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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Ryan McReynolds: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Veers: [qb] We can't consider anything about the Yamato's regisrty until we get another source. We've got two registries, one that makes more sense, but we can't say anything is canon. [/qb][/QUOTE] We do have another source. Given that [i]Star Trek[/i] is fictional, it is helpful to consult with those who create said fiction. While it is not canon that the [i]Yamato[/i] has a 71807 registry rather than 1305-E, we know that the ship was [i]supposed[/i] to have that 71807 registry and it was only accident that gives us 1305-E. Therefore, we [i]know[/i] that it is the 71807 registry which is correct, even though they are both canon. Canon is useful when it comes to most things... but this isn't a hard science, it is fiction and it has a real-world context. When contradictions creep in there's nothing wrong with finding out what the right answer is from somebody who would be there, like Mike Okuda. Let me use another familiar, if non-tech, example. There are a total of [i]four[/i] canon dates for the Eugenics Wars. "Space Seed" (TOS) gives the date of 1993-96 as well as an inferred date of 2067. [i]Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan[/i] gives an inferred date of 2085. Finally, "Dr. Bashir, I Presume?" (DS9) gives an inferred date of 2173. All of these dates are equally canon... but in all of the cases, the producers [i]meant[/i] for the wars to be in 1996. The writers of "Space Seed" were assuming that [i]Star Trek[/i] was set around 2200, as were the writers of [i]Wrath of Khan[/i]. Ron Moore admitted that for "Dr. Bashir" he was just quoting Khan in [i]Wrath of Khan[/i] without accounting for the century that had passed. In other words, despite having four canon dates, we [i]know[/i] that three are mistakes... so there is no logical reason to debate over which is correct. However, debates are seldom logical. If one wishes to pretend, for the sake of arguement, that they live in the thirtieth century and [i]Star Trek[/i] is an accurate historical record, then there is ample room for debate. But the only logical reason one would have for doing so would be if one [i]wanted[/i], for instance, the [i]Yamato[/i] to be 1305-E and therefore [i]had[/i] to have an excuse to ignore the intentions of the producers. Otherwise, what is the imperative to only use canon, when there are other authoritative resources available? [/QB][/QUOTE]
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