velana is a descendant of the group and soon after her arrival on Earth, she discovered the challenges that came with being a non-traditional Vulcan in Starfleet.
It's a common misconception that Vulcans lack emotion or passion. In fact, the Vulcans might say it is the intensity of their emotions and passion that have led them to adopt their strict philosophy based on pure logic. Yet, not all Vulcans believe that the best way to live is to temper the Vulcan heart, and these Vulcans are known as the v'tosh ka'tur, or "Vulcans without logic," some of whom were first encountered by Captain Archer and the ''Enterprise'' NX-01. The ''Mercury's'' chief medical officer Dr. Velana is a descendant of the group and soon after her arrival on Earth, she discovered the challenges that came with being a non-traditional Vulcan in Starfleet.


Upon her graduation from the Academy, she was assigned to the {{USSX|Independence|A}}, and her first mission took her to the Mirror Universe, where she met her "other" self. She later saved the life of Alleran Tan and moved up the ranks, eventually becoming chief medical officer of the {{USSX|Tiger|A}} and {{USS|Mercury}} and continuing her commitment to follow in her father's footsteps as a dutiful ship's physician. That's not to say it's been all work and no play for this fashionable Vulcan who enjoys Gothic literature and jogging on a holodeck simulation of San Francisco's Baker Beach, but for more details, you'll have to check out her bio yourself!
Upon her graduation from the Academy, she was assigned to the {{USS|Independence|A}}, and her first mission took her to the Mirror Universe, where she met her "other" self. She later saved the life of Alleran Tan and moved up the ranks, eventually becoming chief medical officer of the {{USS|Tiger|A}} and {{USS|Mercury}} and continuing her commitment to follow in her father's footsteps as a dutiful ship's physician. That's not to say it's been all work and no play for this fashionable Vulcan who enjoys Gothic literature and jogging on a holodeck simulation of San Francisco's Baker Beach, but for more details, you'll have to check out her bio yourself!
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Captain of the {{USS|Avandar}} and native of the Trill homeworld's southern continent, Della Vetri's life changed at the age of nineteen when she became the sixth host to the Vetri symbiote. Besides the great honor and sense of achievement such a joining usually entailed, Vetri soon gained previously unsuspected psionic abilities as well. She attended Starfleet Academy to forge a suitable legacy for her symbiote's next host, and served as a counselor on such assignments as the {{USSX|Indria|A}} and the {{USSX|Constitution|B}} before eventually becoming the latter's first officer. Her first command was the {{USS|Aurora}}, and soon after, she and her crew moved to their new home, the ''Avandar''.
Captain of the {{USS|Avandar}} and native of the Trill homeworld's southern continent, Della Vetri's life changed at the age of nineteen when she became the sixth host to the Vetri symbiote. Besides the great honor and sense of achievement such a joining usually entailed, Vetri soon gained previously unsuspected psionic abilities as well. She attended Starfleet Academy to forge a suitable legacy for her symbiote's next host, and served as a counselor on such assignments as the {{USS|Indria|A}} and the {{USS|Constitution|B}} before eventually becoming the latter's first officer. Her first command was the {{USS|Aurora}}, and soon after, she and her crew moved to their new home, the ''Avandar''.
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Revision as of 01:19, 27 November 2012

Featured Bio Contest
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This Month's Winner

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Rahman
USS Veritas
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The Featured Bio Contest is an opportunity to recognize our existing members as well as to inspire prospective members to examine our group and join in on the fun. Furthermore, the contest endeavors to encourage current members to explore the SB118 Wiki and learn more about their fellow members and the adventures others have been having across the fleet.

Overview

Each month, the Featured Bio Contest Team reviews nominated character biographical wiki articles and selects those that meet the contest's minimum selection criteria to be showcased as Featured Nominees.

At the end of the month, one winning article will be selected from these Featured Nominees to become the Featured Bio of StarBase 118 on both the SB118 Wiki main page and through the Newsies, Reporter, and Publicity Teams. In addition, both Featured Nominees and Featured Bio winners are granted use of special badges that they can then add to their bios.

Featured Articles and Badges

The Featured Bio Contest recognizes three types of featured articles. All featured articles must meet the minimum selection criteria of the contest.

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  • Featured Bio Contest Team Member (Sapphire)
A biographical article for a character whose writer is a member of the Featured Bio Contest Team.

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  • Featured Nominee (Silver)
A biographical article that has been nominated to the Featured Bio Contest and meets the minimum selection criteria.

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  • Featured Bio of StarBase 118 (Gold)
A Featured Nominee that has been selected by the Featured Bio Contest Team to become the Featured Bio of SB118 for one month.

Featured Articles may display special badges designating their status. There are two sets available: the wide edition (seen above and suitable for display as a header or footer for a character's sidebar) and the standard award size edition (seen below and suitable for display in an awards rack alongside other awards and service ribbons).

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Display of the badges is at the discretion of the individual author, although examples of badge placement are available in the Featured Bio Contest Tutorials.

Rules and Minimum Selection Criteria

How to Nominate an Article

See someone's bio on the wiki that you think deserves to be featured on the main page and through our publicity and news teams? Then simply reply to the current month's nominations thread with a link to the article in the Featured Bio Contest forum! If it's your own article, we'll get in touch with you via private messaging. If you're nominating someone else, let us know their forum handle so that we can send them a private message to see if they approve of the nomination.

Before you nominate an article, please ensure that it meets (to the best of your own judgement), the minimum selection criteria for the contest. In particular, make sure that your nominated article meets the following rules:

  1. Nominated articles must be of a player character played by a current and active member.
  2. Nominated articles must be either a primary or secondary player character. PNPCs are ineligible.
  3. All information in the article must be curent as of the submission date.

List of Featured Articles

Karynn LtCmdr Red uniform.png Karynn Ehlanii Brice
November 2012

Karynn Ehlanii Brice originally intended on becoming a science officer, following an interest first stirred by her grandparents at the age of three, but during her fourth year at the academy, the Haliian discovered her new passion: counseling. Since graduating in 2384, she has served on three vessels, including the famed USS Ronin and USS Independence-A, where she served under the command of such esteemed officers as Ben Walker and David Cody. It was through Walker's wedding that Karynn met her future husband Ethan Brice, and though the two had been fortunate to serve on the same ships during most of their relationship, they now are continuing their marriage long-distance, with Ethan on the USS Apollo and Karynn on the USS Drake. Ironically, having worked her way up to the rank of commander with much of that time spent as a counselor, it is only recently that Karynn has returned to her first love of the sciences, now serving as the Drake's chief science officer.

Karynn's story is one of perseverance. Whether it was overcoming her disappointment about failing her initial Academy Entrance Exam or gaining the confidence to help lead her shipmates through challenging times, first as their counselor and later as their first officer, Karynn has demonstrated throughout her years in the fleet that officers don't have to sacrifice their compassion or become militaristic, harsh, or overbearing as they move up the ranks. In the words of her previous CO David Cody, Karynn "is familiar to us all. This officer, has always been a bright and shining star and is, at least in my opinion, one of the best officers I've had the pleasure of serving with."

Velana.jpg Velana
October 2012

It's a common misconception that Vulcans lack emotion or passion. In fact, the Vulcans might say it is the intensity of their emotions and passion that have led them to adopt their strict philosophy based on pure logic. Yet, not all Vulcans believe that the best way to live is to temper the Vulcan heart, and these Vulcans are known as the v'tosh ka'tur, or "Vulcans without logic," some of whom were first encountered by Captain Archer and the Enterprise NX-01. The Mercury's chief medical officer Dr. Velana is a descendant of the group and soon after her arrival on Earth, she discovered the challenges that came with being a non-traditional Vulcan in Starfleet.

Upon her graduation from the Academy, she was assigned to the USS Independence-A, and her first mission took her to the Mirror Universe, where she met her "other" self. She later saved the life of Alleran Tan and moved up the ranks, eventually becoming chief medical officer of the USS Tiger-A and USS Mercury and continuing her commitment to follow in her father's footsteps as a dutiful ship's physician. That's not to say it's been all work and no play for this fashionable Vulcan who enjoys Gothic literature and jogging on a holodeck simulation of San Francisco's Baker Beach, but for more details, you'll have to check out her bio yourself!

Kali2012b.jpg Kali Nicholotti
September 2012

Captain Nicholotti's bio is a beautifully written example of how the 118Wiki can go beyond lists of stats and dates to serve as a comprehensive narrative of a member's time in the Fleet. From her first away mission when she defended a then-Lt. Cmdr. Andrus Jaxx to her assignment as commanding officer of StarBase 118, one day after delivering her godchildren, Nicholotti's bio presents the story of an officer descended from a long military legacy who rose to command making pivotal decisions in times of crisis. Through it all, her fierce loyalty to her shipmates remains steadfast.

VetriBn.jpg Della Vetri
August 2012

Captain of the USS Avandar and native of the Trill homeworld's southern continent, Della Vetri's life changed at the age of nineteen when she became the sixth host to the Vetri symbiote. Besides the great honor and sense of achievement such a joining usually entailed, Vetri soon gained previously unsuspected psionic abilities as well. She attended Starfleet Academy to forge a suitable legacy for her symbiote's next host, and served as a counselor on such assignments as the USS Indria-A and the USS Constitution-B before eventually becoming the latter's first officer. Her first command was the USS Aurora, and soon after, she and her crew moved to their new home, the Avandar.

Badge Type Recipient Ship/Station Month Year
WINNER.jpg Featured Bio Karynn Ehlanii Brice USS Drake November 2012
WINNER.jpg Featured Bio Velana USS Mercury October 2012
WINNER.jpg Featured Bio Kali Nicholotti StarBase 118 Ops September 2012
WINNER.jpg Featured Bio Della Vetri USS Avandar August 2012
NOMINEE.jpg Featured Nominee Alexander Matthews USS Mercury November 2012
NOMINEE.jpg Featured Nominee Michael Angelo Valentino Embassy of Duronis II November 2012
NOMINEE.jpg Featured Nominee James USS Discovery-C August 2012
NOMINEE.jpg Featured Nominee Kali Nicholotti StarBase 118 Ops August 2012
NOMINEE.jpg Featured Nominee Telice Shagan USS Discovery-C August 2012
NOMINEE.jpg Featured Nominee Kaedyn Zehn StarBase 118 Ops August 2012
TEAM.jpg Team Member Ian West USS Mercury October 2012
TEAM.jpg Team Member Sky Blake Embassy of Duronis II July 2012
TEAM.jpg Team Member Luran Sorani USS Avandar July 2012
TEAM.jpg Team Member Roshanara Rahman USS Mercury July 2012

Joining the Featured Bio Contest Team

Team members are authorized to display the Featured Bio Contest Team Member (Sapphire) badge on their characters' pages. A standard award size version is also available.

Interested in becoming a member of the Featured Bio Contest Team? We'd love to have you! Send a private message on the forums to the team facilitator. The current team facilitator is Rich aka Lt. Cmdr. Rahman.

Please note, if you wish to join the team you must meet the following requirements:

  1. You must be an active member of SB118 in good standing.
  2. Your primary character's own biographical article on the wiki must meet the minimum selection criteria of the contest.
  3. You must be willing to take an active role in not only judging other articles to be featured but also helping other members with constructive feedback on how to improve their articles.
  4. You should be reasonably proficient with using and editing the wiki such that you could assist other members who have questions about it.
  5. You must be willing to forego your own character's article from being chosen as a featured article. It will instead be listed as a Featured Bio Contest Team Member (Sapphire) article.


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Contests & Challenges: Halloween Avatar Contest · Writing Challenge
Retired: Timeline Project · The Reporter · SB118 Development Team · Species Development Team · Web Development Team · Graphics Contest · Top Sims Contest · Featured Bio Contest · Podcasts Team
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Fleet Councils Executive Council · Captains Council
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