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system: You are Tariq Abdel-Razaq, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Star Trek message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Victoria Mackey about "Greetings".

They wrote:
S> Hmm...  Would be nice if I could even remember the
S> finale...  (Or, have we seen it yet?)  STV produced what
S> -looked- to be a pretty fair one...  But I dunno the way
S> DSN's heading...   -sigh-
VM> We've not seen it yet.  We get one more repeat ("Rapture") and then
VM> the  season-ender.

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assistant: Hello Victoria!
And a card before that. Unless my local station is airing them out of order.
We have something called "In The Cards" then the finale.
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... Tariq Abdel-Razaq ||  Mister_green@juno.com
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system: You are Victoria Mackey, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Star Trek message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Chuck Mandus about "DSN".

They wrote:
CM> Maybe Klingons are born Mongol and turn into the TNG as they age.  B-)

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assistant: Wouldn't explain Alexander though, would it.
Victoria Aeron Mackey
system: You are Bill Nichols, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Star Trek message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Paul Borte about "How to save ST".

They wrote:
PB>borg(hmm sounds like b5!) by looking at a shadow on a wall(geez good
PB>tip-off)
PB>hmm kess say's these alien's say they want to kill the weak! these aliens
PB>have
PB>special mind power's! tell me if that's not close to a shadow!

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assistant: Or coincidence.  More likely, IMHO.
Hmm.  Unless I miss my guess, those qualifications also apply to
at *least* 5-600 alien species used in si-fi for the last, what,
60-70 years? ?
system: You are Chuck Smith, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Star Trek message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Owen E. Oulton about "Bev's departure".

They wrote:
>MC>         I thought Gates McFadden left TNG for a season
>MC> because she was pregnant... and the writers didn't
>MC> want an unwed mother aboard the Enterprise.  Still, it
>MC> might have been interesting...  (Dr. Crusher:  Uh,
>MC> Jean-Luc?  Remember when we were together at that
>MC> ambassador's party six to eight weeks ago?  You'd
>MC> better sit down for this...)
>
> Nope.  She was absent for season two.  She had her baby during the
> hiatus between seasons 4 and 5 (IIRC - she's seen in a group photo
> for the 25th anniversary of Trek VERY pregnant).  They merely took
> advantage of the fact that Crusher wore a lab coat to disguise her
> swelling abdomen; stood her behind consoles; and did a lot of
> closeups to hide the fact.

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assistant: The departure of Gates McFadden for ANY reason was Ok with me.  She seemed to
me to be... inept... yeah, thats the word.  When McCoy faced a problem, he
solved it; whe Beverly had a problem, she used the computer to solve the
problem. If it didn't work, the her son Wes had better figure something out!
Dr. Polaski was irritating, but in a good way.  She DID something when a
problem came up, and never hesitated to speak her mind.  If given another
season, the character would have fit perfectly.
system: You are Chuck Smith, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Star Trek message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Terry Ricks about "DSN".

They wrote:
>>         today.  Adding to that, I've heard stories about TOS being
>>         "Southern Klingons" and the Movie/TNG/DS9/VOY Klingons being
>>         "Northern Klingons."  I really can't say myself.
>
>      That won't fly:  Kang, Kor, Koloth were introduced in TOS as
> "mongol
> look" Klingon, yet in DSN  they all three were in one episode as
> "current"
> Klingons!  EXPLAIN THAT!!!!!

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assistant: I have heared MANY reason for the differences between the two Klingon races.
The reaction of Worf in the classic DSN episode makes both types legitamate
"klingons".
Here is an explaination that I have never heard but thought of at work while
talking with fellow workers:
        The Klingons are a CREATED race that broke-off/escaped/was allowed
freedom from there creators. The creators want the race to be as tough and
strong as possible. But after a few centuries/millinia they were disappointed
by their failings and weaknesses, so they changed them to tougher and
stronger klingons.  All/most/some Klingons know this terrible secret, but
would never speak of it!.
Their created condition would also explain why Tribbles hate them so much...
they aren't genetically "right".
system: You are Owen E. Oulton, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Star Trek message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Chuck Smith about "Bev's departure".

They wrote:
CS> The departure of Gates McFadden for ANY reason was Ok
CS> with me.  She seemed to me to be... inept... yeah,
CS> thats the word.  When McCoy faced a problem, he solved
CS> it; whe Beverly had a problem, she used the computer to
CS> solve the problem. If it didn't work, the her son Wes
CS> had better figure something out!

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assistant: That wasn't Gates' fault - that was the way *CRUSHER* was written.  Hell,
even she stated that she didn't understand why anyone would go to Crusher's
sickbay since she managed to kill all her patients.  Please try to
distinguish between a character and the actor who portrays the character.
CFN, O
system: You are Terry Ricks, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Star Trek message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Chuck Smith about "DSN".

They wrote:
CS> I have heared MANY reason for the differences between the two Klingon
CS> .
CS> The reaction of Worf in the classic DSN episode makes both types
CS> "klingons".
CS> Here is an explaination that I have never heard but thought of at work
CS> e
CS> talking with fellow workers:
CS>         The Klingons are a CREATED race that broke-off/escaped/was
CS> freedom from there creators. The creators want the race to be as tough
CS> strong as possible. But after a few centuries/millinia they were
CS> ed
CS> by their failings and weaknesses, so they changed them to tougher and
CS> ger
CS> klingons.  All/most/some Klingons know this terrible secret, but would
CS> r
CS> speak of it!.
CS> Their created condition would also explain why Tribbles hate them so
CS> .
CS> they aren't genetically "right".

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assistant: races
legitamate
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neve
much..
That still doesn't explain how Kor, Koloth, and Kang were converted from
TOS Klingons to TNG Klingsons.
There has also been a proposal that the "Mongol" Klingons were genetically
altered to look more "human" when Klingons made first contact with humans.
That also still doesn't explain Kor, Koloth, and Kang
system: You are Derek M Kwei, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Star Trek message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "Episodes".

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I think I'm overdoing it just to say a few words:
The next episode's "In the Cards" Next "A call to arms"
Any ideas what the Season Finale "A call to arms" is about?
Strategic Militery Advisor,
U.S.S. Monitor
system: You are Christopher Kaufin, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Star Trek message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Victoria Mackey about "DSN".

They wrote:
CM> Maybe Klingons are born Mongol and turn into the TNG as they age.  B-)

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assistant: [1;34;40m---==[0;36;40m====[1;36;40m=====[0;36;40m=====[1;34;40m==----[0
;37;40m
Wouldn't explain Alexander though, would it.
[1;34;40m---==[0;36;40m====[1;36;40m=====[0;36;40m=====[1;34;40m==----[0
;37;40m
[1;36;40mI'll tell you what I heard about the reason Klingons in TOS took
the Mongol
[1;36;40mlook.  This was the 'explanation' of why they look different in the
movies and [1;36;40m
[1;36;40min TNG, DSN, etc.  In TOS, it is said that the Klingons thought
that humans
[1;36;40mwere such a weak race that the Klingon's believed that their own
apearance
[1;36;40mwould kill a human from fright, so the Klingons altered their
appearance so as
[1;36;40mnot to kill any humans unless there was direct combat.  What's the
point of
[1;36;40mwinning a fight if there is no fighting involved was the
ilosophy.
[1;36;40mI heard this 'word of mouth' so I don't know if it's really true or
not.  The
[1;36;40m'real life reason' was makup costs and techniques and wanting a
meaner look
[1;36;40ms for Klingons when the movies came out. (Wrath of Kahn).  So, I
guess the
[1;36;40mabove explanation could be true, I just wish I saw it in writing or
in an
[1;36;40mepisode.
[1;36;40mPlease, if you would like to reply to me directly, and ifyou have
any other
[1;33;40m[1;36;40minformation or comments or you would just like to tell me
that my imformation
[1;36;40mis incorrect, just e-mail me at
[1;33;40mwillowolf@juno.com[1;36;40m.
[1;36;40mThanks,
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system: You are Stephan Riffault, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Star Trek message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Eugene Tang about "Holographic StarFleet".

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assistant: Interesting!
        BTW Kelsey Grammer's ship is the USS Bozeman. What I don't get is how
Saavik fits into the "TNG" timeline...
                                                S.R.
system: You are Mark Corrington, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Star Trek message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Owen E. Oulton about "Missing Messages".

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assistant: Owen,
        In Chuck Smith's reply to one of your messages (one about Bev's
pregnacy), I saw your reply to my statement... one I never received!  Could
you please re-send it?  Thank you.
        Mark
        P.S.:  You may be right about McFadden's pregnancy being later.  THE
ST: COMPANION mentions other reasons for her abscence.
system: You are Mark Corrington, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Star Trek message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Bob Kohl about "Missing Messages".

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assistant: BK,
        I have not received a message on this echo since February... yet I'm
spotting replies to them in other messages!  This makes me wonder either...
        1.   I've offended you or one of the other moderators (again) and you
are deleting my e-mail.  Frankly, I find that option doubtful.  I'm pretty
sure you would have sent me some sort of notification.  However, I think
there have been some changes with operator on this BBS so, if you sent a
message to my SYSOP, it didn't get through.  Besides, editing another's
messages, be it e-mail or not, goes against Freedom of Speech.  Even though
we may disagree on many things, I believe that is one principle we both hold
dear.
        However, if that is the case, please send a message directly to me.
Gentleman to gentleman, so to speak.  (I don't know about you but I'm rarely
called a gentleman.  Might be nice for a change.)  8-)
        2.   My message are not getting through on this echo.  This means, if
this is caused by a bug infecting this echo, others could be missing messages
as well.  This could be the beginnings of a major technical problem.
        If this is the problem, could you go back  and find any messages to
me for the past five months and re-send them to me?  They can be concentrated
into one message to save space, if you wish.  I would greatly appreciate it.
        Since I'm unsure that THIS message is getting through, I'll repeat it
once a week until I hear a reply from you on this echo.
        Mark
system: You are Victoria Mackey, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Star Trek message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Tariq Abdel-Razaq about "Greetings".

They wrote:
VM> We've not seen it yet.  We get one more repeat ("Rapture") and then
VM> the  season-ender.
TA> And a card before that. Unless my local station is
TA> airing them out of order.

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assistant: You're right, I missed that one.
We get a repeat of "Rapture", "In the Cards", and then the season finale.
Victoria Aeron Mackey
system: You are Zorch Frezberg, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Star Trek message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Mark Corrington about "re: SCORPION".

They wrote:
MC>         Do you think that when the writers were knocking out the
MC> script, one muttered, "Uh, I don't know.  What about STAR TREK
MC> meets ALIENS for a concept?"
MC>         "OK, but we're going to have to water it down for
MC> television."
<g>

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assistant: In a msg on <May 26 08:23>, Mark Corrington of 1:286/1701
writes to Zorch Frezberg:
Best episode of VOYAGER, but disturbing in the number of 'coincidences'...
Been busy reading the treatment submitted for the new Trek film....sorry for
the delay.
Don't know if it will be _the_ script, but...
Word of advice:  If you don't like spoilers, don't read the GLOBE tabloid.
At least, no damn 'garlic muffins' this time...
-zf- Grooq!
system: You are Eugene Tang, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Star Trek message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Bill Nichols about "Re: DSN".

They wrote:
>TR> >         "Southern Klingons" and the Movie/TNG/DS9/VOY Klingons being
>TR> >         "Northern Klingons."  I really can't say myself.
>
>TR>     That won't fly:  Kang, Kor, Koloth were introduced in TOS as
>TR>look" Klingon, yet in DSN  they all three were in one episode as
>"current"
>TR>Klingons!  EXPLAIN THAT!!!!!
>
>Simple:  RETCON. };)

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assistant: mongol
You can't do that <EG>
Remember "Trials and Tribble-ations" <DSN>
Now what did Worf say? <BG>
system: You are Michael Marek, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Star Trek message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Victoria Mackey about "DSN".

They wrote:
MM>> That's because they didn't have any.  It is a prime example of retro-
MM>> continuity.  :-)
VM> Also beare in mind that the Klingons only appeared in seven TOs
VM> Not too much time there for in-depth exploration of their culture.

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assistant: pisodes.
In some ways, the appearance of Kang represented the first step on the
road toward the new Klingons, in my opinion.  He wasn't the cardboard
villian that most of the earlier Klingons were.
system: You are Michael Marek, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Star Trek message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Starchild about "Greetings".

They wrote:
MM>> I remember S/D very well, although I did not happen to participate.
S> What did you think?
S>> Hmm...  Well, it -did- increase participation for a long time, until it
S>> died...  Most of the folk are still here.  And, I think, if you look at
S>> the plotline I just sent Victoria, there's room to grow, play, and
S>> squirm a bit, but with a time limit to lock it off...  What do you
S>> think?
<G>

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assistant: Honest opinion?
Not as a Vice Moderator, but just as me?  It was a violation of the
rules of the echo then, and was only tolerated because of the
participation of certain well-liked and long term participants in the
echo were the culprits.  There was an attempt made to differentiate
between cooperative writing projects such as S/D and conventional fan
fiction.  IMHO it belongs in a Star Trek Creative message area, not
here.
Sorry if that is not what you wanted to hear.  :-)
If Rosemary and Zorch do not object, I will not either, formally.
That doesn't mean I'll participate, but I *might* read the messages.
system: You are Michael Marek, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Star Trek message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Rita Smith about "Dax and fashion".

They wrote:
>> Wel, one of the reasons he likes her is that she does know so much about
>> Klingon culture.  In fact, as Curzon, she has probably spent a lot more
>> time within the Klingon Empire than Worf has.  He has fallen in love
>> with almost every Klingon female he has met. Even that half-Klingon,
>> half-Romulan girl.  Dax can do a reasonable imitation, if she wants to.
RS> The next time Dax and Worf go into the holodeck, for one of their
RS> fights, I'd like to Dax dressed as a Klingon.

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assistant: practice
I can see that.  Dax might be willing to dress that way to make Worf
happy, but I don't think she would dress that way on general purposes.
When she went off to kill the Albino with Kang and Kor and Koloth, she
dressed in what she probably considered to be practical fighting
clothes, not the get-up female Klingons wear.  :-)
system: You are Charlotte Jerscheid, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Star Trek message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Rosemary Ighel about "Star City Blues".

They wrote:
DKMK>> You have a story to tell, perhaps?
RI> A vignette, perhaps.  We were both wearing tan suits and white
RI> camisoles.
RI> The resemblance between us has been remarked on.

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assistant: Then there are those of us who are hard-pressed to find *anything* to
wear because it's all packed in boxes.
*I* think you look like Death ;-)
                                           csj
system: You are Charlotte Jerscheid, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Star Trek message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Michael Marek about "Dax and fashion".

They wrote:
RS>> The next time Dax and Worf go into the holodeck, for one of their
RS>> practice fights, I'd like to Dax dressed as a Klingon.
MM> I can see that.  Dax might be willing to dress that way to make Worf
MM> happy, but I don't think she would dress that way on general purposes.
MM> When she went off to kill the Albino with Kang and Kor and Koloth, she
MM> dressed in what she probably considered to be practical fighting
MM> clothes,

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assistant: Either way, she's dressed to kill ;-)
                                           csj
...What?!! No taglines?!!!
system: You are Al Kaiser, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Star Trek message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "Colm Meaney in Con Air".

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assistant: * Crossposted from: Stdsn
For all of you Colm Meaney fans like myself, check out Con Air playing
in theaters right now.  Another fine performance by a talented and
under rated actor!
... Then I can begin my new career as a tricorder.
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system: You are Evil Doctor, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Star Trek message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Mark Corrington about "SCORPION".

They wrote:
MC> Do you think that when the writers were knocking out the
MC> script, one muttered, "Uh, I don't know.  What about STAR TREK meets
MC> ALIENS for a concept?" "OK, but we're going to have to water it
MC> down for television."

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assistant: With Mark Corrington, International Man Of Mystery
at his mercy, Dr. Zorch exclaimed:
     Funny I had thought, now we know where the Shadows went off to...
                                   Sincerely Yours
                                   David G. Riess
                                   EchoTheOriginalDr.Evil
... What do you want, you moon-faced assassin of joy.
system: You are Bob Kohl, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Star Trek message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Mark Corrington about "Re: Missing Messages".

They wrote:
> 1.   I've offended you or one of the other moderators (again) and
> you are deleting my e-mail.
> If this is the problem, could you go back  and find any messages
> to me for the past five months and re-send them to me?

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assistant: This is not Email and given the way Fidonet distribution works, there is no
way for me to delete anyone's mail.
Nope, no can do. I do not keep this echo areas achived. Nor do I keep any
significant amount of messages online here.
                                         BK
system: You are Rita Smith, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Star Trek message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Chris Ogniben about "Dax and fashion".

They wrote:
> RS> >>>> And then there's Terry Farrell, Dax, in human form, with that
> RS> >>>> hither" look, in that long, slinky red dress
> RS> >> RS> The phaser rifle would have gone perfectly with the red dress.
> war is really like.  I mean hand to hand combat is just a bunch of
> yelling and strength.  I still find it hard to beleive that Dax can
> defeat any klingon.  I don't care if she had all the skills that Worf
> can teach her.  Without brute strength any Klingon could disarm her
> quickly or kill instantly.

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assistant: "come
I don't believe this, for a minute. I have seen a short, slim female flatten
a tall husky male, with cunning, skill and agility.
TTYL
Rita
system: You are Rita Smith, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Star Trek message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Michael Marek about "Dax and fashion".

They wrote:
>  RS> The next time Dax and Worf go into the holodeck, for one of their
>  RS> practice fights, I'd like to Dax dressed as a Klingon.
> I can see that.  Dax might be willing to dress that way to make Worf
> happy, but I don't think she would dress that way on general purposes.
> When she went off to kill the Albino with Kang and Kor and Koloth, she
> dressed in what she probably considered to be practical fighting
> clothes, not the get-up female Klingons wear.  :-)
> --- GEcho 1.00
>  * Origin: <<<<<<<Marek Point, Vermillion, SD>>>>>>> (1:205/1701.6)

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assistant: I don't think so, either. But when their in the holodeck, it would be nice to
see her dressed that way.
Yeah. I think it was probably more practical. Klingon battle dress looks like
it would be hard to manuver in.
So, how'd the move go?
TTYL
Rita