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Vol. I
No. 24
"If the shoe fits, it's ugly."
<|| OUR TOP STORY
What has long been nothing more than a rumor and blatant common
sense has finally been confirmed. Prodigy will expire in October
of 1999. Citing a lack of Y2K compatibility, STFers from Zanzibar
VIII to Barclay Square IV know the real reason -- P$ is no longer
making a profit. The main issue within this story (there is one,
believe it or not) is the fate of STF-1. The Fleet, long displaced
from its counterparts on the WeBB, will be forced to pack up
its royal highness' matched luggage and head for the WeBB.
STF Premier Mike "Bourdaa" Bourdaaski maintained in an address to Fleet
1 that, essentially, we would drag other
clubs down with us. The plan is to gather as many other clubs
as we can before September, since we have a contingency plan and they do
not. A temporary "state department" has been set up by the Dictator-until-March
to advise him on agreements made with other clubs. Contact
has
been made with AT and GAMM, two fledgling RPGs from the Star Trek
BB in the A-M topic. As of right now, nothing has been carved in
dilithium, only first contact has been made. Bourdaaski assures us
that Fleet 1 can be moved to the WeBB "in five minutes", so there is no
reason to worry about how soon we will see a "1st Fleet" text in the pull-down
menu.
<|| P$, THIS IS YOUR LIFE!
It began in 1988 as THE online service, edging out aging
CompuServe. AOL was not up and running yet, so the only choice was
Prodigy. Based on software that has long since become defunct, the
service was home to many Star Trek RPGS, most notably STF and STNG in the
Games BB. Sadly, STNG closed its doors forever in 1996. About
the same time, the STF WeBB became popular, and members of STF-P$ gushed
out of here and onto the internet faster than the Cuyahoga River in March.
Soon, the fleets left, until Fleet 1 was the only one left here.
Now, in October, STF will be confined exclusively to the WeBB. We
hope that FComm-1 Dennis "Parlor" Hannigan makes the transition unscathed.
<|| ELECTIONS...THEY'RE ONLY A [WEEK] A-WAY!
Actually, the election process doesn't begin until two weeks from
now, but the election season starts in February. Candidates will
be nominated and seconded for this first week of the election season, with
ADVERTizing coming up in the following week (8-14), actual elections the
following week (15-21), and tabulations by the EC from the 22 to the 28.
As of this moment, it is believed that the candidates shall be: Former
Narcissist-in-Chief Greg "I bring vulgarity
that has not been seen since the days of...well, me!" Hertzsch;
AFComm-2 Mark "Large-and-Haydn" Longanbach; and possibly AFComm-6 Seamus
"Ramis" Hughes. Former AWOL Vice-Consul Randy "Absentee ballot" McCullick
is believed not to be running, due to his absence. Then again, things
might change, we can never tell. Our endorsement stands firm once
again with Greg "Birch" Hertzsch, even though he lost the last election.
We're not cursed, really!
<|| WAY DOWN UPON THE SWANEE RIVER
Is where you'll find SNN Headline News I.24! Seriously, though,
former Veep-o Man Randy "Who likes chicken?" McCullick informed us
that P$ was going bankrupt in six months...and that was in November.
We told you so!
As always, we swear upon the spare tire of Dennis Franz that we
will remain verdad to our polyunsaturated motto of "Quick, Informative,
Totally Biased Reporting" of STF Events. Join us for I.25 next time,
when we fill up six more screens because it's fun here on SNN Headline
News!
(C) 1999 The Ford Prefect Co, Chicago
