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:: BTW, that NYC/SB118 comparison is [[:Image:Size-comparison-w-manhattan.jpg|here]]. Seems it was removed from the SB118 pages, but I'm not sure why. --[[User:FltAdml. Wolf|Wolf]] /<sup>[[User talk:FltAdml. Wolf|talk page]]</sup> 19:48, 8 September 2008 (EDT) | :: BTW, that NYC/SB118 comparison is [[:Image:Size-comparison-w-manhattan.jpg|here]]. Seems it was removed from the SB118 pages, but I'm not sure why. --[[User:FltAdml. Wolf|Wolf]] /<sup>[[User talk:FltAdml. Wolf|talk page]]</sup> 19:48, 8 September 2008 (EDT) | ||
== Original Intention == | |||
Given that I was the bloke who first coined this idea and has even since been trying to foist it off on the rest of you fine folks... I thought I should try to explain it a little! | |||
The Node is meant to be the colloquial name for the Operations Management Center (similar to "The Hub" being the name for the "Command Center"). The OMC is intended to be the Operations Office, for all intents and purposes. I have always presumed that there has to be somebody out there to carry out the orders that the Hub gives out. Even if there is FlyCon in the Hub, FLyCon is not (in my mind) going to be keeping track of every single Work Bee, EVA crewman, tug-shuttle, and anything else. I see FlyCon as setting the master priority list, speaking to ship captains, and generally acting as an airport's control tower. Once a vessel has been cleared for entry into the Docking Bay and given a berth assignment, control of that vessel's wanderings would be passed down to OMC and the network of Work Bees, signal lights, and crewmen who will then handle the minutae of docking, similar to an airport's ground crew. | |||
Somebody has to be able to give those minions on the ground their marching orders and it made sense that there would be a sub-Hub for those orders to issue from. And, since such a locale would already be in existence, it made similar sense to lump other Operations-specific purviews into the same room: turbolift monitoring & control, power management, life support monitoring, etc. Everything that falls under the heading of "Necessary for a Smooth-Running Starbase". Seemed like having all of those Operations sub-departments in one room to talk to one another in a crisis was a good idea. | |||
After all, a Bridge or Command Center is a good idea, so why not follow its example. A Starbase is a dinosaur.. it's body is so large that it needs multiple 'sub-brains' to function efficiently. Thus, a Hospital with the CMO... a Security Annex with the CSO... Main Engineering with the CEO... Marine Country with the Chief of Marines... A vast array of Science Labs (and, I presume, a Science Complex) with the other CSO :P ... and the Operations Management Center with the COO. | |||
I originally envisioned the OMC being in the Docking Bay itself, but that was a bit of a pipe dream and I'll readily admit how unreasonable it is. Positioning it in the 'ceiling' of the Docking Bay does not seem to be unreasonable, however, for a number of reasons. It puts the OMC very close to what is arguably the most critical of its duties (managing the minutae of docking vessels). In the event of a sensor blackout, observation ports may allow the OMC to continue to direct traffic, just using the ol' Mod 1 Mark 1 eyeball. (I think in terms of redundancy and I certainly hope that whoever is building an entire city in space does the same. I wouldn't want to live or work in said city that did not embrace redundancy nigh unto a ridiculous degree.) This position also allows it to maintain a position slightly more centralized than if it were at the top of a very long station. Given the number of personnel who must work in Ops, this may alleviate a great deal of traffic congestion. Such a position would also be well-buried in the event of shield failure. Should the base suffer so much damage that evacuations are necessary, I would want the folks in charge of routing turbolifts, managing the remaining power, and shoving shuttles about in an orderly fashion to be the least likely ones to go down from an errant torpedo. And, lastly, us hard-working Ops folks deserve that little perk of being able to look out a window and down at the ships in their berths. ^_~ | |||
So, those are a few of my thoughts... | |||
[[User:RogueGypsy47|RogueGypsy47]] 18:39, 12 September 2008 (EDT) | |||