Question for the ST Authors: Is there a ST Style Guide?

Discussion in 'Trek Literature' started by JonnyQuest037, Mar 30, 2020.

  1. Stevil2001

    Stevil2001 Vice Admiral Admiral

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    It's still PADD for Berman-era Trek as far as I know; "data slate" is the 23rd-century equivalent.
     
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  2. F. King Daniel

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    I was a little surprised when they called it a "tablet" on the Freecloud episode of Picard. A real-life everyday thing got called by it's everyday real-life name in the world where they used to be a magical futuristic device:lol:
     
  3. JD

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    I'm not 100% sure, but that's the way I remember seeing them in the recent books.
     
  4. JonnyQuest037

    JonnyQuest037 Vice Admiral Admiral

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    Well, when it's a become a real-life thing, you might as well refer to it by the name that 90% of your viewers will call it anyway. ;)
     
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  5. Greg Cox

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    Although ordering Uhura to Skype Starfleet Command might be pushing it. :)
     
  6. JonnyQuest037

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    :rommie:
     
  7. DEWLine

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    Starfleet has its own secure-as-they-can-make-them systems. Right?
     
  8. Greg Cox

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    Exactly. PADD is a TNG-era thing, not a TOS thing.
     
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  9. Donald G

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    PADD is now apparently a DISCO era thing per "Such Sweet Sorrow part two."
     
  10. Greg Cox

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    Interesting. I missed that.

    As far as I know, we're still using data slates in the TOS novels, though. Just reviewed the copyedited ms. for my next one a few weeks ago and the "data slates" were still intact.
     
  11. Donald G

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    NUMBER ONE: I'll fix the door onsite.

    ADM. CORNWELL: Get me a PADD. Number One, I'm with you. We'll have to disarm simultaneously. (To Lt. Nickola) Figure out what kind of weapon we're dealing with and send me a schematic.

    It's a single line of dialogue, easily missed. The usage may never filter down to the novel lines, although in 1983 and 1984, Diane Duane did refer to Scotty's "computer-link pad" in The Wounded Sky and "datapads" in My Enemy, My Ally, apparently in reference to the electronic clipboards back when those stories were set pre-TMP.
     
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  12. David Mack

    David Mack Writer Rear Admiral

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    That's the kind of thing I used to flag when I was giving notes on season-one episodes. The show's writers didn't always take my notes to heart, however.
     
  13. DEWLine

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    It won't surprise me if it gets retconned down the line that all such gadgets, however depicted by the prop designers of each series, get treated as PADDs or PADD-equivalent. I don't expect to even consider complaining if that happens.
     
  14. KiazisChildren

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    Hi, any reason why that link to scriptsearch os no longer working? I have tried accessing the scriptsearch link for weeks and it appears to have stopped functioning. Any ideas who to reach out to?
     
  15. Tuskin38

    Tuskin38 Fleet Admiral Admiral

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    I haven't been able to access the site in a few weeks either.
     
  16. Stevil2001

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    The tool was created by the reddit user dxdydxdy. He doesn't seem to have been active for a few months.
     
  17. KiazisChildren

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    Thanks for both responding, I reached out to dxdydxdy today & will get back to you when they respond.
     
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