The First One
A lovely little thinker, but a bugger when he's pissed
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Since when are parts of ST:VI not canon? Parts of V aren't, yes, but VI? Sure, one wonders why other ships that can fire while cloaked weren't built, but that hardly invalidates the premise. Maybe a cloaked ship is easy to detect once you know it's there, so why draw attention to yourself when cloaked? You need to fight, uncloak!
Registered: Mar 1999
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True, the Federation was never explicitly said to be new in T.O.S.. However, there is evidence to suggest the Federation was new at that time-2250's. Events before 2250 were said like the Earth Romulan War or Earth Ships. Then is the rare mention of the USS Enterprise being United Earth Ship Enterprise ("The Corbomite Maneuver"). The first actual mention of the Federation came at the end of the first season. At a later time, I will present my evidence.
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All right, targetemployee, but my rebuttal will be close behind.
The United Federation of Planets was founded in 2161.
Right now, the only citable instance I have is an episode of TNG where Troi suggests a hand of poker be played "Federation Day" and proceeds to explain a) what in the heck that is and b) why it is what it is. I'll gather my sources, but if anyone else has anything they're welcome to share. =)
[This message has been edited by Lt. Tom (edited November 11, 1999).]
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