Re: Too young

From: jchromis@aol.com (JChromis)

Date: Sun, 14 Jun 1998 00:00:00 +0000

Justin Smith wrote: (snipped aggressively, with occasional comment)

>I'd like to give some evidence for Yoni's immaturity. He first submitted
>his 
>application, describing his character as a human who can "jump 30 feet up"
>and 
>who "has been on 13 different voyages, as ensign and lueitenant."
>Spelling 
>aside, he couldn't even give thought to a realistic character. The FGN is
>all 
>about character development and interaction, and Yoni's application showed
>he 
>didn't take it seriously. 
>

So, if I understand you, the problem was that he wanted a character with
extreme physical abilities.  Yes.  I can see how that would be impossible to
work with.  We all know that ALL characters in the Star Trek Universe are just
like you and me.  For instance, you would never see a character who could knock
a full grown man unconscious with a firm grip on the neck.  No one would ever
find a character who could toss humans aside like they were a bag of trash.
And, of course, no characters exist who can read minds.  How could he even
THINK of creating a character with such a ridiculous ability as jumping higher
than we can!  Why, the next thing you know, someone will want a character to be
able to control others actions with his mind, or turn into a creature who feeds
off of human life force, or maybe someone will want a cute little pet, who
multiplies when he eats!  The entire Star Trek Universe could come grinding to
a halt!
Clearly this Juvenile cannot be allowed to join the Star Trek Universe.  This
is a serious World, we cannot have people thinking it is just a game.  We
cannot simply explain the limits of character creation to them.

If the spelling was NOT an issue, why do you mention it?  I am not sure if I
would spell it correctly myself. (lieutenant?)  I must admit, I never realized
that correct spelling was a key requirement to PBEM.

>Once rejected, Yoni reapplied, lying about his age in order to try to get
>in. 
>We don't want people who lie to us. 
>

Perhaps he felt unjustly punished for his birthdate.  Don't you think you are
trying just a LITTLE to hard to explain yourself?

>This second application described his character as 21 years old, who
>"served 
>as assistant security officer abord Starship Voyager before it was lost"

>and 
>again featured the superhuman ability to "jump really high." Considering
>that 
>the FGN universe takes place around 30 years after the Voyager was lost,
>his 
>character is totally impossible. If he would have read the timeline 
>information on the FGN's web site (http://www.azorius.co.uk/fgn/) he
>would 
>have realized this. More evidence that Yoni did not take the FGN
>seriously.

I think I can help here.  Yoni's character served on the Voyager 2.   This ship
was commissioned 20 years after the original Voyager.  If this was not the
case, he clearly SHOULD be refused admittance.  After all, how could one fail
to note that star date 3452.45 (or whatever) is 30 years after the ill-fated
Voyager mission!  On top of this, unless I am mistaken, Voyager was on its
Maiden voyage when the mishap ocurred.  Or maybe not.  You see, I treated it as
an enjoyable T.V. show, not a subject for study.

>All of Yoni's actions demonstrated a level of immaturity that the FGN
>just 
>doesn't want to deal with. The appropriate action for Yoni to have taken 
>would have been to email the FGN Board members and discuss the issue,
>perhaps 
>getting a testimonial from you, Lord Mist. We could have discussed it,
>and 
>Yoni may have been given a chance in the Academy.

Did anyone bother to offer him this option?  Or should he have read this on
your web-site too?

Instead, we have a bunch
>of 
>hysterical ranting in a newsgroup. 
>

I read his post.  At no time, then or now, did I feel he was 'hysterical'.  He
seemed shocked and insulted, but he has hardly come across as hysterical.

Well, perhaps I have made my point.  It does not really matter.  As long as
Yoni reads this, and sees that not everyone out here will assume that he is an
immature brat simply because of his age, I have succeeded.  I am, of course,
also hoping that this will cause you to stop attacking him.  If you need
someone to attack, feel free to attack me.  I am sure I deserve it after this
post. :)  And, if you care to, please feel free to let me know how many
spelling\grammer errors I have committed in this rather lengthy post.  I am
happy to have found out now that I would not be welcomed in your game.
That's okay, I am very happy in the game I am in.

JChromis@aol.com

"Wise men don't need advice, fools don't take it."  Ben Franklin

"Judge a man by his questions, rather than his answers."  Voltaire

References

Re: Too young
"Justin Smith" <jthsmith@unm.edu>
Sat, 13 Jun 1998 00:00:00 +0000

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Re: Too young
"Justin Smith" <jthsmith@unm.edu>
Sat, 13 Jun 1998 00:00:00 +0000