Welcome Fellow Trekkies! The GTD Get to Know You thread - Page 53

Count Zero · January 5 2013, 07:08 PM

Welcome to everyone who joined since I last posted in this thread. I hope you'll enjoy your stay here.

rocketdave · January 5 2013, 09:32 PM

I already posted something of an introduction in a couple other "welcome" threads, but somehow, I'm only now noticing this thread, which might have been the most logical one to post in first. I may just end up repeating stuff I've already said, but whatever.

I joined this forum last April, but only started really frequenting this place recently (not coincidentally, coinciding with the release of the teaser trailer for "Into Darkness"). At the pace I'm going, it may be several months before I reach the required number of posts to qualify for an avatar. My motto may as well be the old Lincoln quote about how it's better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak up and remove all doubt.

I started watching TNG midway through its run when I was about thirteen and was instantly hooked. It wasn't till years later, though, that I realized my earliest exposure to Star Trek may have been a few minutes of TAS when I was very young. I remembered having seen a bit of the episode "The Lorelei Signal," the one in which Kirk and company are captives on a planet of attractive blonde women. But I didn't remember it was a cartoon and so I figured I must have mixed it up in my head with something else when it turned out there was no TOS episode like it. I only mention this because what I saw of that episode both disturbed yet intrigued me, and so it stuck with me all these years until I finally saw it again.

Growing up, I was never very comfortable with the Trekkie label- my dad used to refer to me as such in the annual Christmas letters he'd send out to everybody and their brother, like that was my one big defining characteristic. I never enjoyed the idea of the Christmas letter anyway. It's nobody's business what's going on in my life. That's why I stay away from stuff like facebook and twitter. But I digress.

I'm more fine with calling myself a Trekkie nowadays, though I might be happier with it if I felt I didn't embody certain negative characteristics the general public associates with the term (i.e. I lived at home for way too long into my 20s, I'm very socially inept, etc.) I'm not even good at being social over the interwebs, but joining here was an attempt to rectify that somewhat. Part of me is already thinking it was a mistake to join this forum and that I have nothing useful to contribute. But we'll see how things pan out.

Count Zero · January 5 2013, 09:42 PM

When I first joined up, I just lurked for the most part, posting only when I felt I had something to contribute to the discussion. It's a good policy. So, don't worry about it. But don't feel hampered by it, either. If you want to post something even if you don't think it's 'useful', just do it (when it's within board rules, obviously

). People won't think less of you for it.

pepperminty · January 13 2013, 05:08 AM

Hey there, Trek BBS! I'm Olivia; I'm a nineteen-year old student, born and raised in the good old Pacific Northwest.

My parents are both huge Trekkies--the original series is their favorite and the one I was exposed to the most as a kid--but my I'd say my personal favorite is TNG. I've seen every episode of TOS and TNG, as well as scattered episodes of DS9 and Voyager, but no Enterprise or TAS as of yet.

I plan to rectify my spotty viewing of the later series ASAP; I'm rewatching TNG at the moment, but once I finish, I'm going to start on a full-blown DS9 watch.

My favorite characters are probably Uhura, Beverly and Data, and I've also got a soft spot for McCoy

I am also a big fan of Kira Nerys, although as I said, I haven't seen enough of DS9 for my appreciation of her to solidify into full-blown obsession. I am sure it will, given time. I read a lot of fanfiction, but I haven't written any...yet. Who knows what the future will bring?

My life mostly consists of TV; I watch waaaaaaaay too much. I have a Doctor Who tattoo, if that helps prove my dedication to my beloved shows. I'm also super into video games (Mass Effect gives me aaaaall the feelings), books (I'm reading The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series at the moment), comics (Saga is my new favorite), and, of course, coffee (I'm an ex-barista, a college student, and a Seattleite; what do you expect?)

Oh, and I go to this thing called school sometimes, too. Sigh.

I'm looking forward to getting to know my fellow BBS members and hopefully getting more involved in the Trek fandom as I continue my Trek journey with y'all

Count Zero · January 13 2013, 07:29 PM

Welcome! What kind of Doctor Who tattoo do you have, if I may ask? By the way, this board also has a pretty active Doctor Who forum.

Rhubarbodendron · January 13 2013, 08:06 PM

LOL I just realized that I never got around to posting here.
So:

Hi, I'm not so new

I'm Bavarian, female and in my late 40s - old enough to have seen all Trek series when they aired for the very first time.
I, too, am a big fan of Spock (quite logical, considering the fact that I work in science), yet I'd label myself a Niner. Don't get me wrong, I also like TNG, VOY and ENT but DS9 was the best imho.

Apart from Spock my favourites are Morn, Worf, the EMH, Garak, Moogie, Martok and Kor.
As you may have noticed I have a soft spot for Klingons. Partiallly because I like my steaks very bloody, partially because I share the Klingon sense of humour as well as their sense of honour, and last but not at all least because I have an absolute weakness for long-haired gentlemen who can recite poetry.
It's a matter of course that when I became promoted to Captain, I picked a Klingon vessel as my ship and kept it when I became a Flaptain.

I'm not quite such a newbie as I seem as I was a member here before, left about a decade ago and re-registered by request of a couple of friends. On this second round through the ranks I already made quite a few new friends, particularly in the Lounges. I can ony recommend to all newbies to visit them as soon as they have enough posts to be permitted in them. Especially the Redshirt lounge was a lot of fun! I also enjoyed the Captain's Lounge which was quite lively. We could do with a few more posters in the Fleet Captains' Lounge, though. So come on, Flaptains, de-lurk and join the fun!

Like everyone I have not only virtues but also vices: I've never ever seen any Dr Who (yet) and I have zero tolerance to bullies.

Steven321 · January 15 2013, 03:52 AM

Hey everyone!

Just joined the forum today,and a bit more quicker thanks to my debit card lol, the "within 24 hours" just seemed like to be to long! Nice to meet you all.

6079SmithW · January 16 2013, 05:23 PM

pepperminty wrote:

Hey there, Trek BBS! I'm Olivia; I'm a nineteen-year old student, born and raised in the good old Pacific Northwest.

Welcome aboard!

I'm also super into video games (Mass Effect gives me aaaaall the feelings)

I spend too much time on gaming. I also love Mass Effect, even the ending.

Rhubarbodendron wrote:

LOL I just realized that I never got around to posting here.
So:

Hi, I'm not so new

I'm Bavarian, female and in my late 40s - old enough to have seen all Trek series when they aired for the very first time.
I, too, am a big fan of Spock (quite logical, considering the fact that I work in science), yet I'd label myself a Niner.

Grüß Gott! My grandmother is Bavarian. What field of science do you work in? I'm a bio student.

We could do with a few more posters in the Fleet Captains' Lounge, though. So come on, Flaptains, de-lurk and join the fun!

I miss the Flaptain's lounge.

Steven321 wrote:

Hey everyone!

Just joined the forum today,and a bit more quicker thanks to my debit card lol, the "within 24 hours" just seemed like to be to long! Nice to meet you all.

Welcome! Hope you have fun here.

JirinPanthosa · January 16 2013, 10:32 PM

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kirsten187 · January 18 2013, 12:26 AM

Hello new members, welcome to Trekbbs

Josan · January 18 2013, 01:05 AM

Ah, Kirsten, I've missed you since you moved on to the next lounge. And what kind of avatar is that? Kira??? Does McCoy know about this?

kirsten187 · January 18 2013, 11:20 PM

Hi Josan. Yes, obviously it is Kira, she is my favourite (along with McCoy, who knows and approves!).

TheRealSuluh · January 29 2013, 07:31 PM

Greetings, all.

I'm enjoying poking around the site. I've been a fan of Star Trek since I was a kid. I have been and always will be a TOS girl. The rest are OK, but TOS will remain my first love. I remember playing Star Trek on the playground in elementary school trying to put the Vulcan neck pinch on the boys... And while I had the biggest crush on Spock as a little girl, I grew up and married Suluh.

Our son only *barely* escaped being named Hikaru.

Count Zero · January 30 2013, 09:31 PM

Welcome! That's pretty cool with the name. I probably would have gone ahead with the name, though.

Bigjoe · February 3 2013, 08:57 PM

Been a fan for a number of years and never new these boards existed.

Looking forward to contributing to the community you have here. Desperate to also go to another convention. The last one I went to was at the Royal Albert hall.

Dark haired back then with not a grey hair in sight.

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January 5 2013, 07:08 PM	#781
Count Zero Your fluffy highness Location: Land of Awesome	Re: Welcome Fellow Trekkies! The GTD Get to Know You thread Welcome to everyone who joined since I last posted in this thread. I hope you'll enjoy your stay here. __________________ "Mama always told me not to look into the eyes of the sun. But Mama, that's where the fun is." Wanna talk all things pony? Hop over to Brony Kingdom. We have cookies!

January 5 2013, 09:32 PM	#782
rocketdave Ensign Location: Wisconsin	Re: Welcome Fellow Trekkies! The GTD Get to Know You thread I already posted something of an introduction in a couple other "welcome" threads, but somehow, I'm only now noticing this thread, which might have been the most logical one to post in first. I may just end up repeating stuff I've already said, but whatever. I joined this forum last April, but only started really frequenting this place recently (not coincidentally, coinciding with the release of the teaser trailer for "Into Darkness"). At the pace I'm going, it may be several months before I reach the required number of posts to qualify for an avatar. My motto may as well be the old Lincoln quote about how it's better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak up and remove all doubt. I started watching TNG midway through its run when I was about thirteen and was instantly hooked. It wasn't till years later, though, that I realized my earliest exposure to Star Trek may have been a few minutes of TAS when I was very young. I remembered having seen a bit of the episode "The Lorelei Signal," the one in which Kirk and company are captives on a planet of attractive blonde women. But I didn't remember it was a cartoon and so I figured I must have mixed it up in my head with something else when it turned out there was no TOS episode like it. I only mention this because what I saw of that episode both disturbed yet intrigued me, and so it stuck with me all these years until I finally saw it again. Growing up, I was never very comfortable with the Trekkie label- my dad used to refer to me as such in the annual Christmas letters he'd send out to everybody and their brother, like that was my one big defining characteristic. I never enjoyed the idea of the Christmas letter anyway. It's nobody's business what's going on in my life. That's why I stay away from stuff like facebook and twitter. But I digress. I'm more fine with calling myself a Trekkie nowadays, though I might be happier with it if I felt I didn't embody certain negative characteristics the general public associates with the term (i.e. I lived at home for way too long into my 20s, I'm very socially inept, etc.) I'm not even good at being social over the interwebs, but joining here was an attempt to rectify that somewhat. Part of me is already thinking it was a mistake to join this forum and that I have nothing useful to contribute. But we'll see how things pan out.

January 5 2013, 09:42 PM	#783
Count Zero Your fluffy highness Location: Land of Awesome	Re: Welcome Fellow Trekkies! The GTD Get to Know You thread When I first joined up, I just lurked for the most part, posting only when I felt I had something to contribute to the discussion. It's a good policy. So, don't worry about it. But don't feel hampered by it, either. If you want to post something even if you don't think it's 'useful', just do it (when it's within board rules, obviously ). People won't think less of you for it. __________________ "Mama always told me not to look into the eyes of the sun. But Mama, that's where the fun is." Wanna talk all things pony? Hop over to Brony Kingdom. We have cookies!

January 13 2013, 05:08 AM	#784
pepperminty Cadet Location: Seattle, WA	Re: Welcome Fellow Trekkies! The GTD Get to Know You thread Hey there, Trek BBS! I'm Olivia; I'm a nineteen-year old student, born and raised in the good old Pacific Northwest. My parents are both huge Trekkies--the original series is their favorite and the one I was exposed to the most as a kid--but my I'd say my personal favorite is TNG. I've seen every episode of TOS and TNG, as well as scattered episodes of DS9 and Voyager, but no Enterprise or TAS as of yet. I plan to rectify my spotty viewing of the later series ASAP; I'm rewatching TNG at the moment, but once I finish, I'm going to start on a full-blown DS9 watch. My favorite characters are probably Uhura, Beverly and Data, and I've also got a soft spot for McCoy I am also a big fan of Kira Nerys, although as I said, I haven't seen enough of DS9 for my appreciation of her to solidify into full-blown obsession. I am sure it will, given time. I read a lot of fanfiction, but I haven't written any...yet. Who knows what the future will bring? My life mostly consists of TV; I watch waaaaaaaay too much. I have a Doctor Who tattoo, if that helps prove my dedication to my beloved shows. I'm also super into video games (Mass Effect gives me aaaaall the feelings), books (I'm reading The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series at the moment), comics (Saga is my new favorite), and, of course, coffee (I'm an ex-barista, a college student, and a Seattleite; what do you expect?) Oh, and I go to this thing called school sometimes, too. Sigh. I'm looking forward to getting to know my fellow BBS members and hopefully getting more involved in the Trek fandom as I continue my Trek journey with y'all

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January 13 2013, 07:29 PM	#785
Count Zero Your fluffy highness Location: Land of Awesome	Re: Welcome Fellow Trekkies! The GTD Get to Know You thread Welcome! What kind of Doctor Who tattoo do you have, if I may ask? By the way, this board also has a pretty active Doctor Who forum. __________________ "Mama always told me not to look into the eyes of the sun. But Mama, that's where the fun is." Wanna talk all things pony? Hop over to Brony Kingdom. We have cookies!

January 13 2013, 08:06 PM	#786
Rhubarbodendron Fleet Captain Location: Milky Way, outer spiral arm, Sol 3	Re: Welcome Fellow Trekkies! The GTD Get to Know You thread LOL I just realized that I never got around to posting here. So: Hi, I'm not so new I'm Bavarian, female and in my late 40s - old enough to have seen all Trek series when they aired for the very first time. I, too, am a big fan of Spock (quite logical, considering the fact that I work in science), yet I'd label myself a Niner. Don't get me wrong, I also like TNG, VOY and ENT but DS9 was the best imho. Apart from Spock my favourites are Morn, Worf, the EMH, Garak, Moogie, Martok and Kor. As you may have noticed I have a soft spot for Klingons. Partiallly because I like my steaks very bloody, partially because I share the Klingon sense of humour as well as their sense of honour, and last but not at all least because I have an absolute weakness for long-haired gentlemen who can recite poetry. It's a matter of course that when I became promoted to Captain, I picked a Klingon vessel as my ship and kept it when I became a Flaptain. I'm not quite such a newbie as I seem as I was a member here before, left about a decade ago and re-registered by request of a couple of friends. On this second round through the ranks I already made quite a few new friends, particularly in the Lounges. I can ony recommend to all newbies to visit them as soon as they have enough posts to be permitted in them. Especially the Redshirt lounge was a lot of fun! I also enjoyed the Captain's Lounge which was quite lively. We could do with a few more posters in the Fleet Captains' Lounge, though. So come on, Flaptains, de-lurk and join the fun! Like everyone I have not only virtues but also vices: I've never ever seen any Dr Who (yet) and I have zero tolerance to bullies. __________________ Eve is the revised, improved and updated version of Adam [Helen Vita]

January 15 2013, 03:52 AM	#787
Steven321 Ensign Location: UK	Re: Welcome Fellow Trekkies! The GTD Get to Know You thread Hey everyone! Just joined the forum today,and a bit more quicker thanks to my debit card lol, the "within 24 hours" just seemed like to be to long! Nice to meet you all.

January 16 2013, 10:32 PM	#789
JirinPanthosa Fleet Captain	Re: Welcome Fellow Trekkies! The GTD Get to Know You thread http://www.egscomics.com/comics/2013...30116_DUeL.png Last edited by Count Zero; January 17 2013 at 01:47 AM. Reason: Changed to a link because hotlinking is frowned upon

January 18 2013, 12:26 AM	#790
kirsten187 Curmudgeon at large Location: UK	Re: Welcome Fellow Trekkies! The GTD Get to Know You thread Hello new members, welcome to Trekbbs __________________ "My dear girl, I am a doctor. When I peek, it's in the line of duty." Dr Leonard McCoy "Come to Quark's, Quark's is fun, come right now, don't walk - RUN!" Quark

January 18 2013, 01:05 AM	#791
Josan Commodore Location: London, Canada	Re: Welcome Fellow Trekkies! The GTD Get to Know You thread Ah, Kirsten, I've missed you since you moved on to the next lounge. And what kind of avatar is that? Kira??? Does McCoy know about this? __________________ Issue 19 of the Winterwind Papers now online http://www.winterwind-productions.com Nationalism, brotherhood, 'pop' culture and puppy love

January 18 2013, 11:20 PM	#792
kirsten187 Curmudgeon at large Location: UK	Re: Welcome Fellow Trekkies! The GTD Get to Know You thread Hi Josan. Yes, obviously it is Kira, she is my favourite (along with McCoy, who knows and approves!). __________________ "My dear girl, I am a doctor. When I peek, it's in the line of duty." Dr Leonard McCoy "Come to Quark's, Quark's is fun, come right now, don't walk - RUN!" Quark

January 29 2013, 07:31 PM	#793
TheRealSuluh Ensign	Re: Welcome Fellow Trekkies! The GTD Get to Know You thread Greetings, all. I'm enjoying poking around the site. I've been a fan of Star Trek since I was a kid. I have been and always will be a TOS girl. The rest are OK, but TOS will remain my first love. I remember playing Star Trek on the playground in elementary school trying to put the Vulcan neck pinch on the boys... And while I had the biggest crush on Spock as a little girl, I grew up and married Suluh. Our son only barely escaped being named Hikaru.

January 30 2013, 09:31 PM	#794
Count Zero Your fluffy highness Location: Land of Awesome	Re: Welcome Fellow Trekkies! The GTD Get to Know You thread Welcome! That's pretty cool with the name. I probably would have gone ahead with the name, though. __________________ "Mama always told me not to look into the eyes of the sun. But Mama, that's where the fun is." Wanna talk all things pony? Hop over to Brony Kingdom. We have cookies!

February 3 2013, 08:57 PM	#795
Bigjoe Lieutenant Commander Location: United Kingdom	Re: Welcome Fellow Trekkies! The GTD Get to Know You thread Been a fan for a number of years and never new these boards existed. Looking forward to contributing to the community you have here. Desperate to also go to another convention. The last one I went to was at the Royal Albert hall. Dark haired back then with not a grey hair in sight.