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Arcadia
As you all (hopefully) are aware, I have disclosed plans to close the Standing Bear in 2024. Yes, this is still the plan and my time table is to do so around March of 2024. I do have plans in place to continue writing on the…
Author: Captain Pippa Whitley
Posted on: Wednesday, 27 December 2023 - 3:31pm
Category: Sim Announcement
It's Been a Long Road
Whether or not you've got faith of the heart or not, it has certainly been a long road. We've been through a lot together as friends, writers, and a community. Starting this sim right when COVID cases were starting to pop up and through a global pandemic, mourning…
Author: Captain Pippa Whitley
Posted on: Wednesday, 28 June 2023 - 12:29pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Same Ray, New Character - It's Your Vote!
Dearest Crew,
As you all know, our friend and one of my closest and dearest writing buddies, Kim Finney passed away last month. She made one hell of an impact in her many years on many sims in many fleets, but it hit really close to home…
Author: Captain Barret Stillwater
Posted on: Sunday, 11 July 2021 - 12:28pm
Category: Out of Character
Theta Fleet Awards
Theta Fleet Monthly Awards
First and foremost, we had yet another great month. Though it is not the quantity of posts that do it, it is the quality that everyone puts into their characters and their writing. Unfortunately, we lost one of those spectacular individuals who sharpened her craft…
Author: Captain Barret Stillwater
Posted on: Tuesday, 8 June 2021 - 4:13pm
Category: General News
Theta Fleet Awards & General News
Theta Fleet Monthly Awards
There has been a recent burst in sims transferring over to Theta Fleet, or new commands opening. This has resulted in Area 51 (our task force) creating another task group, 51-E. Changes like these have no impact on sims or how we as writers carry…
Author: Captain Barret Stillwater
Posted on: Monday, 10 May 2021 - 11:05am
Category: Sim Announcement
CO Quarterly Review
Excellent work everyone! I am really glad to see everyone is getting involved and our first year was a fantastic one. Despite the generally terrible state of the outside world in 2020, you all put in some amazing effort and showed a lot of creativity. I really appreciate that and…
Author: Captain Barret Stillwater
Posted on: Sunday, 11 April 2021 - 5:07pm
Category: General News
Theta Fleet Awards
Theta Fleet Monthly Awards
Theta Fleet has released their monthly awards today in addition to their first quarter of 2021 awards. Though I place more value on us having fun and being creative, I do feel it valuable to recognize when any of us have been acknowledged either collectively…
Author: Captain Barret Stillwater
Posted on: Saturday, 10 April 2021 - 3:31pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Squids Off the Starboard Bow!
Since 1999 Ongoing Worlds has conducted their Tournament of Sims in which a panel of judges selected from the swimming community across various fleets and independent waters come together to judge dozens of entrants and determined which sims are of the best quality and caliber for…
Author: Captain Barret Stillwater
Posted on: Monday, 22 March 2021 - 9:02pm
Category: General News
Happy Anniversary USS Standing Bear
Firstly, again congratulations to Janet on her February win for Theta Fleet’s Player of the Month for the 51st (Area 51) Task Force. Everyone has done such a great job over the past 12 months, and I am always happy when one of our writers gets recognition. Furthermore,…
Author: Captain Barret Stillwater
Posted on: Friday, 19 March 2021 - 6:56pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Theta Fleet Awards!!!
Theta Fleet Awards are in! Congratulations to all.
Unit of Distinction:
Gold: USS Standing Bear
Players of the Month:
Area 51(tie):
Standing Bear: Kat & Linz - I am co-nominating on this one because without these two awesome ladies, the Standing Bear would not be as fun nor as consistent…
Author: Lieutenant T'Lanna Vali
Posted on: Saturday, 16 January 2021 - 7:11am
Category: Sim Announcement
THE OCTVEMBER WRITING EVENT!
Boo! My crafty crew of writers,
October is upon us and our current mission is inches away from wrapping up. November is fast approaching, and this announcement is a little bit delayed, but that is alright. I have dug into my old CO bag of tricks and treats for…
Author: Captain Barret Stillwater
Posted on: Sunday, 18 October 2020 - 12:17pm
Category: General News
CO Special Announcement
Dear Writers,
I usually leave Kat to make news announcements, but I thought I would take this time to make a few special announcements. Firstly, I want to thank each of you for the past several months. A lot of you have been with the Standing Bear from…
Author: Captain Barret Stillwater
Posted on: Sunday, 11 October 2020 - 1:13pm
Category: General News
Awards reminder
Hello Hello!
It's August 25th -- That means that awards are now open. Please click on the SIM tab and then to the right look for Awards. Take a read through and pick out anyone NPC or PC that you think deserves awards and submit your nomination.
Awards Noms are…
Author: Commander Soral
Posted on: Tuesday, 25 August 2020 - 6:41am
Category: General News
Pegasus Fleet News & Monthly Post Vote
Dear Crew,
It is that time again where Pegasus Fleet is hoping that you will help decide the best post for the month. Though we have yet to win this, our posts have been well received and truly stand out. The one Kat and I submitted this time was…
Author: Captain Barret Stillwater
Posted on: Saturday, 13 June 2020 - 4:18pm
Category: Out of Character
Pegasus Fleet Post of the Month Vote
This is a small announcement from your Captain/Game Manager that Pegasus Fleet is still holding voting for their post of the month and it will last until Friday June 12th. That leaves you several days to slide on in and support your favorite option. PS, the USS Standing Bear…
Author: Captain Barret Stillwater
Posted on: Monday, 1 June 2020 - 7:02pm
Category: General News
Tie Breaker!
Dearest Crew,
The votes for all active crew members were accounted for ahead of the time deadline. I am happy to announce that Selene and Hades were chosen by a narrow margin as the names for two of our four shuttles. What about the other two?
Well, that's where…
Author: Captain Barret Stillwater
Posted on: Friday, 8 May 2020 - 1:13pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Name Those Shuttles!
Dearest Crew,
After going through the process of determining a theme, Greek Gods & Goddesses won out over the other options. So, with that said, we opened it up for some suggested names. A few members of the crew offered suggestions (Kat went crazy and offered about five dozen)…
Author: Captain Barret Stillwater
Posted on: Wednesday, 6 May 2020 - 6:39pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Standing Bear: Shuttles and More!
Crew,
After taking theme suggestions from members of the crew, I have compiled the suggestions and am inviting you to help narrow the naming decision. We will have four shuttles and one runabout. Use the link provided to cast your vote! There are two questions:
Question one is a ranked-choice…
Author: Captain Barret Stillwater
Posted on: Tuesday, 28 April 2020 - 3:53pm
Category: Out of Character
Shuttlecraft X
Dear Writers,
As members of the USS Standing Bear (Fontana presently), I am seeking your help with a small little project. Like any good starship, we have some shuttles (amount to be determined pending discussion). The thing is; however, we have not established named for our shuttles. I would like…
Author: Captain Barret Stillwater
Posted on: Saturday, 18 April 2020 - 2:17pm
Category: Website Update
Getting Ready to Launch
Hi All,
The time has come for the Launch.
Because we're still shy of a few people we're going to do a basic launch from the ship yards and ask that your characters write about the launch from their perspective in a Personal Log or Mission Post.
When we replenish…
Author: Commander Soral
Posted on: Tuesday, 31 March 2020 - 3:44pm
Category: General News