On (24 Aug 97) Peter Schuller wrote to Bill Nichols...
 > The "O'Brien's rank" thing is a good example.  He started off as
 > what was presumably a LT (& was even specifically addressed as that
 > on at least one occasion). Yet as time wore on it became more & more
 > obvious that he was *not* a commissioned officer, & his rank &
 > insignia were continually redefined (currently holding at "Senior
 > Chief Specialist" ).
 PS> I personally don't remember him being refered to as a Leutainent (did
 PS> I spell that right? :), but it's been a while since I saw season 1 of
 PS> TNG.
   I believe he's referring to the 2nd season ep "The Lonely Among Us."
Just before Riker and Worf beam over to the "Yamato," Riker addresses
the Xporter operator, played by Colm Meany, as "Lieutenant."  However,
at that time O'Brien hadn't yet been named, he was simply the "extra of
the week," just as he was in EaF as "Con."  So wether or not Riker was
addressing "O'Brien" or simply an unnamed Xporter operator played by
Colm Meany is a bit nebulous.
 > One of these days, like it or not, we may be faced with even more
 > basic RETCON regarding W10.  At the moment it can be written off
 PS> RETCON? I can't find the print-out of all the acronyms :)
   RETro-active CONtinuity.  i.e. Jimbo's tombstone in TOS"Where No Man
Has Gone Before" said "James R. Kirk," yet he has referred to himself as
"James T. Kirk" on numerous occasions since, therefore the T is assumed
to be correct and the R was "never really there."  Oh well...
... From the Janitorial Services office of the U.S.S. Alliance, NCC-2113-B.
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