Posted 14 December 2008 - 4:51pm by Fleet Admiral Andrew “Wolfe” Robinson (President) (Andrew Robinson)

Edict 25

“What is a nine horse hitch, anyway?”

On 24th March 2005, after much debate the STF Q&A ship was commissioned in the Academy Fleet. The purpose of this ship was to provide a forum in which questions about all aspects of STF, both IC and OOC could be aired and answered by the Academy staff, Course Tutors and Cabinet. Three months later that trial period was extended to give the ship a further chance to prove its worth and on the 7th October 2005, the ship was retained indefinately by President Jack Dipper.

For some time since then, despite repeated efforts by Academy staff, the ship has died and receives almost no attention whatsoever. What few questions there are don’t come frequently enough or require enough debate to warrant its continued existence as a seperate entity.

At the behest of Academy Commandant Jack Dipper, Dipper Edict #26 is hereby rescinded and superseded by this edict and the STF Q&A ship is decommissioned from this day.

In the interests of maintaining an area in which Q&A questions can be proposed, the Internet Department is directed to add a “Q&A” link to the primary links bar. This link is to take the user to the Academy Headquarters ship, where suchq questions shall continue to be posed under the authority of the Academy Commandant. The Course Proctors continue to be required to read this ship regularly to check for updates.

It is always a shame to lose what was once a valuable asset, but as I stated in the election campaign I will not maintain a non-viable resource when there is a more effective alternative.

The Internet Department is directed to close access to the Q&A ship and remove it from public view until such time as it can be archived for legacy.

Fleet Admiral Andrew “Wolfe” Robinson
STF President
14th December 2008