All online components of the Starshield project were initially handled by InfoMagic, though even before InfoMagic's departure from the project in 1998, most of the online content for Starshield was managed by unpaid participant volunteers.
Initially, all online aspects of the Starshield project were managed by InfoMagic; however, prior to InfoMagic's departure from the project in 1998, a substantial amount of the online content for Starshield was handled by volunteer participants who did not receive payment.