Posted 14 May 2014 - 9:56pm by Thomas Bates
Edict #14
“We have it in our power to begin the world over again.” - Thomas Paine
On Monday we decommissioned seven ships, which is the largest ship cut that’s ever occurred in the club’s history. These changes have left the Great White and Forceful Fleets with only two ships a piece. Obviously, they will not continue to exist in that fashion. Once Kat and I determined which ships were going to be cut, we immediately began to ponder how to deal with the impending situation of two drastically reduced fleets.
After discussions with The Great White Fleet’s Commander, Kat Dedul, and the Forceful Fleet’s Commander, Ty Napier, along with consulting with several cabinet members, it’s been decided that the two fleets will merge. With the merging of the two fleets, it is important to note that the eligibility requirements outlined in FCOMM (“The Fleet Commander must be a current or former CO of the fleet in question, or a current or former XO in the fleet in question with CO experience.” | http://www.star-fleet.com/library/bookshelf/charters/charter-fleets.html) will “carry over” to the “new” Fleet. Essentially, this means that if you were eligible to be the Forceful or Great White Fleet’s Commander, you’re eligible to be the Commander of the new Fleet. We’re setting this precedent so that the Command pool isn’t drastically limited within the Fleet as it is established.
We chose to merge these two fleets specifically because they were most affected by the previous ship cuts, and both were looking to expand and improve their cultures. We determined that merging the two Fleets, and thus giving the opportunity to reignite those efforts, would create a better opportunity for all ships and players involved.
As such:
The Infinite Fleet is hereby commissioned.
The Infinite Fleet will consist of the following ships:
Outpost 45, Commanded by BJ Janzen.
USS Montgomery, Commanded by Thomas Bates.
USS Constellation, Commanded by Kat Dedul.
USS Viking, Commanded by Amber Hagan.
The Great White Fleet, historically referred to as Fleet Two, is hereby decommissioned.
The Forceful Fleet, historically referred to as Fleet Four, is hereby decommissioned.
The first Fleet Commander of the Infinite Fleet is hereby named as Ty Napier.
These transfers shall be delayed until Friday May 16, at the earliest, so as to give time for Commanding Officers to post to their ships and e-mail their crews to alert them of these changes. The Internet Department is directed to have these changes completed no later than Monday, May 19th. As Starbase 93 and Deep Space 20 are technically not “ships” but administrative pages, Ty Napier should contact the Internet Department concerning which shall be kept (and if desired, renamed).
We’re excited to see the merge of two historic fleets into one modern entity, and I’m personally very interested in seeing what we can do there to lay the groundwork again for future players, as others before us have done.
Thanks,
-Thomas Bates
—President