IC stands for In Character, and OOC stands for Out Of Character. These terms
and concepts are very important at Infinite Frontiers. When you are IC, you
behave as your character would, and are only aware of the things your character
would be aware of. When you are OOC, you are speaking not as an Infinite
Frontiers character, but rather the real-life player behind the keyboard. Also,
you should NEVER ICly use information which you have obtained in an OOC manner,
nor should you carry IC issues over into the OOC realm. Contrary to the popular
perception, we are Trek fans who like keeping those realms very SEPARATE.