Corgana
/r/StarTrek founder and primary steward from 2008-2021
Currently on the board of directors for StarTrek.website
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Corgana@startrek.websiteto Star Trek Social Club@startrek.website•Top 3 episodes (all series) for a newbieEnglish2·13 days agoHappy to help! I would love it if you report back, we used to get 100 “How do I get a friend into Trek” posts/day on /r/StarTrek but very few follow ups on if it stuck!
Corgana@startrek.websiteto Star Trek Social Club@startrek.website•Top 3 episodes (all series) for a newbieEnglish6·13 days ago“Data’s Day” is actually a pretty great one to get someone into TNG, it’s fun, but most importantly, Data is essentially walking around introducing all of the main characters to the audience.
I typically recommend starting with TNG in general (I used to say because it was “modern” 😭) as it naturally leads into DS9 and VOY. That said if your friend doesn’t typically watch older shows but is open to them, then just starting with SNW or ENT is an excellent intro to the rest of Trek.
Corgana@startrek.websiteto Star Trek Social Club@startrek.website•The late 70s Trek series we never got to see 🥹English1·18 days agoBig fan of that design but even more of Disco (Season 1 that is)
Corgana@startrek.websiteto Star Trek Social Club@startrek.website•The late 70s Trek series we never got to see 🥹English7·18 days agoI thought this was going to be a video essay on Star Trek Phase II but I was pleasantly surprised
Corgana@startrek.websiteto News@lemmy.world•U.S. could lose democracy status, says global watchdog2·20 days agoIt doesn’t meet the definition of “developing nation” either.
Corgana@startrek.websiteto News@lemmy.world•U.S. could lose democracy status, says global watchdog6·20 days agoTo be clear- this is just your personal “vibe” and not an actual fact, because the term “third world country” literally means a country that is not aligned with the US or USSR. If you meant “developing nation” that term also has a definition the US does not meet.
Corgana@startrek.websiteto News@lemmy.world•U.S. could lose democracy status, says global watchdog2·20 days agoIs this just your vibes or do you have a source? Because I just checked the website of the organization this article is referencing and it says no such thing.
Corgana@startrek.websiteto News@lemmy.world•U.S. could lose democracy status, says global watchdog21·20 days agoFirst of all, that’s not what “Economic Freedom” means in the context of democracy, but more importantly “economic freedom” is not even a factor in the methodology used by the group this article is citing.
Corgana@startrek.websiteto Fediverse@lemmy.world•Pixelfed: "groups" are coming and they will be compatible with Lemmy (who knows if they will also be compatible with Friendica)English3·25 days agoHealthy for Lemmy, totally catastrophic for Pixelfed.
Corgana@startrek.websiteOPto Risa@startrek.website•made this for a comment reply but it deserves it's own postEnglish4·27 days agoYou sir, are worse than Hitler.
Corgana@startrek.websiteto Fediverse@lemmy.world•There are teenagers on the fediverse.English2·28 days agoI know this comment is satire (well done… I think) but I want you to it hurt me deep in my bones.
I’m clearly not paying enough for a therapist.
Corgana@startrek.websiteto Risa@startrek.website•Honestly, it's just nice to have someone to talk toEnglish4·28 days agoPlot twist: the kidnapper loves Star Trek but takes the opposite “Dear Doctor” position as you.
Corgana@startrek.websiteto Fediverse@lemmy.world•There are teenagers on the fediverse.English3·28 days agoThen moderators make many stupid rules to try to increase quality and overmoderation takes hold
This is so true. One of the best decisions I made during my tenure as mod of /r/StarTrek was changing the rules to be spirt-based instead of language-based. People will literally try to lawyer their way around the language of any rule, and it leads to mod burnout when they are getting drawn into rules-debates when it’s obvious the person is just trying to get around the spirit of the community’s purpose.
For example we had a rule that was literally just “be nice”. There’s no wriggling around that because it’s not some legal text. If someone is ““concerned”” about a request to “be nice” or “be honest”, they are not someone we wanted to be around anyway. These are discussion communities, not civil society, not everyone has a right to participate in every single one of them.
As you said the beauty of the fediverse is that each instance can have it’s own preferred method of discussion.
Corgana@startrek.websiteto Fedigrow@lemm.ee•Created a new Ask community, !ask@lemm.eeEnglish22·28 days ago99.99% of the time you see the phrase “power tripping admins” it means “Someone asked me to follow the rules”.
Corgana@startrek.websiteto Star Trek Social Club@startrek.website•CherryTree Introduces Star Trek: Deep Space Nine-Inspired "IYKYK" Raktajino MugEnglish14·28 days agoIt’s very practical if you’re somewhere without inertial dampeners.
Corgana@startrek.websiteOPto Fedibridge@lemmy.dbzer0.com•Rising thread in r/memes: a user deletes their account and a top comment/reply is "I hope this is a trend" and "Lemmy is a good place to go" (UPDATE: Removed by mods)English201·29 days agoThe Fediverse (and FOSS in general) is inherently (radically) political simply by the nature of it’s construction and organization. That said I think it’s important to stress to new users that one’s experience can be curated to the degree that normal social media cannot.
Until someone open-sources TikToks algorithm, the Fediverse cannot compete on entertainment value, what it competes on is quality and intentionality. I think it’s important we put that talking point front and center. We don’t need to convince the users who just want to scroll memes (even though this post is literall r/memes haha).
This is an excellent thing to wear in public and wait for other Trekkies to notice.