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1. What term do you use to describe yourself as a Star Trek Fan?

A) Trekkie
B) Trekker
C) A Star Trek fan
D) Other, (Please Specify)

2. How long have you been a fan?

3. How or why did you become a fan?

4. Do you purchase Star Trek merchandise?

5. How much do you spend per year on Star Trek merchandise?

6. What is your favourite piece of Star Trek Merchandise and why?

7. What is your favourite Star Trek series?

8. Who is your favourite character, and why?

9. Which character would you most like to be in Star Trek, and why?

10. In the Saturday Night Live sketch 'Get a Life' the 'Trekkies' portrayed there collect information such as the combination to Kirk's safe. Do you believe that you possess any information like this?

11. If so what is your most unique piece of Star Trek trivia or information?

12. Why do you collect this information?

Thanks to any replies.

1. What term do you use to describe yourself as a Star Trek Fan?

A) Trekkie
B) Trekker
C) A Star Trek fan
D) Other, (Please Specify)

2. How long have you been a fan?

Oh, about maybe 8 years now

3. How or why did you become a fan?

My brother was watching Encounter at Farpoint one day and I got hooked.

4. Do you purchase Star Trek merchandise?

Yes.

5. How much do you spend per year on Star Trek merchandise?

No clue.

6. What is your favourite piece of Star Trek Merchandise and why?

Hmm... I'd have to say the Encyclopedia because it has everything in it that I'd need to know.

7. What is your favourite Star Trek series?

Star Trek New Frontier

8. Who is your favourite character, and why?

Captain Mackenzie Calhoun, because he says what's on his mind and does what he thinks is right.

9. Which character would you most like to be in Star Trek, and why?

See above.

10. In the Saturday Night Live sketch 'Get a Life' the 'Trekkies' portrayed there collect information such as the combination to Kirk's safe. Do you believe that you possess any information like this?

Nope.

11. If so what is your most unique piece of Star Trek trivia or information?

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12. Why do you collect this information?

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1. What term do you use to describe yourself as a Star Trek Fan?

A) Trekkie

2. How long have you been a fan?

Ever since 1987

3. How or why did you become a fan?

I watched TOS in Manila, then TNG in the States

4. Do you purchase Star Trek merchandise?

Yes, just ask Justin

5. How much do you spend per year on Star Trek merchandise?

Classified

6. What is your favourite piece of Star Trek Merchandise and why?

I love the starship models, they are fun to play with

7. What is your favourite Star Trek series?

Star Trek: The Next Generation

8. Who is your favourite character, and why?

Harry Kim, no comment on why

9. Which character would you most like to be in Star Trek, and why?

I'd be Seven of Nine, this reason should be obvious

10. In the Saturday Night Live sketch 'Get a Life' the 'Trekkies' portrayed there collect information such as the combination to Kirk's safe. Do you believe that you possess any information like this?

Yes, I know Jeri Ryan's bra size

11. If so what is your most unique piece of Star Trek trivia or information?

See above

12. Why do you collect this information?

Just for fun...

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Is this the feeling, I need to walk in
Tell me why I can't be there where you are
There's something missing in my heart

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Gender : Male
Nationality : Blond USA boy
Age : 17
Sexuality : Gay
Career : Student

1. What term do you use to describe yourself as a Star Trek Fan?

A) Trekkie

2. How long have you been a fan?

Since 1990

3. How or why did you become a fan?

I watched an episode of Star Trek: TNG

4. Do you purchase Star Trek merchandise?

Yes

5. How much do you spend per year on Star Trek merchandise?

Classified

6. What is your favourite piece of Star Trek Merchandise and why?

The starships, the same reason as Michael_T

7. What is your favourite Star Trek series?

Star Trek: TNG

8. Who is your favourite character, and why?

Picard, I like a man in command and in control

9. Which character would you most like to be in Star Trek, and why?

See previous answer

10. In the Saturday Night Live sketch 'Get a Life' the 'Trekkies' portrayed there collect information such as the combination to Kirk's safe. Do you believe that you possess any information like this?

Ask Michael_T

11. If so what is your most unique piece of Star Trek trivia or information?

N/A

12. Why do you collect this information?

N/A

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Sometimes I run
Sometimes I hide
Sometimes I'm scared of you
But all I really want is to hold you tight
Treat you right, be with you day and night
Baby all I need is time

-Britney Spears

1. Star Trek Fan

2. Since TNG started

3. I liked the new look and thought the effects were cool. Of course I was like 12 at the time.

4. Yes. Books and a few toys and models

5. $100 or less

6. Plastic AMT model kits 'cause I get to make them my own ship and paint them myself.

7. DS9

8. Jadzia Dax. Cause she's very hot and I find her character fascinating.

9. Sisko cause he's tough and he knows his stuff.

10. No.

11. I'm great at nitpicking continuity and conversation.

12. It's not a matter of why. I watch the tapes while I paint and I've seen them all so many times, it's all stuck in my brain.

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"A gathering of Angels appeared above my head. They sang to me this song of hope, and this is what they said..." -Styx

1. C) A Star Trek fan
2. 5 years
3. Started watching TNG and DS9 on local telly and got hooked.
4. Yes
5. Plenty
6. Tough question. Perhaps the model starships I've built.
7. Deep Space Nine by far and away.
8. Odo. I really relate to this guy.
9. Picard. This guy's almost too perfect.
10. Nope.
11. -
12. -

Gender : Male / Male
Nationality : United States / Borg Unimatrix 1101
Age : 28 / Irrelevant
Sexuality : Straight as a board / Irrelevant
Career : Librarian / Secondary Adjutant

1. What term do you use to describe yourself as a Star Trek Fan?
C) A Star Trek fan

2. How long have you been a fan?
20-odd years or so

3. How or why did you become a fan?
My father was a fan from the first airings. He introduced me.

4. Do you purchase Star Trek merchandise?
Yes. Entirely too much.

5. How much do you spend per year on Star Trek merchandise?
Entirely too much. Including books, probably between $150 - 250 a year.. more, if there's a nearby convention.

6. What is your favourite piece of Star Trek Merchandise and why?
My TOS Model Enterprise. The first I ever built -- and it shows.

7. What is your favourite Star Trek series?
I don't favor any show over the others.

8. Who is your favourite character, and why?
Probably Spock. I like the way the character has matured and grown over the years.

9. Which character would you most like to be in Star Trek, and why?
Q. Who wouldn't want to be omnipotent?

10. In the Saturday Night Live sketch 'Get a Life' the 'Trekkies' portrayed there collect information such as the combination to Kirk's safe. Do you believe that you possess any information like this?
Very little, if any.

11. If so what is your most unique piece of Star Trek trivia or information?

12. Why do you collect this information?
I'm a collector.

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Calvin: "No efficiency, no accountability... I tell you, Hobbes, it's a lousy way to run a Universe." -- Bill Watterson

1. What term do you use to describe yourself as a Star Trek Fan?

C) A Star Trek fan

2. How long have you been a fan?

Since 1994

3. How or why did you become a fan?

I got interested with pre-premiere information on Voyager, as well as with the TNG finale and the coming of the Defiant on DS9, which all occurred relatively close to one another

4. Do you purchase Star Trek merchandise?

Yes

5. How much do you spend per year on Star Trek merchandise?

Depends - I'd say between $50 and $100

6. What is your favourite piece of Star Trek Merchandise and why?

Encyclopedia b/c of the pictures, diagrams, and information, etc.

7. What is your favourite Star Trek series?

Voyager

8. Who is your favourite character, and why?

Captain Janeway - one tough broad!

9. Which character would you most like to be in Star Trek, and why?

Tom Paris - he has a past, he's got a great girlfriend, and he gets to work with Janeway and Seven of Nine

10. In the Saturday Night Live sketch 'Get a Life' the 'Trekkies' portrayed there collect information such as the combination to Kirk's safe. Do you believe that you possess any information like this?

Possibly - I do know trivia, but its usually general to a series, not a specific person

11. If so what is your most unique piece of Star Trek trivia or information?

The USS Voyager was originally going to be a Mercury-class vessel

12. Why do you collect this information?

Its neat to know (you can consider what might have been), and just plain fun.

1. What term do you use to describe yourself as a Star Trek Fan?

C) A Star Trek fan

2. How long have you been a fan?

Roughly 6 years

3. How or why did you become a fan?

I had seen some movies and a few eps of The Next Generation about 1 or 2... then I borrowed out the Pilot episode of Deep Space Nine - and REALLY REALLY enjoyed it... I mentioned this to a friend - he and his brother both liked Trek!

Then my friend lent me a video of The Next Generation with Q Who? Best of Both Worlds parts 1 and 2 and the episode Family... I was hooked!

4. Do you purchase Star Trek merchandise?

yes

5. How much do you spend per year on Star Trek merchandise?

Because I buy the videos (being in Australia - and I have recently bought some model kits - being in Australia they are relatively expensive imports from the US plus I bought most of the Soundtracks to the movies this year I would have spent about...

About $500!!!!!!!! arrrrrgh. That is mainly cause of the videos - the channel that shows Star Trek in Australia treats it terribly and they are 3 years behind

6. What is your favourite piece of Star Trek Merchandise and why?

I eventually bought the rental copy of the Deep Space Nine pilot episode because I enjoyed it so much - they were selling it cheap - I guess this item - since it very well changed my life!

7. What is your favourite Star Trek series?

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - with TNG a close second.

8. Who is your favourite character, and why?

Major Kira Nerys... I think even though she plays a Bajoran Female - I think she is and has been the most engrossing three dimensional characters on Television in the last Seven years... why couldn't there be more? Kira is a ROLE MODEL - A HERO. Monica or Phoebe or Rachel from Friends aren't ROLE MODELS... Kira Nerys is a Role model, a hero for boy or girl, man or woman. At school they used to ask us - who is your hero... well I never had one... I guess Major Kira Nerys would be my hero...

9. Which character would you most like to be in Star Trek, and why?

Spock. Not because of the emotionless aspect or anything - he just has two friends that would do anything for him... Hey and that intelligence and superior strength wouldn't be bad... but being torn between his Human and Vulcan heritage - that would be difficult to deal with.

10. In the Saturday Night Live sketch 'Get a Life' the 'Trekkies' portrayed there collect information such as the combination to Kirk's safe. Do you believe that you possess any information like this? Maybe not as anal as that and bear in mind they were being facetious - but I think if you watch trek you begin to immerse yourself in a wonderful life - a beautiful future - what is wrong about trying to imitate something so good - there is no harm in it. Yes, though I do know some tidbit facts and figures. ;o)

11. If so what is your most unique piece of Star Trek trivia or information?

Off the top of my head? Well its more - I could name every episode of The Next Generation or Deep Space Nine in the first 10 seconds of seeing the episode... I guess. Its not that hard really... each episode is pretty unique.

12. Why do you collect this information?
Well I see what you mean by the question - and my answer above didn't really fit the question - but I'll reiterate what I said earlier... Star Trek is such an inspiration to all who watch it - I think if you can in some small way integrate yourself with some part of the Star Trek universe - you can live - even for a split second - IN that universe... There is nothing wrong with wanting to live in a time or place as wonderful as of the Future that is Star Trek.
Thanks to any replies.

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"Its a CLOCK!" - Sisko, "Dramatis Personae" DS9.

1. What term do you use to describe yourself as a Star Trek Fan?
   1. Trekkie
      
   2. Trekker
      
   3. A Star Trek fan (usually)
      
   4. Other, (Please Specify)

      "Treknologist" (when I'm in a "funny mood").

2. How long have you been a fan?
   

   Since the middle of 1968.

3. How or why did you become a fan?
   

   I was 10 years old, and Star Trek was quite a bit different from the rest of the science fiction on T.V. It didn't use rocketships to travel absurd distances (in absurdly short times). While it was not particularly scientifically accurate, it did seem to make an effort not to be blatantly absurd in its violations of known science (as a budding geek, this appealed to me -- they were concerned not to insult my intelligence; a rare quality in television programming).

4. Do you purchase Star Trek merchandise?
   

   Occasionally

5. How much do you spend per year on Star Trek merchandise?
   

   Between $20-$40.

6. What is your favourite piece of Star Trek Merchandise and why?
   

   The Sketchbooks (I have the "First Contact" and "Original Series" books).

7. What is your favourite Star Trek series?
   

   I like the original series for reasons of nostalgia and because it's a snapshot of the 1960's view of the future. I also like ST: The Next Generation, and ST: Deep Space Nine (the jury's out on ST: Voyager. I think Voyager is "fluff" but it's somewhat entertaining if nothing else is on).

8. Who is your favourite character, and why?
   

   Lt. Barkley, from ST: The Next Generation. He's a fish out of water, yet he is very capable. Others do not appreciate his ability, and he does not have confidence in his abilities either. We're all like that at one time or other. The other characters can be maddenningly "perfect". Barkley, clay feet and all, is more like the rest of us. I don't know if he's appeared in more than two episodes, but I really liked the character when I saw him.

9. Which character would you most like to be in Star Trek, and why?
   

   Me. Why? I don't think they're ready for me. It would be interesting, at least from my point-of-view.

10. In the Saturday Night Live sketch 'Get a Life' the 'Trekkies' portrayed there collect information such as the combination to Kirk's safe. Do you believe that you possess any information like this?
    

    *L!* I liked that sketch! I do not have any information of that nature. It's too much work, and I'd rather fill in the blanks of Star Trek history on my own (trying to keep what I invent consistent with what I know of the Trek universe).
    The previous statement was a feeble plug for my Trek Website. There's a link to it at "Come Hither and Yawn..."

11. If so what is your most unique piece of Star Trek trivia or information?
    

    The Horta was actually portrayed by an overripe side of beef named "Fred". (Just kidding, but my last answer makes all the rest "N/A", so I might as well have fun with them. )

12. Why do you collect this information?
    

    It's less expensive and more interesting than philately, and the people you meet (both on-line and IRL) are rather interesting -- not always for Trek-related reasons.

Of course, your survey results will probably be somewhat skewed unless you post it at several different forums. Each forum is a community with its own unique character (and characters, for that matter). You might also want to give that survey to some Trek fans who aren't on line as well. (Just adding my 2¢.)

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--Ambrose Bierce
Come Hither and Yawn...[/B]

Gender : Male
Nationality : USA
Age : 18
Sexuality : Heterosexual
Career : Student/Writer

1. What term do you use to describe yourself as a Star Trek Fan?

B) Trekker

or

C) A Star Trek fan

or

D) Disgruntled Trek fan

2. How long have you been a fan?

Since '87, the year Alfred Bester died.

3. How or why did you become a fan?

Dad was a Trek fan and we watched Encounter at Farpoint when it premiered. Then I started watching the originals and thought them to be better than the new stuff so I got a little hooked.

4. Do you purchase Star Trek merchandise?

Yes

5. How much do you spend per year on Star Trek merchandise?

I'd say around $120 (avg. $10 a month streched through the whole year).

6. What is your favourite piece of Star Trek Merchandise and why?

I get a kick listening to the soundtracks of Trek I, II, III, and VI.

7. What is your favourite Star Trek series?

TOS

8. Who is your favourite character, and why?

Not sure, I liked Kirk and Sisko because they weren't afraid to shoot back (a problem with most Starfleet captains these days).

9. Which character would you most like to be in Star Trek, and why?

I don't wish to meet any of them. I like the characters in Babylon 5/Crusade and Earth: Final Conflict a hell of a lot better.

10. In the Saturday Night Live sketch 'Get a Life' the 'Trekkies' portrayed there collect information such as the combination to Kirk's safe. Do you believe that you possess any information like this?

I know some behind the scenes info, but I usually don't care about the actors too much, just the quality of the writing.

12. Why do you collect this information?

Hobby. It helps to know what really goes on behind the scenes.

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Daniel Henderson
Senior Babylon 5/Crusade Editor
http://www.myrkr.com