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Getting to know each other

Ten Forward - Index & Introductions - this thread.
How Were You Introduced to Star Trek?
Off Topic

General Information

News

Series

Last Episode or Movie you watched?

General Discussion / Comparing Series
The Original Series - TOS - 1966-1969
Animated Series - The Animated Series ^1973-1974, Lower Decks ²⁰²⁰, Prodigy ²⁰²¹
The Next Generation - TNG - 1987-1994
Deep Space 9 - DS9 - 1993-1999
Voyager - VOY - 1995-2001
Enterprise - ENT - 2001-2005
Discovery- 2017 - ? - General Discussion - ^{may contain spoilers}
- Individual Episode Discussions:
Spoiler:
Season 1
- 1:01 - The Vulcan Hello
- 1:02 - Battle at the Binary Stars
- 1:03 - Context Is for Kings
- 1:04 - The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry
- 1:05 - Choose Your Pain
- 1:06 - Lethe
- 1:07 - Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad
- 1:08 - Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum
- 1:09 - Into the Forest I Go
- 1:10 - Despite Yourself
- 1:11 - The Wolf Inside
- 1:12 - Vaulting Ambition
- 1:13 -What's Past is Prologue
- 1:14 - The War Without, The War Within
- 1:15 - Will You Take My Hand?
Season 2:
- 2:01 - Brother
- 2:02 - New Eden
- 2:03 - Point of Light
- 2:04 - An Obol for Charon
- 2:05 - Saints of Imperfection
- 2:06 - The Sounds of Thunder
- 2:07 - Light and Shadows
- 2:08 - If Memory Serves
- 2:09 - Project Daedalus
- 2:10 - The Red Angel
- 2:11 - Perpetual Infinity
- 2.12 - Through The Valley of Shadows
- 2.13 - Such Sweet Sorrow part 1
- 2.14 - Such Sweet Sorrow part 2
Season 3
- 3:01 - The Hope is You part 1
- 3.02 - Far From Home
- 3.03 - People of Earth
- 3.04 - Forgot Me Not
- 3.05 - Die Trying
- 3.06 - Scavengers
- 3.07 - Unification III
- 3.08 - The Sanctuary
- 3.09 - Terra Firma Part 1
- 3.10 - Terra Firma Part II
- 3.11 - Sukal/The Citadel
- 3.12 - There Is a Tide
- 3:13 - The Hope Is You, Part II
Season 4
Picard - 2020 - ? General Discussion- ^{may contain spoilers}
- Individual Episode Discussions:
Season One:
Spoiler:
- 1:01 - Remembrance
- 1:02 - Maps and Legends
- 1:03 - The End is the Beginning
- 1:04 - Absolute Candor
- 1:05 - Stardust City Rag
- 1:06 - The Impossible Box
- 1:07 - Nepenthe
- 1:08 - Broken Pieces
- 1:09 - Et in Arcadia Ego: Part 1
- 1:10 - Et in Arcadia Ego: Part 2
Strange New Worlds - 2021? - General Discussion- ^{may contain spoilers}

Movies

Movies - general discussion for:
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture - December 7, 1979
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - 1982
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock - 1984
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - 1986
- Star Trek V: The Final Frontier - 1989
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country - 1991
- Star Trek VII: Generations - 1994
- Star Trek VIII: First Contact - 1996
- Star Trek IX: Insurrection - 1998
- Star Trek X: Nemesis - 2002
- Star Trek XI: - May 2009
- Star Trek XII: Into Darkness - May 2013
- Star Trek XIII: Beyond - July 2016
- Star Trek XIV - spoilers & speculation

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Actors/Characters

TOS/TNG/DS9/VOY/ENT
- Brent Spiner/Data appreciation
- Connor Trinneer/Commander Charles ‘Trip’ Tucker III
- George Takei/Hikaru Sulu
- Jolene Blalock/Commander T'Pol
- Kate Mulgrew/Kathryn Janeway
- Leonard Nimoy/Spock
- Patrick Stewart/Jean-Luc Picard
- Scott Bakula/Jonathan Archer
- Scotty Appreciation:
- Tom Hardy/Shinzon
- Wil Wheaton/Wesley Crusher

Couples/Friendships
- Couples Part #3
- Ash Tyler & Michael Burnham
- Chakotay & Janeway
- Janeway & Seven of Nine
- Kirk & Uhura
- Michael Burnham & Sylvia Tilly
- Odo & Kira
- Picard & Crusher
- Riker & Troi
- Scotty & Jaylah
- Spock & Uhura
- Spork - Spock & Kirk
- Stamets & Culber
- Tom & B'Elanna
- Trip & Hoshi
- Trip & T'Pol

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Discussion Topics

Aliens: They Come In All Colors
-Borg Appreciation - Because Resistance *is* Futile
- Cardassians
-Gotta love the "Quark"iness of... The Ferengi
-The ways of the warriors: The Klingons
-Q
-Romulans
-The logical species to appreciate: The Vulcans
Best Captain?, Premiere?, Finale?
Book Thread - AGH! Ensigns Keep Multiplying!!!
Collections & Collectables
Comics
Conventions - Share your stories here
Enterprise: What went wrong
Episodes you hated?
Favorite Trek Actor, guest stars, villian?
Games - video, card, etc.
The Label 'Trekkies' - yay or nay?
Men of Trek
Mirror Universes
Spot, Data's cat appreciation
References in pop culture and life
Science Fact... or Science Fiction?
Porthos Appreciaton
Starship Appreciation
TOS Stardate Order
Warp Speed Calculator
Which Star Trek Character would you be?
Women of Trek

Games & Fun Stuff

Our creative side

Fan Art & Avatars
Standard avatar submissions - 2018, 2015, 2013, 2011, 2010
Holiday Fan Art Contest - 2021
2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007
Trek Fan Fic
Star Trek Music & Fan Videos
- 2012 Music Video Contest - winner
- 2011 Music Video Contest - winner
- 2010 Music Video Contest
- 2009 Music Video Contest
- 2008 - no entries
- 2007 Music Video Contest Winner
- 2006 Music Video Contest Winner

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Milestones

December 2021 - 20th anniversary - preparation thread
December 2020 - 19th Anniversary
September 20, 2020 - 300,000 posts
December 2019 - 18th Anniversary of the Star Trek board at :ff:
June 2018 - http://www.fanforum.com/f89/250k-celebration-63209815/
December 2017 - 16th Anniversary of the Star Trek board at :ff:
September 2016 - 50th Anniversary of TOS
April 2016 - Recustomisation - implemented October, 2016
April 9, 2016 - 200,000 posts
December 3, 2015 - 14th Anniversary of the Star Trek board at Fan Forum
December 3, 2014 - 13th Anniversary of the Star Trek board at Fan Forum
April 28, 2014 - 150,000 posts!
April 2, 2012 - 100,000 posts!
February 2012 - post challenge with Doctor Who board - We Won! :party:
- Star Trek: 8478 - 292.34 posts per day - board ranking #16
Doctor Who: 8381 - 290 posts per day - board ranking #17
-the last day of February, the DW and ST boards were the most active at the site, over 1400 posts each (the next most active was @ 900)
December 3, 2011 - celebrated 10 years at Fan Forum
July 20, 2011 - 80,000 posts
February 21, 2010 - crazy_diamond appointed Moderator
September 9, 2009 - 60,000 Posts
June 22, 2009 - Recustomization
May 4, 2009 - 50,000 Posts
May 18, 2007 - 30,000 Posts!
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September 9, 2002 - Johnnie and Chris appointed as permanent moderators
December 3, 2001 - Star Trek board added

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Thanks everybody for your continued support.:group_hug:

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2007
January ~ Total Posts: 573 | 18.48 posts per day
February ~ Total Posts: 435 | 15.54 posts per day
March ~ Total Posts: 700 | 22.58 posts per day
April ~ Total Posts: 932 | 31.07 posts per day
May ~ Total Posts: 654 | 21.10 posts per day
June ~ Total Posts: 487 | 16.23 posts per day
July ~ Total Posts: 687 | 22.16 posts per day
August ~ Total Posts: 788 | 25.42 posts per day
September ~ Total Posts: 536 | 17.87 posts per day
October ~ Total Posts: 855 | 27.58 posts per day
November ~ Total Posts: 818 | 27.27 posts per day
December ~ Total Posts: 918 | 29.61 posts per day

2008
January ~ Total Posts: 798 | 25.74 posts per day
February ~ Total Posts: 684 | 23.59 posts per day
March ~ Total Posts: 801 | 25.84posts per day - Board ranking 127 of 168
April ~ Total Posts: 796 | 27.45 posts per day - Board ranking 143 of 170
May ~ Total Posts: 628 | 20.26 posts per day - Board ranking 164 of 172
June ~ Total Posts: 698 | 23.27 posts per day - Board ranking 157 of 174
July ~ Total Posts: 900 | 29.03 posts per day - Board ranking 137 of 177
August ~ Total Posts: 1390 | 44.84 posts per day - Board ranking 107 of 184
September ~ Total Posts: 785 | 26.17 posts per day - Board ranking 139 of 186
October ~ Total Posts: 1122 | 36.19 posts per day - Board ranking 118 of 188
November ~ Total Posts: 628 | 20.93 posts per day - Board ranking 151 of 189
December ~ Total Posts: 946 | 30.52 posts per day - Board ranking 131 of 191

2009
January ~ Total Posts: 999 | 32.23 posts per day - Board ranking 146 of 194
February ~ Total Posts: 919 | 32.82 posts per day - Board ranking 138 of 199
March ~ Total Posts: 1092 | 35.23 posts per day - Board ranking 136 of 202
April ~ Total Posts: 946 | 31.53 posts per day - Board ranking 154 of 204
May ~ Total Posts: 2693 | 86.87 posts per day - Board ranking 83 of 203
June ~ Total Posts: 3425 | 114.17 posts per day - Board ranking 72 out of 206!!
July ~ Total Posts: 2679 | 86.42 posts per day - Board ranking 90 out of 206
August ~ Total Posts: 1158 | 37.35 posts per day - Board ranking 147 out of 212
September ~ Total Posts: 735 | 24.50 posts per day - Board Ranking 180 out of 215
October ~ Total Posts: 670 | 21.61 posts per day - Board Ranking 188 out of 210
November ~ Total Posts: 818 | 27.27 posts per day - Board ranking 160 out of 212
December ~ Total Posts: 914 | 29.48 posts per day - Board ranking 152 out of 212

2010
January ~ Total Posts: 1264 | 40.77 posts per day - Board ranking 140 of 216
February ~ Total Posts: 515 | 18.39 posts per day - Board ranking 189 of 214
March ~ Total Posts: 762 | 24.58 posts per day - Board ranking 172 of 214
April ~ Total Posts: 590 | 19.67 posts per day - Board ranking 186 out of 213
May ~ May Total Posts 968 | 31.23 - Board Ranking 136 out of 213
June ~ Total Posts: 972 | 32.40 posts per day - Board ranking 145 out of 207
July ~ Total Posts: 1086 | 35.03 per day - Board Ranking 144 out of 210
August ~ Total Posts: 1140 | 36.77 - Board Ranking 144 out of 213
September ~ Total Posts: 562 | 18.73 - Board Ranking 193 out of 212
October ~ Total Posts: 821 | 26.48 - Board Ranking 163 out of 212
November ~ Total Posts: (688 | 22.93) - Board Ranking 163 out of 212
December ~Total Posts: (1195 | 38.55) - Board Ranking 111 out of 212

2011
January ~Total Posts: (1246 | 40.19)- Board Ranking 118 out of 215
February ~ Total Posts: (1471 | 52.54) - Board Ranking 108 out of 220
March ~ Total Posts: (1081 | 34.87) - Board Ranking 133 out of 220
April ~ Total Posts: (776 | 25.87) - Board ranking 164 out of 218
May ~ Total Posts: (739 | 23.84) - Board ranking 171 out of 214
June ~ Total Posts: (620 | 20.67) - Board Ranking 183 out of 215
July ~ Total Posts: (985 | 31.77) - Board Ranking 143 out of 216
August ~ Total Posts: (871 | 28.10) - Board Ranking 161 out of 221
September ~ Total Posts: (979 | 32.63) - Board Ranking 131 out of 222
October ~ Total Posts: (1264 | 40.77) - Board Ranking 111 out of 218
November ~ Total Posts: (1261 | 42.03) - Board Ranking 111 out of 219
December ~ Total Posts: (1129 | 36.42) - Board Ranking 121 out of 219]

2012
January ~Total Posts: 1933 | 62.35 Board Ranking 70 out of 224
February ~ Total Posts: 8478 | 292.34 posts per day - board ranking #16 out of 222 - challenge with Doctor Who board
March ~ Total Posts: 3526 | 113.74 posts per day - board ranking #41 out of 222
April ~ Total Posts: 1825 | 60.83 posts per day - board ranking #76 out of 220
May ~ Total Posts: (2280 | 73.55) - #62 out of 220
June ~ Total Posts: (2088 | 69.60) - #66 out of #222
July ~ Total Posts (2070 | 66.77) -#68 out of #222
August ~ Total Posts (1672 | 53.94) - #88 out of #226
September ~ Total Posts (1894 | 63.13) - #75 out of 225
October ~ Total Posts (2020 | 65.16) - #71 out of 225
November ~ Total Posts (1906 | 63.53) - #64 out of 223
December ~ Total Posts (2080 | 67.10) - #46 out of #222

2013
January ~ Total Posts (1942 | 64.73) - #67 out of 221
February ~ Total Posts (1248 | 44.57) - #110 out of 219
March ~ Total Posts (1826 | 58.90) - #83 out of 220
April ~ Total Posts (1909 | 63.63) - #83 out of 218
May ~ Total Posts (3203 | 103.32) - #42 out of 217
June ~ Total Posts (2422 | 80.73) - #54 out of 219
July ~ Total Posts (2614 | 84.32) - #42 out of #219
August ~ Total Posts (1941 | 64.70) - #74 out of 224
September ~ Total Posts (1712 | 57.07) - #82 out of 227
October ~ Total Posts (1748 | 56.39) - #80 out of 226
November ~ Total Posts (1597 | 53.23) - #87 of 224
December ~ Total Posts (1804 | 58.19) - #78 out of #226 boards

2014
January ~ Total Posts (2202 | 71.03) - #73 out of 228
February ~ Total Posts (2013 | 71.89) - #66 out of 228
March ~ Total Posts (2149 | 69.32) - #72 out of 227
April ~ Total Posts (1813 | 60.43) - #84 out of 230
May ~ Total posts (2577 | 83.13) - #52 out of 231
June ~ Total Posts (1790 | 59.67) - #81 out of 235
July ~ Total Posts (1249 | 40.29) - #106 out of 232
August ~ Total Posts (1943 | 62.68) - #68 of 229
September ~ Total Posts (1839 | 61.30) - #70 of 233
October ~ Total Posts (1801 | 58.10) - #71 of 230
November ~ Total Posts (1936 | 64.53) - #53 out of #229
December ~ Total Posts (2194 | 70.77) - #43 out of 228 boards

2015
January ~ Total Posts (2514 | 81.10) #43 of 229 boards
February ~ Total Posts (2377 | 84.89) - #46 out of #224
March ~ Total Posts (2427 | 78.29) #50 of 222
April ~ Total Posts (2237 | 74.57) - #48 out of #224
May ~ Total Posts (2279 | 73.52) - #52 out of #225
June ~ Total Posts (1752 | 58.40) - #71 of 224
July ~ Total Posts (1730 | 55.81) - #69 of 225
August ~ Total Posts (1963 | 65.43) #49 of 230
September ~ (1596 | 53.20) - #63 out of #227
October ~ (2336 | 75.35) #31 of 228
November ~ (2741 | 91.37) - #26 out of #221
December ~ (3942 | 127.16) - #15 out of #220

2016
January ~ Total posts (2977 | 96.03) - #26 out of #222
February ~ Total posts (1682 | 58.00) - #52 out of #219
March ~ Total posts (1754 | 56.58) #55 of 215 boards
April ~ Total posts (1815 | 60.50) #50 of 214
May ~ Total posts (1901 | 61.32) #49 of 215
June ~ Total posts (1323 | 44.10) #72 of 215
July ~ Total posts (2105 | 67.90) #40 out of #215
August ~ Total posts (2062 | 66.52) #44 out of #216
September~ Total posts (1735 | 57.83) #54 out of #216
October ~ Total posts (1452 | 46.84) #69 out of 213
November ~ Total posts (1405 | 46.83) #66 out of #214
December ~ Total posts (1790 | 57.74) #47 out of 211 boards

2017
January ~ Total Posts (1894 | 61.10) #48 out of #215
February ~ Total Posts (1764 | 63.00) #40 out of #215
March ~ Total Posts (2017 | 65.06) #30 out of #213
April ~ Total Posts (1899 | 63.30) #29 out of #212
May ~ Total Posts (1719 | 55.45) - #46 out of #209
June ~ Total Posts (2053 | 68.43) - #28 out of #207
July ~ Total Posts (2438 | 78.65) - #30 out of #206
August ~ Total Posts (2104 | 67.87) - #35 out of #208
September ~ Total Posts (2781 | 92.70) #22 out of 206
October ~ Total Posts (2250 | 72.58) - #35 out of #202
November ~ Total Posts (1859 | 61.97) - #37 out of #201
December ~ Total Posts (2050 | 66.13) - #38 out of #198

2018
January ~ Total Posts (1826 | 58.90) - #60 out of #201
February ~ Total Posts (1651 | 58.96) - #51 out of #201
March ~ Total Posts (1645 | 53.06) - #52 out of #197
April ~ Total Posts (1580 | 52.67) - #50 out of #197
May ~ Total Posts (1828 | 58.97) - #50 out of #194
June ~ Total Posts (2202 | 73.40) #32 out of 194
July ~ Total Posts (2941 | 94.87) - #20 out of #194
August ~ Total Posts (3679 | 118.68) - #14 of 190
September ~ Total Posts (2124 | 70.80) - #33 of #196
October ~ Total Posts (1462 | 47.16) - #56 out of #196
November ~ Total Posts (1748 | 58.27) - #41 out of #195
December ~ Total Posts (2552 | 82.32) - #21 of 195 boards

2019
January ~ Total Posts (2960 | 95.48) - #24 out of #194
February ~ Total Posts (1443 | 51.54) - #52 out of #196
March ~ Total Posts (1535 | 49.52) - #59 out of #197
April ~ Total Posts (2353 | 78.43) - #26 out of #197
May ~ Total Posts (1815 | 58.55) - #48 out of #197
June ~ Total Posts(1732 | 57.73) #43 out of #197
July ~ Total Posts (2034 | 65.61) #32 out of #192
August ~ Total Posts (1413 | 45.58) - #60 out of 193
September ~ Total Posts (1031 | 34.37) - #80 out of #195
October ~ Total Posts (1114 | 35.94) - #71 out of #194
November ~ Total Posts (1152 | 38.40) - #52 out of #194
December ~ Total Posts (1251 | 40.35) - #40 out of #194

2020
January ~ Total Posts (1798 | 58.00) - #27 out of #192 boards
February ~ Total Posts (1630 | 56.21) #28 of 193
March ~ Total Posts (1793 | 57.84) - #30 of 192
April ~ Total Posts (1793 | 59.77) - #36 of 191
May ~ Total Posts (1786 | 57.61) - #47 of 192
June ~ Total Posts (1910 | 63.67) - #41 out of #191
July ~ Total Posts (1477 | 47.65) - #60 out of #188
August ~ Total Posts (1527 | 49.26) - #64 of 188
September ~ Total Posts (1986 | 66.20) #36 of 188
October ~ Total Posts (1911 | 61.65) #40 out of 187
November ~ Total Posts (1982 | 66.07) - #34 out of #188
December ~ Total Posts (2037 | 65.71) - #28 out of #190

2021
January ~ Total Posts (1696 | 54.71) - #40 out of #189 boards
February ~ Total Posts (1399 | 49.96) - #46 out of #189
March ~ Total Posts (1665 | 53.71) - #29 of 189
April ~ Total Posts (1614 | 53.80) - #30 of 186
May ~ Total Posts (1689 | 54.48) - #28 of 185
June ~ Total Posts (1519 | 50.63) - #25 out of #184
July ~ Total Posts (1452 | 46.84) - #32 of 182
August ~ Total Posts (1625 | 52.42) - #30 out of #179
September ~ Total Posts (1723 | 57.43) - #24 out of #171
October ~ Total Posts (2006 | 64.71) - #23 out of #178