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Line 1: <div id="awardsboard"><div id="awardsboardheader">Awards Board</div> <div id="awardsboard"><div id="awardsboardheader">Awards Board</div> − [[File:F CSA.jpg|Founder's Consistent Service Award]] + [[File:F CSA.jpg|Founder's Consistent Service Award]]<br /> − [[File:F SWYA.jpg|Founder's Superior Writer of the Year Award (2017)]]+ [[File:F OMYA.jpg|Founder's Outstanding Member of the Year Award (2016)]] − [[File:F OMYA.jpg|Founder's Outstanding Member of the Year Award (2016)]]<br /> [[File:F OMYA.jpg|Founder's Outstanding Member of the Year Award (2015)]] [[File:F OMYA.jpg|Founder's Outstanding Member of the Year Award (2015)]] − [[File:F OMYA.jpg|Founder's Outstanding Member of the Year Award (2014)]] + [[File:F OMYA.jpg|Founder's Outstanding Member of the Year Award (2014)]]<br /> − [[File:F ERYA.jpg|Founder's Exceptional Ambassador of the Year Award (2013)]]<br /> + [[File:F ERYA.jpg|Founder's Exceptional Ambassador of the Year Award (2013)]] [[File:F SWYA.jpg|Founder's Superior Writer of the Year Award (2012)]] [[File:F SWYA.jpg|Founder's Superior Writer of the Year Award (2012)]] − [[File:F HonMen.jpg|Founder's Honorable Mention Award (2019)]] − [[File:F HonMen.jpg|Founder's Honorable Mention Award (2018)]] [[File:F HonMen.jpg|Founder's Honorable Mention Award (2011)]]<br /> [[File:F HonMen.jpg|Founder's Honorable Mention Award (2011)]]<br /> − [[File:GdArt_2bol.jpg|Good Article Award, 3rd ribbon]] + [[File:GdArt_1bol.jpg|Good Article Award, 2nd ribbon]] [[File:GdCndct.jpg|Good Conduct Award, 1st ribbon]] [[File:GdCndct.jpg|Good Conduct Award, 1st ribbon]] [[File:VC 2sol.jpg|Vandal Cop Award, 6th ribbon]]<br /> [[File:VC 2sol.jpg|Vandal Cop Award, 6th ribbon]]<br /> Line 20:
Line 17: [[File:GH.jpg|Good Humor Award, 1st ribbon]] [[File:GH.jpg|Good Humor Award, 1st ribbon]] [[File:Sur.jpg|Surreal Award, 1st ribbon]]<br /> [[File:Sur.jpg|Surreal Award, 1st ribbon]]<br /> − [[File:AP 1gc.jpg|All Purpose Award, 10th ribbon]] + [[File:AP 1sc.jpg|All Purpose Award, 9th ribbon]] − [[File:RAA_1sc.jpg|Random Act of Appreciation Award, 9th ribbon]] + [[File:RAA_4sol.jpg|Random Act of Appreciation Award, 8th ribbon]] − [[File:EC3 1c.jpg|Edit Count (25,000)]]<br /> + [[File:EC4 1c.jpg|Edit Count (30,000)]]<br /> − [[File:TIS5 11.jpg|Time in Service (11 years)]] + [[File:TIS4 1d.jpg|Time in Service (6 years)]] <br> </div> <br> </div> Line 40:
Line 37: ==Profile== ==Profile== − [[File:Grave Walkers logo.png|right|thumb|200px|All Good Things]]+ I started playing BattleTech back in the very early 90s, although I can't say with hand on heart whether it was the Crescent Hawks' Inception that lead me to the Fourth Succession War Atlas and BattleTech in general, or whether the Fourth Succession War Atlas led me to the Crescent Hawks' Inception, but between the two I ended up buying a fair number of the sourcebooks before heading off to university. It was at university that I had the chance to play pretty regularly, and I ended up running a mercenary campaign for a group of players for a couple of years. It was at university that I heard about the Clans from players who had more access to shops selling BattleTech material than I did, and my initial reactions to the introduction of the Clans were... well, negative. I'd probably have reacted better if there'd been a balancing mechanism introduced at the time, but BV didn't exist from what I remember, and even back in 1994 there were munchkins on the internet who liked to boast about how their hyper-tuned Clan ERML/LPL Mechs were awesome and they were the best players in the known universe. It's because of that I found myself preferring to play in the 3005-3039 era, although I ended up mostly reading and not playing when I left university and didn't have regular access to a gaming group. I started playing BattleTech back in the very early 90s, although I can't say with hand on heart whether it was the Crescent Hawks' Inception that lead me to the Fourth Succession War Atlas and BattleTech in general, or whether the Fourth Succession War Atlas led me to the Crescent Hawks' Inception, but between the two I ended up buying a fair number of the sourcebooks before heading off to university. It was at university that I had the chance to play pretty regularly, and I ended up running a mercenary campaign for a group of players for a couple of years. It was at university that I heard about the Clans from players who had more access to shops selling BattleTech material than I did, and my initial reactions to the introduction of the Clans were... well, negative. I'd probably have reacted better if there'd been a balancing mechanism introduced at the time, but BV didn't exist from what I remember, and even back in 1994 there were munchkins on the internet who liked to boast about how their hyper-tuned Clan ERML/LPL Mechs were awesome and they were the best players in the known universe. It's because of that I found myself preferring to play in the 3005-3039 era, although I ended up mostly reading and not playing when I left university and didn't have regular access to a gaming group. Line 48:
Line 45: ==Status== ==Status== − I have some catching up to do. <!-- Update: --> <!-- Update: --> − {{Message_box |id=Usrcvtext |backgroundcolor=#FC0 |image=Emblem-important.svg |heading=Reduced Presence|message = I'm participating in NaNoWriMo this year, so won't be around much in November.}} + {{Message_box |id=Usrcvtext |backgroundcolor=#FC0 |image=Emblem-important.svg |heading=Reduced Presence|message = It's end of year time at work, so I have almost no free time currently.}} − + <!-- Template:Wiki-Break --> − Template:Wiki-Break ==Things I've Discovered Since Joining== ==Things I've Discovered Since Joining== Line 63:
Line 58: ==Current Projects== ==Current Projects== {{scrollbox| {{scrollbox| − * Update all planets articles to phase 5/7 for the Planets Project. 1,396/3,233 done (43.2%) + * Update all planets articles to phase 5/7 for the Planets Project. 1,365/3,225 done (42.3%) :* Redo the system table for [[Bella I]], which is currently reporting a system in the Outworlds Alliance. :* Redo the system table for [[Bella I]], which is currently reporting a system in the Outworlds Alliance. :* Check Gamlestolen history - FSW dead world? :* Check Gamlestolen history - FSW dead world? Line 136:
Line 131: ==Ask The Writer/Developer Questions== ==Ask The Writer/Developer Questions== ===Errata to check=== ===Errata to check=== − * Existence of [[Lisle Masino]] in [[3085]], given the Reaving of the Masino Bloodname in the [[Blood Scandal]]. * Samarkand-class ships: DCS Galedon II has been profiled via BattleCorps and features in Tactics of Desperation; is this the same ship as the Samarkand-class DCS Galedon found on p. 46 of First Succession War? * Samarkand-class ships: DCS Galedon II has been profiled via BattleCorps and features in Tactics of Desperation; is this the same ship as the Samarkand-class DCS Galedon found on p. 46 of First Succession War? * Chirikof/Minette Operational Areas in 3085 - Minette OA is missing from AFFS roster, but still on maps in FM:3085 * Chirikof/Minette Operational Areas in 3085 - Minette OA is missing from AFFS roster, but still on maps in FM:3085 Line 143:
Line 137: * FM:3085, p. 117, Epsilon Galaxy, Clermond vs Clermont * FM:3085, p. 117, Epsilon Galaxy, Clermond vs Clermont * FR:C, p. 9, Alva/Alya * FR:C, p. 9, Alva/Alya − * The [[6th Arkab Legion]] was created in the Second Succession War, following the destruction of the 5th (Field Manual Draconis Combine, p. 103) except that ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)]]'' shows the 6th as being active in 2786, 50 years before the SSW started. ===Questions to Ask=== ===Questions to Ask=== Line 159:
Line 152: * Is the [[New Hope Military Academy]] on [[Erod's Escape]] (Obj: Periphery, p. 14) the same facility as the [[Calderon Institute of Combat]] opened on Erod's Escape in 3084 (FM:3145, p. 189)? * Is the [[New Hope Military Academy]] on [[Erod's Escape]] (Obj: Periphery, p. 14) the same facility as the [[Calderon Institute of Combat]] opened on Erod's Escape in 3084 (FM:3145, p. 189)? * FM:3145 (p.189) lists a "Coalition Armor Inc." as a major defense company in the Filtvelt Coalition; TRO: 3145 lists a "Coalition Armory Inc." (Hound entry) - which is correct? * FM:3145 (p.189) lists a "Coalition Armor Inc." as a major defense company in the Filtvelt Coalition; TRO: 3145 lists a "Coalition Armory Inc." (Hound entry) - which is correct? − * [[3rd Amaris Legionnaires]]: discrepancy between ''Historical: Reunification War'' (2011) and ''Era Report: 2750'' (2012). "Formed" (given in ER:2750) or really "reactivated" by Selanta Amaris on Apollo? H:RW says the 3rd was destroyed on Stirling 2583. Also reference to cousin and military buildup in 2630s is inconsistent with many other sources, such as ''The Periphery'' and ''The Star League''. If the anti-Amaris bombing is amended to being in 2655, this solves all other issues. ===Outstanding Questions That Relate To Sarna=== ===Outstanding Questions That Relate To Sarna=== − * [https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=63318.0 Eaton Aerospace/First Succession War/destruction]+ * [https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=61174.msg1403253 Historical: RW p. 74 describes Robsart as a "provincial capital". Was this province the Robsart Union, consistent with the Star League era Brinton/Perdition/Dumassas/Hyades Unions?] − * [https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=61174.0 Historical: RW p. 74 describes Robsart as a "provincial capital". Was this province the Robsart Union, consistent with the Star League era Brinton/Perdition/Dumassas/Hyades Unions?] * [http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=58248.0 Military Academies on Erod's Escape] * [http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=58248.0 Military Academies on Erod's Escape] * [http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=58247.0 When did the Federation of Oriente become the Duchy of Oriente?] * [http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=58247.0 When did the Federation of Oriente become the Duchy of Oriente?] Line 444:
Line 435: 11 Apr 2012: Time In Service Award (9 months)<br> 11 Apr 2012: Time In Service Award (9 months)<br> 24 Jun 2012: Good Conduct Award ([[User:Frabby|Frabby]]) (The Potatoe Incident)<br> 24 Jun 2012: Good Conduct Award ([[User:Frabby|Frabby]]) (The Potatoe Incident)<br> − 28 Jun 2012: All Purpose Award (7th Ribbon) ([[User: Doneve|Doneve]]) (The [[Wyrm SDS Submersible Fortress|Wyrm]] mobile structure article)<br> + 28 Jun 2012: All Purpose Award (7th Ribbon) ([[User: Doneve|Doneve]]) (The ''[[Wyrm]]'' mobile structure article)<br> 11 Jul 2012: Time In Service Award (1 year) - ca. 7136 <br> 11 Jul 2012: Time In Service Award (1 year) - ca. 7136 <br> 29 Jul 2012: Edits Award (7500)<br> 29 Jul 2012: Edits Award (7500)<br> Line 495:
Line 486: 11 Jul 2017: Time in Service (6 years)<br> 11 Jul 2017: Time in Service (6 years)<br> 13 Jul 2017: Vandal Cop Award (5th) ([[User:Frabby|Frabby]]) 13 Jul 2017: Vandal Cop Award (5th) ([[User:Frabby|Frabby]]) − − === 2018 === − 06 Feb 2018: Vandal Cop Award (6th) ([[User:Mbear|Mbear]])<br> − 23 Apr 2018: Casual Edit Award (9th) ([[User:Dark_Jaguar|Dark Jaguar]])<br> − 11 Jul 2018: Time in Service (7 years)<br>
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<div id="awardsboard"><div id="awardsboardheader">Awards Board</div> | <div id="awardsboard"><div id="awardsboardheader">Awards Board</div> | ||
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| − | [[File:F OMYA.jpg|Founder's Outstanding Member of the Year Award (2016)]] | ||
[[File:F OMYA.jpg|Founder's Outstanding Member of the Year Award (2015)]] | [[File:F OMYA.jpg|Founder's Outstanding Member of the Year Award (2015)]] | ||
| − | [[File:F OMYA.jpg|Founder's Outstanding Member of the Year Award (2014)]] | + | [[File:F OMYA.jpg|Founder's Outstanding Member of the Year Award (2014)]]<br /> |
| − | [[File:F ERYA.jpg|Founder's Exceptional Ambassador of the Year Award (2013)]] | + | [[File:F ERYA.jpg|Founder's Exceptional Ambassador of the Year Award (2013)]] |
[[File:F SWYA.jpg|Founder's Superior Writer of the Year Award (2012)]] | [[File:F SWYA.jpg|Founder's Superior Writer of the Year Award (2012)]] | ||
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[[File:F HonMen.jpg|Founder's Honorable Mention Award (2011)]]<br /> | [[File:F HonMen.jpg|Founder's Honorable Mention Award (2011)]]<br /> | ||
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[[File:GdCndct.jpg|Good Conduct Award, 1st ribbon]] | [[File:GdCndct.jpg|Good Conduct Award, 1st ribbon]] | ||
[[File:VC 2sol.jpg|Vandal Cop Award, 6th ribbon]]<br /> | [[File:VC 2sol.jpg|Vandal Cop Award, 6th ribbon]]<br /> | ||
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[[File:GH.jpg|Good Humor Award, 1st ribbon]] | [[File:GH.jpg|Good Humor Award, 1st ribbon]] | ||
[[File:Sur.jpg|Surreal Award, 1st ribbon]]<br /> | [[File:Sur.jpg|Surreal Award, 1st ribbon]]<br /> | ||
| − | [[File:AP | + | [[File:AP 1sc.jpg|All Purpose Award, 9th ribbon]] |
| − | [[File: | + | [[File:RAA_4sol.jpg|Random Act of Appreciation Award, 8th ribbon]] |
| − | [[File: | + | [[File:EC4 1c.jpg|Edit Count (30,000)]]<br /> |
| − | [[File: | + | [[File:TIS4 1d.jpg|Time in Service (6 years)]] |
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==Profile== | ==Profile== | ||
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I started playing BattleTech back in the very early 90s, although I can't say with hand on heart whether it was the Crescent Hawks' Inception that lead me to the Fourth Succession War Atlas and BattleTech in general, or whether the Fourth Succession War Atlas led me to the Crescent Hawks' Inception, but between the two I ended up buying a fair number of the sourcebooks before heading off to university. It was at university that I had the chance to play pretty regularly, and I ended up running a mercenary campaign for a group of players for a couple of years. It was at university that I heard about the Clans from players who had more access to shops selling BattleTech material than I did, and my initial reactions to the introduction of the Clans were... well, negative. I'd probably have reacted better if there'd been a balancing mechanism introduced at the time, but BV didn't exist from what I remember, and even back in 1994 there were munchkins on the internet who liked to boast about how their hyper-tuned Clan ERML/LPL Mechs were awesome and they were the best players in the known universe. It's because of that I found myself preferring to play in the 3005-3039 era, although I ended up mostly reading and not playing when I left university and didn't have regular access to a gaming group. | I started playing BattleTech back in the very early 90s, although I can't say with hand on heart whether it was the Crescent Hawks' Inception that lead me to the Fourth Succession War Atlas and BattleTech in general, or whether the Fourth Succession War Atlas led me to the Crescent Hawks' Inception, but between the two I ended up buying a fair number of the sourcebooks before heading off to university. It was at university that I had the chance to play pretty regularly, and I ended up running a mercenary campaign for a group of players for a couple of years. It was at university that I heard about the Clans from players who had more access to shops selling BattleTech material than I did, and my initial reactions to the introduction of the Clans were... well, negative. I'd probably have reacted better if there'd been a balancing mechanism introduced at the time, but BV didn't exist from what I remember, and even back in 1994 there were munchkins on the internet who liked to boast about how their hyper-tuned Clan ERML/LPL Mechs were awesome and they were the best players in the known universe. It's because of that I found myself preferring to play in the 3005-3039 era, although I ended up mostly reading and not playing when I left university and didn't have regular access to a gaming group. | ||
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==Things I've Discovered Since Joining== | ==Things I've Discovered Since Joining== | ||
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==Current Projects== | ==Current Projects== | ||
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| − | * Update all planets articles to phase 5/7 for the Planets Project. 1, | + | * Update all planets articles to phase 5/7 for the Planets Project. 1,365/3,225 done (42.3%) |
:* Redo the system table for [[Bella I]], which is currently reporting a system in the Outworlds Alliance. | :* Redo the system table for [[Bella I]], which is currently reporting a system in the Outworlds Alliance. | ||
:* Check Gamlestolen history - FSW dead world? | :* Check Gamlestolen history - FSW dead world? | ||
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==Ask The Writer/Developer Questions== | ==Ask The Writer/Developer Questions== | ||
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* Samarkand-class ships: DCS Galedon II has been profiled via BattleCorps and features in Tactics of Desperation; is this the same ship as the Samarkand-class DCS Galedon found on p. 46 of First Succession War? | * Samarkand-class ships: DCS Galedon II has been profiled via BattleCorps and features in Tactics of Desperation; is this the same ship as the Samarkand-class DCS Galedon found on p. 46 of First Succession War? | ||
* Chirikof/Minette Operational Areas in 3085 - Minette OA is missing from AFFS roster, but still on maps in FM:3085 | * Chirikof/Minette Operational Areas in 3085 - Minette OA is missing from AFFS roster, but still on maps in FM:3085 | ||
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* FM:3085, p. 117, Epsilon Galaxy, Clermond vs Clermont | * FM:3085, p. 117, Epsilon Galaxy, Clermond vs Clermont | ||
* FR:C, p. 9, Alva/Alya | * FR:C, p. 9, Alva/Alya | ||
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* Is the [[New Hope Military Academy]] on [[Erod's Escape]] (Obj: Periphery, p. 14) the same facility as the [[Calderon Institute of Combat]] opened on Erod's Escape in 3084 (FM:3145, p. 189)? | * Is the [[New Hope Military Academy]] on [[Erod's Escape]] (Obj: Periphery, p. 14) the same facility as the [[Calderon Institute of Combat]] opened on Erod's Escape in 3084 (FM:3145, p. 189)? | ||
* FM:3145 (p.189) lists a "Coalition Armor Inc." as a major defense company in the Filtvelt Coalition; TRO: 3145 lists a "Coalition Armory Inc." (Hound entry) - which is correct? | * FM:3145 (p.189) lists a "Coalition Armor Inc." as a major defense company in the Filtvelt Coalition; TRO: 3145 lists a "Coalition Armory Inc." (Hound entry) - which is correct? | ||
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===Outstanding Questions That Relate To Sarna=== | ===Outstanding Questions That Relate To Sarna=== | ||
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* [http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=58248.0 Military Academies on Erod's Escape] | * [http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=58248.0 Military Academies on Erod's Escape] | ||
* [http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=58247.0 When did the Federation of Oriente become the Duchy of Oriente?] | * [http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=58247.0 When did the Federation of Oriente become the Duchy of Oriente?] | ||
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11 Apr 2012: Time In Service Award (9 months)<br> | 11 Apr 2012: Time In Service Award (9 months)<br> | ||
24 Jun 2012: Good Conduct Award ([[User:Frabby|Frabby]]) (The Potatoe Incident)<br> | 24 Jun 2012: Good Conduct Award ([[User:Frabby|Frabby]]) (The Potatoe Incident)<br> | ||
| − | 28 Jun 2012: All Purpose Award (7th Ribbon) ([[User: Doneve|Doneve]]) (The [[ | + | 28 Jun 2012: All Purpose Award (7th Ribbon) ([[User: Doneve|Doneve]]) (The ''[[Wyrm]]'' mobile structure article)<br> |
11 Jul 2012: Time In Service Award (1 year) - ca. 7136 <br> | 11 Jul 2012: Time In Service Award (1 year) - ca. 7136 <br> | ||
29 Jul 2012: Edits Award (7500)<br> | 29 Jul 2012: Edits Award (7500)<br> | ||
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11 Jul 2017: Time in Service (6 years)<br> | 11 Jul 2017: Time in Service (6 years)<br> | ||
13 Jul 2017: Vandal Cop Award (5th) ([[User:Frabby|Frabby]]) | 13 Jul 2017: Vandal Cop Award (5th) ([[User:Frabby|Frabby]]) | ||
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