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== History == | == History == | ||
Reconciliation forums are built on many hundreds of years of tradition. | Reconciliation forums are built on many hundreds of years of tradition. Like Betazoid weddings, all participants in a Reconciliation Forum were required to appear without any clothing. However, after joining the [[Federation]], “off-worlders” involved in forums were often uncomfortable with this practice. The tradition was subsequently changed so that all participants wore gowns, similar to Terran Kimonos. | ||
The presiding official of a Forum is known as an '''Adjudicator'''. Adjudicators used to have to be female, but that changed in the late 2200s, due to lobbying from the [[Federation]]. | The presiding official of a Forum is known as an '''Adjudicator'''. Adjudicators used to have to be female, but that changed in the late 2200s, due to lobbying from the [[Federation]]. | ||
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All artefacts are presented digitally, except for physical artefacts. | All artefacts are presented digitally, except for physical artefacts. | ||
===Clothing=== | |||
All participants must wear gowns, in respect of the traditions of Betazoid culture of being unclothed and having nothing to hide. Starfleet or Military officers by convention are held in high regard by Reconciliation Forums and are the exception to this rule. They are required to wear their uniforms. | |||
==Physical Layout== | ==Physical Layout== | ||