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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Peregrinus: [QB] *deep breath* [quietly] I know only the aired material is "canon". I know everything else is "pure conjecture". But I've been a Star Trek fan since the late-70s, and I have seen what a largely internally consistent fandom universe looks like. I know there are contradictions and errors, but those show up onscreen, too. Suffice it to say, including the stuff that wasn't onscreen added far more of benefit to the Trek universe than ignoring it does. [still quietly] Now, granted all this is merely my own opinion, but I want to point out that I know the difference between "canon" and everthing else, and to my very-clear memory of all things with the Trek name on them to come along since 1970, to ignore all of that is to shoot yourself in the foot... repeatedly. [yet still quietly] For reasons known only to him, Mike Okuda chose to arbitrarily assign dates to a number of things that fandom had almost completely agreed upon years before. He arbitrarily assigned new and confusing registry numbers to the rest of the Block I Constitutions that had been detailed for decades in fandom. He chose to amputate the novels and most ([i]most[/i], I say) of the Animated Series rather than do a bit of noodling to see if they might actually fit. Yes, that rankles me. No, I don't agree with his interpretation of Trek history. Yes, I know this doesn't matter much. [no longer quietly] BUT FOR FUCK'S SAKE, PLEASE STOP BASHING ME OVER THE HEAD WITH THE "CANON" STICK!! I KNOW THE DIFFERENCE, AND I COULD GIVE A SHIT!! It won't make me stop in my attemps to remind/educate everyone on the "rest" of the Star Trek universe. So kindly stop trying to shove a set of blinders on [i]my[/i] head. [reasonably now] All of this "It's not canon *WHACK!*..." "That wasn't onscreen *WHACK!*..." dribble does not remove Ships of the Star Fleet or the Star Fleet Technical Manual or The Spaceflight Chronology or Starfleet Prototype or the Federation Reference Series from my bookshelf. These are creative and worthy additions to the Treknical universe, errors and all. I know not everyone has (or has access to) the same Treknical library I do. And I consider myself very fortunate to have acquired what I have mostly before the "canon-nazis" started getting their way at Paramount. But you don't give a gifted child a lobotomy just because not all the other kids are as smart as s/he is... ;) </rant> --Jonah [/QB][/QUOTE]
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