I just voted on this, and I think other should also. Even if its a given that its going to happen, then I think its important.

That is all.

After millions of votes (ok, not millions, but a lot :P), the Officers have tallied the votes and the results are in!

Congratulations to our first place winner....



CONGRATULATIONS! Akrilon, you will be featured in the next issue of The Stonewall Times. PMs to follow :)

Second place went to...



And third place...



And all of the honorable mentions...

Zepari wrote:

For some people, hiding their sexuality is like trying to hide an elephant under an umbrella, and even if they could, why should they have to for the rest of their lives?

Yeah, that's the thing here in the US, too. I don't know about the history of racial relations in Britain, but here in the US, we have a long history of denying civil rights for intrinsic, immutable properties, such as race, and we're trying to put sexuality and sexual identity into that same category. Many people, especially those who are of minority races, say that it's not a just classification, that they have to look black or latino or Asian everyday of their lives, while sexuality is something they think can be hidden. There's also not consensus within our society that sexuality is something inborn like race. Many opponents of our rights say it's a choice. No one in the media ever confronts them about that and asks them when they chose to be straight. Of course, the ones who squawk the loudest about it are the ones who get caught with male hookers in the bathroom of an airport, so if they were asked when they chose to be straight, they'd be in a quandary about their answer.

I can set the default to Site Members, but it'll only affect new account creations. It won't retroactively affect everyone's account.

Before, we had a component that allowed you to create a short url to give out. This is currently broken since the upgrade. I'll up date it ASAP and then return the profiles to as they were before. Unless popular demand wants me to return it as it was.

There should've been an alert near the top that said "Privacy setting saved" It's oddly placed above the Network menu.

So has anyone from the fleet made it into the first closed round?

On top of a light fixture at the Earth Spacedock Exchange. A lot of careful jumps :D

Nick,

Are you able to make profiles visible to members only by default? I think for privacy reasons you should always opt-in to this kind of thing rather than opting out. I believe this is even more important with the type of fleet we are.

Also, when I changed mine I didn't get any sort of confirmation it had been done. The page just kind of refreshed. Small thing but thought I'd mention it :)

Some good news in the U.S., too.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100708/ap_on_re_us/us_gay_marriage_benefits

My favorite part:

"Congress undertook this classification for the one purpose that lies entirely outside of legislative bounds, to disadvantage a group of which it disapproves. And such a classification the Constitution clearly will not permit," Tauro wrote.

Khyfa wrote:

**SPOILER** The Galaxy X is only good in the hands of Brandon Felczer. Everyone else sucks....Bwahahah

O_o

**SPOILER** The Galaxy X is only good in the hands of Brandon Felczer. Everyone else sucks....Bwahahah

Sincarino wrote:

Jerran wrote:

The cloaking device is an interesting addition as well. With no more Romulus I guess the treaty of algeron no longer applies

Was disappointed that my tier 4 escort (Defiant class) didn't have a cloaking device! But good point Jerran! /endQQ

Yeah, I agree. I never bought the whole thing about how Fed ships didn't have cloaking devices cause they had better sensors and didn't need them. They still serve a tactical position.

kiddkasper wrote:

SPOILER!!!!!!

Defiant cloaking (as a retro fit) is coming in Season 2.0 ;)

woot!!! :D

Sincarino wrote:

Jerran wrote:

The cloaking device is an interesting addition as well. With no more Romulus I guess the treaty of algeron no longer applies

Was disappointed that my tier 4 escort (Defiant class) didn't have a cloaking device! But good point Jerran! /endQQ

SPOILER!!!!!!

Defiant cloaking (as a retro fit) is coming in Season 2.0 ;)

Profiles are now visible to guests who come to the site. This way, if you have to show a friend who isn't a member of our site your profile, you can simply give them the link and they'll be able to see it.

If you'd rather people not be able to view your profile without logging in, go to Profile > Edit Profile > Privacy or click here and set your Profile Privacy to "Site Members." Only registered users of this site will then be able to see it.

Jerran wrote:

The cloaking device is an interesting addition as well. With no more Romulus I guess the treaty of algeron no longer applies

Was disappointed that my tier 4 escort (Defiant class) didn't have a cloaking device! But good point Jerran! /endQQ

I bought one last weekend and tried it out. It was fun. The ability to use cannons is nice and that big phaser is a good touch, though it takes over two minutes to recharge. The cloaking device is an interesting addition as well. With no more Romulus I guess the treaty of algeron no longer applies

Well, the power to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force, but regardless that is one sexy beast. I'll take two, please.

Hmm...I've had mine up for so long, I guess I did it before they added that...

Edit: No, NVM, I see now...it's the forced returns the forum put into it, that's what put it over,, you just have to take those out when you copy it. I'll mess around with it tomorrow.

At Earth Space Dock, with a view above the uniform designer and merchant NPCs, where I can usually be found while I'm waiting for the PvP queues.

Thanks for all the feedback. I was interested in the 3D but it's been out 2 years apparently and isn't very good. I can wait for that.

But the 3 screen thing seemed cool, plus when not playing games 3 monitors can be awesome. In my programming days I had 2 and loved it.

The local computer place I like (ncix) is pretty good at giving low prices and good advice. So if I decide to check it out I'll coordinate with them (bought my pc from them). Maybe they'll let me return it all if it sucks hehe