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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Boris: [QB] TerraZ: like ourselves, most professional historians write papers on very tiny aspects of the past, such as wooden legs, gas lighting systems, or the role of minister's women in 18th century America. They do not limit their inquiries to a certain general level, as you propose we do. Every little thing furthers our understanding of the Star Trek universe, even differences in spelling (can Starfleet spell?). There will always be various levels of depth. Some fans may specialize in starships, while others will learn more about the broader Star Trek Universe. Some may choose to write "textbooks", and leave the tiny aspects in the form "it's either 59650 or 74913". (most history textbooks do that, actually, without giving any argument over which one is more likely, eg. early Native Americans either hunted down certain large animals to extinction, or there was a climate change which resulted in the extinction of the same animals). To conclude, I can only advise people who think that *we* are obsessed with detail to check out Baring-Gould's Sherlock Holmes "biography". The level of analysis and juxtaposition of real history with the fictional character is obsessive, even for my standards. Boris [/QB][/QUOTE]
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