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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" width="95%" align="center"> <tr bgcolor="#234c6f"><td> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1"> <tr bgcolor="#234c6f"> <td colspan="2" align="left"> <font size="3" color="#FFFFFF" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>T O P I C ��� R E V I E W</b> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#A3B9CC"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Commander Dan</b> <br /><small>Member # 558</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2001,10,14,20,33,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">November 14, 2001</span> <span class="timeformat-0">08:33 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Broken Bow:<p>Initial contact: Klingon assaulted by humans.<br />Events that follow: Humans try to help Klingon.<br />End result: Ultimately, humans assist in providing Klingons with important information.<p>First Contact: Disastrous<p><br />The Andorian Incident:<p>Initial contact: Andorian assaulted by humans.<br />Events that follow: Humans try to overtake Andorian party.<br />End result: Ultimately, humans assist in providing Andorians with important information.<p>First Contact: Positive<p>HUH?<br /> <img src="confused.gif" border="0"> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#E5EAEF"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Malnurtured Snay</b> <br /><small>Member # 411</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2001,10,14,20,35,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">November 14, 2001</span> <span class="timeformat-0">08:35 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Its all in how the cultures interpret things. <p>For the Klingons, having to be helped by another culture is an act of dishonor -- "Gee, those Klingons can't take care of themselves, so we'll give them a hand." <b>BAD!</b><p>For the Andorians, the fact that another race -- in their mind, subjegated by the Vulcans -- not only is sympathetic to their "cause", but gives them the proof they need of Vulcan treachery, means that the humans are after the truth: not just staying on good terms with their "mentors"<b>GOOD!</b> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#A3B9CC"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>TSN</b> <br /><small>Member # 31</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2001,10,14,20,38,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">November 14, 2001</span> <span class="timeformat-0">08:38 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> I suspect it has more to do w/ how those races interpreted the events. The Klingons wouldn't like to admit that someone from an inferior race helped them. The Andorians were a bit less arrogant, and more appreciative of the humans' assistance. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#E5EAEF"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>TSN</b> <br /><small>Member # 31</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2001,10,14,20,39,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">November 14, 2001</span> <span class="timeformat-0">08:39 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Or you could listen to Jeff's answer, since he said the same thing, and posted while I was reading/typing. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#A3B9CC"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Malnurtured Snay</b> <br /><small>Member # 411</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2001,10,14,20,56,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">November 14, 2001</span> <span class="timeformat-0">08:56 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Or you could just listen to both. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#E5EAEF"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>OnToMars</b> <br /><small>Member # 621</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2001,10,14,21,27,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">November 14, 2001</span> <span class="timeformat-0">09:27 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Or neither.<p>That's what I usually go with. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#A3B9CC"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Siegfried</b> <br /><small>Member # 29</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2001,10,15,8,10,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">November 15, 2001</span> <span class="timeformat-0">08:10 AM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> As Jeff and Tim said, the cultural differences between the Klingons and the Andorians can be used to explain why one first contact is "disastrous" while the other was "successful." I would like to mention, though, that it remains to be seen if first contact with the Andorians really was all that positive. Was the band of terrorists representatives of the Andorian government or members of a fringe militia group? Are the Andorians really that appreciative of the humans discovering it? Undoubtedly, the follow-up Andorian episode will show whether or not first contact was successful.<p>There's also the circumstances of the first contact that have to be taken into account. The Klingons were bordering on civil war thanks to the provokations of the Suliban. Aside from the leader of the High Council and maybe a couple of prominent councilors, everyone else seemed convinced that it was Klingon against Klingon. Suddenly, the humans help show them all that it is a less-advanced alien race that is causing the problems. How embarrassing for the Klingons to be shown this with the help of outsiders.<p>The Klingon first contact differs from the situation with the Andorians. There were two races pitted against each other: the Vulcans and the Andorians. Here, the Andorians knew that the Vulcans were up to something, but they could not prove it. It took the outsiders to the conflict (and allies of the Vulcans) to put the situation right by exposing the Vulcan deception. There's no embarrassment here on the Andorians' end of the deal because they were vindicated in their suspicions. The embarrassment is on the Vulcans' end since they were exposed as going against the Vulco-Andorian peace treaty.<p>Essentially, humanity's interaction with the Klingons was an internal affair of the empire. Outside help, to them, was not warranted and probably unwelcome. Humanity's involvement in the Andoro-Vulcan conflict was not an internal affair. While their help was not welcome, the Andorians appreciated the help from the humans. It didn't cause embarrassment to their culture as it did the Klingons. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#E5EAEF"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Malnurtured Snay</b> <br /><small>Member # 411</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2001,10,15,8,19,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">November 15, 2001</span> <span class="timeformat-0">08:19 AM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Now Crobato will come through and tell us all that we're being "Braga and Berman apologists" and tell us to go fuck ourselves for explaining stuff.<p>Ah ... <br /> </font> </td></tr> </table></td></tr></table> <br /> <br />
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