Cell:MFS Compliance/sandbox/3
This is a Beta Copy of the Revised Handbook from my sandbox page. All of the un-needed formatting and notes from the revision process have been removed....Pending Installation now...
Steve
Ok, the new Handbook has been installed sans the revised welcome letter which is pending Gary's review and update. I will leave this beta copy here for another month or so then clear the way for other projects...
--RADM 10-of-9 [s.lackey] 16:05, 24 October 2006 (PDT)
DONE
--RADM 10-of-9 [s.lackey] 14:50, 22 November 2006 (PST)
INTRODUCTION
A WELCOME LETTER FROM THE MFI FOUNDER
Dear MFI Member,
Maquis Forces International (MFI) is an alliance of Maquis clubs and individuals around the world joined for the purpose of the free exchange of ideas, information, and friendship. Like our fictional counterparts on Star Trek® who went renegade from Starfleet, most of our membership left established fandom organizations in search of a better banner to fly under. Our chapters left such organizations feeling dissatisfied and not altogether comfortable with the politics and infighting that plague many fan organizations. MFI is much different. Being Maquis gives us the freedom to act and play as we choose without an organization dictating how we run our chapters and eliminates the need for politics. MFI is a breed apart from the standard cookie cutter Star Trek® organization in that we are here for fellowship and fun rather than politics and money. This handbook has been prepared to familiarize you with the largest Maquis oriented Star Trek organization on the planet, Maquis Forces International.
Our organization is guided by a Coordinator Council, the cornerstone for an alliance of decentralized chapters across the world. The Council oversees the Zone Coordinators, who in turn oversee the individual chapters. Although this may seem like a "chain of command", the Council and the Zone Coordinators are merely for guidance and cohesion. Chapters can take what they desire or nothing at all from them. Minimal requirements for chapters are that they stay true to the standards of conduct set by the membership and to have fun being Maquis. Like the "real" Maquis on Star Trek®, Maquis chapters are independent of each other, but bound by a common goal. Our mission is not as lofty as the freedom of the colonies of the Demilitarized Zone, ours is more down to earth, literally. Our goal is to have fun and, in doing so, spread fellowship and friendship to all Maquis and other Star Trek® fan clubs. Ultimately, the most important person in MFI will be the individual member.
Being a member of MFI means that you want to have more fun than all else. This handbook has been formatted to better your fun by explaining what it means to be in MFI and outlining the responsibilities and benefits of membership. So peruse this handbook at your leisure, hopefully by the end you will better understand our vision of what an MFI member is. Then we can do what all fans truly want, TO HAVE FUN.
FADM Gary Davis
Maquis Forces International Founder
--Revised 2006 General Mayhem
--Revised 2006 COMO 10-of-9 [s.lackey]
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