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+===Kali Nicholotti===
+*Date of Review: Thu., 11 June 2009
+:As a child with a vivid imagination, and the need to go above and beyond conventional life, I had the pleasure of getting into a variety of different RPG groups at a rather young age. One of these was a star trek play by email group, where I learned the basics of how the internet could be used to facilitate a role playing game. Like so many PBeM groups of its time, it eventually died out, and I had moved on.
+:Recently, I realized that I would really like to get back into a community that offered what this first email RPG offered, but it was difficult as so many of the trek based RPGs had long died and became pieces of dead space online. While the pages were there, the people were not. I had nearly given up in finding such a game when I stumbled upon Starbase 118.
+:It did not take long for me to become involved in the training classes, and to get posted aboard a vessel. The speed in which everything happened amazed me, and it was easy to see that there were some very dedicated leaders behind this group. Training was a wonderful intro into their world, pointing the way into the wiki that so many members had participated in over the long years that this group has been up and active.
+:Above all, however, I was deeply impressed by the feeling of community, and how welcoming all of the current members were. Though geographically separated around the globe, people from many different walks of life had gathered here, in this place, to continue the trek through the stars without fear of reprieve or discrimination. The dedication, attention to detail, and welcoming spirit of SB 118 is truly a credit to the image of what Star Trek was always meant to portray.
 ===Tal Tel-ar===
 *Date of Review: Thu., 21 May 2009
-:I have been playing all kinds of RPG's for many years. Well over 20 years in fact. Starting with the classic old style of getting together with your friends and sitting down together to play D&D. Over the years the group I played with experimented with almost every RPG game that had been created. Some became favourites, others we quickly got rid of as they just were not well developed. I still get together with them when I can but with most of us haveing families it's not as easy as it once was.
+:I have been playing all kinds of RPG's for many years. Well over 20 years in fact. Starting with the classic old style of getting together with your friends and sitting down together to play D&D. Over the years the group I played with experimented with almost every RPG game that had been created. Some became favourites, others we quickly got rid of as they just were not well developed. I still get together with them when I can but with most of us having families it's not as easy as it once was.
 :Sometime in the late 1990's I found a few interesting online e-mail RPG's that I joined and tried out. Most were short lived but a few were well lead and lasted for a few years. Of those I tried a number of them were Star Trek based. One of my favorite was a completely Cardassian RPG with 2 ships and a base. It was an excellent site with tons of data and background info on the Cardassians. Unfortunately interest slowly petered out and the game folded after about 2 years. About this time I became involved with a X-Man RPG and after about a year I took over the site and then continued to run it for just over 5 years.
-:Shortly after this I started looking around the internet for a new RPG for me to join and try out. I must have checked out over 20 different kinds of RPG's when I found Starbase 118. I was suprised by the complexity and devotion to detail. The amount of data that had been written for their own wiki site. For that matter by the number of active ships and the large number of active members. The more I read the more I liked about the site so I carefully considered what kind of character I wanted to play and submitted it for consideration.
+:Shortly after this I started looking around the internet for a new RPG for me to join and try out. I must have checked out over 20 different kinds of RPG's when I found Starbase 118. I was surprised by the complexity and devotion to detail. The amount of data that had been written for their own wiki site. For that matter by the number of active ships and the large number of active members. The more I read the more I liked about the site so I carefully considered what kind of character I wanted to play and submitted it for consideration.
 :I have been a happy member of this group for almost 4 years now. In that time I have served on 4 different vessels and have slowly been able to work my way up the ranks to Lt. Commander. I have also been a Security officer, Tactical officer, Helmsman, Mission Specialist, Chief of Security, Chief of Tactical and the 2nd Officer. It has been by far the best on line RPG that I have ever been involved with. The people have been very helpful. I am sure that if you love Star Trek, you will also enjoy playing and serveing aboard one of the Starbase 118 vessels. Till then take care and keep the dream alive.
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 === Iolo Llewelyn ===
 *Date of Review: Wed., 13 May 2009
-:While finishing up my undergrad degree in psychology in 1998 a friend of mine began telling me about this "new phenomenon" emerging on the internet with early text based MMORPG's and MUSHes (Massive multiplayer online role playing games and Multi-User Shared Hallucinations). Having been an avid role playing fan since 1982, I ventured out on the net in the hopes of finding one of these types of groups to see what the buzz was about. In the process I stumbled acrossed UFOP: Starbase 118 and was immediately drawn to it out of my passion for Star Trek. It didn't dissapoint. Within a few short days I had completed my training sims and was assigned to a ship; thrust into the middle of an adventure that evolved in ever new and exciting ways as each crewmate contributed to the ongoing scenario. One of the things that struck me as most interesting was the fact that, at least in cyberspace, Roddenberry's vision of the future was a bonafide reality. Our crew consisted of people from Europe, North America, Africa and Australia, a truly international effort united under the banner of Starfleet. This was unlike anything I'd ever experienced and I was hooked. The fact that many of us were playing roles reminiscent of our respective real life areas of expertise made the experience that much more immersive. These players were just as passionate about the genre as I was and I found myself growing as a writer in the process.
+:While finishing up my undergrad degree in psychology in 1998 a friend of mine began telling me about this "new phenomenon" emerging on the internet with early text based MMORPG's and MUSHes (Massive multiplayer online role playing games and Multi-User Shared Hallucinations). Having been an avid role playing fan since 1982, I ventured out on the net in the hopes of finding one of these types of groups to see what the buzz was about. In the process I stumbled acrossed UFOP: Starbase 118 and was immediately drawn to it out of my passion for Star Trek. It didn't disappoint. Within a few short days I had completed my training sims and was assigned to a ship; thrust into the middle of an adventure that evolved in ever new and exciting ways as each crewmate contributed to the ongoing scenario. One of the things that struck me as most interesting was the fact that, at least in cyberspace, Roddenberry's vision of the future was a bonafide reality. Our crew consisted of people from Europe, North America, Africa and Australia, a truly international effort united under the banner of Starfleet. This was unlike anything I'd ever experienced and I was hooked. The fact that many of us were playing roles reminiscent of our respective real life areas of expertise made the experience that much more immersive. These players were just as passionate about the genre as I was and I found myself growing as a writer in the process.
 :Over the years I drifted in and out of simming and even ran my own Star Trek sim organization at one time, but I can honestly say that nowhere have I ever found a better example of excellence in the field that could match the UFOP, and that included my own. Recently I, quite by accident, again stumbled acrossed the UFOP:Starbase 118 group and I was amazed at just how much the group had grown; how professional and comprehensive their site had become. While the UFOP of my early days was very, very good, this newer, updated version had evolved over the years of my absence into something orders of magnatude above and beyond what I would have even thought possible. Unlike the past where a person would have to check out every Trek manual in the library to provide technical information, the UFOP of today has its own massive Wiki with hundreds of interesting and helpful articles. In addition, the member's forum provides an endless array of fun with engaging discussions, activities such as the bi-monthly ceative writing challenges, word games and even access to dedicated chat rooms where the players could meet in real time and hang out. Having returned to the fold after so many years I was concerned that I might have difficulties, however the training process remains a fun and easy way to acclimate to the sim experience and I can honestly say that the training staff are supportive and top notch people. I rejoined 8 months ago and can attest to the fact that the UFOP is bigger and better than ever before. It doesn't matter if you are new to Star Trek, new to role playing, or are a veteran/ expert in both. The UFOP:Starbase 118 PBEM RPG will be one of the most rewarding and fun times you will ever have. You owe it to yourself to check it out, because I am confident that once you try it, you wil love it as much as the rest of us do!