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Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :

What exactly is Blue Alert? You might be saying: "Well that's simple. Blue Alert is when Voyager lands." Well, that's not all it's for. Think back to TNG, Season 4. Episode: 'Brothers'. Data takes over the ship. What happens when they have to evacuate the bridge? Blue Alert. What happens when the Prometheus separates? Blue Alert. What happens when Voyager lands? Blue Alert. What is it with Blue Alert? Is it like an auxiliary alert that's used when Red and Yellow alerts aren't necessary?
Please answer this question, somebody. I'm sure I'm not the only one that's curious about this.

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Posted by Federation Shipmaster (Member # 15) on :

We could say it's for whenever the ship undergoes special conditions on the hull, or when the crew needs to fulfill a certain task, which would be different for each class.

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Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :

Nice graphic. Looks like what condition blue would have looked like in the TOS movies.

I've always thought of blue alert as an emergency alert. You might be saying, "Well, whenever red alert is invoked, its a darn emergency!" But I think red alert is used in emergencies that threaten the structure of the ship. On the other hand, blue alert has been used in evacuations, landings, and ship seperations (at least in the Prometheus). Blue alert seems to relate to something important to the crew but non-threatening to the structure of the ship. Relatively speaking, of course.

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Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :

Purple alert Purple alert!

Brown Alert!

(for those Dwarfers around)

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Posted by Federation Shipmaster (Member # 15) on :

Wouldn't it have lines going toward the center from the top too?

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Posted by deadcujo (Member # 13) on :

I think it's really spiffy

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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

Condition taupe... :-)

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Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :

Ah, heck with it. Condition perriwinkle!

Posted by Montgomery (Member # 23) on :

Dashes in to supply the obvious quote:

"Are you sure you want to do that sir?, It will require changing the bulb..."

Blue lights don't necessarily indicate a blue alert. Emergency lights on the E-D were sometimes blue, although I don't think anyone ever called it a "blue Alert".

I'd apply to it any unusual ship maneouver that requres people to sit up and pay attention, but not start running around screaming like idiots. Such as a landing, or separation sequence.

Just to complicate matters, in TOS "Conscience of the King" Kirk orders a DOUBLE red alert. Was he citing a genuine alert level, or just trying to scare the pants off the crew?

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Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :

Actually, Montgomery, in 'Brothers', it was Blue Alert cause where the lights flash red for Red Alert there was blue..

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Posted by Baloo (Member # 5) on :

I have always assumed condition red means a threat of violence, such as ship-to-ship combat. By the examples given below, a blue alert signifies a high state of alert due to other hazardous conditions, sort of like the difference between "Battle Stations!" and "Man the pumps!"

--Baloo

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Posted by Sidewinder (Member # 50) on :

Then, shouldn't the Enterprise-E have went into blue alert when the crew went to the escape pods? They were in red alert already, so I guess red alert out ranks blue and there can only be one alert at a time. I guess, a ship could get into a dire situation and there could be a rainbow of alerts and the crew would stare and look for the pot of gold and then the ship would be destroyed by the Jem'Hadar who don't sit on their ships, they stand, and they don't eat sandwiches because that would be too good for Mr. O'Brien and. Oops, I am going on and on. *slobber* *slobber* that's all folks. Happy Easter to you all!

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Posted by Katana on :

Thanks Siegfried and DeadCujo, it's the third or fourth animated gif I ever made I had thought I saw it on a monitor in the background on an episode of Voyager, but it is quite possible I just made it up, I really don't remember.

Federation Shipmaster, I think the Red Alert is the only one that has the lines traveling inwards from all four directions ... I believe Condition Green is from top and bottom, and Yellow is from the sides.

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Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :

Hey, Katana, I hope you don't mind me using your animation for this post. Also, I really like your 3d animated Katana-class M/ARA.

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Posted by Katana on :

Not a problem Fabrux, actually I'm planning to upgrade all the graphics on the site like I did for the warp core. You must have visited recently, I just posted the new one this week

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Posted by Voyager on :

I think this is the best explenation of the alert system.

Yellow Alert- Possible Danger and or threat to the ship and its crew.

Red Alert- Imminent Danger or threat to the ship and its crew.

Condition Blue- Used in cases where ships systems are comprimised (an internal security threat), and/or a notice to secure all work stations

TNG "Brothers"- Data created an artificial problem with the life support that triggered condition blue.

TNG "The Hunted"- Condition Blue was activated when Roga Danar escaped from the brig, the condition blue, no doubt alerted the crew to secure all stations and alert security of an intrenal threat.

VOY "Message in a Bottle"- The Prometheus seperating was never actually classified as Condition Blue or Blue Alert. Blue lights just flashed, supposedly to allow the crew to know the ship is seperating and to secure their stations.

VOY Landing- The Blue lights are an indicator to the crew that the ship is entering an atmosphere to land, as seen in several episodes. This could presumably mean that the crew is to man and secure their stations.

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Posted by Federation Shipmaster (Member # 15) on :

Janeway did say "Blue Alert" in "The 37s."

Idon't think that Green Alert had any moving lines.

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Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :

Okay, well then which way do the lines move during perriwinkle alert?

Posted by Baloo (Member # 5) on :

And plaid! What about plaid alert?

Do they play bagpipes over the ship's intercom and the replicators only serve haggis and single malt Scotch?

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Posted by Captain Stark (Member # 70) on :

Rimmer: Lets step up to Red Alert.

Kryten: Are you certain sir? It would require changing the bulb.

On a serious note remember that in the TOS Episode: The Conscience of the King we had a Double Red Alert.

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Posted by Montgomery (Member # 23) on :

What? Is there an echo in here?

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Posted by Sidewinder (Member # 50) on :

What is the green alert for?

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Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :

Doesn't condition green mean that everything is hunky dorey?

Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

Yep...

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Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on :

Except in "Bread and Circuses" where Kirk used it as a code phrase meaning "we're in trouble but can't talk but I'm sending this so the baddies will think I'm saying everything's all right."

exact words: "Condition green, all's well, Kirk out."

Betcha thought I wouldn't remember that...

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Posted by Captain Stark (Member # 70) on :

DOH!!!! Sorry Montgomery. In my attempt to speed read I must have skipped past your post. GMTA eh?

I guess I should mention that a phaser on overload is why Kirk had called for the Double Red Alert in that episode.

Turn in next time when my next great blunder will be.......

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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

Siegfried: Well, that was a special code used to tell the ship he'd been captured, but they shouldn't interfere (IIRC). But when the ship's condition is green, it means things are normal. Since "condition red" and "red alert" are equivalent, I suppose you could call it "green alert", but that would be a little inaccurate, seeing as it isn't really an "alert"...

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Posted by USS Cow on :

Green Alert is possibly the stupidest thing I've ever heard of. Just one more brilliant example of Starfleet not listening to age-old wisdom:

K.I.S.S.
"Keep It Simple, Stupid!"

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Posted by USS Cow on :

Crap. I double-clicked the Submit button. Time to contact W3C and get the spec on forms updated...
(for all you web designers out there.)

[This message was edited by USS Cow on April 11, 1999.]