Fleet Wide Award Ceremony

[James A. Hawke]

Everyone,

I do apologize for the tardiness of the award ceremony.  It was the first time we did this ceremony with this administration and it took a while to get all the errors and new system out of the way.

CLO-'s Award

Amiable Crew Award

Awarded in January and July by the FCO to crew of the most friendly SIMM.

Winner: Starbase Columbus

Comments:  I believe that some players observe that the Discord Channel of Starbase Columbus is one of the most engaging simms on the site.  This award is representative of the community and ability to engage new and current players.  Congratulations!

Crew Efficiency Ribbon

Awarded in January and July by the FCO to crew of the most organized SIMM.

Winner: Starbase Katra

Comments:  I do want to take a moment and explain how impressed I am how the Katra is run.  The numbers support that Month by Month they continually post good numbers.  The Command Staff is one of the best and the crew enjoys constantly good high-quality RP experience.  In order to have a simm run that smooth, you both need a good Command Staff and a good Crew.

Ion Storm Award

Given to the SIMM that has survived the roughest storm during the year.

Winner: U.S.S. Challenger

Comments:  I wanted to take a moment and remind people how much the Challenger has gone through in the last half-year.  This simm had about three changes in CO during the first half of the year. It also had some instability with the XO position.  Needless to say, it has endured a lot of changes and it's still going.  I think everyone in the community is cheering so they have a better second part of the year.  Congratulations!

Unit Citation

Awarded in January and July by the FCO to crew of the most active SIMM.

Winner: Starbase Katra

Comments:  The Katra posted a total of 1,697 posts from January of this year until June.  This is an amazing number to put it into context year the highest post per episode on the Simms was 1,039 posts.  The crew of the Katra should be proud of the accomplishment that they had.

EXTRA CONTRIBUTION AWARDS

Distinguished Command Ribbon

Awarded by the FCO to the CO who has shown the best leadership.

Winner:  Solluk

Comments:  I think everyone in the Command Staff respects Solluk and his leadership style.  He has done an amazing job on the Katra and he started unofficially.  He has also been helpful behind the scenes with CLO's stuff and also gives good insight and opinions.  We are really lucky to have him.  Congratulations!

Distinguished Executive Officer Award

Awarded by the FCO to the executive officer who performs best.

Winners: Rayek tr'Lhoell  & Katheryn Brighton

Comments: Both of these Executive Officers deserve their awards.  Rayek is an individual that is instrumental in the running on the site and opinions and is constantly on the ball on the issues and trying to get things accomplished.  She is also been responsible for the success of the Katra and has been a valued member of our community.  Katheryn is also an individual that helps a lot behind the scenes on the site, she is the Academy Commandant and also a long member of our Community.  She also has several alts and is always willing to help on Simms.  Congratulations to both of you!

Fleet Captain Award

Awarded to any commanding officer who takes command of two or more starships.

Winner: Dylan Torngate

Comments:  This award is a little unusual as it requires a Commanding Officer to take command of two Simms at the same time.  Dylan is a long-time member of our society and his presence as an Admiral is missed by all of us.

Fleet Commanding Officer Commendation

Awarded to a player whom the FCO feels warrants recognition.

Winner: Dylan Torngate

Comments:  This award was selected by Naira, James Carter and Myself.  We all thought Dylan deserve this award even after he left the site.  We don't feel we can adequately express his involvement on the site, the work that he has done on the site.  He was a leader both In character and Out of Character.  Furthermore, a lot of what you see today is due to his hard work and dedication.  Please join me in congratulating him.

Final Note:  If you believe an award is supposed to be given to you and was not.  Please send me a PM with your award and I will award to you ASAP.

[Sukal]

Congratulations to everyone!!! 

[Katheryn Brighton]

Congratulations everyone :-)

Also thank you for the recognition, it's truly humbling and I'm proud to be not only a CLO & the Academy Commandant but also a member of this site :-)

[T'Prina]

Congratulations everyone!

[Felicity Ellis]

Well done to all.

[Tess tLhoell]

Finally this is official!

First of all, congratulations to all and everyone!

I wanted to say something in regards to the ribbons for Katra, I'm so proud and fortunate to be part of the SIMM. It really is my home and I loved every moment so far on it and am looking forward to what is to come. When the FCO say that 'the Command Staff is one of the best and the crew enjoys constantly good high-quality RP experience', I can truly only agree with this from the bottom of my heart.

I'm happy to be part of that amazing crew and this amazing site that each one of us makes to something special.

[stryker aune]

Congratulations everyone!

[Jada]

Congratulations everyone! I know the Katra awards are well-earned by everyone there.

[John Saxon]

Well-deserved all! And I echo Tess's characteristically eloquent and heartfelt tribute to Katra and its crew & Command Staff  - for I can only echo her words, not hope to say it any better than she.

To paraphrase a quote from the legendary actor that portrays John 'Century' Saxon in Shadow Fleet: "Great writers are forged in fire. It is the privilege of lesser writers to light the flame."

I am truly fortunate to be surrounded by the peerless excellence of my writing colleagues. I hope to light their narrative flame for many more years to come.

[Ruth Sigurdsdottir]

Congratulations everyone and thank you for the award to the Challenger.  On behalf of my crew - we appreciate it!

[Solluk]

Hello,

I extend my hearty congratulations to all award recipients.   I have often felt that serving as a leader in this fleet means standing amidst giants.  It is humbling to be recognized while standing among them.

Cheers!

[Richard James Litt]

Congratulations everyone!
You guys Rocks!

[Rayek trLhoell]

Congratulations to all the award recipients!

Thank you to those who believed in my abilities even when I did not. A year ago when Julia asked if I might take up the role of XO for a new station I was petrified of the idea, the responsibility that it would entail.  But it's been an amazing year thanks to the amazing Captain and crew. Huge hugs to all!

[Judith Eastman]

Congratulations to all the winners!
Having been with this fleet for a year and a half, I can confidently say that this is quite possibly the best group of writers, and one of the best communities, I've encountered in my life, and certainly on the internet.

Well-deserved awards all around, and thank you all for being awesome!

[Alexander Wu]

Well done, and well earnt.