The Star Trek Encyclopedia getting first update since 1999!

Discussion in 'Trek Literature' started by ScottDS, Aug 8, 2015.

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  1. F. King Daniel

    F. King Daniel Fleet Admiral Admiral

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    I'm imagining them going through with a black marker, redacting any mention of the Abramsverse.
     
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  2. flandry84

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    I just hope they employ a fact checker this time.
    Given that the "battle of Clontarf" entry gives the wrong result of said battle is pretty bad.
    Trek lore is one thing but getting real-life,check able facts wrong is rather stupid eh?:p
     
    flandry84, Aug 30, 2015
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  3. Csalem

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    Thank god for Memory Alpha which is correct! :)
     
    Csalem, Aug 30, 2015
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  4. DonIago

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    Maybe in the Trek timeline the result was different. Heck, perhaps that was a pivotal divergence from our own timeline. :p
     
    DonIago, Aug 30, 2015
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  5. JonnyQuest037

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    The spelling of the planet in "The Enemy Within" as "Alfa 177" still gets me. How did no one realize that it was supposed to be "Alpha"?
     
    JonnyQuest037, Aug 31, 2015
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  6. ATimson

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    "Alfa" is the spelling in the NATO phonetic alphabet, so it's possible the writer used that instead of the Greek letter.

    Unfortunately TOS scripts aren't as easily available as TNG/DS9, so I don't know what they actually wrote. :)
     
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  7. Avro Arrow

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    ^ I always wondered where that came from... I had no idea the phonetic alphabet spelled it "alfa" rather than "alpha"!
     
    Avro Arrow, Aug 31, 2015
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  8. Christopher

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    The Greek letter is spelled "alfa" in most European languages other than English and French, which is the reason NATO uses that spelling. Maybe Richard Matheson figured that English-speaking people wouldn't be the only ones traveling in space and naming planets in the future.
     
    Christopher, Aug 31, 2015
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  9. JonnyQuest037

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    That would probably be one of the very few times that TOS didn't go with the U.S.-style conventions, then.
     
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  10. Deranged Nasat

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    That might also suggest that the Federation respects the intentions and conventions of those who do the discovering, and at least by the 2260s hasn't standardized such things. Perhaps it indicates that Alfa 117 was charted by a civilian organization, since Starfleet uses "Alpha"?
     
    Deranged Nasat, Sep 3, 2015
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  11. Maurice

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    It's "Alfa 177" in the shooting script, which I am looking at right now.
     
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  12. Markonian

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    Does "Alfa" have to be a Human word?
     
    Markonian, Sep 3, 2015
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  13. Christopher

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    No, but, well, it already is.
     
    Christopher, Sep 3, 2015
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    Mr. Laser Beam, Sep 3, 2015
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  15. JonnyQuest037

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    I stand corrected, then. Thanks for the clarification!
     
    JonnyQuest037, Sep 4, 2015
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  17. JoeP

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  18. RAMA

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  19. DonIago

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    Wishlisted. I mean, in spirit it already was, but now it's official. :)
     
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  20. Jsplinis

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    I don't know if this was asked before, but does anyone know if there will be an ebook or iBook release for this?
     
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