Celebrating Twenty Years Since My First Domain Purchase!

A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, I was heavily involved in science fiction fandom in Sydney. That included Doctor Who, Star Trek and general science fiction clubs. While I did enjoy watching these shows, I enjoyed socialising with fans a lot more. I also got to meet a lot of wonderful people who worked on these shows, thanks to my behind the scenes work on conventions and meetings.

One actress who caught my eye (and my heart!) was Nicole deBoer. As soon as I heard she had been cast as Dax in Star Trek Deep Space Nine I researched her work and instantly became a fan.

To show my appreciation, as an impressionable 20-something geek, I quickly bought the domain NicoledeBoer.com and filled it with info on this fun gal. Also created a Nicole link ring so that others could set up their own sites and be connected. It was originally put together using Netscape Composer. I’d like to find time to convert everything to WordPress, and make it more presentable for 2018, (what do you mean, no one uses tables anymore?) but it’s probably about six month’s work, so I’ll have to put it off until next year.

While I’ve since bought and let expire hundreds of domains on different subjects, hers was one that I kept. So, on the 10th of September 2018, I can confirm I’ve maintained a website devoted to Nicole deBoer for 20 years. (Originally launched on a freesite in July of ’98 before moving to a hosted site with domain name in September.) I’m not sure if that is a record or not. (Or whether I might need counselling. LOL.) I’m sure there are other fan sites that were created before 1998 that are still maintained by the same founder. If so, I’m happy to be part of the club. Of course, this isn’t all about me. If you haven’t heard of Nikki before, I recommend you check out the site, read up on her acting history and see some of the videos she has been in. (My faves, apart from DS9, are DeepWaterBlack and her one episode appearance in Stargate Atlantis.)

She’s also the consummate guest, and fans love her at conventions as she’s friendly, down-to-earth and happy to speak with just about anyone.

I’d love to see Nicole back in Star Trek again, and hope that there may be an opportunity in the new Star Trek series from CBS with Patrick Stewart.

However, if my series ‘Stellar Flash‘ progresses far enough to be something that I could script for Netflix in about five years time, then I’ll personally be requesting the casting director to get in touch with Nicole deBoer’s agent to see if she would be interested in auditioning for the position of Admiral Victoria Heartness, depending on where it is likely to be made, of course.

I heard Toronto is a great place to film. 😉

Here’s to another twenty!

Find out more about Nicole’s appearance as Ezri Dax here: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine