History of Signal Cartel

Vega Blazar's Work In Progress

The Beginnings

The story of Signal Cartel cannot be told without first talking about Thera. Thera was introduced to EVE Online with the Rhea expansion on December 9th, 2014. The impending launch of Thera was the catalyst that led Johnny Splunk and G8keeper to co-found EvE-Scout as a neutral service corporation tasked with publicly documenting the ever-changing wormhole connections to and from this hub system. As a result, eve-scout.com was born which provides a live updated listing of all wormhole connections to Thera. According to Johnny, "I still remember the first time I traversed into Thera and the following week of maintaining the connections in Thera with our co-founder G8keeper. We would take shifts between sleeping, real life, and scanning Thera. It was stressful and exhilarating: some of the best parts of EVE!"

However, Johnny and G8keeper soon realized that the endeavor was not sustainable with just two of them. Fortunately, volunteers from the greater EVE community were eager to help scan Thera's wormholes as scouts. In an effort to maintain the corp's neutrality, the original Thera scouts were not permitted to join EvE-Scout. Johnny stated, "When we launched the Thera scanning project we wanted to provide neutral information to all of New Eden. Not to favor one group over another. Our scouts were not even able to join our corporation (EvE-Scout). We only accepted out-of-corp scouts. The reason was we could disavow our scout's other activities and while at the same time allow us to attract scouts without them leaving their existing corp." Due to EvE-Scout's dedicated and trusted scout team, the service became the de facto source of Thera wormhole connection information.

Formation of Signal Cartel

As one would expect, a lot of the original out-of-corp Thera scouts were also explorers. As exploration is a mostly solitary affair, these scouts wanted to create more of a community with an identity centered on scanning and exploration. Thus, the idea for a new player corporation was formed. While Johnny and G8keeper were supportive, they were busy expanding EvE-Scout's Thera Scanning service and knew they would need someone else to run the new corporation. However, from the start, they had a strong opinion about what the corp should look like. They wanted the corp to be neutral to all, counter-culture in ideology, and of course exploration-centric. Johnny stated, "When G8keeper and I founded EvE-Scout we did not set forth to create a player corporation such as Signal Cartel. Certainly we talked about how a corporation might fit in, but at the end of the day we both knew there was no way the two of us could successfully run a corporation and the service at the same time. The only way something would work is if it met three basic requirements: that it synergized with our future goals, that it would not diminish our neutral standing in New Eden, that someone else ran the day-to-day."

Fortunately, Mynxee was there to answer the call as one of the first Thera scouts having recently returned to the game as an explorer after gaining infamy as the founder and leader of the Hellcats and fame as a CSM5 (2010) member. She stood out early as most leaders do, but initially Johnny and G8keeper had no idea about her (in)famous past. Upon learning about it, Johnny had no issues with making a former pirate Signal Cartel's first CEO, however G8keeper had reservations. In a twist of fate, Katia Sae (yes, that Katia Sae!) happened to have interviewed Mynxee on their blog in December of 2014. Johnny ran across this article and shared it with G8keeper, which wholeheartedly convinced them that Mynxee was the right candidate for CEO. In retrospect, Mynxee's ex-pirate presence lent the fledging group credibility within the harshness of EVE.

According to Mynxee, "Soon after my arrival in Thera, I started scouting for them. We began talking about exploration as a career and what a fine thing it would be to create a home, a haven, for explorers who just want to wander between the stars on their own agenda. Much talking later, Signal Cartel was born: a corp devoted to the highest ideals of exploration, nurturing to new players, and many other things besides that are practically foreign in New Eden culture."

Signal Cartel was co-founded on January 20th, 2015 by Johnny Splunk, G8keeper, and Mynxee with Mynxee serving as the first CEO. The corporation officially opened to the public on January 31st 2015. Of the original Signal Cartel members to join the corp on the opening day, the oldest active member is Katia Sae, our current Alliance Executor. Thus, only Johnny and Mynxee have more seniority.

The Credo

Presciently, prior to the formation of Signal Cartel, Johnny and G8keeper recognized the unique opportunity to start with a clean slate and to incorporate ideals they wanted to see become manifest in the new corporation. In the beginning, G8keeper worried more about logistics and the organizational structure, while Johnny concentrated on what the new corporation would look like and how it would feel. Due to Johnny's past experiences with other EVE corporations, he wanted to experiment and to try something different compared to the EVE norm. This led him to write the original bullet points that became the framework for the Credo. Johnny then gave the bullet points to Mynxee who fleshed them out to their current form. After further minor refinements between the three of them, our Credo was born which has remained largely unchanged. The Credo aims to be actionable with expectations clearly defined while still allowing for personal interpretation of its scope. The hope is for Signal Cartel members to internalize the spirit and intent of the Credo and use that to guide their conduct rather than having to adhere to a strict set of rules and acting like drones. According to Johnny, "the Credo's main purpose is to help the alliance and service maintain a neutral standing in New Eden. It was also tailored to align with the spirit of traditional explorers. Finally we wanted to have a community that we actually enjoyed being a part of." Thus, Signal Cartel's corp culture has been shaped from the beginning by the Credo.

Thrice Hapus, Signal Cartel's eventual second CEO, had a very good take on the Credo. He basically said that the first sentence of the Credo is really all you need. "Signal Cartel is a service corporation to all of New Eden." All the subsequent details aren't really necessary as long as you get the spirit and intent of the Credo.

Mission Statement

Mynxee states, "[...]the mission of Signal Cartel is to embrace and promote exploration as a career choice, to provide a haven and home for explorers, to help new players fall in love with New Eden through the lens of exploration, and to provide useful services to all of New Eden through our membership in the Eve-Scout Enclave alliance. All in a corp with a culture of neutrality, respectfulness, non-aggressive behavior, generosity of spirit, helpfulness, and friendliness to all. Such things are antithesis to many EvE corp cultures but we believe that there are a lot of players out there with an explorer's heart who will embrace just such a culture with enthusiasm."

Our Founders

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  Johnny Splunk

• 

  G8keeper

• 

  Mynxee

Early Signal Cartel Recruitment and Announcement Posts

• Signal Cartel Original Forum Recruitment Post by Mynxee
• Signal Cartel: A Haven for Explorers in the EvE-Scout Enclave Reddit Post by Mynxee
• Another Exciting Sandcastle by Mynxee
• Can’t stop the Signal by Katia Sae

Original Tweet Announcing Signal Cartel on January 30th 2015

Alliance and Corporation Information

EvE-Scout Enclave, our alliance, was formed on January 23rd, 2015 to house EvE-Scout, Signal Cartel, and EvE-Scout Logistics, our now defunct logistics corp. In the interest of administrative simplicity, early Leadership chose to be a closed alliance, which means that we do not accept outside corps into the alliance.

Information obtained in-game from EVE Online:

• EvE-Scout corporation founded on: 12-7-2014
  • ticker name: 5COUT (with a number "five")
  • HQ: Thera XII - The Sanctuary Surveillance Observatory
• Signal Cartel corporation founded on: 1-20-2015
  • ticker name: 1420. (with a period at the end)
  • HQ: Thera XII - The Sanctuary Institute of Paleocybernetics
• EvE-Scout Logistics corporation founded on: 2-4-2015 (now defunct)
  • ticker name: ESLO
  • HQ: Thera XII - The Sanctuary Institute of Paleocybernetics
• EvE-Scout Enclave alliance founded on: 1-23-2015
  • short name: SC0UT (with a number "zero")
  • Alliance executor: EvE-Scout (corporation)

Leadership Past and Present

EvE-Scout Enclave Alliance Executor

Johnny Splunk (1-23-2015 to 2-28-23)

Katia Sae (2-28-23 to Present)

CEOs of Signal Cartel

Mynxee (1-20-2015 to 4-22-2019)

Thrice Hapus (4-22-2019 to 3-15-2021)

Katia Sae (3-15-2021 to 2-28-23)

Aldar Roanaok (2-28-23 to Present)

COOs of Signal Cartel

Thrice Hapus (7-4-2018 to 4-22-2019 when he assumed the CEO role from Mynxee)

Katia Sae (8-16-2020 to 3-15-2021 when he assumed the CEO role from Thrice)

Aldar Roanaok (3-15-2021 to 2-28-23 when he assumed the CEO role from Katia Sae)

Early Influential Directors of Signal Cartel

Helios Anduath

Aiken Paru (aka Mathis Chanlin)

Division History

Anoikis Division

AD Astrahus under construction July 2016

• The idea for the Anoikis Division (AD) was initially proposed by Teclove duVall on April 29th, 2015. Source: Anoikis* Division.
• AD was then implemented with the help of Helios Anduath. Source: Anoikis* Division. and Anoikis Division - You're invited!
• Helios Anduath anchored the first AD Player-owned starbase (POS) on June 5, 2015: https://www.reddit.com/r/signalcartel/comments/38ok1p/wh_pos_is_now_open_for_business/
• AD was relaunched by Merkato Cesaille on June 10th, 2016 and then expanded upon by him. "Merk" stepped down on May 14th, 2017, afterward the AD was run by an AD Council as proposed by Mynxee.
• On May 16th, 2017, the original AD Council was composed of:
  • Ismael Caleb Echart
  • John Young
  • Mushroom Greene
  • Piwakawaka Wakasu
  • Vladimir Gengodov
• Old AD Document from 2017: Perception, Policies, Funding & the Future.
• Old AD Council Charter from 2017
• Ismael Caleb Echart (ICE) led AD in 2018.
• Void Raven created the AD logo in 2019: https://forums.eve-scout.com/topic/6661/my-3rd-anniversary-anoikis-division-logo-design-contest
  • Logos here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vixakGgYfFiFz3er6JgGfHoi6eiWmKBO?ths=true
• In the Spring of 2019, Tamayo became the Manager of AD: https://forums.eve-scout.com/topic/8116/state-of-the-signal-14

EvE-Scout Rescue Division

From In early YC118 (2016), Signal Cartel member Forcha Alendare had a vision of a service that would provide a basic emergency resource kit for capsuleers stranded in wormholes, regardless of alliance, sovereignty, or play style. This vision captured the imagination of many Signal Cartel pilots and grew to become the Rescue Cache program we know today.

In late YC118 (2016), Forcha decided to move on to activities that would potentially bring him into conflict with the Credo, so he chose to leave the corporation and alliance leadership brought in Thrice Hapus to manage day-to-day operations.

Since then, the program has grown to become an entire division within Signal Cartel and encompasses both live Search and Rescue operations as well as the original Rescue Cache program.

When Thrice Hapus became CEO of Signal Cartel, Igaze took over EvE Scout Rescue and guided the division from December YC120 (2018) until April YC123 (2021). Under his watch the division set many new records for number of rescues, caches in space, and 911 call volume. Then in YC123 (2021), Captain Crinkle, one of our most experienced rescue pilots, took the helm. Crinkle guided the division until May of YC124 (2022) when our current ESRC Manager, Xalyar assumed the lead role. While he oversees the division as a whole, it takes an entire team to make it all happen. Source: https://evescoutrescue.com/home/about.php

Milestones

• Interestingly, in 2015, Search and Rescue was initially conceived and started by Teclove duVall (founder of the Anoikis Division) and originally a part of Anoikis Division: https://www.reddit.com/r/signalcartel/comments/36srl4/anoikis_division_youre_invited_update/
• Announcement of the EvE-Scout Rescue Cache program on January 25, 2016: https://www.reddit.com/r/signalcartel/comments/42l4at/new_service_announcement_evescout_rescue_caches/
• Ned Thomas more formally launched the Signal Cartel Anoikis Search and Rescue Program on Februrary 27th, 2016: https://www.reddit.com/r/signalcartel/comments/4806aa/signal_cartel_anoikis_search_and_rescue_program/
  • SAR Coordinator duties were then given to Triffton Ambraelle when Ned stepped down
• Following Triffton Ambraelle's tenure, the SAR program became dormant (July 21st, 2016): https://www.reddit.com/r/signalcartel/comments/4u07js/state_of_the_signal_7/
• EvE Scout Rescue becomes its own division within the corp (November 2016): https://forums.eve-scout.com/topic/3933/identity-symbols-and-history/2
• Thrice Hapus internally announcing the revamp/formation of EvE-Scout Rescue Division on March 29th, 2017: https://forums.eve-scout.com/topic/1303/introducing-eve-scout-rescue
• Allison is launched (April 2017): https://forums.eve-scout.com/topic/3933/identity-symbols-and-history/2
• EvE-Scout Rescue along with the accompanying website evescoutrescue.com was was publicly launched on April 10th, 2017 by Thrice Hapus: https://www.reddit.com/r/Eve/comments/64lfkv/announcing_evescout_rescue/
• In February 2018, the 911 Operator program was launched by Lucas Ballard that has turned into a huge part of the Search and Rescue program. Source: https://forums.eve-scout.com/topic/3316/announcement-of-a-new-eve-scout-rescue-program and https://forums.eve-scout.com/post/58305
• The Search for Sky Diamond (March 2018): https://forums.eve-scout.com/topic/3933/identity-symbols-and-history/2
• Announcement of the First Rescue 911 Operator training session: https://forums.eve-scout.com/topic/3368/rescue-911-operator-training
• PC Gamer article about the Rescue Division: https://www.pcgamer.com/eve-signal-cartel-interview/
• 100th Successful SAR: https://forums.eve-scout.com/topic/3757/100-successful-sars
• 500th Successful SAR: https://forums.eve-scout.com/topic/4875/rescue-500-an-amazing-milestone
• Lucas Ballard also created the EvE-Scout Rescue logo Introducing "EvE-Scout Rescue"

Fleet Ops Division formerly called Signal Cartel Fleet School (SCFS)

Old Signal Cartel Fleet School Logo

• Theana Gaterau founded the SCFS on March 17th, 2018 along with the assistance of Andrew Chikatilo (DPS instructor, Destroyer Fleet FC), Scarsan Stripes (ship fits master), Chaim Achasse (head logi instructor), and Snyypa Voltron (head scout instructor). Source: https://forums.eve-scout.com/topic/4990/state-of-the-signal-12
  • Theana Gaterau's original forum post gauging Signaleer interest regarding a potential FC Training program: https://forums.eve-scout.com/topic/3466/fc-training
  • The inaugural fleet outing took place on March 24th, 2018 and was called "Fleet School Spring Cleaning" with Theana Gaterau as the FC.
  • The Signal Cartel Fleet School Logo was created by Theana Gaterau on June 27th, 2018.
• In August of 2019, Andrew Chikatilo became the SCFS lead. https://forums.eve-scout.com/topic/6231/scfs-leadership-update
• In November 2019, a new team headed by Reynauld Lachapelle with the assistance of Null Flare, Xalyar, Katherine Skysong, and Aldar Roanaok took over the management of what was then the Signal Cartel Fleet School (SCFS). https://forums.eve-scout.com/topic/8116/state-of-the-signal-14
• SCFS was then rebranded the Fleet Ops Division, which more accurately represents the goal of the division: running and supporting fleets of all kinds. https://forums.eve-scout.com/topic/8116/state-of-the-signal-14

Signal Cartel Academy

• Founded by Xalyar on November 23rd 2019: https://forums.eve-scout.com/topic/6885/announcing-the-signal-cartel-academy
• Original Admin Team:
  • Xalyar - SCA Division Leader/Lead Admin.
  • Dagmar Maulerant and Sloopy Noopers - Assistant Managers
• First [NEED] request was by Emy Noxx on November 27th, 2019.

Splunkworks

• Founded by Dr Zemph on November 5th, 2016: https://forums.eve-scout.com/topic/34/launch-splunkworks-division
• The Splunkworks name was "coined by Aiken Paru, the...name pays homage to Alliance Executor Johnny Splunk and is a play on the term skunkworks project." https://forums.eve-scout.com/topic/34/launch-splunkworks-division
• After Dr Zemph departed, Splunkworks was revived on April 3rd, 2017 by a leadership committee consisting of: https://forums.eve-scout.com/topic/1342/splunkworks-re-opens-for-business
  • Anchovy Aideron
  • Po Huit
  • Thera Scanner
• In 2018, after Splunkworks became inactive again, Scarsan Stripes picked up the torch to lead the Division: https://forums.eve-scout.com/topic/4990/state-of-the-signal-12

Signal Cartel Projects and Services History

Allison

Original Allison Interface

• Allison was created by A Dead Parrot
• Allison joined Signal Cartel on April 18, 2017
• Allison's First Words: https://evescoutrescue.com/copilot/fun/AllisonsFirstUtterance.mp3
• Allison's First Signalversary: https://forums.eve-scout.com/topic/3758/allison-s-first-signalversary
• Allison's Two Year Signalversary: https://forums.eve-scout.com/topic/5578/allison-s-two-year-signalversary
• Outside of A Dead Parrot, Captain Crinkle was the first Signaleer to fly with Allison

References: https://wiki.signalcartel.space/ENG:The_Signal_Cartel_Official_Guide_to_Co-Pilot_(Allison)#Questions_and_feedback

EvE-Scout Observatory

Katia Sae launched the Observatory on May 10th, 2015

Expedition TripTiks

Created by Mynxee.

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Signal Cartel (but were afraid to ask)

As I write the history of Signal Cartel, dozens of potentially interesting questions pop in and out of my head that I am curious to know the answer to. Over the course of researching our corp's history, I am collecting them below along with the answers from the best available sources. Enjoy! - Vega Blazar

• How does EvE-Scout relate to Signal Cartel?
  • Thrice Hapus summarized the relationship nicely, "The corp/alliance distinction can be confusing, since we are all sort of jumbled up together. The org chart may be helpful to you. The distinction is primarily a practical one. Before Signal Cartel existed, there was a group of folks under Johnny-Splunk's leadership scanning Thera connections and sharing them with the community at-large. These pilots were not part of the same corp, but they did fly with the same mission. Eventually this group grew and wanted its own identity. Thus was born Signal Cartel. For logistical reasons, the EvE-Scout corp was retained solely as the executor of the EvE-Scout Enclave alliance, which consisted of EvE-Scout (for alliance leadership only) and Signal Cartel (for everyone else). The EvE-Scout Logistics corp came along later to help keep bookkeeping sorted."
• Who wrote the Credo?
  • Johnny Splunk wrote the original bullet points that became the framework for the Credo. He then gave the bullet points to Mynxee who fleshed them out to their current form. After further minor refinements between Johnny, Mynxee, and G8keeper, our Credo was born which has remained largely unchanged.
• Did you know that at one time, EvE-Scout Enclave alliance included an additional corporation?
  • The alliance member was called: Anoikis Nomads and was headed by Aiken Paru and his alts. The purpose of the corporation was "to truly explore wormhole space without the constraints of a POS or any ties to empire space". source: New Alliance Member: Anoikis Nomads
• Who came up with "We Scan So You Don't Have To"?
  • Johnny Splunk used this slogan for EvE-Scout when advertising the Thera scanning service under the username eve-scout on reddit.
• Where did the saying "Can't Stop the Signal" originate?
  • The saying originates from Serenity (a 2005 film) by Joss Whedon based on the TV show Firefly. Katia Sae used it as a blog post title and twitter hashtag, and it caught on from there.
• How did the corp mantra "Be the content you want to see in Signal" take root?
  • "Things in Signal are purposely left up to Signaleers to make happen. Johnny and I decided from the outset that we didn't want to be solely responsible as content generators. 'Be the content you want to see in Signal' is sort of our mantra." - Mynxee
• How did a former space pirate become our first CEO?
  • Johnny Splunk was heavily considering Mynxee for the position due to her work in Thera with Eve-Scout, but G8keeper had reservations about her prior career as a pirate. Fortuitously, Katia Sae interviewed Mynxee on their blog. Johnny ran across this article and shared it with G8keeper, which convinced them that Mynxee was the right candidate for CEO (sources r/signalcartel and EVE Vegas presentation).
• Why can't we pod people after they attack us first?
  • "If someone attacks you and you destroy their ship, that’s self-defense and is permitted by the Credo. But podding anyone is a BIG FAT NOPE regardless of circumstances. Pods can’t hurt you, so don’t target that pod..." - Mynxee
• Did you know that EvE-Scout Enclave used to hold SOV in a handful of null-sec systems?!
  • EvE-Scout held in Querious:
    • 60M-TG from 8-18-2016 until 8-20-2016
    • 9ES-SI from 8-18-2016 until 8-20-2016
    • TV8-HS from 8-18-2016 until 10-18-2016
    • 9-HM04 from 8-18-2016 until 1-24-2017
    • YOP-0T from 8-18-2016 until 2-7-2017
  • EvE-Scout Sovereignty Astrophotography by Razorien
  • For the full story, please read Johnny's forum post by clicking here.

Signal Cartel Sov

• What was the Signal Amplifier?
  • The old corp newsletter rebooted by Cassandra Habalu and originally created by Merk?
  • The Signal Amplifier Archive - all the old issues no longer in print (that could be saved)
• What is the State of the Signal (SOTS)?
  • Click here to find out.
• Inspiration for Signal Cartel's 1420. Ticker
• Why are member levels called C1 and C2?
  • The C1 and C2 titles are thematically named after wormhole classes. As originally conceived, SC had C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, and C6 titles
• Are the logos for EvE-Scout and EvE-Scout Enclave the same?
• Why is Thera our HQ?
  • According to Helios Anduath (one of the original Signal Cartel Directors), Thera was chosen as the HQ because Signal Cartel is heavily involved with EvE-Scout, which is all about Thera. Thera is also the explorer's paradise, which makes it a no-brainer. This is supported by Mynxee, "Our HQ is listed as there because of the EvE-Scout scanning endeavor...".
• Why are we in Zoohen?
  • Mynxee stated that Zoohen was chosen because she liked the name, and it made her smile. Also, she wanted it close to SOE agents for Signaleers who wanted to mission run (located in nearby Sheroo).
  • As it turns out, Zoo offers a lot of other fortuitous advantages:
    • Cassandra Habalu pointed out that Zoohen (in Amarr space) is close to the borders of five different regions and only three jumps away from Gallente space. Therefore, there is huge operational (and cultural) variety available within a short travel time. Also, there are a lot of nearby EVE lore sites and landmarks to explore.
    • Other potential posited advantages are listed here.
• Why are we in Gelhan?
  • Gelhan was chosen for its easy access to large areas of low sec and nearby access to null.
• Why are we in Saisio?
  • Saisio was chosen because it is Katia Sae's home system and her statue is there. The proximity to Jita is a plus.
• Did you know that Signal Cartel used to have an office in Malkalen?
  • According to Mynxee, the Malkalen office was set up by G8keeper as a convenience for buyback hauling. (EvE-Scout Logistics)
• How were the particular stations within each system chosen to host our corporate offices?
  • Gelhan V - Moon 10 - DED Logistic Support was chosen as it is the only station in the system with clone bay facilities.
  • Saisio VIII - Moon 4 - Perkone Factory was selected as a corp office because it had the least expensive rent in the system.
  • Thera XII - The Sanctuary Institute of Paleocybernetics
  • Zoohen III - Theology Council Tribunal was selected because Mynxee liked the look of Amarr stations!
• What does Allison stand for?
  • Artificial Life Limited In Scope to Onboard Navigation
• Does Allison have a backstory?
  • Yes, Cassandra Habalu wrote a RP-based, EVE lore-compliant background that explains how 'she' came to be a part of Signal Cartel. You can find that story here.
• Did you know that Katia Sae has an in-game monument?
  • Click here for more info.
• Did you know that Katia Sae has a slaver hound named Chester that was given to her by Mynxee?
  • Read about this famous pet here!
• Why does Signal Cartel intentionally make itself eligible for wars?
  • From Johnny, Mynxee, and Thrice: "Our official stance regarding wardec eligibility is simple: we keep structures anchored in the alliance specifically so that we remain eligible for wars, thus discouraging activities outside of exploration for our members. We are first and foremost an exploration corp. We will continue to regard an active wardec as an opportunity to hone our piloting skills, and we will carry on as before."
• What are "Hugs", who started "Hugging", how do you "Hug" someone, what is a "Hugs Fleet"?
  • When Signal Cartel was first wardecced, early Leadership didn't know how to address wardecs on a corporate level. Using the Credo as a guide, Hugs Fleets were created by Johnny Splunk as a wartime doctrine to engage productively with the wardeccers instead of hiding or avoiding them. Hugs Fleets take the love to our wardeccers in a fun Credo-compliant manner. The earliest Hugs Fleets consisted of Griffins armed with festival launchers, fireworks, snowballs, and ECM modules. According to Mynxee, "...basically, we just go engage with them and jam them, so they can't kill us, and then shoot them with fireworks and snowballs and have fun. And...engage in lighthearted chat in local".
• What is the purpose of Hugs Fleets? (it is not to suffer losses or to "troll" our wardeccers.)
  • Have a good time.
  • Teach the fundamentals of fleet operations to those who have never been in a fleet before.
  • Give fleet experience in differing situations where possible; not every Hugs Fleet is the same.
  • Teach newer members/players that wars don't have to be feared.
  • Take the opportunity to show our wardeccers some respectful fun.
  • Show New Eden that we take our Credo seriously and give no tears.
• Is it "Hugs Fleet" or "Hug Fleet"? Which is correct?
  • Mynxee and Johnny Splunk always called them "Hugs Fleets". The idea is that each snowball or firework shot at somebody is one "hug" and in a fleet there would be many "hugs" offered at once.
• What is a Surprise Party?
  • A Blops Hugs Fleet, which uses a BlackOps Battleship to drop a Hugs Fleet onto an unsuspecting target.
• What is Signal Cartel's Reputation Tank?
  • Here are a few thoughts from prominent Signaleers:
    • Dungeon Manager - "The Credo, and our devotion to it’s peaceful tenets, gives us Signaleers an extra level of tank beyond the Shields, Armor and Hull other capsuleers use. It’s our Reputation tank."
    • Mynxee - "It is a gift, not an entitlement and is not something anyone flying in Signal Cartel should ever expect or demand. Its source is our reputation, so do your part to uphold that reputation and perhaps you will be so lucky as to enjoy the occasional benefits of our somewhat fickle reputation tank. I personally prefer that just as with any gift, we accept it in good grace when offered and otherwise have no expectations of receiving it nor make any attempt to parley with or for it."
• Did you know that our corp name was one of roughly 90 candidates?
  • Some of the discarded names that the original Leadership Team considered were: Scoutapalooza, Shadow Scouts, 1420 MHz (this suggestion from Johnny Splunk inspired our ticker), New Eden Orienteers, Therabears, Probe Posse, Frontier Navigators, Gagarin Society, Scout Mob, Scout Camp, Scout Club, Wayfarers Society, and Ninja Pathfinders!
• Signal Cartel and EvE-Scout Enclave Logos Meaning
• Did you know that Signal Cartel has an official theme song?
  • Can't Stop the Signal - Our official theme song (composed by former member Luobote Kong)
    • Permission granted to use in any Signal Cartel related audio or video material; please credit the composer if you use it.