President Bourdaa: A Term In Review.

President Bourdaa has reached the end of his time as STF president. It has been a good term, filled with such presidential antics as avoiding exploding sheep, destroying his own ship, and denying improper relations with Seamus Hughes mother, resulting in one of STF's greatist catastrophes, being, of course, Seamus Hughes.

But over Mike "Hughes" Bourdaa's eight month term, a lot has happened. For those who want to be given the jist of it, you've come to the right place.

One of Mike's first tasks was to make sure that Edicts could be seen by all, and ensured that all edicts would have to be written both on the WeBB, and on Prodigy to be made official.

After a little while, life was going on. Captains were named, Cabinet Members were appointed, the usual. The next major event was the movement of STF2 to the WeBB. Mike endorsed the other 'Mike B.'s experiment with the fleet, and it became the slow pace fleet, the first area designed for a specific type of RPGer.

In response to this, STFers demanded more, and soon came the second area for specific needs. The daily ship, the Titania, was commissioned with the opposite mandate of STF2: An area for the fast paced STFers, who post daily.

More reshuffling of positions. Promotions, resignations, Awoling, Cabinet changes, sheep explosions, and the next major change came. It came to the way we GM. GMs had been complaining for quite some time that characters had absolutely nothing to lose. They could do the most stupid things, like challenge an army of klingons with a sharpened spoon, and have no risk of death. Thus came about the death warning system, going by the 'three strikes you're out' philosophy.

Seasons came and went. The next major edict was the USS Training Wheels, but more on that comes later.

It seems that Mike Bourdaa was a great president, making plenty of changes for the better for STF. Had he ran in this election, there would be no stopping him, but mid-way through the term, Mike "We'll Miss You As President" Bourdaa announced he would not run again, meaning the Tangled WeBB would be forced to endorse the Mascot of the Connie, rather than the former prez.

To Bourdaa, a hat's off. You've done a great job.

I'm sure we're all aware of the good news. The USS Training Wheels, long faught for, was finally made a reality. The USS Challenger was commissionned, with Steve "Ee Wonder" Ashton as XO.

On a Training Ship, the XO is the power of authority. There are two permanent members, being the XO and the CNS. All other positions are trainees, or Temp. DHs. The Challenger has a CO, who is really an XO from elsewhere getting command experience. It also has a training crew of dash officers, and once the dash officers get experienced enough, they will replace the Temp. DH, and then, eventually, graduate.

The commissionning of the ship when it happened only proved the influence of the Tangled WeBB We Weave. The day before the edict was passed approving the Training Ship, the Tangled WeBB was completed, and it included an endorsement for it.

Of course... The first edition of The Tangled WeBB We Weave wasn't released until the day after the edict, but nonetheless, perhaps President "Tickle-Me Mike-o" Bourdaa has some sort of Extra Sensory Perception.

This must be your lucky day, because you get to read our exclusive interviews with ALL THREE Presidential cantidates! These interviews are from just after the IRC debate, so the cantidates will be answering a few questions about the debate, as well.

1. Your campain is based around fun. Would you be willing to dress up in a goofy costume and do a dance, just for fun, to entertain STFers?

No but as an experienced leader I would delegate that role to other and order them to do it. "DANCE JIM!"

2. Is there any truth to the rumour that you are as scared of your Veep (Colin "Miss America" Wyers) as the rest of STF is?

No I have guns.

Boy I was with you right up until you said kill.

4. Without looking at your papers, can you tell me what you believe WeBB stands for?

We Beilieve in the Bourdaa!!

5. Mike Bourdaa has told STF that he endorses your campain for prez over the others. Do you think anyone cares?

Of course!!!

6. How do you feel about your preformance in the debate yesterday?

Overall I am pleased. The time constraints meant that a few points I wanted to make had to be omitted, but I have addressed all of those issues in my posts and they are on the WebSite (http://members.xoom.com/stfcampaign). I did a thorough review of the logs of the debate and overall I am satisfied that I made my points better than my opponents.

Interview with Mark Longanbach

1. Mark, during the debate, you mentionned something about more support for theme ships such as medical ships. Any hope for a counselor/crazy people ship?

Heh, perhaps, its always a possiblity, though I'd have to say having actualy crazy people on a counselor ship might not work. But like I said I don't know. See, I don't intend on being the only one deciding things. After I recieve imput from all who want to share, then I will base an answer on it A. on whats good for the club and the people in the club and B. what the people that responded thought.

2. Mark, you were the one cantidate who only asked 1 question of the others. Any plans to kill the Election Co-Ordinator in revenge?

Of course not. For those of you who weren't in #Star-Fleet during the election I voluntarily waived my right at a second question, because I felt the debate was long enough and I was not feeling well. In fact, both Seamus and Mike had the good sense of asking me if I was sure I wanted to waive it. If anything I'd commend them, not kill them .

3. Scenario: All of STF has develloped a severe case of the flu. What do you, as president, do to find a cure?

3 words, chicken noodle soup.

4. What say you to rumours that The Tangled WeBB We Weave is your absolute favourite paper. Oh, by the way, here’s the bag of money... er... laundry you wanted me to get you.

Ahem...thank you for my.....laundry. As for The Tangled WeBB We Weave being the best paper, I would have to see a few more issues before saying that.

5. Which is your Jello of choice?

Blue, of course.

6. How do you feel about the job you did in the STF debate last night?

I felt overall I did not so bad at it. But I've always disliked debates really, even though its a great way to find out what all the candidates will do for STF. Not only that, but I was coughing all the way through it, and by the end I could barely read the screen. But I spoke my intentions and I hold by them, as I hold by everything I have said and will say for what I intend to do for STF and the people.

1. Greg, you are the founder of IRC channel #STF. Recent suspicions are that you use mind control waves in there to control the way people will vote in the election. Comments?

Hey, if I had that kind of power, do you think I'd use it for a role playing game club's election? No, I'd use it win the US Presidency in 2000!

2. Being a former president, how have you dealt with exploding sheep in your office in the past, and will you continue this policy?

Sheep are banned from my office, exploding or otherwise. I will delegate the responsibility of exploding sheep to my Vice President.

3. Scenario: Mike Bourdaa locks himself in his old office and won’t let anyone in. You have just won the election, and you need the key to the Executive Bathroom desperately, but it is sitting on the Presidential desk. What do you do?

I kick his door down. Then I take a wizz on his desk.

4. Have you always used your powers for good instead of evil?

Powers? What powers? I simply use them. I'll let the people determine the goodness or evilness of them.

5. If made president, what will your punishment be for those who pronounce "Hertzsch" wrong?

They will be locked in a room full of exploding sheep for a week. And the only thing they will be fed is Brown Mr. Hankey Jello.

6. How do you feel about your preformance in the debate yesterday?

I feel I articulated my basic views well. My campaign speeches will provide more particulars than was possible in the debate. But the debate gave me a nice opportunity for the newer members who do not remember me as president to get to know me.

Recently, there has been mucho festivities involving mucho alcohol to celebrate the promotion of Mike "Jerry Springer" Ballway to the rank of admiral. After congratulating the Admiral, though, the dust began to settle, and the Tangled WeBB has grown afraid.

This is a different level of fear than the obvious one, being that we now have two 'Admiral Mike B.'s on our hands. No this fear is deeper, and closer to home.

SNN now has an admiral at its head.

It is believed, nay, known that the evil SNN Journalist Empire will use this new power to crush the competition. To prevent this from happenning, we at The Tangled WeBB We Weave have begun a fund, known as the Save The Competition Fund. To donate to the fund, simply email Seamus Hughes, and tell him that Tangled WeBB is WAY better than PUN. It'll work! Trust me!

Outside of Star-Fleet, there is a parade of NEs. They are fighting for their rights. The constitutional right to vote.

One NE says to the Camera: "We count just as much as those who get to live. We want our short lives to be happy! We need the right president for that!"

The NE picket line will not take much work to remove, however. The NEs actually decided to picket all around the planet Earth, so they went in orbit, and forgot their space suits. Don't worry, all the bits should burn up in the atmosphere.

If you've made it this far through this issue of The Tangled WeBB We Weave, you've probably noticed something different about this one.

What? You didn't read the last one? You're only skimming over this one? You are an evil evil person...

Anyway, after multiple complaints that it hurt the eyes of those who read the last issue, we ignored the hint, and assumed it must be the background.

After a comittee of deleguates from all over discussed it, the conclusion came that there was no going wrong with the traditional one.

Okay, there was only one person on the comittee. So sue me.