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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Boris: [QB] Dax: It's desirable to know as much as possible, but we must keep the precedence of sources in mind. The tube shot might be a mistake if we see the lines as deck separations, but a whole bunch of other deck inconsistencies can be explained by proposing that the Defiant, and possibly a few other ships, uses a functional method of labeling areas, where decks stand for specific categories of areas, and sections for individual rooms within that category. If the sealed-off "Deck 2" is actually a two-level area, it would explain why the people from the engine room couldn't easily get to it. For one thing, we see people entering the turbolift and calling out "Deck 5, Section 1" or "Deck 2, Section 5". Why not simply call out "engine room" and let the turbolift calculate the location? Even if the 'lift doesn't go there, it can still take you to the nearest point. Since even the unfamiliar Jem'Hadar called out the numbers, it does seem that the computer requires knowledge of specific numbers for some areas, possibly as a security precaution. Now, if you already need to memorize this, AND are usually travelling by turbolift, why not reorganize the Defiant into the abovementioned functional system? Starfleet seems to rely a lot on memorization to maintain security, and possibly increase speed (even today, it's faster to press F1 than to select Help from a menu). So many of its consoles are labeled with numbers -- you can't use the navigation console, for instance, without knowing all the codes. Boris [/QB][/QUOTE]
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