Hi everyone. Just joined, figuring things out. Looks good here. I'm a 40yo life long die hard Trek fan. Love all series/movies. I'm currently trying to avoid social media as it just seems to be full of people arguing or other equally troublesome things. Decided to go to re live my young by joing message boards again. I'm UK based. Hope you're all having a great Friday
Welcome Fellow Trekkies! The GTD Get to Know You thread
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Hi everybody! New to the board but have been on various other trek boards over the years of internettery. Was on the IMDb message board trek pages for years before they shut them down. Look forward to reading posts here and probably saying a lot of stupid stuff. 
Hi everyone! I'm new! I think almost all the forums I used to visit back in the day are gone now and I miss them. Social Media has always been a poor substitute for them. I registered here a while ago but I haven't posted till now. Looking forward to being here and just enjoying being a geek out away from the prying eyes and misery of social media!
Hey, I’m new here!!! Just wanting to see how this thing works and meet trekkies like me 
If anyone wants to share how things work around here please do so!!!! Even comment below just to talk to me and make conversation I’d love that!
If anyone wants to share how things work around here please do so!!!! Even comment below just to talk to me and make conversation I’d love that!
Hey, I’m new here!!! Just wanting to see how this thing works and meet trekkies like me
Hello.
The first thing to know is: there's a thread for new posters pinned at the top of the forum, so I'll move this there.
Second, take some time to read the rules for posting here, also pinned at the top of this forum.
Lastly, I encourage new folks to read a lot and get a feel for how this place works. The culture beyond the rules.
Thanks and welcome.
Thank you!!!
The very first Star Trek episode, was in 1968, and I was eight years old, and I found it terrifying...
Later on I got hooked. Couldn't get enough of, now decades later I have to watch it gingerly, because I am almost totally sick of it...
When I was in my teens I started asking questions about the technology shown as depicted, 'how do computers work, how ehdoes t drive work, how do phasers work, deflector shields and so on.
This got me into questioning reality, as to why so-and-so was.
In the meantime, when I was ten, my sister handed me a sci fi novel 'Daybreak 2250 A. D.' About a young man going off on his own, with his giant telepathic simese cat. After that I became a bookworm...
Science Fiction? Of course.
Horatio Hornblower, by C. S. Foster...loved it. Which led to the author Alexander Kent - a better author. He too wrote about the Royal Navy...
In the meantime I was getting into hard Science. .
Never was good at chemical equations. Doing experiments? Good, however. As my education expanded serious questions started to arise about the design of the Enterprise. The only "real" information came from 'The Making of Star Trek'. Some people have degraded this work, but I don't. Why? Because there is an obvious attempt to rationalize the Science in Star Trek. The real problem was that Gene L. Coon, and Gene Roddenberry didn't write enough about the technical details. You will see what I mean if you read the memo on page 50 of 'Star Trek: Phase II'... Where the subject is about deflectors and the difference between deflector shields and deflector screens, and Navigational Deflectors. People are still confused.
It wasn't until this book came out that the 'Star Trek: The Motion Picture Blueprints'. There is a listing for something called the Primary Forcefield... Gene Roddenberry explains the difference.
As to the TAS Bonaventure... the comments made in the last few decades shows a lack of understanding of Artificial Intelligence. It is plain that for something launched during 2050s has to conform to their expectations. No, it doesn't either in universe or the real world.
Because Artificial Intelligence is a game changer, big time. This is always forgotten by everybody. The Bonaventure couldn't have been designed by humans, but by Artificial Intelligence doing its best. This is why she looks as she does. Optimized for maximum knowable performance. Meaning no breaking of the time barrier. But! Perhaps a speed of 320c eventually attained. Consider the question of "just how long would it take to build up the warp energy required to do so?"
Also I like Jeffrey Mandal's 'History of the Federation ' essay. I agree with it. Meaning that the Transporter was in use around 2100 A. D.
As to the Vulcans as mentioned in the essay... they either learned English too fast or the crew was too stupid to understand that the Vulcans were telling them something. I go with the crew being too stupid, with the provision that, as my Mother said "you can have an I. Q. Of 200, and still be stupid ".
Pay attention to this, because it is becoming apparent that children exposed to smart phones are getting damaged by smart phones.
So, picture the culture of 2100, being almost entirely dependent on Artificial Intelligences...
Start running scared, seriously.
If you aren't running by now...
Robert A. Heinlein in my teenage years was one of my favorite authors for Science Fiction. He has some major problems due to his lack of editing. Issac Asimov. Arthur C. Clarke...
I Also like murder mysteries. Sherlock and Elementary both. Interesting takes.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
And to be a total heretic The Expanse, Stargate SG-1 - all live action versions. I do think that they jumped the shark, in the episode where they bring Atlantis to Earth and land off San Francisco...
Should have startled every body, not hidden it.
With an epilog after ten years, San Francisco has a much larger population, including a multinational military force...(logical). And Atlantis type ships departing every couple of years for parts unknown...
Later on I got hooked. Couldn't get enough of, now decades later I have to watch it gingerly, because I am almost totally sick of it...
When I was in my teens I started asking questions about the technology shown as depicted, 'how do computers work, how ehdoes t drive work, how do phasers work, deflector shields and so on.
This got me into questioning reality, as to why so-and-so was.
In the meantime, when I was ten, my sister handed me a sci fi novel 'Daybreak 2250 A. D.' About a young man going off on his own, with his giant telepathic simese cat. After that I became a bookworm...
Science Fiction? Of course.
Horatio Hornblower, by C. S. Foster...loved it. Which led to the author Alexander Kent - a better author. He too wrote about the Royal Navy...
In the meantime I was getting into hard Science. .
Never was good at chemical equations. Doing experiments? Good, however. As my education expanded serious questions started to arise about the design of the Enterprise. The only "real" information came from 'The Making of Star Trek'. Some people have degraded this work, but I don't. Why? Because there is an obvious attempt to rationalize the Science in Star Trek. The real problem was that Gene L. Coon, and Gene Roddenberry didn't write enough about the technical details. You will see what I mean if you read the memo on page 50 of 'Star Trek: Phase II'... Where the subject is about deflectors and the difference between deflector shields and deflector screens, and Navigational Deflectors. People are still confused.
It wasn't until this book came out that the 'Star Trek: The Motion Picture Blueprints'. There is a listing for something called the Primary Forcefield... Gene Roddenberry explains the difference.
As to the TAS Bonaventure... the comments made in the last few decades shows a lack of understanding of Artificial Intelligence. It is plain that for something launched during 2050s has to conform to their expectations. No, it doesn't either in universe or the real world.
Because Artificial Intelligence is a game changer, big time. This is always forgotten by everybody. The Bonaventure couldn't have been designed by humans, but by Artificial Intelligence doing its best. This is why she looks as she does. Optimized for maximum knowable performance. Meaning no breaking of the time barrier. But! Perhaps a speed of 320c eventually attained. Consider the question of "just how long would it take to build up the warp energy required to do so?"
Also I like Jeffrey Mandal's 'History of the Federation ' essay. I agree with it. Meaning that the Transporter was in use around 2100 A. D.
As to the Vulcans as mentioned in the essay... they either learned English too fast or the crew was too stupid to understand that the Vulcans were telling them something. I go with the crew being too stupid, with the provision that, as my Mother said "you can have an I. Q. Of 200, and still be stupid ".
Pay attention to this, because it is becoming apparent that children exposed to smart phones are getting damaged by smart phones.
So, picture the culture of 2100, being almost entirely dependent on Artificial Intelligences...
Start running scared, seriously.
If you aren't running by now...
Robert A. Heinlein in my teenage years was one of my favorite authors for Science Fiction. He has some major problems due to his lack of editing. Issac Asimov. Arthur C. Clarke...
I Also like murder mysteries. Sherlock and Elementary both. Interesting takes.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
And to be a total heretic The Expanse, Stargate SG-1 - all live action versions. I do think that they jumped the shark, in the episode where they bring Atlantis to Earth and land off San Francisco...
Should have startled every body, not hidden it.
With an epilog after ten years, San Francisco has a much larger population, including a multinational military force...(logical). And Atlantis type ships departing every couple of years for parts unknown...
Greetings hyoomon.Hey, I’m new here!!! Just wanting to see how this thing works and meet trekkies like me
Greetings everyone, I'm new around here and also new-ish to Trek, it's been something that I wanted to get into since I watched the J.J. Abrams movies, but I've finally been watching TOS since last year and I'm currently watching both Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks. Some other things that got me interested in Star Trek are:
It's great to meet you all!
- The Futurama episode Where No Fan Has Gone Before
- Red Letter Media (aka The Pet Shop Dudes)
- The film Galaxy Quest
- The Orville
- The Black Mirror episode USS Callister
It's great to meet you all!
Greetings all. Trekbbs veteran from 2002. Just rediscovered the forums. And was in shock my old log in still works. Long term fan trying to rediscover Star Trek after a break of not watching it for years.
First Star Trek movie was Star Trek VI at the cinema and been hooked since. Got an attic full of vhs and dvds. Who knew paramount plus would be a thing in the 90’s and early 00’s. Might of saved some money. Them tapes and box sets weren’t cheap lol
First Star Trek movie was Star Trek VI at the cinema and been hooked since. Got an attic full of vhs and dvds. Who knew paramount plus would be a thing in the 90’s and early 00’s. Might of saved some money. Them tapes and box sets weren’t cheap lol
Hi all, new here. I got into Trek with Voyager when I was in high school and have been a fan since then. I'm looking forward to meeting other Trekkies!
Hi! I just discovered this site. I'm looking forward to celebrating the enduring legacy of Star Trek with other lifelong trekkies! My favorite series is The Next Generation, followed by ToS, then DS9, then Strange New Worlds 
. As you can see, I am an old person lol. I live in the US, in California, but I'm from Chicago. Let's see, what do I want to talk about first? Does anybody else wish sooooo bad they lived on the Enterprise D????
. As you can see, I am an old person lol. I live in the US, in California, but I'm from Chicago. Let's see, what do I want to talk about first? Does anybody else wish sooooo bad they lived on the Enterprise D????Howdy ev1! I just discovered this place thanks to a post book thank you comment by David Mack after just finishing "A Time to Kill". Obviously not exactly the forum that he mentions, but got to thinking, No, there couldn't be a forum out there somewhere for Star Trek fans, could there? Anyways, here I am. Glad to be here.
Disclaimer: I'm not the most knowledgeable fan (in fact I may not grasp some of the more well-known Trekkie concepts) however I do love Star Trek, specifically the original movies and what I've read so far, mostly from Pocket Books.
Looking forward to discussing Star Trek with y'all!!
Disclaimer: I'm not the most knowledgeable fan (in fact I may not grasp some of the more well-known Trekkie concepts) however I do love Star Trek, specifically the original movies and what I've read so far, mostly from Pocket Books.
Looking forward to discussing Star Trek with y'all!!
Hiii, I guess this might be the place to discuss Star Trek. I’m just trying to find someone to talk about ST with, idk how active this site or forum is, but I’d like to talk to a fellow Trekkie, old or new! Thanks! ~ BNT
As a big Billy Talent fan, just wanted to say... love the username!
Welcome to the board!
Thanks! I just joined today, do you know if there is a better way to use this forum? I’m on mobile and it’s a little clunky, but I’m happy to be here anyway!As a big Billy Talent fan, just wanted to say... love the username!
Welcome to the board!
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