Welcome to the ASVS Rules and Regulations
Turning a harmless hobby into a dangerous obsession since 1997

The Story so far ...

In the beginning there was nothing. And that was boring.
So the Power That Be created Sci-Fi. And it was entertaining.
Sci-Fi grew and spawned the mighty powers that are Star Trek and Star Wars.
But soon there were those who began to ask questions.

"Could a Star Destroyer beat the Enterprise?"
"Could a Borg Cube stand up to the Death Star?"
"Just what did Riker mean in 'The Outrageous Okona'?"

For years these questioned plagued the idyllic existence of newsgroups like RAST, RASSM and others. Then, on July 28th, 1997, the wise man Tyralak said unto the masses, "There is a great upheaval in our fair lands. There is but one thing to do." And with that he struck his staff upon the ground and the tortured hell known as ASVS came into existence.

ASVS was born out of chaos. ASVS was Chaos. And the Chaos was fun ... for a while.

Then, out of the darkness came a brave and smart (not to mention dead sexy) man. This living embodiment of perfection stepped forward and bellowed out these words, "We need order to battle the Chaos. A set of rules, an archive of past debates, a true method for our madness."

And lo, the people heard these words and they knew they were in the presence of true genius. There was only one response needed, "Great idea, start writing it."

And thus the ASVS Rules and Regulations were born.


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