Posted by Ben Z in Questions for Candidates - Sarah/Robert - Decommissioning
Hello Sarah and Robert,

This question is mostly for Sarah. During the last presidential term in which you were Vice President, three ships were decommissioned from the club. Those ships being Starbase Magellan, USS Endeavor, and USS Olympic (as per presidential edicts #10, #12, and #14, respectively). It concerns me as a player that a ship that I enjoy writing on could be unilaterally axed by a future administration. What is your thought process for decommissioning ships? Do you anticipate continuing to decommission ships with your executive powers? How can players feel confident that their favorite writing environments won’t be on the chopping block during your term?

Ben Z

Hi Ben,

That’s a really great question. Decommissioning ships is never something that an Executive sets out to do unilaterally. Right now, we’re facing a shortage of GMs in STF and that has led to Steve and I making some difficult decisions about the future of various areas. STF is also a much smaller club than it was several years ago and the number of areas has not been decreased as a result (you can see this pictured here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRXaw6Bx9hxhV0_oWr87KKFmA9IWxTKrmu__BdUppBtnM0UuXDBu9cLYCQkGAm9tMbN12lPgDx1TZnR/pubchart?oid=152092092&format=image). We’ve tried to be very cognizant of not removing an environment that is active and engaged; I saw this happen before I was President and it’s really a recipe for disaster and negative feelings among the club.

• Sarah