I'm not sure what you're referring to here. There was no mention of "fault" in my post. It's a gray area that was never addressed directly. Whether a particular viewer thinks that is good or bad, important or unimportant is a separate issue. Personally, I don't see it as an issue because often it is better to sublimate these things and let fans sort it out at their leisure.
I wasn't actually targeting you specifically, I was just voicing an observation I've seen in a number of threads where when something isn't picked up on easily by members and fans in here, they will usually reference the writers either missing something, omitting something, or just otherwise screwing up and leaving a big hole in the plot.
It's a form of fanwank. This is not necessarily a pejorative term, at least not anymore (I concede it was probably originally meant to be). What you are doing is extrapolating a plausible opinion based on what you have seen, but one could easily fanwank something else based on what we know. Worf's posturing in Apocalypse Rising really makes no sense if a clear procedure were in place and there were no doubt as to Kira's control over the Defiant while it is docked at the station.
It's been explained a number of times through the series on how the command structure works and my previous explanations are based on what was said, as well as what was done through various episodes.
DS9 was a jointly operated station with a Starfleet commander in command, but owned by Bajor and under Bajoran jurisdiction. The best way to integrate the Bajorans into being qualified in joining in with the Federation was to get both Starfleet and Bajoran officers to work side by side and equally.
In the same sense, the same procedures were used on the Defiant from time to time, where Kira would be in command or 1st officer or Worf would be.... it tied in with the joint-operations aspect between the Federation and Bajor, which is also why Bajorans were allowed to use the Runabouts and be in command of Starfleet Security officers, etc.
Sure none of this was directly explained within the mentioned episodes above where Kira took command, but considering it was explained a number of times in past episodes over similar situations, why do they need to take out more time in the episodes to re-explain it all again, when it should just be a given?
The only time I remember seeing Kira take command or be first officer on the Defiant was when either Worf wasn't around, the mission they were on had Bajoran interests involved.... or the Defiant was assigned to a large battle involving a large number of ships where having both Worf and Kira's expertise would come in hand..... in the end, it was Sisko's discretion on how it all worked, as there were times Kira was on the Defiant but not as first officer, rather, she was assigned to another station on the left side of the Bridge near O'Brien to keep an eye on sensors, or something.
That would make sense. A LOT of lives were lost because of Worf's actions.
There is no assurance of that actually happening. Worf "Screwed Up" because he chose to save his wife over some informant who claimed to have information on where the Founders were located in the AQ..... but since that information was never provided, nobody can assume that his information would have been accurate, let alone true, or if that information would be practical in the first place considering the founders change appearances/identities all the time. The informant already claimed the Dominion was already on him and suspicious, so it's not that far of a stretch to assume they gave him false information to flush him out.
Therefore, trying to claim without a doubt that a lot of lives were lost because of Worf's actions, be that directly or indirectly, is not very sound and based on emotional bias, not logic.
His actions could have cost the lives of a lot of people..... and then again, his actions might not have.
He could have saved the informant and got the information he had..... and that information could have been useless.
None of us will ever know.
