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False why? Isn't being concrete and specific a virtue in writing? I'm seeing some hesistant, non-committant language and hardly a definite assertion
In either event, anyone can easily start a new thread by quoting the stray post and saying, "Continue here." That would free up the moderators, but it wouldn't be as polite. In the newsgroup system, such posts are simply ignored and threads continued by replying to the last on-topic post.
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Naturally, the moderator could encourage the starting of new topics, or do it himself, each time he feels there's a divergence in the original thread. And if need be, copy the relevant passages of the divergence-point reply to the first message in the new thread.
You wanna me to do that from now on?
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I mean, yeah, can do. Just not 24/7. And I won't lock the original threads just for diverging.
There's a certain perverse attraction to threads that go on for ten pages or more. It's actually rather rarely that they go on in circles, unless there's a great, brief influx of newbies into the group. Usually, they just branch out. But if we want to keep this strictly business, let's go for the "begin new very specific thread" policy. We *are* obsessive-compulsive about treating the fiction of Trek on a factual basis, after all. Being businesslike about it, too, is then just natural.
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No, I don't want you to do anything that would affect your more important business. That would be nuts. Ideally, everybody should create his/her own thread, rather than post off-topic. If, for whatever reason, the new topic continues in a longer thread, then maybe someone could politely open a new thread, saying "Here, I copied the last couple of posts from the original thread, let's continue here, shall we?"
As for being or not being business-like: let's be sure, this is a hobby. I have more important things to do. However, I don't like seeing criticisms of other people when there are a lot of other things that can be criticized likewise, and I'd like to point these out.
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Okay, so let's dedicate this one solely to discussing the FF and ST:Mag data on the Centaur from now on. Everybody in agreement, just shut up and keep discussing. Anybody in disagreement, go away mad. (insert emoticon of choice here)
Just to be sure:
When do these articles come out in the respective publications? Is FF 298 already available? When can we expect quotes and scans, instead of just teasers?
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The ST:TM issue with the Centaur is the November issue, which should be out be the end of the month, I believe. I'll see about grabbing a copy of it when I see it and do some scans.
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quote:Originally posted by Topher: The ST:TM issue with the Centaur is the November issue, which should be out be the end of the month, I believe. I'll see about grabbing a copy of it when I see it and do some scans.
On sale September 3rd. I plan to buy it right off and make some scans. I'm lucky in that I've got a Borders bookstore about 3 blocks from my house that consistently carries the Mag, so I needn't shell out for a subscription. I can just go over, flip through and see if there's anything of interest, and buy only the ones I want.
Don't know why I told you all of this. Maybe it's just 'cause it makes me feel special...
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I just looked at the ST: Magazine with the Centaur pics... it has the side view, top and bottom views... all in CGI. The area that looks like a foward shuttlebay is more like a solid copper hull. Nice work though but the article with the pics mention phaser banks which I never saw.
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Damn those gay people! Getting everything before everyone else! Affirmative action bullshit.
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Affirmative action my ass!!! California banned that a few years ago. Besides, it's not my fault that the magazine is put on the shelves here in the Los Angeles area before anywhere else. Too bad my scanner doesn't work though, the ship somewhat looks like the NX... in a more continuity sort of way.
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When we get those Centaur scans in, how about starting up a new thread about it specifically? This one's getting too off-topic in spirit. Once the scans are in, I'll see what I can do about getting Mojo to post about it.
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