As many of you know, I’ve long been an advocate for open role playing, which some people simming call godmodding. The concept is fairly simple: Everyone writes for everyone. To be more specific, players are allowed, and even encouraged, to write for the other player-controlled characters. I first wrote about open role playing back in […]
Bread and Circuses
In accordance with our Fleet Constitution it’s time to start preparing for the 2019 Presidential election. The election will be held in August and the new President will officially take office on September 1st. If you would like to run, please email our Fleet Services Officer, Skippy, at skippy [at] ucip [dot] org. During August, […]
For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky
Simming, online role playing, play by post, or whatever you want to call what we do (creative writing?) is a fascinating game: It takes a lot to make a good sim go! However, the function most often overlooked is perhaps also the most important: Recruiting. Without a continuous inflow of new talent, our community, and […]
Metamorphosis
We have a new UCIP Constitution! The new fleet governing document proposed last month is hereby officially adopted: 2014 Constitution amendment criteria: motion must receive at least two-thirds of all member votes cast the motion received 14 yeas & 0 nays 2019 Constitution adoption criteria: motion must receive approval from at least two-thirds of all […]
Wink of an Eye
A little over a year and a half ago, you took a chance by selecting an outsider as your leader. UCIP was in turmoil, due to multiple reasons, as most clubs experience from time to time. You looked outside the box for your solution. It seems like yesterday. In the time since, all of you […]