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Malis Cross
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Malis Cross
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Posted on Sat, 08/15/2368 - 16:48 by Malis Cross

Like I said, I'm new at this and some of the terminology is new to me as well. The acronym "SIMMS" is one I do not understand and I will take an educated guess that its meaning is essential knowledge. Please fill me in.

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Jim Kynes
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Jim Kynes
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Posted on Sun, 08/16/2368 - 09:54 by jakynes

Our site has both 'simmers' who have many years experience, others with only this site, and new persons who have never 'simmed' before.

Wikipedia wrote:
Simming is an online text-based role-playing game that takes place in a chat room, by e-mail or on an Internet forum. Individual games, known as sims, read like a story -- albeit one written by several people.

People who participate in sims are known as simmers or players, and are usually attracted to the game by a love of writing, the ability to develop characters, and the freedom of imagination offered by simming.

Basically simming is creating a story with multiple authors, without having an editor breathing down your neck to get finished before your deadline. Smile

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Malis Cross
Command Master Chief Petty Officer
Malis Cross
Command Chief, Starbase 49
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Posted on Sun, 08/16/2368 - 15:57 by Malis Cross

Many thanks for the input. I hope you don't find my ingnorance in such issues embarrassing. But I am a quick study and hopefully can bring some fresh ideas to the table. Not currently hosting a SIMM but may consider it as a future idea.

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Jim Kynes
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Jim Kynes
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Posted on Sun, 08/16/2368 - 16:34 by jakynes

Before this site, I had never role played or simmed online before. As I wasn't that good at writing in High School years ago, I was surprised how easily I took to it. Still don't know many simming terms though. Smile

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