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Any one of us may climb through the ranks and for reasons we cannot explain away or deny, we can make some horrendous mistakes. And we are not alone. The UFOP has a long history of members who have accomplished this faux pax, and not because we thought we were right, but because we forgot an important lesson. This is ultimately a group and game that is supposed to be '''''fun'''''. It is not about the ''#'' of sims your ship/crew puts out per month (although it is one of many factors), it is not just about your relationship with the people you will interact with in the ship grouplist, or the region (in the case of the Ronin and Independence), it is your ability to be flexible and welcome input from other voices. | Any one of us may climb through the ranks and for reasons we cannot explain away or deny, we can make some horrendous mistakes. And we are not alone. The UFOP has a long history of members who have accomplished this faux pax, and not because we thought we were right, but because we forgot an important lesson. This is ultimately a group and game that is supposed to be '''''fun'''''. It is not about the ''#'' of sims your ship/crew puts out per month (although it is one of many factors), it is not just about your relationship with the people you will interact with in the ship grouplist, or the region (in the case of the Ronin and Independence), it is your ability to be flexible and welcome input from other voices. | ||
I've been a writer for the better part of my going on thirty-eight (38) years now. The first original fiction story I wrote, I was a wee lad of seven years old and enjoying the social atmosphere of what primary school brings. I have crossed spectrums in so many areas, from self-publishing poetry to writing for established and original tabletop RPG systems (Project: Whiterook,Vampyre, Werewolf, Heroes, Robotech, Gurps, AD&D [2nd Ed]), novels, optioned screenplays and published short stories (and a few unpunblished novels), where Michael Blade was originally born before Alex and I dialed into the first of the Bulletin Board services (among other things, which I will decline to state). I'm from an era like our esteemed Wolf here, maybe one step before. I have lived and killed characters since the first story I ever wrote, which is what I would like to emphasize here during your stay (hopefully, for a very long) with the UFOP. | I've been a writer for the better part of my going on thirty-eight (38) years now. The first original fiction story I wrote, I was a wee lad of seven years old and enjoying the social atmosphere of what primary school brings. I have crossed spectrums in so many areas, from self-publishing poetry to writing for established and original tabletop RPG systems (Project: Whiterook,Vampyre, Werewolf, Heroes, Robotech, Gurps, AD&D [2nd Ed]), novels, optioned screenplays and published short stories (and a few unpunblished novels), where Michael Blade was originally born before Alex and I dialed into the first of the Bulletin Board services (among other things, which I will decline to state). I'm from an era like our esteemed Wolf here, maybe one step before. I have lived and killed characters since the first story I ever wrote, which is what I would like to emphasize here during your stay (hopefully, for a very long time) with the UFOP. | ||
We make mistakes. That's life. However, no mistake I have ever committed while collaborating with other writers has ever truly been unforgivable. What matters is what you and others learn from those moments, and whether you can stand up and say, this is what I have done, and I acknowledge the mistakes that I have made, and hold myself accountable and take responsibility to apologize and hold my conduct appropriate as a lesson for the generations to come. The character of David Cody had a good run. Who knows? He might have a few more moments. Michael Blade, for some reason I cannot fathom, has survived so many incantations, from the time he was originally created within the Project:Whiterook tabletop system to launching him under IRC with Relic, and transferring over to have the opportunity to write with Wolf, and Jeff, and Elinor, S'ven, Magaera, Brian, to name a few. Even now, as a retired civilian freighter Captain in his current incantation, Blade still manages to find a way to keep going (perhaps the character of David Cody might pull this feat off, who knows?). | We make mistakes. That's life. However, no mistake I have ever committed while collaborating with other writers has ever truly been unforgivable. What matters is what you and others learn from those moments, and whether you can stand up and say, this is what I have done, and I acknowledge the mistakes that I have made, and hold myself accountable and take responsibility to apologize and hold my conduct appropriate as a lesson for the generations to come. The character of David Cody had a good run. Who knows? He might have a few more moments. Michael Blade, for some reason I cannot fathom, has survived so many incantations, from the time he was originally created within the Project:Whiterook tabletop system to launching him under IRC with Relic, and transferring over to have the opportunity to write with Wolf, and Jeff, and Elinor, S'ven, Magaera, Brian, to name a few. Even now, as a retired civilian freighter Captain in his current incantation, Blade still manages to find a way to keep going (perhaps the character of David Cody might pull this feat off, who knows?). | ||