Ladies and gentlemen (and transgendered beings): First of all, I'm glad to hear from Mel and Raye. :-) I'd like to hear from more of you, if that's impossible. I realize this is the nth time that I'm "reviving" interest in the Vanguard again, but I think you will be excited by what we have to offer. (The Vanguard is a clean slate, which makes an excellent jumping-on point right now, for one thing, for both new and veteran players.) Secondly, here are a few things I would like to accomplish in the next 7-10 days: *a brief promotion ceremony for Santos, to reflect the rank given to him by Gamma Fleet *a promotion ceremony for the Vanguard crews, followed by a short "welcome" to our new players *some downtime as the Vanguard docks at Brigadoon--good opportunity, at the four-year anniversary mark of the Vanguard, to reflect on character changes, to explore Brigadoon in greater detail, write in your logs, joint post, etc. We have two--and with any luck, three--new players joining us from this point. This marks a milestone on the Vanguard. The manifest is *full*. I'd like to thanks you all your hard work, excellent writing/gaming and devotion to this game, sometimes when it didn't even deserve it. Next mission: Into the West (saddle up) ************************************************************* USS Vanguard: http://ncv80221.netfirms.com/default.htm Vanguard Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/ncv80221 FreeLists: //www.freelists.org Trying to contact the USS Vanguard managers? Send an email to: vanguard.staff@xxxxxxxxx *************************************************************