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Multiple Edits[]
Please make use of the Preview button when making edits. This allows you to see what your edit looks like before you save it, which reduces the load on the database and makes the Recent Changes page easier to read. Thanks. 31dot (talk) 23:06, September 13, 2014 (UTC)
Removing info by accident[]
Hey. When editing, please make sure you're not removing valid information like the film link on the Evora article or templates/links. Thanks. Tom (talk) 23:37, October 10, 2015 (UTC)
Article links[]
Hey. When creating an article, please make sure that it is linked from other articles and most important from the episodes/films it was referenced in. Thank you. Tom (talk) 18:28, October 17, 2015 (UTC)
Indents[]
Hi, UncertainError. Please learn to indent your comments in discussions properly. Each post should not have successively more and more colons at the start; if you begin with one colon before your text, keep all your posts in that particular discussion with one colon. If you start with two colons, please keep all your posts in that conversation with two colons, etc. --Defiant (talk) 21:58, October 9, 2016 (UTC)
250,000 ships?[]
What's the source for this? "As per Justin Lin" isn't enough... we need an actual reference. -- sulfur (talk) 01:13, October 10, 2016 (UTC)
- Here is an article where Lin talks about it. -- UncertainError (talk) 02:12, October 10, 2016 (UTC)
Page moves[]
If you're going to move a page, with or without following the guideline, you're expected to cleanup the incoming links to that page, because we don't want links going through redirects without reason. - Archduk3 03:57, October 13, 2016 (UTC)
- The still applies here. --Alan del Beccio (talk) 19:02, October 2, 2017 (UTC)
Thanks[]
I knew where it belonged, but I must have been distracted. :) --LauraCC (talk) 14:51, October 19, 2016 (UTC)
Reminder[]
When creating new Star Trek: Discovery articles, or adding content to existing MA articles from Star Trek: Discovery, please be sure to add the {{spoiler}} template to said article. Thanks. --Alan del Beccio (talk) 14:37, October 10, 2017 (UTC)
Citation[]
I happened to notice an edit on Grazer of yours where you added some info without citing it (or at least not clearly, I'm guessing it's from the same source as the earlier stuff), last sentence with the star class stuff. You might want to fix that, before someone has to put up an incite -- Capricorn (talk) 17:52, October 25, 2017 (UTC)
Images[]
...require categories. If you're not seeing the wiki-text for them on other files, it's probably because you have the wikia category select option on in your preferences. It's recommended on MA that you turn that off, so it's easier to copy and paste categories between similar images. - Archduk3 01:31, February 13, 2018 (UTC)
Page splits[]
When splitting a page off, make sure that you correct the links going to the old location. Especially when it's an "unnamed" page. -- sulfur (talk) 22:13, March 9, 2019 (UTC)
Federation Klingon War Casualties[]
I added 14,000 casualties to the aftermath of the Federation-Klingon War.
In the latest episode of Discovery they state there are 7,000 active ships in Starfleet. It’s only been a few months since the war so it’s unlikely they’ve built that many new vessels.
If Starfleet lost 1/3rd (I mistakenly thought 2/3rds) of the fleet during the war then they certainly lost 7,000 ships. --Forresto44 (talk) 03:50, March 31, 2019 (UTC)
- First of all, having 7000 left after losing 1/3 is a loss of 3500 ships. Second, you're making a ton of assumptions about how precise those two figures are, which types of ships are included in the two figures, and the rate of shipbuilding in between. -- UncertainError (talk) 07:06, March 31, 2019 (UTC)
Oof, you’re right it would be 3,500. It’s been one of those days.
As for the original edit, I wanted to add to the footnote regarding casualties rather then the actual hard number seen in the info box. I couldn’t figure out how to edit the footnote so I added the number to the info box hoping someone would add to the footnote rather then out right deleting.
Now Control says their are 7,000 active starships in Starfleet, as of 2257, the same year as the war, suggesting only a few months have passed since the peace treaty. While shipyards would certainly be producing vessels prior to peace, it’s unlikely given other canonical sources (the year long refit of the Enterprise in TMP for instance) that a large amount of new vessels would have been launched in the time between then and the latest episode.
As for type of ship all that matters is that Control indicates they’re operated by Starfleet and are rated as a starship.
I would add to the footnote (which already gives estimates based on onscreen information and numbers) this:
“With 7,000 active vessels in Starfleet as of 2257 in the months following the war, and the loss of at least 1/3rd of the fleet during the war, Starfleet may have potentially lost 3,500 starships.”
--Forresto44 (talk) 18:07, March 31, 2019 (UTC)
Gorn Egg reference[]
Howdy... where did the Gorn Egg reference come from in "The End is the Beginning"? -- Renegade54 (talk) 17:00, February 12, 2020 (UTC)
- It's the crypto algorithm IDed on Raffi's screen. -- UncertainError (talk) 22:56, February 12, 2020 (UTC)
"Proxy" definition on dom-jot[]
I'm pretty sure what the bartender from LD: "We'll Always Have Tom Paris" meant by finishing the game of dom-jot "with proxies" was that he wanted someone else to play the game on Mariner's behalf, so as not to cause a fight in his bar. He said that he "just got that table rejotted", and therefore didn't want them to damage it. - VaderFan01 (talk) 22:38, 29 September 2021 (UTC)
- I just checked over the dialogue and it seems you're right. I withdraw my objection. -- UncertainError (talk) 22:43, 29 September 2021 (UTC)
Sectors from "Starstruck"[]
I am working on writing pages for these sectors and would like to know the location of two of the sectors, the Actium sector and the Sierra sector. Can you please tell me where they are on the map? Thanks.Memphis77 (talk) 09:09, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
- The Actium sector is below the Maxia sector and the Sierra sector is to the right of the Maxia sector. -- UncertainError (talk) 17:15, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
Thank you.Memphis77 (talk) 18:16, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
Hi, again. Where is the Delta sector? Thanks.Memphis77 (talk) 23:04, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
- It's below the Actium sector. -- UncertainError (talk) 17:30, 9 November 2021 (UTC)
Again, thank you.Memphis77 (talk) 17:48, 9 November 2021 (UTC)
I would like to get your opinion on this. Could the Terran sector be the same as the Sol sector?Memphis77 (talk) 18:51, 9 November 2021 (UTC)
- Almost certainly, given the context. I'd wager that they picked "Terran" so that it would match the Vulcan, Andorian, and Tellarite sectors. -- UncertainError (talk) 01:42, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
Aloka and Neville[]
Are they from the space station? In dialog from "Kobayashi Maru", there is this dialog:
- Burnham: "Three dead. Four wounded."
- President Rillak: "And nine who get to go home."
There were ten on the station. Add two, Tilly and Adira, there are twelve. Nine escaped to the Discovery aboard the escape vessel. Three remain - Tilly, Adira, and Nalas. They escape on the same escape vessel. Debris hits the shuttlebay, killing Nalas.
With these facts, I am presuming that the nine from the station were removed from the shuttlebay and Discovery personnel were in the shuttlebay when the escape vessel completed its second trip and were there when the debris hit. They were the ones who were killed or wounded.Memphis77 (talk) 20:54, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
- I suppose that's possible, though the shuttlebay scene doesn't suggest anybody else was killed there. Was it stated that the station had a crew of ten? -- UncertainError (talk) 21:09, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
Yes. During his status report to Capt. Burnham, Commander Nalas said, "We've got all ten of us in the main control room." (time stamp 28:16)Memphis77 (talk) 23:30, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
- Ok, seems you're correct then. -- UncertainError (talk) 02:19, 26 November 2021 (UTC)
a clone by definition cannot be opposite sex[]
If you've seen Star Wars: The Bad Batch, they introduced a female clone of Jango Fett. And I'm pretty sure there are other examples out there somewhere. So, an opposite sex clone is not unheard of.--AlexJarrett242 (talk) 07:58, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
- I don't get my science from Star Wars. -- UncertainError (talk) 08:26, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
We're talking about science fiction here. Nothing's impossible. I said there are other examples than just Star Wars.
- (X-Men) X-23 (aka Laura) cloned daughter of Wolverine.
- (Doctor Who) Jenny, the Tenth Doctor's genetic duplicate.
Both of which are genetic duplicates with opposite genders and much more if I went on.--AlexJarrett242 (talk) 08:57, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
- Irrelevant. If Star Trek calls her a clone, the article can be amended accordingly. -- UncertainError (talk) 23:00, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
Blass Twitter link[]
Hey, the Twitter link you gave as a source on the articles for the new ships like USS Vanguard give an error. Could you check it out and fix it on the pertinent pages, or provide a new link? Thanks! -- Renegade54 (talk) 15:45, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
- The link works fine for me. Are you sure it's not an issue on your end? -- UncertainError (talk) 22:56, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
It's working fine for me now as well, so who knows? I'll chalk it up to stray cosmic rays. :P -- Renegade54 (talk) 23:01, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
common sense[]
Do not simply revert a valid request for information and use the edit summary to explain what should have been added to the article in the first place. If something isn't obvious or apparent, it should always be noted in the background notes. --Gvsualan (talk) 01:08, 27 May 2022 (UTC)
Moving things from one unnamed list to another[]
When moving things from one unnamed list to another, be certain to update the appropriate links. In the case of the unnamed drones, you did not bother correcting the redirects that linked all of the articles to each of the drones. This is important. -- Sulfur (talk) 13:40, 31 October 2022 (UTC)
M'talis prime source[]
Can you put a note and citation on the M'talis Prime article noting that Matalas confirmed that they were the same and WHERE? -- Sulfur (talk) 00:04, 17 February 2023 (UTC)
Captain template[]
Please note that {{Captain}} template is has not been used to link to the rank for some time now. –Gvsualan (talk) 14:39, 17 February 2023 (UTC)
USS Credence[]
Where was the NCC-2604 registry pulled from? Every place online has NCC-2804 and I went checked and watched and it more time and appears to me as NCC-2804. "Yaroze86 (talk) 12:32, 2 May 2023 (UTC)"
- It's 2604 in the concept art. It's a "6" in the episode too if you look carefully; there's a hull seam through it that can give a false impression. -- UncertainError (talk) 22:37, 2 May 2023 (UTC)
USS Credence in "Erigah"[]
How do you know that the Credence was in the episode? It could have been another Credence-type starship and the labeling for each of the four starships was illegible, at least on my computer, in the 3d display.Memphis77 (talk) 00:06, 10 May 2024 (UTC)
- I could read the names. -- UncertainError (talk) 00:12, 10 May 2024 (UTC)