An Open Letter to the members of STARFLEET: On January 11th 2005, we were contacted by Chris Halliday of Argent Games, regarding possible plagiarism in articles published in the STARFLEETCommuniqué during 2002 and 2003. Immediately, we began an internal investigation researching the claims and studying the original material by Mr. Halliday and the Communiqué articles in question. Regretfully, it became painfully clear that Mr. Halliday's claims were true and that materials were taken from an in-development RPG game called Time War, which is being published this year. Substantial portions of a series of columns on Time Travel & Temporal Investigations in Communiqué issues 111, 112, 113, 114, 117, and 118 were originally written by Chris Halliday, and not by the author on the byline, Robert (Robb) Jackson. The articles in question were accepted and published in the Communiqué in good faith since the editors of the Communiqué at the time believed it to be original material. However, as the Communiqué is the official publication of STARFLEET, we are responsible for it's content. As a reminder to all of STARFLEET, only original materials are acceptable for publication in the Communiqué. If you use another's work in your article, you must cite references and give proper credit to the original author. STARFLEET will not tolerate plagiarism. On behalf of STARFLEET, the International Star Trek Fan Association, Inc., I want to apologize to Mr. Halliday and Argent Games for this incident. I also want to thank him for his cooperation in this matter. He has been very cooperative with our requests and has been wonderful in his dealings with us. I have read his materials, and they are well documented, interesting, and thought provoking. If you are a fan of RPG's and Time Travel, you may want to check out Time War - Adventures in Eternity when it is published. You can find out more information at the Argent Games website - http://www.argentgames.com/ . In Fellowship, FAdm Mandi Livingston Commander, STARFLEET - [email protected] Issue 114 In This Issue: The article entitled "Time Travel" by Robert J. Jackson on page 32 contains un-credited material written by Chris Halliday of Argent Games, who is the author of the Time War RPG. LES RICKARD: COMMANDER, STARFLEET 2001-2002 The end of an Era: It would be somewhat diffi cult to distill the Rickard/Goldberg/ Malotte Administration down into a few pictures. Naturally, we chose the most embarrassing ones. Top Left: “Oh my gosh! I got elected as what?!?!?” Top Center: Matt Myers (with his wife, Amy Alexander) gives Les (with his wife, Dee) a special “personal” touch. Top Right: “Yes I will retire, dag nab it.”. Left: So just how did Les and Chris Wallace maintain the peace in ‘Fleet? Threats of physical violence, naturally. Right: As Les rides off into the sunset, he passes Wade Olson’s Grand Poobah hat on to Michael Malotte and Tammy Willcox. All pictures courtesy of the many contributors to the CQ over the last several years. (Which is a polite fi ction for “We really don’t remember who took some of them anymore. Sorry about that!”) MICHAEL MALOTTE ELECTED COMMANDER, STARFLEET – SEE PAGE 15 USPS 017-671 GOOD-BYE! THANK YOU FOR LETTING US SERVE YOU FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS! - THE CQ PRODUCTION STAFF - THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 114 – DECEMBER 2002/JANUARY 2003 PAGE 1 STARFLEET Communiqué Volume I, No. 114 Les Rickard: Commander, STARFLEET 2001-2002............1 Publisher: Table of Contents.....................................................................2 STARFLEET, The International Star Trek Don’t Call Me Edwin!..............................................................3 Fan Association, Inc. We’re Working For You!.........................................................4 P.O. Box 30341 Treasurer Report – October/November 2002.........................5 Winston-Salem, NC 27130-0341 Treasury Report........................................................................5 Second To One...........................................................................6 Executive Editor: Paper or Electronic – Which Is Best For Newsletters?.............6 Greg Trotter STARFLEET Operations.........................................................7 A Word From the Ops Chief-Elect..........................................7 Editor: COMM-ING Up Next..............................................................8 Kurt Roithinger Recruiting: STARFLEET Wants You!.....................................8 Toby, God-Emperor of the Universe.......................................8 Copy and Submissions Editor: The Shuttlebay.......................................................................9 Allyson M. W. Dyar The History of Science.............................................................9 Computer Operations..........................................................10 Proofreaders: Membership Processing Update.........................................10 Dixie Halber and Joan E. Pierce Ex Astra, Scientia.......................................................................11 Eulogy For A Friend...............................................................12 Graphics and Layout Editor: In Memoriam: Keith Rodgers................................................12 David Pipgras Cadet Academy Update........................................................12 “You mean *I* am the new CQ Editor? Whoa!” STARFLEET Academy Staff as of 01 January 2003..............12 Yes, Bob, you are. And as a friendly reminder, please direct all written submissions to the CQ to the new editors address, which is as follows: Contributors: Academy Graduate List.........................................................13 Scott A. Akers, Johnathan Simmons, STARFLEET Promotions......................................................14 2810 Rio Vista Dr. David Klingman and Rahadyan STARFLEET Says Happy Birthday!......................................14 Sastrowardoyo From the Offi ce of the Inspector General..............................15 Colorado Springs, CO 80917 STARFLEET General Election Results.................................15 Email submissions should continue to go to: cq@sfi .org Just a Widdle Itty-Bitty Kitty: The New IG Offi ce Logo...........................................................15 STARFLEET Command Transition 2002.............................16 Photo courtesy of Keira Russell-Strong Toby New Flag Promotion Guidelines............................................16 2002 Admiralty Board Resolutions........................................16 Send Submissions to: The STARFLEET Interviews.................................................17 STARFLEET Communiqué The STARFLEET Awards Program..........................................21 2810 Rio Vista Dr. When is Documentation Not Useful?........................................21 Colorado Springs, CO 80917 FARPOINT Convention Ad.................................................22 cq@sfi .org Attention on Deck! 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