We have done this for decades for SFB (Term Papers) and F&E (Tactical Notes) and have done it now and then for other games.
Basically, I will drop by now and then and copy interesting tactics into a file. The papers will be checked for legality (usually by Mike West before I copy them.) A panel of experts will then "grade" the papers and the papers with the highest grades will be published in Captain's Log. A point system results in a military rank; it takes 20 papers to be a "Captain". Since you can only have one paper published per issue, this can take a while, but points for FC, F&E, and SFB count together so in theory you could do six papers a year and see captaincy in 3.5 years. It's something to work for; I think there are three or four captains now and that counts papers written in 1985.
Anything posted here is likely to get sucked into the term paper machine, so pay attention to your writing. Phrases like "running phaser and drone battle" are punchier than "when I fought my buddy in a Klingon ship". Proper english and a lack of abbreviations, slang, jargon, and acronyms help. If you write "The Fed will probably overload" then I have to retype that as "The Federation captain will probably overload" which makes my fingers sore, so cut me some slack and write this like a hard copy memo to your boss, not an email to your bowling buddy.
In cases where papers were written informally, the editing staff will often add fluffy stylish battle comments to make your paper more readable, and you won't know about it until you read it in Captain's Log. anybody CAN email me and ask for a copy of whatever FCnotes are in my file, and if I'm not busy I might show them to you.
