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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Futurama Guy: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Malnurtured Snay: [qb] Varley didn't think that he had a choice in the matter, and given what was at stake, I might be willing to consider him a "competent captain who made a mistake" (even though I don't consider his actions - except for not seperating the saucer - a mistake). [/qb][/QUOTE]<center> and </center> [QUOTE]Originally posted by Jason Abbadon: [qb] The Romulans were not doing any archeogical anything. Varleys ship found some artifacts in Fed or undeclared space and followed the clues to Iconia. I think he just saw the discovery as a long term inevitability. He had plenty of time to contact starfleet but he knew they'd never allow him to risk a war without hard evidence...and he decided to bend the rules like Kirk and others have in the past....but it didint work how he planned and everyone on his ship died as result. I had'nt even considered eperating the saucer! that would have really made the diffrence too![/qb][/QUOTE]To sum it up, keep in mind he may not have been able to separate the ship, considering the condition that it was in. He did state in his logs that their transporter were down, perhaps too their warp drive (as to explain why they were just sitting there), and seeing that saucer separation is such a 'major' process for that ship to conduct, it might not have had the capibility to do it, or if it could, who is to say the computer virus wouldnt have found a way to kill the crew by cutting off life support next, or something. His only REAL mistake was underestimating the Iconian probe. Had that not happened, he too, like Picard and Co., could have just waltzed down to the planet or managed some other means destroy the Gateway and go on their merry way. Keep in mind he did manage to contact the Enterprise, so the opportunity existed for him to contact Starfleet Command, why he may not have may be contributed to 1) the distance from the diplomats making the decisions and the fact that he felt that this situation deemed immediate action. And 2) the fact that it really wouldnt have made for that good of an episode.... [/QB][/QUOTE]
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