Lesley

LesleyA

Facebook repeals real name policy

October 02 2014
I bet if you were to look up profiles of many pop stars who have stage names they would not have been banned. Just because a name doesn't live up to Facebook's idea of what a name should be it most certainly should not be policed.

To answer the previous comment though, here in the UK a person can use any name they wish so long as it is not used for any illegal purpose or with intent to deceive. This is what you find out when you go to change your name as part of transition for TS folks.
David

brownbear2007

Spock, Data, Odo, or Seven of Nine?

October 02 2014
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DS9 wasn't lacking for characters like that you also had garak, quark, Rom and nog all of whom commented on the huumooons all the time.

Personally for me it was seven though she called people out on their crap and i liked that.


I think the characters I listed though had particular character arcs that were different than the more general cross-cultural themes that Star Trek explored with all it's different alien characters.

And I too always loved Seven's abrasive approach to other people's crap.
Finka

Finka

Spock, Data, Odo, or Seven of Nine?

October 02 2014
This is an intereesting question.
There arer some differences, however. Spock is both human and Vulcan and eventually he learns to embrace his human side (even though he does not seems do bewilling to admit it :D ). But he fits well with hmans as well as Vulcans.
Same goes with Data, I guess. He spends most of his time among humans and strives to be as much human as possible.
Odo though is different. He is one of his kind, completely alone and does not try to fit in. Garak might be even more tragic - he is not one of his kind but is a stranger to his own home planet so he stays on a Bajoran station and will never be viewed as an ally.
Romario

Romario

Spock, Data, Odo, or Seven of Nine?

October 02 2014
"Out of all the stories you told me, which ones were true and which ones weren't?"

"My dear Doctor, they're all true."

"Even the lies?"

".....especially the lies."


With Garak, at least for me, there was no set right or wrong way to view him. One may have felt a conviction to deem him a shady a**hole, or a spy with a heart of gold; a liar incapable of ever telling the full truth. Witty, easily likable....

With a few twists and turns, probably all of the above.

But the dark, cunning and ruthless nature he embodied in In the Pale Moonlight(!!!!!!) was pretty stunning in it's complex simplicity. It is the same dark and ruthless nature which drives most if not all of our political systems, with the moral center often so obscured and tainted you wonder if there ever was one. Even if it is beneficial to us.

On a smaller scale, in our everyday lives; some more than others, I think we've all had similar conversations in our heads. Or upon reflection, realized the actual driving element which brought us to whatever decision we'd made before. Some new thing we may even have left to the side in favor of a more morally pleasing justification.

All in all, the character drove home certain aspects of human nature without serving you some moral superiority complex. You never knew what you were getting with Garak. But whatever it ended up being, it made you think. There were a few episodes where I couldn't help but smile and think: "You little bastard, you're a genius!" ( Kudos to the writers and Andrew Robinson).

Okay enough before I TL;DR all up and down this thread :lol: :whistle: ;)
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Ben

Gravity

Spock, Data, Odo, or Seven of Nine?

October 02 2014
DS9 wasn't lacking for characters like that you also had garak, quark, Rom and nog all of whom commented on the huumooons all the time.

Personally for me it was seven though she called people out on their crap and i liked that.
David

brownbear2007

Spock, Data, Odo, or Seven of Nine?

October 02 2014
I was thinking about whether I wanted to write a captain's biography for the contest and I began rewatching some Odo episodes to make my captain a former researcher on changeling biology from the Bajoran Institute of Science. I'm not sure I have the imagination to write a whole biography, but it made me want to post this informal question to the forum.

Star Trek has had a common character arc for characters with an outsider's perspective on humanity. Spock had to grapple with emotional humans and his own half-human heritage, Data had his quest to be more human, Odo had his unique observations of humanoid social interactions, and Seven had her search for her own individuality. (T'Pol might go in this group, but I don't think her character ever served quite the same function.)

So which outsider Trek character do you prefer? It may just be a function of recent viewing, but I'm partial to gruff old Odo.
Angel

Angelsilhouette

Star Trek 3 - A tale of two Kirk's

October 02 2014

You look familiar. Have we met?
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Liam

williamjaneway

Facebook repeals real name policy

October 02 2014
The irony is even if you ignore Drag Queens (lets face it you never can but still...:P) In this country at least, you can use any name you want without making any legal changes to your birth certificate name, so I could call myself Willy Wonka even though other legal documentation says my actual name. It isn't an offence or a crime to go by another name. Therefore preventing anyone from having a name of their choosing was always, wrong.

The basis behind it was to protect members..
bad actors doing bad things: impersonation, bullying, trolling, domestic violence, scams, hate speech, and more

though I still think this is flawed, you might be a bad actor but you are still entitled to call yourself what you will, what you post that may be inappropriate or offensive is what should be moderated!
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Wil

WilV

Facebook repeals real name policy

October 02 2014
Deactivating, Deleting & Memorializing Accounts

https://www.facebook.com/help/359046244166395/
Robert Jenkins

DilenXichetSTO

Facebook repeals real name policy

October 02 2014
i didnt think u could leave facebook.... even if u deactivate account, it is still there... :(

Unknown Person

Star Trek 3 - A tale of two Kirk's

October 02 2014
I read those books too, they were good. Cowritten by the Shat-meister, so a bit of an ego trip, but good stories nonetheless.
Ashby

Clavik

Star Trek 3 - A tale of two Kirk's

October 02 2014
If you are looking for some good stories directly following the Generations movie you should check out the Odyssey Series by William Shatner. It tells the story of what happens to Kirk. I enjoyed it.
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Wil

WilV

Facebook repeals real name policy

October 02 2014
I left Facebook after they donated $10000 to the reelection campaign of an anti politician. I heard after the name thing a bunch of people clocked to Ello. I might check it out.
Ben

Gravity

Facebook repeals real name policy

October 01 2014
totally called it :P

Unknown Person

Facebook repeals real name policy

October 01 2014
That right Mark Zuckerberg, you tried to take on all the Drag Queens at the same time, silly silly man. Now you know better.

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/10/01/facebook-agrees-to-drop-real-name-policy-which-banned-drag-queens/?utm_content=buffera0a83&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
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WildStar Online

October 01 2014
Two More EU Codes:
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Alain Rojas

Ngagecloak

Star Trek 3 - A tale of two Kirk's

October 01 2014
I was moved to tears seeing Leonard Nimoy in the Trek reboots, but let's keep William Shatner in The Nexus. If he misses Star Trek that much, he's welcome aboard STO! B)

Unknown Person

Star Trek 3 - A tale of two Kirk's

September 30 2014
Kirk died in Star Trek: Generations. The events of that movie may never happen in the rebooted timeline thus kirk could still live to a ripe old age. Incidentally he's pretty spry for 83 year old. Most of his original series costars have to get around the Vegas convention on those little scooters but you see him walking around with his camera crew at a very brisk pace. He may not be able to fit into any of his old uniforms anymore but he's still got plenty of energy.

I'm a little ambivalent too, I mean he's Kirk and always will be. But he's spent the years of his recent career being the funny guy and not trying to be a sex symbol anymore (thank Kahless). I suppose I have to re-tune my perception of him in order to "see" him as Kirk again and not Denny Crane or The Big Giant Head.
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Zander Hawk

Zander_Hawk

Re:Re: Star Trek 3 - A tale of two Kirk's

September 30 2014
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I don't see the problem either with William Shatner showing up in the new movie, but.....didn't he die? Don't tell me they're going to Days of Future past the original timeline....


I thought that an aspect of a person continues to exist in the Nexus. Regardless, this may be the movie that closes this alternate timeline.

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Dave (Voleron)

Voleron

[EVENT] Captain Biography Contest!

September 30 2014
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Born of a Trill father and Vulcan mother, Voleron inherited the tendency for logical thought, coupled with the added ability to experience a wide spectrum of emotions. Being the son of prominent and influential parents, Voleron, from a young age, was all but assured a symbiont with which he would eventually be joined in his later years, much to the disdain of many Trills who labored for the same opportunity.

In his early twenties, Voleron expressed an interest in joining Starfleet, and at age twenty three, he succeeded in passing the entrance examinations and gaining admittance to the academy, where he excelled at scientific study. Voleron eventually joined the ranks of the youngest starship Captains at the age of thirty-two.

Although Voleron grew up in a comfortable and even luxurious environment by many people's standards, he has known adversity. One of the cardinal rules of Trill symbiosis, is that the new host isn't meant to continue the close relationships of the symbiont's preceding hosts. It is thought that continuing those relationships limits the potential for the symbiont's new experiences and contravening that covenant is seen as an extremely selfish act on the part of the host, which means certain exile from Trill and the end of the symbiont's life upon the death of that host.

The previous host of the symbiont that Voleron would eventually carry, was named Jaylon, who was also quite a young and gifted man when he was joined, as only the best and brightest among Trill society are gifted with the opportunity to be host to a symbiont. Jaylon shared a deep intimacy with a human boy named Rémi Bastian, in his younger years. The pair grew up as teenagers and into young adulthood together, sharing a unique closeness which made them practically inseparable. Jaylon and Rémi both enlisted in Starfleet together, however, two years into academy training, Jaylon died in what was widely believed to be a training accident. Due to Jaylon's young and untimely death, the symbiosis commission felt that it seemed logical to allow the symbiont to continue the short journey it had begun in the Starfleet career path. The symbiosis commission offered the symbiont to Voleron, who was already in the graduating class at Starfleet Academy. Voleron eagerly accepted the symbiont, and the two were joined.

Prior to the joining, Voleron was known around campus for his somewhat frequent sexual promiscuities with an endless assortment of women. Despite having a keen intellect and being dedicated to his studies and success at the academy, Voleron was known to charm not only fellow class mates, but was rumoured to have been romantically involved with one of the female instructors at the academy. Though this had never been confirmed, the rumour was often the talk of campus.

They say that 'the joining' changes the host, and despite the many years of training and preparation, Voleron was hugely impacted by the sudden onslaught of the symbiont's experiences upon their merging. In the days following the joining, Voleron felt compelled to reach out to Rémi Bastian, and offer his friendship in the wake of Rémi's loss with Jaylon's death. Rémi naturally gravitated toward Voleron, clutching desperately onto any memory of Jaylon, his former lover, and taking comfort in the knowledge that Jaylon was living on in Voleron. As the months passed, and Rémi gravitated closer and closer to Voleron, the guilt that Voleron felt for having denied Rémi closure following Jaylon's death by engaging him in a friendship, began to increase.

Voleron planned to break off the friendship with Rémi one night, under the old oak tree on the Academy grounds, knowing that the continued closeness would be nothing but perpetual agony on Rémi's spirit and soul. The pair met that night, while the grounds were quiet and the harvest moonlight flooded the park. As Voleron began to speak the words that Rémi dreaded to hear, a single tear rolled down the corner of Rémi's left eye and down his chiselled cheek. In that moment, Voleron felt something in the pit of his stomach that he'd never felt in his life before. Trailing off mid-sentence, he slowly raised his hand and gently brushed away Rémi's tear, locking eyes with him and examining the broken hearted expression that had washed over Rémi's paling and trembling face. In what was to Voleron a shockingly primal and instinctive act, he leaned in and kissed Rémi lightly on his cushion like lips for a brief moment, before backing away quickly in jarring bewilderment. Were these his own feelings... were these the symbiont's feelings or a combination of the two? Voleron couldn't tell and in the moment that followed, he allowed himself not to care... he leaned in for a second time, lifting Rémi's chin gently upward, guiding their lips softly together, once more. The pair kissed passionately, much to Rémi's exultance and Voleron's... confusion... mixed with a feeling of contentment for the first time in his life.

The closest of relationships followed, but that decision came at the cost of Voleron's essential exile from Trill, and doomed the symbiont to die with him.. a decision by the symbiosis commission that Voleron continues to appeal to this day. Voleron quickly found himself spurned by many members of his family for making the decision to "rejoin"; a rejection that devastated him and drove him closer and closer to Rémi, seeking comfort and strength in strangely familiar arms, where he also felt safe and at peace with the universe. Although Starfleet life saw both Voleron and Rémi apart on various assignments for varied periods of time, Voleron was ultimately offered his own command, and he of course, requested that Rémi be transferred to his ship, where he currently holds the rank of Lieutenant Commander and acts as Voleron's first officer.

The USS Dies Irae was intended to be sent into deep space, on a long-range and long-term scientific and exploration mission. It wasn't a desirable command, which is why Voleron was offered it at such a young age. Having escaped the horrors of the front lines, the young and untested crew have been sent off to continue Starfleet's scientific and explorative mandate, while sadly, many of their friends and fleet mates have been deployed to repel the multitude of Borg incursions and other threats into Federation space. With the wind at their backs and nothing but uncharted space ahead, the possibilities for adventure are limitless.


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