CT>        True, and that's where I like to kick in the "IDIC" factor...just
CT>accept the discrepancy and chalk it to infinite diversity!
BN>OK, leave us be sure we tell that to the person who said last week
BN>that Riker couldn't possibly be captain because a novel said Data
BN>would be, right? }}};)
Bill,
        Your whole argument is based on the idea that there is a
 "Correct" trekk out there somewhere.  That they guy who said that Riker
 couldn't be captain because the novel had Data as the captain is
 *wrong*.
        Perhaps his statement might be inaccurate or unlikely, and
 perhaps I might agree with it, but to take a stand on the idea of
 "Right"-trek and "Wrong"-Trek is to miss the point that it's
 all imaginary anyway.
     If the guy wants to believe and say that Riker will never be
 captain of the Enterprise, let him!  It can't possibly do any real
 harm.
        I accept the idea of canon as a starting point for discussions,
 but I categorically deny and revile the idea that any one imaginary
 idea is more "right" or "correct" than any other.
        Repeat after me:  It just a @%%$% TeeVee show!
Jay P. Hailey 
Chief Editor
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