As you probably are all aware Jeff Greenwald, author 
of Future Perfect - How Star Trek Has Conquered Planet
Earth will be here for an interactive interview this Friday at
3:00 PM [PST].  If you're going by the 24 hour clock it would be
15:00 [PST] - as the time appears in Ten Forward.  To ensure that
the interview runs smoothly we will be making some modifications to the
chat programs and asking that you follow some special interview rules.  
Here are the rules and some pieces of information:<p>

<ul>
<li>The interview will take place in <b>Ten Forward</b>.
<li>The interview will last approximately 2 hours.
<li>Only <b>25</b> people will be permitted in Ten Forward at a given time.
<li>Only officers with the rank of <b>Lieutenant JG</b> or above will 
be permitted to enter Ten Forward and participate in the interactive 
interview.  This is to ensure we do not have any troublemakers come in
and spoil it for everyone else.  In the past people have always asked 
me what the difference is between the Ensign and Lieutenant JG rank.  Well,
we have our first difference - Lieutenant JGs can participate in special
interview events while Ensigns cannot.
<li>There will be a <b>public spycam</b> available during the interview so
that Ensigns and those who cannot fit into the room will be able to 
watch what's taking place.  These people are more than welcome to ask 
someone who is in the room to ask a question on their behalf.
<li>Those people who will be promoted from Ensign to Lieutenant JG this month
will receive their personalized command codes <b>before</b> the interview
so that they may participate.
<li>When you enter Ten Forward during the interview a number will automatically
appear next to your handle.  The number is the order in which you may 
ask your question.  Think of this as the line up in your local bakery.  Everyone
is required to take a number and that number determines when you are 
given service.  The same system applies here.  Those will with the smaller
numbers will be allowed to ask their question first.  We will start off
with the person who has #1 and work our way up the list.  Once we reach the end we'll start again from the beginning
so that everyone will have the chance to ask a second question if they like.  Only <b>one</b>
question may be asked during a given turn.
<li>After each question is asked and answered, there will be a brief period of
time where we may extrapolate on the question and enter into a discussion
period.  During that time everyone is permitted to submit their views 
on the subject or even ask a question relevant to the discussion topic.
<li>There will be an interview mediator, a role I'm most likely to fulfill.
This person will stop these discussion periods when he believes enough has 
been said in that area and will ask the next person to submit their question.
<li>Horseplay during the interview will NOT be tolerated.  It is a rare and
special occasion to have such a guest and I'd hope that everyone understands
this and does their part by behaving accordingly.  I expect that everyone
will give Jeff their full attention and not participate in seperate side
conversations.  If you wish not to participate in the interview you are more
than welcome to chat in one of the other two chatrooms.
</ul><p>

Thank you,<br>
Adm. Rascal