JM>BN>JM>If it's forgetfulness, the franchise is getting too big to keep 
track,
JM>BN>JM>or just sloppiness, I don't know.
JM>BN>Personally, I think it's (b).  Back when all we had was TOS/TAS,
JM>BN>it was a walk in the park.  Nowadays, trying to keep up with
JM>BN>several different iterations of Trek *&* te several different
JM>I can see the vast majority being (b), but IMHO when TNG started,
JM>it seemed that TPTB didn't have a clear vision of where they wanted
JM>to go with the show.
Well, at that point, who could foresee the response? 
People went nuts & it just ballooned. :)
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