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"UFOP", as our group is called in short, began its existence in June of 1994 as a 'Live' Star Trek SIMulation, held in AOL chatrooms. Within the next six months, the crew of the two ships decided to move over to a '[[Play-by-Email]] SIMming' (PBEM) format. In this field, and with a new web presence, the group began to grow, slowly at first, and then more rapidly later. Today, [[UFOP: StarBase 118]] is one of the longest established Star Trek RPG groups on the internet. | "UFOP", as our group is called in short, began its existence in June of 1994 as a 'Live' Star Trek SIMulation, held in AOL chatrooms. Within the next six months, the crew of the two ships, which were the [[USS Phoenix-B]] and the [[USS Alliance]], decided to move over to a '[[Play-by-Email]] SIMming' (PBEM) format. In this field, and with a new web presence, the group began to grow, slowly at first, and then more rapidly later. Today, [[UFOP: StarBase 118]] is one of the longest established Star Trek RPG groups on the internet. | ||
Formerly, the group's administration was run by the UFOP '[[High Council]]', which consisted of all officers ranking Captain or higher. This system worked well for the first several years of the club's existence, until the fleet size swelled to 14 vessels and the High Council became ineffective at solving problems. The proverb ''too many cooks spoil the broth'' quickly comes to mind. To remedy the problems of the High Council, the group restructured its command in September 1999. The largest change was that the High Council was replaced by the [[UFOP Executive Command]] (UEC), and the UFOP fleet was divided into two sub-fleets. Rear Admiral Marlin took command of one sub-fleet, while Rear Admiral Randor took command of the other. The goal of this change was to make administration of the fleet easier, by allowing smaller groups to work together. | Formerly, the group's administration was run by the UFOP '[[High Council]]', which consisted of all officers ranking Captain or higher. This system worked well for the first several years of the club's existence, until the fleet size swelled to 14 vessels and the High Council became ineffective at solving problems. The proverb ''too many cooks spoil the broth'' quickly comes to mind. To remedy the problems of the High Council, the group restructured its command in September 1999. The largest change was that the High Council was replaced by the [[UFOP Executive Command]] (UEC), and the UFOP fleet was divided into two sub-fleets. Rear Admiral Marlin took command of one sub-fleet, while Rear Admiral Randor took command of the other. The goal of this change was to make administration of the fleet easier, by allowing smaller groups to work together. | ||