Stupid Question

[Stephen Patterson]

Indeed.  I can't register at his new forum because I don't speak French.  Nobody but him has registered.  It's kind of sad, really, because if you check at the right time of day in his forum's active users list, you can see that he's been checking on that site every day for over a year.  Kind of makes you wonder why he still does it.  It's too bad.  He had some amazing ideas.  He would have made a good writer.

[lucasbailey]

Same here...

[Will Karelia]

Well, unfortunately, Jean-Claude has suffered what seems to be a near-mental breakdown. He tried to resurrect the Corporation, but it never did work. He has sent several disturbing emails to some of the staff that were around here when the Corporation went under, as well as some of the former Corporation officers who didn't share his anti-Expansion zealotry.

[lucasbailey]

Interesting..... http://www.expansionfleet.com/ikonboard/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/disagree1.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':disagree1:'>  *just doesn't get people at times*

[Vorak]

Indeed, that has been long. I'm surprised to hear that anyone even remembers it still, aside from a few that went through the whole episode. What characters did you used to have?

[Vorak]

Ramsey... that name does ring a bell indeed.
As for the Corporation, an he music on it you were looking for, you can still find the original website at http://jeanclaude.pretre.free.fr/corporationfleet/index.html" target="_blank">http://jeanclaude.pretre.free.fr/corporationfleet/index.html but aside from the website, there doesn't appear to be any activity on there.

[Julia Rellek]

Who's JC. did i miss something???

[Will Karelia]

Well, Hermes is still played, and is the AI of Avalon Station. Event Horizon is still used, but is really only used to personify the Na'jigat. Prester John of the old Shadowfleet was resigned, Counselor Ristran Keriadoc was dropped off at Corporation Starbase S'Par'Ta, I believe. I have no idea the fate of Dalen and Galen Winterspoon. After that, the characters were abandoned by him, as he wanted nothing to do with Expansion, but there weren't enough members in the Corporation to warrant him continuing it. It's odd, I believe the Corporation was the main reason Expansion was formed, since the old RPG David and Jean-Claude were at wouldn't allow it.

[Julia Rellek]

Sounds complicated  http://www.expansionfleet.com/ikonboard/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'>  I like ExpansionFleet the way it is now!!!!! http://www.expansionfleet.com/ikonboard/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'>

[lucasbailey]

Yeah, I was one of those people.....i just dismissed it, he became similar to the old rpg..... http://www.expansionfleet.com/ikonboard/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('>

[Vorak]

His full name is Jean-Claude Pretre (not Petre), and Pretre means "priest". But I've once googled his name too, and found that there are more people with the same name (try googling your own name, you'll be surprised lol, i have a namesake that's an acupenture doctor in the US). He did write some books (in French) but I believe he never published them.

JC was indeed a talented writer, his storylines were among the most unique ones I've ever seen, even during the time of S.S.F. and before that, Delta Fleet (no longer in existence).

His Corporation website is indeed online, but the board was never finished. I mean, the forums are not even ready, only a few test forums were created and that's where it ends. Besides, the website is not really set up so people can find easily where to join, or what they're joining.
The pictures of the uniforms you see, were drawn (on paper) by his (now ex-)girlfriend Sara, who sent them by mail to him whereafter he would scan them and put them on the website.

The Corporation was one of the most original ideas in the Star Trek world, and it is sad indeed to see it has failed, but I believe it's because most people tend to cling to something more familiar. Even the D.A. is not all that active, just because people don't really know what it is, and prefer a Starfleet ship instead.