Tigra Tigress (also known as The Tigress and OGF Tigress) entered the online simming community in the early 1990s. She was hired as a member of the Online Gaming Forum (OGF) on America Online and served as a host for Starfleet Online (SFOL) until mid 1995. Known to have only played one character that was Caitian, she also served as the Editor of the forum's official newsletter called CommLink.. In 2011, Marni Livni claimed to be Tigress, though this claim has been disputed.
In March/April 1995, Tigress was fired as an OGF and departs Starfleet Online in what would become one of the final high ranking departures the group would sufferred in the early 1990s. In an event that would not take place in SFOL for another seven years, the sim being hosted by her leaves the forum. Tigress and the crew of the U.S.S. Omni together promptly become the cornerstone of the Continuum Online (COL). In addition, due to massive readship that spanned in and out of SFOL, Tigress continues to publish the CommLink e-zine. Threats by America Online to persue legal action eventually result in the new independant version of the newsletter being renamed the Communique Online. At its peak, this magazine served as a joint newsletter for over fifteen sim groups and had readship in the hundreds.
The Tigress continued to be an active member of the simming community thru the end of 1996. By this stage, her role in the day to day operations of the Continuum Online (COL) and Communique Online begin to decline. Prior to this, the organization she had founded was boasting itself as a strong alternative to Starfleet Online. Tigress' presence online resurged in the mid 1997 when COL sufferred a serious fracture that resulted in the creation of the Celestial Prime Alliance (CPA). This division caused over sixty percent of the group's senior administrators to leave and started the group down a road it would never recover from.
Within sixteen months, Tigress had retired as the leader of the Continuum Online (COL). Within a year and a half after the resignation, the group would cease to exist. The once popular Communique Online had also vanished, publishing what would become its last issue in late 1998. Several attempts were made to revive the e-zine, but without the support and vigor of Tigress none were very successful.
While offline activities would eventually cause her withdrawl from simming, Tigra Tigress' contributions helping to establish a strong and vibrant independant groups on America Online can never be ignored. Directly and indirectly, her actions contributed to the formation of at least five simming organizations and provided a sense of community amongst non-SFOL players at a time when there was no support from AOL. Many have questioned what else The Tigress may have impacted in the world of simming had she still been active online in the early 21st Century.