NYT Times prints "nerdiest correction ever"

[JiNX-01]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/the-new-york-times-makes-the-nerdiest-correction-e

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

I have to wonder how many people reading the articles even knew what they were talking about.

After all, there hasn't been a Hobbit movie yet, which leave those of us who have read the book to understand.

 

[donners22]

Nerdier than this?

http://www.news.com.au/technology/w...picards-starship/story-e6frfro0-1225947119042

 

[nevermore]

Oh, I wish they would print the email that alerted the ombudsman of the mistake. I bet it was chock full of winning.

 

[Starbreaker]

Nerdier than this?

http://www.news.com.au/technology/w...picards-starship/story-e6frfro0-1225947119042

And they still say Kirk commanded the Enterprise-C

 

[Temis the Vorta]

PHEW!

http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/the-new-york-times-makes-the-nerdiest-correction-e

Nerdier than this?

http://www.news.com.au/technology/w...picards-starship/story-e6frfro0-1225947119042

I'm proud to say I wouldn't have spotted either of these mistakes. Just don't ask me to fact check DS9...

 

[scotpens]

Nerdier than this?

http://www.news.com.au/technology/w...picards-starship/story-e6frfro0-1225947119042

YESTERDAY, a news.com.au article incorrectly stated that the Star Trek starship USS Enterprise-E, otherwise known as model NNC-1701-E, was the successor to Captain Kirk's original USS Enterprise.

“NNC-1701-E”?

And it’s a registry number, not a model number.

 

[donners22]

I think they were stirring, especially after the incredible number of responses they got initially...

 

[nevermore]

Nerdier than this?

http://www.news.com.au/technology/w...picards-starship/story-e6frfro0-1225947119042

• There were many USS Enterprises
• Kirk didn't captain them all
• Patrick Stewart is handsome

That's awesome.

 

[Brikar99]

I have to wonder how many people reading the articles even knew what they were talking about.

After all, there hasn't been a Hobbit movie yet, which leave those of us who have read the book to understand.

Didn't they call the sword Sting in "Fellowship" when it was passed to Frodo?

Also, I work as a copy editor for a newspaper and there are a lot of times when I'm reading something that I'm not quite sure of small details like that - I have to rely on the fact that the reporter has done their due diligence to get facts and names correct.

 

[scotpens]

. . . I work as a copy editor for a newspaper and there are a lot of times when I'm reading something that I'm not quite sure of small details like that - I have to rely on the fact that the reporter has done their due diligence to get facts and names correct.

I work for a printer and when I’m typesetting and proofreading copy, if there’s something that’s factually questionable, I’ll take the moment to Google it. If there’s something I know is wrong, I’ll call it to the customer’s attention.

“NNC,” indeed!

 

[PorthosShadow]

Enterprise-D and Enterprise-E were in fact, the first of the Galaxy Class models and were under the command of Captain Picard

The Enterprise-E was Sovereign Class. If these people just used memory alpha as a reference they wouldn't have these kinds of errors.

 

[Snaploud]

I think, given the number of errors in that article, that they're purposely messing with trek fans.

 

[Aragorn]

Speaking of Star Trek-related errors, in Roger Ebert's review of Star Trek Generations, he calls the Enterprise-B captain a young Picard.

 

[Holdfast]

Oh, I wish they would print the email that alerted the ombudsman of the mistake. I bet it was chock full of winning.

This.

Print. Print. PRINT.

 

[Random_Spock]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/the-new-york-times-makes-the-nerdiest-correction-e

Nice. Thanks for the good laugh. Bet ya' he was really eating some crow after that one .

 

[Yoda]

Enterprise-D and Enterprise-E were in fact, the first of the Galaxy Class models and were under the command of Captain Picard

The Enterprise-E was Sovereign Class. If these people just used memory alpha as a reference they wouldn't have these kinds of errors.

And let's not forget that obviously the USS Galaxy was the first of the Galaxy Class starships anyway... I haven't seen this many errors in a line of text since... well... last time I wrote a block of code.