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Archive of the nominations for the "Article of the Week", the system used before {{tl|featured article}}. Several of the original {{tl|FA}} blurb templates are based on their AotW blurbs.
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= 2004 =
== Suggestions ==
=== August 24th/29th, 2004 ===
Isn't it time for a new one? I vote for [[Xindi incident|Search for the Xindi weapon]], in order to reflect the events of ENT's third season and to prepare for a new one. -- [[User:BlueMars|BlueMars]] 21:17, Aug 24, 2004 (CEST)

:Actually, I think I'll go for [[Maquis]] this week, since the events category has sort of dominated the box for a while now. I'll do the write-up a bit later. That article I think would be better suited for the week of September 27th, as a recap before the new season. -- [[User:DarkHorizon|Michael Warren]] | [[User talk:DarkHorizon|''Talk'']] 22:29, Aug 24, 2004 (CEST)
::Good idea.. I like thinking that maybe some people will start working at Maquis ship designs here.. There's a lot of conflicting non-canon data that people beleive about the ships, but there's a lot of cool DVD caps coming forward helping us identify just what's going on with those ships (like Chakotay's ''Ju'day'' class raider).. -- [[User:Captainmike|Captain Mike K. Bartel]]
:::Well, whichever it's going to be, it had better be changed quickly, because we are already days behind.
::::My apologies - some personal issues prevented me from making a good go at this until today. -- [[User:DarkHorizon|Michael Warren]] | [[User talk:DarkHorizon|''Talk'']] 19:44, Aug 29, 2004 (CEST)

=== September 7th, 2004 ===
* [[Q]] - why not? -- [[User:DarkHorizon|Michael Warren]] | [[User talk:DarkHorizon|''Talk'']] 19:44, Aug 29, 2004 (CEST)
* '''Support''' good Featured article about a interesting and important figure in Trek. Also, I don't know where to add this, but: How do I nominate for AOTW. and what is the policy? Am I even observing proper procedure by placing this vote. I can't find where on MA it says anything about nominations for AOTW. [[User:W-Tobyk777|Tobyk777]] 03:35, 19 Aug 2005 (UTC)

=== September 14th, 2004 ===
* [[Bajoran wormhole]] -- [[User:DarkHorizon|Michael Warren]] | [[User talk:DarkHorizon|''Talk'']] 19:44, Aug 29, 2004 (CEST)

=== September 21st, 2004 ===
* [[Christopher Pike]] -- be good to get a TOS one in there. -- [[User:DarkHorizon|Michael Warren]] | [[User talk:DarkHorizon|''Talk'']] 19:44, Aug 29, 2004 (CEST)
** Didn't get around to that one, I guess. [[User:Ryan123450|Ryan123450]] 07:46, Sep 29, 2004 (CEST)

=== September 28th, 2004 ===
* [[Xindi incident|Search for the Xindi weapon]] - an excellent recap of last season on [[ENT]], ideal for the week prior to [[ENT Season 4|Season 4]]. -- [[User:DarkHorizon|Michael Warren]] | [[User talk:DarkHorizon|''Talk'']] 19:44, Aug 29, 2004 (CEST)
** Went ahead and wrote one up for this, the wormhole one had been up for two weeks already.[[User:Ryan123450|Ryan123450]] 07:46, Sep 29, 2004 (CEST)

=== October 8th, 2004 ===
* {{EnterpriseNX}} (reserving for week of October 4th - providing we're not devoid of featureds by then -- [[User:DarkHorizon|Michael Warren]] | [[User talk:DarkHorizon|''Talk'']])

== Comments ==
=== October 2nd, 2004 ===
I've edited the dates for replacing it, so it will fall on Mondays, start of the week, from now on. Hope that's all right. Now let's hope we'll get around to editing them on time. -- [[User:Redge|Redge]] | [[User talk:Redge|''Talk'']] 10:50, 2 Nov 2004 (CET)

=== August 29th, 2004 ===
Why don't we adopt the system used by Wikipedia, using the link <nowiki>{{ArticleOfTheWeek/{{Currentweeknumber}}}}</nowiki> or the likes and creating Article of the Week texts in advance. That way, we'll never be late changing the artcile of the week again. -- [[User:Redge|Redge]] | [[User talk:Redge|''Talk'']] 16:11, 29 Aug 2004 (CEST)

:great idea. the current one is becoming an article of the month... again. --[[User:BlueMars|BlueMars]] 18:25, Aug 29, 2004 (CEST)
::It was slightly less than two weeks - don't exaggerate. Why don't you try condensing one of these articles down to less than 200 words, and see how difficult it is? -- [[User:DarkHorizon|Michael Warren]] | [[User talk:DarkHorizon|''Talk'']] 19:44, Aug 29, 2004 (CEST)
:::On that subject, you might want to condense the current one even further. It's almost half longer than the previous ones. Line breaks isn't a wise course of action either, I'm afraid. Back on topic: I've checked, and there isn't a <nowiki>{{weeknumber}}</nowiki>. Is there another veasable way of getting the msg changed automattically every week? -- [[User:Redge|Redge]] | [[User talk:Redge|''Talk'']] 17:10, 30 Aug 2004 (CEST)
:::I would suggest removing the last of the three paragraphs from the current Article of the Week. I think it would look better that way. [[User:Ottens|Ottens]] 11:35, 30 Aug 2004 (CEST)
::::I can't. The article is extremely complicated, and even this amount of data cutdown is pushing it. The paragraphing was to avoid information loss - ie, having it all crammed together can make readers eyes water :) I have removed it, but you can now see how cluttered the blurb is. It is, in fact, only about five lines longer than the [[Operation Return]] blurb. -- [[User:DarkHorizon|Michael Warren]] | [[User talk:DarkHorizon|''Talk'']] 19:59, Aug 30, 2004 (CEST)

=== August 16th, 2004 ===
Since I'm about to change the AOTW, I thought it would be useful to post a list of the featured articles, and strikethrough those that have already been featured, so we don't feature the same one twice in a rotation. (This should be updated as new FAs are added.) -- [[User:DarkHorizon|Michael Warren]] | [[User talk:DarkHorizon|''Talk'']] 21:33, Aug 16, 2004 (CEST)

=== August 4th, 2004 ===
I added some info to the article, since it was a bit to short for such a main event. It din't take more than half the available space on the [[Portal:Main|Main Page]]. -- [[User:Redge|Redge]] 16:19, 4 Aug 2004 (CEST)

=== July 25th, 2004 ===
Heads up, its been over a week since the last replacement. -- [[User:Redge|Redge]] 14:45, 25 Jul 2004 (CEST)

I noticed this as well.. hopefully i did it appropriately, i chose another featured article to replace it. Could the Equinox summary use anything else, i abbreviated it severely to make it fit this format --[[User:Captainmike|Captain Mike K. Bartel]] 15:05, 25 Jul 2004 (CEST)

=== May 16th, 2004 ===
{{from|Portal talk:Main}}
This is an idea that I've taken from Wikipedia's front page -- I thought it would be cool if, every week, we could feature one article from our infant list of {{ma|Featured articles|Featured Articles}}. I've put together a temporary example page to show how the layout might work. What do you guys think of this idea? -- [[User:MinutiaeMan|Dan Carlson]] 15:44, 16 May 2004 (CEST)

:It would work better if the area were boxed, and perhaps with a grey background. -- [[User:DarkHorizon|Michael Warren]] 18:16, 16 May 2004 (CEST)

Okay, I've tried to take your suggestion into consideration, by making all of the tables into the boxed style for the front page. But because the "Featured Articles" table was getting so cramped, I ended up making a separate row for the Article of the Week, and I added another box for the latest episode. ''(If someone has a better idea for something to put in that box, please speak up!)'' -- [[User:MinutiaeMan|Dan Carlson]] 16:31, 23 May 2004 (CEST)

The new front page is much improved. However, I have one suggestion. The article of the week summary should have a link directly to the actual article. Currently, the fastest way to get to the entire Khan article would be to go to Featured Articles and then to the Khan article. Just a thought. -[[User:K|K]] 16:59, 9 Jun 2004 (CEST)

Surely there should be a link to this weeks article included in the write-up! --[[User:Steve Mollmann|Steve]] 16:57, 9 Jun 2004 (CEST)

:Gyaah! Thanks for catching that, Steve! ;-) -- [[User:MinutiaeMan|Dan Carlson]] 17:26, 9 Jun 2004 (CEST)

Ehm, guys? The 'article of the week' is getting close to being the article of the month. It's been there for 3 weeks already. Time for a change perhaps? -- [[User:Redge|Redge]] 16:14, 18 Jun 2004 (CEST)

:Redge, you should try reloading the front page. It's been updated every week! (Granted, I missed the update this week and just did it now, but that's only two days, not three weeks... ;-)) -- [[User:MinutiaeMan|Dan Carlson]] 19:34, 18 Jun 2004 (CEST)
::I'm so sorry! I use Opera and I had forgotten that I need to reload the page. You're right, I still had Khan as the article. As a side note: Is there any page or such where we can vote on/nominate articles of the week? Or would that be to much trouble? -- [[User:Redge|Redge]] 23:03, 18 Jun 2004 (CEST)

= 2005 =
== Suggestions ==
=== February 27th, 2005 ===
Since the Article of the "Week" has been up for ''weeks'', I made [[Sickbay]] this week's Article Of The Week. [[User:Ottens|Ottens]] 13:33, 27 Feb 2005 (GMT)

=== March 6th, 2005 ===
Suggest {{e|Babel One}}, since this is a very recent ENT episode which got aired recently... [[User:Ottens|Ottens]] 13:33, 27 Feb 2005 (GMT)

=== March 31st, 2005 ===
As "Babel One" has been Article of the "Week" for more than a week, I made {{class|Excelsior}} this week's Article of the Week. --[[User:Defiant|Defiant]] | [[User talk:Defiant|''Talk'']] 15:49, 31 Mar 2005 (EST)

=== April 11th, 2005 ===
Changed "Article of the Week" to [[First Battle of Deep Space 9]]. --[[User:Defiant|Defiant]] | [[User talk:Defiant|''Talk'']] 14:03, 11 Apr 2005 (EDT)

=== April 18th, 2005 ===
Changed "Article of the '''Week'''" to {{e|Yesterday's Enterprise}}, as [[First Battle of Deep Space 9]] has now been up for a week. --[[User:Defiant|Defiant]] | [[User talk:Defiant|''Talk'']] 01:36, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)

=== April 25th, 2005 ===
Changed "Article of the Week" to Star Trek: Armada II, as {{e|Yesterday's Enterprise}} has been up for a week and I know of no other game article which has been Article of the Week before. I have now changed Article of the Week for about a month. If anyone has a problem with that, can you tell me, please? If not, that's cool too, but I don't want to get in the way! --[[User:Defiant|Defiant]] | [[User talk:Defiant|''Talk'']] 00:40, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)

=== May 2nd, 2005 ===
Changed "Article of the Week" to [[Enterprise (NX-01)]], as Star Trek: Armada II has been up for a week. Also, [[ENT Season 1 DVD]] is being released this week. --[[User:Defiant|Defiant]] | [[User talk:Defiant|''Talk'']] 23:15, 1 May 2005 (UTC)

=== May 9th, 2005 ===
Suggest [[Section 31]] as the next article of the week. -- [[User:Dmsdbo|Dmsdbo]] 13:16, 7 May 2005 (UTC)

=== May 9th, 2005 ===
Changed Article of the Week to [[Section 31]], as suggested. --[[User:Defiant|Defiant]] | [[User talk:Defiant|''Talk'']] 11:02, 9 May 2005 (UTC)

=== May 17th, 2005 ===
Changed Article of the Week to [[Christopher Pike]], as it seems like quite a while since a [[TOS]] article was Article of the Week. --[[User:Defiant|Defiant]] | [[User talk:Defiant|''Talk'']] 17:25, 17 May 2005 (UTC)

=== May 24th, 2005 ===
Changed Article of the Week to [[Hirogen]]. --[[User:Defiant|Defiant]] | [[User talk:Defiant|''Talk'']] 14:17, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

=== May 31st, 2005 ===
Changed Article of the Week to [[Tal Celes]], which has ''very'' recently been accepted as a featured article. --[[User:Defiant|Defiant]] | [[User talk:Defiant|''Talk'']] 01:42, 31 May 2005 (UTC)

=== June 7th, 2005 ===
Changed Article of the Week to [[Second Battle of Chin'toka]]. --[[User:Defiant|Defiant]] | [[User talk:Defiant|''Talk'']] 00:18, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)

=== June 15th 2005 ===
Changed Article of the Week to {{class|Intrepid}}. --[[User:Defiant|Defiant]] | [[User talk:Defiant|''Talk'']] 14:11, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)

=== June 21nd 2005 ===
I suggest [[Ayala]]. (Is that how I put the date? The day it would change, or do I put the day I posted this. If so, it's actually June 21st.) -[[User:AJHalliwell|AJHalliwell]] 17:35, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

=== June 22nd, 2005 ===
Changed Article of the Week to [[Ayala]], as suggested. --[[User:Defiant|Defiant]] | [[User talk:Defiant|''Talk'']] 11:18, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)

=== July 4th 2005 ===
Could [[Deep Space 9]] be this week's article? [[User:Tough Little Ship|Tough Little Ship]] 17:40, 4 Jul 2005 (UTC)

=== July 7th 2005 ===
Changed Article of the Week to [[Deep Space 9]], as suggested. And make a suggestion of my own, for July 14th, I'd like to suggest "[[Bolian]]" --[[User:AJHalliwell|AJHalliwell]] 01:21, 8 Jul 2005 (UTC)

=== July 14th 2005 ===
As it was my suggestion, and I'm changing it, I hope there's no problem in putting Kor instead of Bolian (as Bolian isn't really the best material for A.O.T.W.)
Changed Article of the Week to [[Kor]]. - [[User:AJHalliwell|AJHalliwell]] 05:42, 15 Jul 2005 (UTC)

=== July 21st 2005 ===
Changed Article of the Week to [[Star Trek: Armada]], from [[Kor]]. - [[User:AJHalliwell|AJHalliwell]] 05:05, 22 Jul 2005 (UTC)

=== July 28th 2005 ===
Changed Article of the Week from Star Trek: Armada, to {{e|The Aenar}} episode. - [[User:AJHalliwell|AJHalliwell]] 07:26, 28 Jul 2005 (UTC)

=== August 4th 2005 ===
Changed Article of the Week from {{ENT|The Aenar}} episode, to {{class|Constitution}}. - [[User:AJHalliwell|AJHalliwell]] 04:15, 4 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:Okay, something about the picture and the title being so long makes this not look so good on our main page, so I'm gonna change it to {{e|Court Martial}} instead, and de-strike Constitution-class. - [[User:AJHalliwell|AJHalliwell]] 05:11, 4 Aug 2005 (UTC)

=== Augest 11th 2005 ===
Changed Article of the Week from {{TOS|Court Martial}}, to [[Katherine Pulaski]]. If I'm not the one who changes it next week, might I suggest "Martok". - [[User:AJHalliwell|AJHalliwell]] 08:03, 11 Aug 2005 (UTC)

=== August 18 2005 ===
Changed from Katherine Pulaski to [[Thy'lek Shran]]. - [[User:AJHalliwell|AJHalliwell]] 04:23, 18 Aug 2005 (UTC)

=== August 25 2005 ===
Changed from Shran to {{e|Storm Front, Part II}}. - [[User:AJHalliwell|AJHalliwell]] 01:51, 26 Aug 2005 (UTC)

=== September 2nd 2005 ===
Changed from "Storm Front, Part II" to [[M-113 creature]]. --[[User:Defiant|Defiant]] | [[User talk:Defiant|''Talk'']] 12:00, 2 Sep 2005 (UTC)

=== September 8th 2005 ===
Changed from "M-113 Creature" to The Bolians. - [[User:AJHalliwell|AJHalliwell]] 03:16, 9 Sep 2005 (UTC)

=== September 17th, 2005 ===
A couple days behind, but might I suggest staying on course of changing it every Thursday morning. Also, Changed from [[Bolian]]s to {{ENT|Affliction}}. - [[User:AJHalliwell|AJHalliwell]] 06:14, 17 Sep 2005 (UTC)

Next week's post should honor [[Winn Adami]]. ''(unsigned)''
* Actually, that's not a bad idea. Her article is pretty good, and come on, you gotta love to hate her! I think Bajoran B-Person (was that who suggested it?) would be proud. --[[User:Schrei|Schrei]] 04:25, 18 Sep 2005 (UTC)

=== September 22 2005 ===
<s>I "suggest" [[Dominion War]] based on nothing other than the fact that I'm about to start watching the actual "war" part of the Dominion arc and no one cares about this page. :D --[[User:Schrei|Schrei]] 02:24, 23 Sep 2005 (UTC)</s>

It's [[Wikicities:Featured Wikicities/vote|obvious]] that we're going to be the Featured Wikicity for October, and even though Wikicities' featured wiki is peanuts compared to stuff like Slashdot, we should still make a good impression. Something spiffy with lots of pictures like [[Benjamin Sisko]] or {{USS|Defiant|2370}} would be great. I'd suggest [[Cloaking device]], except the background information section makes us look ''really'' bad. (What's wrong with simple accepting continuity errors?) Either way, we should avoid having episode pages as article of the week during the next month in my opinion. --[[User:Schrei|Schrei]] 06:07, 23 Sep 2005 (UTC)

=== 29 September 2005 ===
Changed AOTW to {{e|Emissary}}. --[[User:Defiant|Defiant]] | [[User talk:Defiant|''Talk'']] 01:05, 29 Sep 2005 (UTC)

=== 6 October 2005 ===
{{class|Intrepid}} has recently been heavily expanded. I suggest it for next week's Article of the Week. [[User:Ottens|Ottens]] 12:19, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)

:Changed article to {{class|Intrepid}}, as suggested. --[[User:Defiant|Defiant]] | [[User talk:Defiant|''Talk'']] 23:30, 5 Oct 2005 (UTC)

=== 13 October 2005 ===
Changed to [[First Battle of Chin'toka]], as we haven't had a battle in a while. Is there a more efficient way of logging these, cause this seems kind of odd, and isn't really how it's done else where on the site, is it? (PS: I'm aiming to keep this changing every Wednesday night) -[[User:AJHalliwell|AJHalliwell]] 03:56, 13 Oct 2005 (UTC)

=== 19 October 2005 ===
Your guess is as good as mine. However, I'd like to see [[Dukat]] featured... If you need to ask why, you really don't deserve to know. [[User:Vedek Dukat|Vedek Dukat]] 05:10, 20 Oct 2005 (UTC)

=== 22 October 2005 ===
[[Occupation of Bajor]] deserves to be article of the week (I don't care if Bajoran topics are unpopular :P) considering the amount of info on it. --[[User:Schrei|Schrei]] 08:24, 22 Oct 2005 (UTC)

=== 5 November 2005 ===
Since the Occupation has been up for a while now I'd like to suggest the ''{{dis|Delta Flyer|2375}}'' or [[Kurn]] as the next AotW. [[User:Logan 5|Logan 5]] 19:21, 7 Nov 2005 (UTC)

:It ''was'' {{e|Tribunal}} until someone changed it... I assume that was a vandal and no one noticed, or was there a problem with my description? --[[User:Vedek Dukat|Vedek Dukat]] {{small| ([[User talk:Vedek Dukat|Talk]]) }} 20:25, 7 Nov 2005 (UTC)

=== 19 November 2005 ===
The Next Generation hasn't had a featured article since Pulaski, since then it's mostly DS9 with a few scattered Enterprise articles. I think it would be good if the next article came from TNG, either a character like Riker/Crusher or something like Exocomp or Saucer separation. [[User:Logan 5|Logan 5]] 21:40, 16 Nov 2005 (UTC)

:I'd encourage you to be bold and update it yourself, as this is clearly not considered vandalism by now. To be honest I don't think most people care. I was the first non-admin apparently, due to the "policy" that was here at the time (see my talk page). [[User:W-Weyoun|Weyoun]] 22:08, 16 Nov 2005 (UTC)

=== 30 November 2005 ===
Rather than making an argument, I'll start with a list of the series from which the AotW came in past weeks (most recent to least):
* DS9 ({{e|Paradise}})
* TNG ([[William T. Riker]])
* DS9 ([[Wormhole relay station]])
* DS9 ({{e|Tribunal}})
* DS9 ([[Occupation of Bajor]])
* DS9 ({{e|Trials and Tribble-ations}}, although I'm the one who did that)
* DS9 ([[First Battle of Chin'toka]])
* DS9 ({{e|Emissary}})
* DS9 ([[Winn Adami]])
* ENT ({{e|Affliction}})
I bet no one thought about it til I listed them outright, but that's a ''lot'' of DS9! :-P I recommend something from VOY or TOS (or even TAS) next time. [[User:W-Weyoun|Weyoun]] 16:42, 30 Nov 2005 (UTC)

Whenever we change the AotW... I'd like to see TNG as well. Just a thought. --[[User:Madame Arsenic|Madame Arsenic]] 18:21, 29 Dec 2005 (UTC)

== Comments ==
=== March 31st 2005 ===
"Emissary" has to be moved from the list of episodes, as the article is about the figure in Bajoran mythology and ''not'' about the DS9 episode. --[[User:Defiant|Defiant]] | [[User talk:Defiant|''Talk'']] 15:56, 31 Mar 2005 (EST)

=== April 11th 2005 ===
Moved {{Emissary}} article. --[[User:Defiant|Defiant]] | [[User talk:Defiant|''Talk'']] 05:25, 11 Apr 2005 (EDT)

=== June 24th 2005 ===
Instead of writing summaries of articles, why not go with the first few hundred words, and have a '''4042 more bytes''' link at the end? It should simplify the process and direct traffic to the actual article, where tools like "what links here" and "discussion" work. --[[User:Short Circuit|Short Circuit]] 01:04, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)

=== August 30th, 2005 ===
I think the reason this get's so little activity is at least partly because most people (like me until about 10 seconds ago) don't know it exists. --[[User:Schrei|Schrei]] 01:24, 30 Aug 2005 (UTC)

= 2006 =
== Expanation of new system ==
First off, you've probably noticed there's a lot less content here than there was before. :) This is because the way in which we did the AotW process was overly complicated and unwieldy. Basically, people can now put suggestions, questions, or comments on this page (no need for dates, that's what timestamps are for - if it's a suggestion for an article, the subject should be the article's name). When it's time to choose the AotW, the ''main list'' at [[Memory Alpha:Featured articles]] is where we select from; once an article has been the AotW, its name is bolded and it is considered ineligible. Sorry if I missed anything when I converted from the struck-out names to the main list, there were a lot of articles and some were even on one list but not the other. Anyway, this should unify and streamline the process greatly. If you have any concerns or just plain don't like the changes, feel free to say so here. Hopefully that will clear up any confusion though. --[[User:Vedek Dukat|Vedek Dukat]] <sup> [[User talk:Vedek Dukat|Talk]] | {{ma|Projects/Episode duty roster|Duty Roster}}</sup> 23:07, 9 Jan 2006 (UTC)

== Example ==
I guess it couldn't hurt to post this week's AotW here as an example for people who want to make a suggestion for an article. Luther Sloan's blurb is the perfect length, and note that it doesn't cite sources because the main page description shouldn't do that (I don't think so anyway). BTW was this page agreed upon? I haven't been keeping up on recent developments. [[User:W-Weyoun|Weyoun]] 07:59, 16 Jan 2006 (UTC)

:No, this wasn't agreed upon. I moved the page here (as well as the other changes noted above) unilaterally so I could create a redirect and make it easier to get here. That way people might participate in this process more - see archive for what I mean. I didn't think this would be a controversial move (literally or figuratively :P) but if anyone has any objections to it then I apologize. --[[User:Vedek Dukat|Vedek Dukat]] <sup> [[User talk:Vedek Dukat|Talk]] | {{ma|Projects/Episode duty roster|Duty Roster}}</sup> 01:54, 17 Jan 2006 (UTC)
::The change was quite welcome, I was just curious. Great job as usual. :-) [[User:W-Weyoun|Weyoun]] 03:21, 17 Jan 2006 (UTC)

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[[File:Luther Sloan.jpg|thumb|Luther Sloan, posing as a [[Starfleet]] captain in [[2374]].]]

'''[[Luther Sloan]]''' was a [[Human]] operative of the clandestine intelligence agency [[Section 31]]. Though he and the rest of Section 31 operated independently of [[Starfleet Intelligence]] and performed actions most [[Federation]] citizens would consider morally reprehensible, he saw himself as doing what was necessary to protect it. So great was his dedication to protecting and preserving the Federation that he was willing to do almost anything, even cutting ties to his family and friends and resorting to [[genocide]].

Sloan once described himself as "a man of secrets", and indeed he lived in a world of mystery and deceit. His wife [[Jessica Sloan|Jessica]] and their children lived on [[Earth]], but due to his line of work, he almost never saw them. This made the marriage "a living hell" for Jessica, but Sloan saw it as a necessary sacrifice. Ultimately however, Sloan died wishing he could apologize for cheating Jessica and the rest of his family out of being in his life -- and for cheating himself, for when he looked back on his life, it was as if he had never existed.

== ''Enterprise''-D ==
I think a great article of the week (starting January 22 midnight) would be {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}. Below is a sample summary. --[[User:Galaxy001|Galaxy001]] 06:38, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

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[[File:USS Enterprise-D, TNG Season 3-7.jpg||thumb|The Enterprise D]]

The '''USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701-D)''' was a {{class|Galaxy}} [[starship]] launched in [[2364]], the fifth [[Federation]] starship to bear the name. It served as the [[flagship]] of [[Starfleet]] for the duration of its lifetime.

With a total of 42 decks, the USS ''Enterprise''-D was twice the length and had eight times the interior space of the {{class|Constitution}} ships of over a century earlier; it carried a combined crew and passenger load of about 1014. ({{TNG|Remember Me|Rascals|Genesis}}) Crewmembers of [[ensign]] rank were required to share crew quarters, but were allowed their own quarters upon promotion to [[lieutenant junior grade|lieutenant, junior grade]]. ({{TNG|Lower Decks}})

Although Picard commanded the ''Enterprise'' most of its life, his [[first officer]], [[William T. Riker]], was field promoted to captain in [[2367]], following Picard's capture by the [[Borg]] and assimilation as [[Locutus of Borg|Locutus]]. ({{TNG|The Best of Both Worlds, Part II}}) In early [[2369]], the ''Enterprise'' was briefly commanded by Captain [[Edward Jellico]], as Captain Picard was assigned to a covert mission on the [[Cardassian]] planet of [[Celtris III]]. ({{TNG|Chain Of Command, Part I}} and {{e|Chain Of Command, Part II|Part II}})

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That sounds good, but I just realized there's no rule about including or excluding citations on the AotW. I always leave them out because of personal preferences, though I've seen it done both ways. Does anyone feel strongly either way? --[[User:Vedek Dukat|Vedek Dukat]] <sup> [[User talk:Vedek Dukat|Talk]] | {{ma|Projects/Episode duty roster|Duty Roster}}</sup> 07:09, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

* I guess the citations does make it look more messy. Its a great candidate for the AotW, but we can leave out the citations in the summary. --[[User:Galaxy001|Galaxy001]] 20:10, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
** Looks good, but I'd like to make a suggestion: the line about sharing quarters doesn't seem absolutely necessary for the AOTW blurb, and I think it would be better to have another paragraph following the info on the captains with a condensed list of the ship's activities (i.e. its first contacts, importance to diplomacy, and combat). Something like what's seen [[Galaxy class#Early years|here]], maybe even that same exact paragraph. As far as keeping or leaving out the references, I agree that it's probably just a personal preference. -- [[User:Roscoe3400|SmokeDetector47]]<sup>{{small|( [[User talk:Roscoe3400|TALK]]}} )</sup> 21:18, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

How about this. --[[User:Vedek Dukat|Vedek Dukat]] <sup> [[User talk:Vedek Dukat|Talk]] | {{ma|Projects/Episode duty roster|Duty Roster}}</sup> 22:56, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

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The '''{{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}''' was a {{class|Galaxy}} [[starship]] launched in [[2364]], the fifth [[Federation]] starship to bear the name. It served as the [[flagship]] of [[Starfleet]] for the duration of its lifetime. Although [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] commanded the ''Enterprise'' most of its life, his [[first officer]], [[William T. Riker]], was field promoted to captain in [[2367]], following Picard's capture by the [[Borg]] and assimilation as [[Locutus of Borg|Locutus]]. The ''Enterprise'' was also briefly commanded by Captain [[Edward Jellico]] in [[2369]] while Captain Picard was assigned to a covert mission on the [[Cardassian]] planet of [[Celtris III]].

Under Picard's command, the ''Enterprise'' became the most celebrated ''Galaxy''-class ship in Starfleet. The crew made official [[First Contact|first contact]] with a multitude of new species, including the [[Borg Collective]], the [[Ferengi Alliance]] and the [[Q Continuum]]. Its diplomatic efforts helped cool tensions amongst minor races and prevent dramatic upheavals to the security of the Federation, such as the [[Romulan Star Empire|Romulan]] aid of the [[House of Duras|Duras]] during the [[Klingon Civil War]] and a [[Cardassian Union|Cardassian]] strike near the [[McAllister C-5 Nebula]]. It fought off some of the Federation's toughest foes before s8ffering a [[warp core breach]] in [[2371]] during the [[Klingon Civil War]].

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Looks good... in the second paragraph, just remove the hyphen in ''Galaxy'' class, fix "suffering," and change "during the Klingon Civil War" (it was over for three years by then) to something like "while protecting the [[Veridian system]]." Otherwise it's perfect. -- [[User:Roscoe3400|SmokeDetector47]]<sup>{{small|( [[User talk:Roscoe3400|TALK]]}} )</sup> 23:08, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

* Very nice. --[[User:Galaxy001|Galaxy001]] 00:17, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

== "Prototype" ==
Now that the Enterprise D week is up, may I suggest an episode for a change? If possible, I was thinking the episode {{e|Prototype}}. Here is an example summary:
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[[File:Automated Unit 3947.jpg|thumb|Automated personnel unit 3947]]

The screen is black, although white noise can be seen occasionally. After a few seconds, a black and white image of the {{USS|Voyager}} comes into view from a distance. As the vessel grows nearer, the screen continues to flicker and a bar with constantly changing alien symbols appears at the bottom of the screen. Suddenly, there is a sensation of the viewer being [[transporter|transported]] somewhere.

The camera rematerializes in a [[transporter room]] aboard ''Voyager''. Still in black and white, {{Lieutenant}} [[B'Elanna Torres]] can be seen next to an unidentified officer. She approaches, staring into the camera, and says that "it" is incredible. [[Tuvok]] joins her and reminds B'Elanna that it also poses a potential security risk. [[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway|Janeway]] looks on curiously as B'Elanna observes that it is losing power. Although Tuvok suggests that they let the power source run out and observe it while it is incapacitated, B'Elanna insists that they may not be able to get it to work again and will have lost a valuable opportunity to study it. Erring on the side of exploration, Janeway agrees with B'Elanna and gives Tuvok a teasing look. As the three of them gaze at the camera, the picture becomes fuzzy and cuts to static.

As the camera zooms in, Harry and B'Elanna's hands can be seen performing the operations in question and their subject's metallic, humanoid-shaped head can be seen.
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It was kind of hard to decide how to summarize an episode article this big. If anyone else has any better suggestions, please post them, although I think the image is nice. --[[User:Galaxy001|Galaxy001]] 06:19, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

:The episode summary is way too long for my tastes and I haven't read it through, but I reorganized the BG info and can't think of a reason to deny it AotW status. Sorry I'm late. :) --[[User:Vedek Dukat|Vedek Dukat]] <sup> [[User talk:Vedek Dukat|Talk]] | {{ma|Projects/Episode duty roster|Duty Roster}}</sup> 18:43, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

== Enterprise turn? ==
Just a note to say that the rotation of the AoTW has been great recently. The last four weeks we've had an FA from each series TOS/DS9/TNG/VOY and a variety of cats: Character/Char/Ship/Episode. I'd suggest we keep it up and make something from ENT the AoTW next week. I'd propose either another Episode or possibly Harad Sar's ship. Ideally we could do technology or Event but I don't think that series has much left in the way of FAs in those categories. [[User:Logan 5|Logan 5]] 16:20, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
* Yah, that sounds like a good idea. I think it should not be an episode because that was last times AoTW. I don't know much about ENT, so I would appreciate suggestions. --[[User:Galaxy001|Galaxy001]] 22:24, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
** I'm not sure if we have any, but I would really like to see either a novel, or a TAS episode. I don't think we've '''ever''' had one from either. [[User:Jaz|Jaz]] <sup>[[User talk:Jaz|talk]] | {{ma|Projects/Novel duty roster|novels}}</sup> 22:33, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
** Based on what I have seen, I don't think that there are any featured TAS or novel articles. I don't know though. I do like the idea of ENT though. I have suggested the past two AoTW's though and would like to hear other ideas.--[[User:Galaxy001|Galaxy001]] 22:36, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
*** The problem with TAS is that it's by far the smallest in terms of episode (30 or so I think) and isn't shown anywhere, which means people don't catch it on TV and go, "might as well watch that." I've personally never seen it. As for novels... Hmm... That would be a great experiment, getting a novel page featured to establish what needs to be covered on those pages and set a precedent for other pages. I don't know if we have any comprehensive novel pages, but the [[Star Trek: Titan]] page might be a good candidate for that project, although the "cover non-canon concepts in bold" idea means you'd have to be pretty darn thorough. --[[User:Vedek Dukat|Vedek Dukat]] <sup> [[User talk:Vedek Dukat|Talk]] | {{ma|Projects/Episode duty roster|Duty Roster}}</sup> 23:58, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
**** How about [[Xindi-Aquatic]], we haven't had a species since the Orions on 14 December. ~[[{{ns:user}}:Starchild|<span style="color:#C0C0C0;">Starchild</span>]] <sup> |[[User talk:Starchild|<''Talk''>]]</sup> 00:39, 5 February 2006 (UTC)
* You're not missing much with TAS. If you ''ahem'', have the VHS, and want some ''back-up copies'', they are fairly accessable on Kazaa and Limewire. [[User:Jaz|Jaz]] <sup>[[User talk:Jaz|talk]] | {{ma|Projects/Novel duty roster|novels}}</sup> 00:40, 5 February 2006 (UTC)
** Hmmm.... That would definitely be very interesting to do a novel. I don't agree as much with doing that because I think that ''Star Trek'' is more of a TNG, VOY, DS9, ENT, TOS sort of thing (the main shows) but we ''could'' go for a novel. I could support that, but not as inthusiastically. But on the other side, yay, I think Starchild has a good idea about doing a different species. --[[User:Galaxy001|Galaxy001]] 01:32, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

** All right, I'm going for the [[Xindi-Aquatic]]. Here is a summary:

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[[File:Kiaphet Ammansor.jpg|thumb|A Xindi-Aquatic female (2153)]]

The '''Xindi Aquatics''' are a [[non-humanoid]] race that has evolved to living underwater. They are one of the six original species of [[Xindi]], with whom they share a common genetic ancestry.

They are complicated and enigmatic and have been known to over analyze, taking an excruciatingly long period of time to come to decisions. They once took six days to agree to attend a specific meeting of the [[Xindi Council|Council]]. However, the Aquatics' prudence was at times what kept the Council from breaking apart, which is why [[Degra]] had them build the weapon.

They respond better to visual stimuli and are extremely suspicious of the spoken word. They admire boldness and confidence and treat harsher tones with suspicion.

One of their representatives to the [[Xindi Council]] is [[Kiaphet Amman'sor]], a member of the extremely wealthy [[Ibix Dynasty]]. She wields considerable power within the Xindi hierarchy.

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Comments? --[[User:Galaxy001|Galaxy001]] 22:54, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

:I added a few more links, and changed up some of the sentences from their page. See below. [[User:Logan 5|Logan 5]] 17:21, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

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[[File:Kiaphet Ammansor.jpg|thumb|A Xindi-Aquatic female (2153)]]

The '''[[Xindi-Aquatic]]s''' are a [[non-humanoid]] race that has evolved in an underwater environment. They are one of the six original species of [[Xindi]], with whom they share a common genetic ancestry.

Xindi-Aquatics respond better to visual stimuli and are extremely suspicious of the spoken word. They admire boldness and confidence and treat harsher tones with suspicion. They are complicated and enigmatic and have been known to over analyze, taking an excruciatingly long period of time to come to decisions. They once took six days to agree to attend a specific meeting of the [[Xindi Council]]. However, the Aquatics' prudence and deliberate pace was at times what kept the Council from breaking apart under strain from the disparate Xindi Species.

It was precisely because of their prudence and relative neutrality among the Xindi that the Council chose to have the Aquatics build the [[Xindi weapon]] which they planned use against [[Earth]]. Shortly after, construction of the weapon began in a Xindi-Aquatic underwater complex on [[Azati Prime]].
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== Various thoughts and D'deridex class ==
This page has been a huge success compared to the previous state of the AotW process (see archives above). Thanks for helping bring back the collaborative spirit of MA. If the flow of the suggestions, comments, etc remains steady, I'll start archiving discussions on a monthly/bimonthly basis so we don't have to look at the same old blurbs. Perhaps an archive of AotW blurbs would be be nice, although I don't know if anyone would care to read it.

I'd like to see {{class|D'deridex}} become our AotW, but there are a couple of things I think we need to fix up. It should have a longer lead-in (possibly the same two to three paragraphs we use for the AotW blurb), and it would be nice if all that italic text was in a background section. Maybe one of our starship buffs can help out with this? --[[User:Vedek Dukat|Vedek Dukat]] <sup> [[User talk:Vedek Dukat|Talk]] | {{ma|Projects/Episode duty roster|Duty Roster}}</sup> 19:40, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

:Yah, I'd definately go for the D'deridex class! I am a bit early, but here is a sample summary, if you are interested:

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[[File:T'Met firing disruptors.jpg|thumb|D'deridex-class warbird in 2374]]

The massive '''''[[D'deridex class|D'deridex''-class]]''', or ''Type-B'' [[Warbird]] one of the most advanced vessels in the [[Romulan Star Empire]] and served as the backbone of the [[Romulan]] fleet during the mid- to late-[[24th century]].

Roughly twice as long as a [[Federation]] {{class|Galaxy}} [[starship]], the ''D'Deridex''-class warbird had a notable advantage in fire power, than its Federation counterpart, but a lower overall maximum speed and less combat maneuverability.

Like earlier Romulan warships, ''D'deridex''-class Warbirds were equipped with [[cloaking device]]s, which protect them from detection in most evasive situations. However, cloaked Warbirds radiate a slight subspace variance at warp speeds, therefore ships traveling at speeds above [[warp factor|warp 6]] run a much greater risk of being detected through their cloak. While traveling under cloak, all electromagnetic emissions, including communications, aboard a Warbird are carefully monitored.

The emergence of ''D'deridex''-class Warbird in [[2364]], during an encounter with the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} on the edge of the [[Romulan Neutral Zone|Neutral Zone]], signaled the end of a fifty-three year Romulan isolation.

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Any thoughts? --[[User:Galaxy001|Galaxy001]] 03:39, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

:I'd say put the second paragraph at the end, make sure the first sentence links to the main article and it's great. [[User:Logan 5|Logan 5]] 00:59, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
::I tweaked it some. --[[User:Gvsualan|Alan del Beccio]] 01:08, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

== Next ==
For the next AoTW, I suggest we do a person. We have been doing starships and species and we need another person. --[[User:Galaxy001|Galaxy001]] 04:49, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

:Character wise we'd be limited to Landru, Janice Rand or Leonard McCoy if we wanted to go back to TOS and keep up that rotation. Bones might be a good one to have. Or I'd suggest maybe the Beta-5 computer? --[[User:Logan 5|Logan 5]] 17:52, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

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[[File:Leonard McCoy, 2267.jpg|thumb|Leonard McCoy in 2268]]
'''[[Leonard McCoy]]''', [[Doctor|M.D.]], was a noted [[Human]] physician and scientist of the [[23rd century|23rd]] and [[24th century|24th centuries]] who served as ship's surgeon and [[chief medical officer]] aboard the [[Federation]] starships {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} and {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-A|-A}} for 27 years.

McCoy was an accomplihsed surgeon, xenophysician, [[exobiology|exobiologist]], and an expert in the field of [[space psychology]]. Born in the "Old-South" region of [[North America]] on [[Earth]], in [[2227]], McCoy was commissioned to [[Starfleet]] in the [[2350]]s. In his early career he made numerous medical advancements in virology and neurology before being promoted to [[Lieutenant Commander]].

He joined the USS ''Enterprise'', under command of [[James T. Kirk]] in [[2266]], replacing the outgoing Dr. [[Mark Piper]] as [[Chief medical officer]] and ship's surgeon. During his posting, Kirk liberally used the nickname, "Bones" (short for "sawbones", the ancient description of a surgeon) for McCoy and the name stuck for the remainder of their friendship.
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How's this? --[[User:Logan 5|Logan 5]] 22:43, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

:Yah, that looks good to me! Any other thoughts? --[[User:Galaxy001|Galaxy001]] 05:41, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

== Food for weekend thought ==
I like the rotation of series and categories we've had lately and think we should keep it up. After this week's character from TOS I think the next AoTW should be from TNG or DS9. My suggestion would be either an episode - both series have several that would work and it will keep options open for series like VOY or ENT that don't have as many other FA cats - or possibly an event like the Klingon Civil War or Dominion War. Thoughts? --[[User:Logan 5|Logan 5]] 15:02, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

:Hey! Let's do the {{USS|Defiant|2370}}! I'll put a sample summary below:

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[[File:USS Defiant firing phaser cannons, 2373.jpg|thumb|The ''Defiant'']]

The '''USS ''Defiant'' (NX-74205)''' was the second [[Federation]] [[starship]] to bear the name, and the [[prototype]] of the {{class|Defiant}} of [[starship]]s.

The ''Defiant'' had been first designed in [[2366]] as a new ship to fight the threat of the [[Borg]], although it was officially designated as an escort vessel. The ship had been built but the receding Borg threat, numerous flaws and the fact that it almost tore itself apart during test cruises, convinced [[Starfleet]] to put the project on hold. [[Benjamin Sisko]] became involved in the project after transferring to the [[Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards]] after the destruction of the [[USS Saratoga (NCC-31911)|''Saratoga'']] at [[Wolf 359]].

Soon after its arrival at DS9, the ''Defiant'' entered the Gamma Quadrant on a mission to open negotiations with the [[Founder]]s of the Dominion. The [[starship]] came under attack by several [[Jem'Hadar]] [[Jem'Hadar attack ship|ships]] and was boarded. The senior officers were taken to the {{dis|Founders' homeworld|2371}} and placed in a simulation by the [[Vorta]] [[Borath]]. Once [[Odo]] and [[Kira Nerys]] found them, the Founders allowed them to return home.
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:How does this look? I was not sure about the picture, but I thought it looked kind of cool. --[[User:Galaxy001|Galaxy001]] 05:29, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
:That looks good, though we just had a ship the week before so I was thinking of a different direction. But this is good, let's see if others have any thoughts. --[[User:Logan 5|Logan 5]] 13:45, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
:I made a slight edit after this was posted to the Template page. I thought it could use better linking and a slightly more extensive last paragraph...post as it appears on Main Page is below. [[User:Logan 5|Logan 5]] 14:42, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

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[[File:USS Defiant firing phaser cannons, 2373.jpg|thumb|The ''Defiant'']]
The '''{{USS|Defiant|2370| (NX-74205)}}''' was the second [[Federation]] [[starship]] to bear the name, and the [[prototype]] of the {{class|Defiant}} of [[starship]]s.

The ''Defiant'' had been first designed in [[2366]] as a new ship to fight the threat of the [[Borg]], although it was officially designated as an escort vessel. The ship had been built but the receding Borg threat, numerous flaws and the fact that it almost tore itself apart during test cruises, convinced [[Starfleet]] to put the project on hold. [[Benjamin Sisko]] became involved in the project when he transferred to the [[Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards]] shortly after the destruction of the [[USS Saratoga (NCC-31911)#USS Saratoga (NCC-31911)|USS ''Saratoga'']] at [[Battle of Wolf 359|Wolf 359]].

The ''Defiant'' was assigned to [[Deep Space 9]] in 2371 and was immediately put to the test when it entered the [[Gamma Quadrant]] on a mission to open negotiations with the [[Founder]]s of the [[Dominion]]. The [[starship]] came under attack by several [[Jem'Hadar]] [[Jem'Hadar attack ship|ships]] and was boarded. Its crew was held and eventually released but his first encounter with the Dominion would not be its last. The ''Defiant'' remained at DS9 and saw extensive action during the [[Federation-Klingon War (2372-73)]] and the [[Dominion War]].
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== Next... ==
I was thinking we could do a [[TNG]] episode for a change. How about {{e|Timescape}}? Here is a summary:
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[[File:Romulan warbird power transfer.jpg|thumb|The ''Enterprise''-D appears to be under attack from a Romulan warbird]]

[[Commander]] [[William T. Riker|Riker]] is sitting on one of the beds in [[sickbay]] with two deep cuts on his forehead. While [[Dr.]] [[Beverly Crusher|Crusher]] is scanning the cuts with a [[tricorder]], she scolds him for playing [[parrises squares]] like he was twenty-one, and warns him that next time he injures himself she may not be able to treat him. [[William T. Riker|Riker]] tells her that he wasn't playing parrises squares so Beverly guesses that he was injured in one of [[Worf]]'s [[Klingon calisthenics program|calisthenics programs]], but again she is wrong and [[William T. Riker|Riker]] tells her that it was, in fact, [[Spot]] who injured him - Riker promised to feed [[Data]]'s cat while he was away (even though Will hates cats) and was attacked as he was going to feed Spot. Riker suggests that Beverly feed Spot and the doctor says that she'd be happy to. Riker is called to the [[bridge]] by [[Lieutenant|Lt.]] Worf on the intercom and as Riker leaves sickbay for the bridge, he tosses Beverly a [[phaser|hand phaser]], joking that she'd need it to feed Spot.

As Riker enters the bridge, Worf informs him that they have picked up a [[distress call]] on the long range [[sensor]]s from a [[Romulan]] ship, claiming that they have suffered a total engine failure, power levels are falling and {{dis|life support|system}} systems are failing. The distress call is possibly a trap but Federation policy is to give the benefit of the doubt in these situations, and because the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} won't rendezvous with [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]]'s runabout for another thirteen hours, Riker orders a course to meet with the Romulan ship but to have the [[shields]] raised and go to [[red alert]] as a precaution.
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I wasn't exactly sure on what should be the image, but I think the one provided here sort of summarizes it all. :) --[[User:Galaxy001|Galaxy001]] 00:24, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

:I'm not the best person to right episode summaries, but I think that first go round is a little long, and too verbatim for the article. If it's going on the main page it should be more of a teaser instead of jumping straight into action summary. Something like "The Enterprise responds to a Romulan distress signal against the better judgement of Riker. When they arrive they find the ship.....
:When Picard et al return to the Enterprise they find the ship and the Romulan Warbird ''name of ship'' seemingly frozen in time. Worse, they appear to be locked in battle. Now Picard and his crew must decipher the mystery before them even as a warp core breach threatens the ship".
:You know, something closer to that. [[User:Logan 5|Logan 5]] 03:56, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
:All right, then. How does this look?

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'''{{e|Timescape}}'''
[[File:Romulan warbird power transfer.jpg|thumb|The ''Enterprise''-D appears to be under attack from a Romulan warbird]]

[[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]], [[Lieutenant Commander|Lt. Cmdrs]] [[Data]] and [[Geordi La Forge|La Forge]] and [[Counselor]] [[Deanna Troi|Troi]] are on board a [[runabout]] on course for a rendezvous with the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D}}. Data turns [[helm]] control of the runabout over to the computer and joins the others, who are sitting at a table finishing their lunch, discussing the conference they attended on the effects of deep space assignments.

Soon, the runabout arrives at the rendezvous coordinates but there is no sign of the ''Enterprise''. Geordi reads a faint, possibly metallic, signature, however power levels from the signature are negligible and appear fragmented. The runabout makes its way to the source of the signal but the fragmentation effect increases and the runabout slows further to compensate. Looking through the cockpit window the crewmembers' confusion turns to shock - the ''Enterprise'' and a [[D'deridex class|Romulan warbird]] are in the midst of a battle, but the [[disruptor]] fire from the warbird is frozen in mid-blast and both ships appear suspended in time.

The three officers [[transporter|materialize]] on the [[bridge]] of the ''Enterprise'' and discover that [[starship|vessel]] has taken some damage. Three [[Romulan]]s are present, all armed with disruptors. The officers investigate further: Data moves to the [[operations officer]] station, Troi approaches [[Commander]] [[William T. Riker|Riker]], who lies on the floor with a Romulan over him, and Picard checks the command center. None of the consoles function but the console at Ops shows a massive power surge in [[main engineering]]. Information from [[tactical]] indicates that [[security]] teams have been dispatched to [[Transporter room]] Three and [[Sickbay]].
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We need to post this as soon as possible. --[[User:Galaxy001|Galaxy001]] 05:28, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

:My corrected version above. More links, some shorter sentences, etc. [[User:Logan 5|Logan 5]] 02:03, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

== An event, perhaps? ==
I thought we might go with an event as the Voyager article since we haven't had one of those in a while...how about the Borg-8472 war?

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[[File:Borg 8472 battle.jpg|thumb|Borg cubes in battle.]]
The '''[[Borg-Species 8472 War]]''' was a brief but highly destructive six-month conflict from late [[2373]] to early [[2374]], fought between the [[Borg Collective]] and [[Species 8472]]. The conflict began when the Borg Collective learned of the existence of a Species 8472 who they considered "apex of biological evolution". The native dimension of Species 8472 was a realm known as [[fluidic space]] and the Borg invaded their territory through specially created [[quantum singularity|quantum singularities]]. The move proved to be nearly fatal.

The forces of Species 8472 proved highly superior to that of the [[Borg]] their immune system was so efficient that any invader was immediately destroyed, including Borg [[nanoprobe]]s. Moreover, Species 8472's organically-based technology was extremely powerful. Their [[Species 8472 bio-ship|bio-ships]] were impervious to all types of conventional weaponry, while their weapons were able to penetrate Borg shields with ease. They quickly removed the Borg from fluidic space.

The sudden incursion of a hostile alien species in their biologically homogeneous space was something intolerable to Species 8472 who saw their realm as contaminated. As a result they determined that the only option to protect their genetic integrity to launch an invasion of this dimension, starting with the Borg space in the [[Milky Way Galaxy]]. It was only after assistance from [[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway]] of the {{USS|Voyager}} that the tide of battle was turned.
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Sounds good to me. Sort of a change of what the theme is (episode, character, etc.) --[[User:Galaxy001|Galaxy001]] 00:42, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

:''"The forces of Species 8472 proved highly superior to that of the Borg their immune system was so efficient that any invader was immediately destroyed, including Borg nanoprobes."''
:Just a small thing, but it'd read better if it was, ''"...proved highly superior to that of the Borg; their immune system was so efficient..."'' (note the semi-colon). At the moment, it's two seperate sentances that though related, shouldn't flow without interruption into one another. The semi-colon breaks up the flow of text, but allows for the relation to be noted. - [[User:Hayter|Hayter]] 20:02, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

== A race? ==
I was thinking (now that we are comming to the end of the week, time flies!) that we could do a race next. Perhaps the Ferengi would do. Any other ideas before we start putting in summaries? --[[User:Galaxy001|Galaxy001]] 01:09, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

:OK, the week is up, so here is a sample summary for this week:

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[[File:Quark, 2375.jpg|thumb|[[Quark]], a '''Ferengi''' male]]

The '''Ferengi''' are a spacefaring [[humanoid]] species native to the [[planet]] [[Ferenginar]]. Ferengi civilization was built on the ideals of pure {{wt|Laissez-faire}} {{w|capitalism}}, where all other goals were subjugated to the pursuit of profit.

Their governing body known as the [[Ferengi Alliance]] was formed over a period of ten thousand years, beginning with the establishment of a system of [[money|currency]], to their purchase of [[warp drive|warp technology]], and finally to its current state in the [[24th century]].

The Ferengi culture has roots similar to that of the many other species, filled with wars, violence and greed. However, Ferengi managed to avoid many of the worst aspects of an evolving culture and their social history is notable for the absence of atrocities such as slavery or genocide, a distinction the Ferengi feel makes them morally superior. Ferengi culture slowly grew out of its early stages by introducing a remarkable economic system that developed from early bartering systems to become one of the leading cultures in interstellar commerce.
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:Any suggestions? --[[User:Galaxy001|Galaxy001]] 01:16, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
::Looks great! &mdash; '''[[User:pd THOR|<span style="color:#CC0000;">THOR</span>]]''' <sup>[[User talk:pd THOR|<span style="color:#FF9933;">''=/\=''</span>]]</sup> 01:33, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
::All right then. If there are no further objections then, lets add it to the AoTW template! :) [[User:Galaxy001|Galaxy001]]<sup>[[User talk:Galaxy001|talk]]</sup> 05:19, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
:::I support this -- but I was wondering if, for a 24 hour period on WEdnesday 22nd, we could make a "[[William Shatner]]" article dominate the main page -- its his birthday ;) -- [[User:Captainmike|Captain M.K.B.]] 06:04, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

== Next week and bot ==
All right, as for next week, to keep the good variety (I hope I spelled that right), I motion that we should do an [[ENT]] character. So, I was thinking we could go for [[Gannet]]. I'll give a sample summary:
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[[File:Gannet.jpg|thumb|Gannet]]
'''Gannet''' was a [[Human]] news reporter who lived on the [[planet]] [[Earth]] in the mid-[[2150s]].

The crew of ''Enterprise'' later discovered that Gannet had reconfigured her [[universal translator]] at the conference on Earth to record messages from all the other translators and had been spying on the delegates there. [[Ensign]] [[Hoshi Sato]] claimed that Gannet had accidentally triggered
an identification protocol in the network, which Sato had tracked back to the source. Most of the Starfleet officers suspected that Gannet was a member of the [[xenophobic]] organization [[Terra Prime]]. However, Ensign Mayweather believed that Gannet may have simply been doing undercover research for a news report.

In ''Enterprise''{{'}}s [[brig]], Gannet requested to speak with Travis Mayweather. When the ensign arrived, she complained that she had not yet spoken to her lawyer. She also revealed that she was actually working for [[Starfleet Intelligence]], not Terra Prime. Ensign Mayweather found her story hard to accept, however. He believed that Gannet would be able to quickly arrange her own release, if she were being employed by Starfleet Intelligence. In an attempt to explain why she had not already done so, Gannet replied that she was aware that a Terra Prime agent could possibly be operating on board ''Enterprise''. Her own identity would be compromised if she were to attempt to contact the head of her division.
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Sombody else would probably be better at summarizing an ENT character (I have not seen that series), but I would like to know what people think of this. Also, wouldn't it be more convinient if we had a bot update the Article of the Week at the right time? That way we can vote on it and have it automatically updated. Just and idea. :) [[User:Galaxy001|Galaxy001]]<sup>[[User talk:Galaxy001|talk]]</sup> 17:46, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

:Does anybody else have any other ideas? If not, we should post this soon. [[User:Galaxy001|Galaxy001]]<sup>[[User talk:Galaxy001|talk]]</sup> 00:08, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
:I had to rewrite this a bit, even though it's been on the homepage for a few days. The summary was nearly as long as the article (it's a short article) and there were several links missing.

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<noinclude>
Guidelines for changing the AotW:
* Anyone can do the switch when Sunday rolls around, so long as it comes from [[MA:FA]] and you bold the article on that page once you add the blurb here.
* However, it's customary to suggest an article on [[MA:AotW]] several days before that happens.
* Please don't abuse the fact that this is not protected. :)
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[[File:Gannet.jpg|thumb|Gannet]]

'''[[Gannet]]''' was a [[Human]] news reporter who lived on the [[planet]] [[Earth]] in the mid-[[2150s]].

In [[2155]] Gannet provided news coverage of a conference on Earth whose goal was the establishment of a [[Coalition of Planets]]. During this period she came aboard the {{NX|Enterprise}} where the crew later discovered that Gannet had reconfigured her [[universal translator]] at the conference on Earth to record messages from all the other translators and had been spying on the delegates there. Most of the Starfleet officers suspected that Gannet was a member of the [[xenophobia|xenophobic]] organization [[Terra Prime]]. However, [[Ensign]] [[Travis Mayweather|Mayweather]] believed that Gannet may have simply been doing undercover research for a news report.

Gannet later revealed that she was actually working for [[Starfleet Intelligence]], not Terra Prime. In an attempt to explain why she had not revealed her true mission earlier, Gannet said that she was aware that a Terra Prime agent could possibly be operating on board ''Enterprise''. Her own identity would be compromised if she were to attempt to contact the head of her division.
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This might be a good time to just point out a few best practices for AoTW summaries. They really should not just be cut-and-paste paragraphs from within the article. Instead it serves the main page better to select highlights and rewrite them so as to provide a short summary of hte most interesting parts of the article without giving away all the details. Definitely all links need to be checked and ideally the 3 paragraphs should not be more than 4-5 sentences each. See for instance the Luther Sloan article intro and compare that to his main body, or the Orions article from last winter. Just some suggestions. [[User:Logan 5|Logan 5]] 14:47, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

:Sorry about that. I just thought that it since it was time to change it, I should add it. I'll try to follow some of those guidlines. :) [[User:Galaxy001|Galaxy001]]<sup>[[User talk:Galaxy001|talk]]</sup> 05:03, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
::The text this week is a little long, but apart from that I'm really not sure if rewriting would be a better alternative to "copy&paste". After all, the summary is supposed to be "from the article", which in turn is supposed to be "one of the best articles written by the community". A rewritten summary might be neither... -- [[User:Cid Highwind|Cid Highwind]] 08:30, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
:::I don't think a ''heavy'' rewrite is needed, but some sentences, etc make more sense in the flow of an article than they do out of context and that should be looked for. And definitely need to watch for linking and overall length. For instance, inside the article there may be 2-3 sentences with important links that would work well on main page but can be shortened to one sentence with all the same links, etc. I don't think promoting the article on the homepage with slightly (''slightly'') different language in any way impedes it's standing as "one of the best". Without seeming conceited, does the 2nd version of the current article not read a little better as a summary than the 1st version? [[User:Logan 5|Logan 5]] 17:50, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
:::Actually, the blurbs are rarely if ever taken directly from the article, as the blurb on here is meant to be tailored for the main page. On Wikipedia for example the blurbs are specifically written ''for'' the main page; here, it does say "from Memory Alpha's Featured Articles", but that's just saying "click here for more well-done articles". --[[User:Broik|Broik]] 18:02, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

== 1st Week in Apr ==
I think we need to do a TOS or pan-series article next. If we do TOS we pretty much have either an episode or character to choose from, but we just did a character so I'm not sure where people stand on that. If we do a pan-series I would suggest maybe Technology like the Transporter. [[User:Logan 5|Logan 5]] 17:59, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

:The [[Klingon]] article would also be an example of something that's pan-series. That or [[transporter]] sound good. --[[User:Broik|Broik]] 18:05, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
::We just did species then character. If we can avoid a repeat I think that's good, but if not we have way more characters than species so I'd suggest that route...but since no one else is chiming in

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[[File:Galaxy class transporter pad.jpg|thumb|A ''{{class|Galaxy}}'' transporter pad]]
The '''[[transporter]]''' is a device capable of almost instantaneously moving an object from one location to another. The process of [[Transporter#Operations|transporting]] an object or individual involves the scanning, dematerialization, transmission and reassembly an object. The act of transporting is often referred to as "beaming."

Early transporters were not very reliable and most were authorized for non-biological transports only. With the advent of safer transporters, biological transport became increasingly common and transporters became the most reliable form of short-range transport by the [[24th century]]. Most space faring civilizations of the [[Alpha Quadrant|Alpha]] and [[Beta Quadrant]]s employed transporter technology though transporters types varied among the different species of the [[galaxy]]. There were many advantages to utilizing transporters: On a planetary scale, small vehicles and spacecraft were no longer required to travel between locations; taveling by transporter was essentially instantaneous and an individual's sense of time while transporting was effectively non-existent.

Transporter operations, though much improved, continued to face [[Transporter#Limitations|limitations]] by this time and [[Transporter accident|accidents]] involving the technology are still not uncommon.
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How's that look? [[User:Logan 5|Logan 5]] 20:51, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

:Looks good to me! [[User:Galaxy001|Galaxy001]]<sup>[[User talk:Galaxy001|talk]]</sup> 23:18, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

== this time around ==
In the absence of other candidates...

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[[File:USS Enterprise-D saucer separation.jpg|thumbnail|right|Saucer separation on a {{class|Galaxy}} starship.]]'''[[Saucer separation]]''' is an emergency manuever performed on some [[Federation]] [[starship]]s involving the complete disconnection of the [[primary hull]] and the [[secondary hull]]. During the [[23rd century]] separation was a one-time only event used only in a catastrophic emergency; the two sections could not reconnect easily following a separation.

In the [[24th century]] [[starship]] classes were designed to routinely separate into one or more components. The procedure itself became more common and tactical, as well as emergency, uses became standard procedure. By this period separation technology had advanced sufficiently to be performed [[warp drive| warp speeds]]. The procedure is extremely risky, with no margin for error; partially due to this, a high warp separation was never attempted prior to [[2364]].
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yaaaaaaaaaaarrrr! [[User:Logan 5|Logan 5]] 00:42, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

== Been a couple of weeks... ==
Let's go with something different.

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[[File:The Doctor, 2378.jpg|thumb|Robert Picardo as The Doctor]]
'''[[Robert Picardo]]''' is the actor best known to ''[[Star Trek]]'' fans for playing [[Starfleet|Starfleet's]] [[Emergency Medical Hologram]], or simply, [[The Doctor]], on {{s|VOY}}.

Robert Picardo &ndash; or "Bob", as he likes to be called &ndash; was born in Philadelphia, [[Pennsylvania]] on {{d|27|October|1953}}. He attended William Penn Charter School, graduating in 1971, after which he attended {{w|Yale University}}. While attending Yale, he performed in several University productions and graduated with a B.A. in Drama in 1975.

In 1977, he made his {{w|Broadway (Manhattan)}} debut in a production of ''Gemini'', and in 1981, made his feature film debut in the contemporary horror classic, {{wt|The Howling}}. His other film credits include {{wt|Explorers (movie)}} (1985, also with [[James Cromwell]]), {{wt|Innerspace}} (1987), {{wt|The 'burbs}} and more.
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[[User:Logan 5|Logan 5]] 20:23, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

I believe the article "Martok" should be the next Article of the Week

== Behind schedule ==
Sorry, anonymous user, but it's been a while since we did TOS so I think that may be more appropriate. Maybe the next DS9 AoTW should be Martok, though...

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[[File: USS Enterprise approaches V'ger's cloud, remastered.png|thumb|USS ''Enterprise'' at the outer edges of the ''V'ger'' cloud]]

'''''[[V'ger]]''''' was an enormously powerful entity and one of the most extraordinary [[lifeform]]s ever encountered by the [[Federation]] when it briefly threatened the destruction of [[Earth]] in [[2273]].

At first sight, ''V'ger'' appeared to be a massive cloud that was far larger than a planet and generated nearly unheard of energy levels. On its approach to Earth ''V'ger'' destroyed three [[Klingon]] {{class|K't'inga}} [[cruiser]]s that had been dispatched to intercept it. Not long after, the cloud encountered the [[Epsilon IX station|Epsilon IX monitoring station]] and destroyed the station in much the same way as it had the Klingon vessels, but not before the crew of the Starfleet station were able to record the first significant data on the threat.

With the cloud just 54 hours away from Earth, Starfleet sent the newly refitted {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} make contact.
All [[linguacode]] messages were ignored, and it became apparent that the object at the heart of the cloud was unable to comprehend the hailing signals.
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Without objection, so passed...[[User:Logan 5|Logan 5]] 03:27, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

== Another 2 weeks ==
Or close to it...I suggest we keep up the rotation and use an ENT article. And I think it's time for an episode.

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[[File:Enterprise (NX-01) leaving drydock.jpg|thumb|''Enterprise'' is launched]]

A young [[Jonathan Archer]] paints a [[model]] of his [[Henry Archer|father's]] spacecraft in [[San Francisco]] and recites a quote from a speech by [[Zefram Cochrane]]. Jonathan curiously asks about his father's ship, wondering if it will be bigger than [[Ambassador]] [[Soval]]'s ship. Although Henry Archer does not fully understand the reasons behind the [[Vulcan]]s' constraint of [[Human]] space flight, he believes that there must be an explanation.

Thirty years later, the wreckage of a crashed [[Klingon]] [[K'toch class|''K'toch''-class]] scoutship lies in a cornfield in [[Broken Bow|Broken Bow, Oklahoma]]. [[Klaang]], the Klingon pilot of the craft, desperately flees from two pursuing [[Suliban|alien]]s. The comotion attracts the attention of a [[Moore (farmer)|farmer]]. Although Klaang eventually manages to kill the aliens, he is shot by Moore's [[plasma rifle]].

Aboard an [[inspection pod]], Jonathan Archer, now a [[captain]] in the [[Starfleet]], and [[Commander]] [[Charles Tucker III|Charles Tucker]] inspect the prototype {{class|NX}} [[starship]] {{NX|Enterprise}} in a [[spacedock]] [[orbit]]ing Earth. After being called back to [[Starfleet Medical]], Archer attends a meeting where the fate of Klaang is discussed with several Vulcan dignitaries. It is decided that ''Enterprise'' will launch ahead of schedule on a mission to return Klaang to the Klingons' [[homeworld]], [[Qo'noS]].
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Beuller? Beuller? Okay then. [[User:Logan 5|Logan 5]] 23:40, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

== Once more we're behind ==
DS9 is up again I think. Maybe a character?

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[[File:Elim Garak, 2374.jpg|thumb|right|Elim Garak]]

'''[[Elim Garak]]''' was a [[Cardassian]] tailor and [[Promenade]] shopkeeper of [[Garak's Clothiers]] who lived on [[starbase|station]] [[Deep Space 9]]. Garak was a former operative in the Cardassian [[Obsidian Order]] but was exiled to [[Terok Nor]] following a fall from grace with his mentor, and father, [[Enabran Tain]].

During his time as an operative, Garak was instrumental in the arrest and execution of Justice [[Procal]], [[Gul]] [[Dukat]]'s father. He also spent time on [[Romulus]], posing as a [[gardener]] at the Cardassian [[embassy]] and was rumored to have been involved in several assasinations there. Following his betrayal of Tain, Tain ordered him killed but Garak escaped and was exiled from his homeworld of [[Cardassia Prime]].

Garak kept contacts in the [[Cardassian Union]] after his exile, and when [[Starfleet]] took control of station Deep Space 9, he attempted on occasion to use his experience and his position as the only Cardassian still aboard to regain his usefulness. He was involved in the apprehension of [[Tahna Los]], the escape of several important memebers [[Cardassian Underground]] in [[2370]], and the return of an abducted [[Major]] [[Kira Nerys|Kira]]. Garak also worked with Starfleet during the [[Dominion War]] and returned to [[Cardassia Prime]] after the [[Battle of Cardassia]].
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[[User:Logan 5|Logan 5]] 18:05, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

== Now what? ==
A couple of weeks have gone by, so how about doing something a little different like the [[United Federation of Planets]]?

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[[File:United Federation of Planets logo.svg|thumb|The Great Seal of the United Federation of Planets]]

The '''United Federation of Planets''', also referred to as the '''Federation''' or '''UFP''', is an interstellar state composed of planetary governments and [[federation colonies|colonies]]. The various [[federation members|members]] of the Federation are organized under the unifying goals of universal liberty, equality, peaceful coexistence, trade, science, exploration, and mutual defense. Its territory encompasses at least several dozen [[sector]]s in both the [[Alpha Quadrant|Alpha]] and [[Beta Quadrant]]s, spread across nearly 8,000 [[light year]]s of [[space]]. As of stardate 3219.8, the Federation was spread across more than 1,000 worlds. In [[2268]] there were at least 30 members, and by [[2373]], there were more than 150 members of the Federation, and over 1,000 semi-autonomous [[colony|colonies]]. Many of the Federation member worlds were originally [[Human]] colonies, which is why Humans make up the majority of [[Starfleet]] personnel.

The Federation was founded in [[2161]] in [[San Francisco]] on [[Earth]]. The seeds of the Federation sprouted during a temporary alliance in [[2154]] during the search for a [[Romulan drone ship]]. That was when Vulcans, Humans, Andorians and Tellarites first united for a common cause. This led to the founding of the [[Coalition of Planets]] a year later, when [[United Earth]], the [[Vulcan]]s, the [[Andorian Empire]], the [[Tellarite]]s, the [[Denobulan]]s, the [[Rigelian]]s, the [[Coridanite]]ites, and several other worlds united in a common economic union. The Coalition continued towards unity over the next several years, and this ultimately led to the formation of the Federation.
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How are we looking? :) --[[User:Galaxy001|Galaxy001]]<sup>[[User talk:Galaxy001|talk]]</sup> 22:16, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

:Looks good to me. :) --[[User:Shran|From Andoria with Love]] 06:04, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

== July 17 ==
I should note that it's bad form to have an image of a person ''not'' facing twards the middle of the screen. Unfortunatly, that means that the only Tellarite image we have that fits is a 23rd century one. - [[User:AJHalliwell|AJ Halliwell]] 08:35, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

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[[File:Gav.jpg|thumb|A Tellarite male]]
'''[[Tellarite]]s''' were a sturdy [[humanoid]] species with distinguished snouts from the [[class M]] [[planet]] [[Tellar Prime]], located not far from the [[Sol system]]. In [[2161]], they became one of the founding [[race]]s of the [[United Federation of Planets]].

Tellarites were known to be an impatient people with "stubborn pride". They had a propensity toward strong [[emotion]]. However, they enjoyed a good argument, which was even considered a sport on Tellar. Tellarites often began an interaction with a series of complaints; this was how they started arguments with someone they had recently met. If they had nothing to complain about they would simply insult the person. Because of their passion for arguing, Tellarites made excellent politicians.

In [[November]] [[2154]], a Tellarite delegation lead by [[Ambassador]] {{dis|Gral|Tellarite}} was being transported to the [[planetoid]] [[Babel]] by the {{NX|Enterprise}} to resolve a long standing trade dispute with the [[Andorian]]s. The original conference agenda covered only trade regulations for the [[sector]]. A subsequent [[Romulan]] plot to destabilize the region had the opposite effect and created a temporary {{dis|alliance|2154}} among the Andorians, [[Vulcan]]s, [[Human]]s, and Tellarites. The proceeding conference later helped bring peace to the strained Tellarite-Andorian relations...

== July 28 ==
[[File:Dukat insurgency program.jpg|thumb|Gul Dukat stands casually in Ops as the self-destruct counts down]]
The '''[[counter-insurgency program]]''' was a security measure designed for a hypothetical revolt by [[Bajoran]] laborers aboard [[Terok Nor]].

It was installed by its commanding officer, then-[[Gul]] [[Dukat]] during the [[Occupation of Bajor]] because the Bajorans far outnumbered their [[Cardassian]] overseers. The program was designed so Dukat and his fellow Cardassian officers could interact with and control it, but if necessary, it could run independently. To ensure smooth operation, the program had several levels of severity to allow it to deal with a variety of scenarios, the focus being a revolt by laborers in [[ore processing]]. Naturally, Dukat omitted mention of the program's existence when control of what was now called [[Deep Space 9]] passed to [[Benjamin Sisko]] in [[2369]].

If the workers escaped or the insurgency spread and resulted in an escape from ore processing, the program was set to take control of the station. [[Force field]]s would secure sensitive areas of the station's computer circuitry, [[Operations center|Ops]] and the [[security office]], with similar force fields blocking access to virtually every major doorway on the station.

The program was discovered by [[Miles O'Brien]] in [[2371]] while investigating the possibility of turning the ore-processing area into a [[deuterium]] refinery. Lack of knowledge about the program caused the crew to activate the program's higher levels once the stationwide program took effect...

== August 6 ==
Well, since it's "customary to suggest a week in advance," and to get this realigned to the wishful-thinking-(almost humorous) time schedule listed above, I suggest to be changed Aug6-06: "{{dis|Ghosts|Marvel}}". Also, I don't know if anyone else is seeing'm, but on my screen the main page doesn't give enough room to the words so it comes up two or three words, then a big space before the rest of the paragraph starts: so I shrunk the images a bit.
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[[File:ghosts.jpg|thumb|"Ghosts" - [[Marvel VOY]] issue #10]]
'''''"{{dis|Ghosts|Marvel}}"''': Shadows of the past!'' is a {{s|VOY}} [[Marvel VOY|comic book]] made by [[Marvel Comics]] in [[October 1997]] in which ''Voyager'' encounters a temporal rift, showing them the [[Battle of Wolf 359]].

''En route'' to the [[Alpha Quadrant]], the {{USS|Voyager}} suddenly encounters an all-too-familiar sight: onscreen, they witness the carnage of the [[Battle of Wolf 359]]. [[Tuvok]] suggests it may be some elaborate deception, noting that the battle took place six years prior. [[Ensign]] [[Harry Kim|Kim]] however, informs [[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway|Janeway]] that he detects high concentrations of [[chroniton]]s, suggesting [[time travel]] is involved.

As ''Voyager'' backs away, the images of the battle disappear, but in their place, the [[crew]] detects several [[Federation]] [[escape pod]]s. Tuvok again recommends caution, but Ensign Kim detects life signs on board, as well as a genuine Federation [[distress signal]].

Further [[sensor|scans]] show the pods to be survivors of the {{USS|Saratoga|NCC-31911}}, the {{USS|Roosevelt}}, and the {{USS|Melbourne}}, the [[flagship]] of [[Admiral]] [[J.P. Hanson|Hanson]]. ''Voyager'' is unable to communicate with the pods, so Captain Janeway orders the survivors to be [[beam]]ed to [[sickbay]]. Tuvok informs her the transporter would be unsafe, due to the chroniton [[radiation]], so the [[tractor beam]] is used to tow the pods into the [[shuttlebay]]. Janeway is still understandably apprehensive about the situation, so she orders [[security]] to meet her there to find out who or what is inside...

== August 11 ==
'''[[Design patent]]s''' are a type of {{w|patent}} issued under [[United States of America]] [[law]] granted based on the unique appearance or concept of an item rather than its "usefulness." Design patents typically are sought for items where the appearance is as - or more - important than the underlying craftsmanship itself. So, things like jewelry, [[collectibles|toys]], furniture, [[car]] parts, etc. are frequently granted design patents.

From {{y|1978}} through {{y|1987}}, [[Paramount Pictures]] sought and obtained various design patents for ''[[Star Trek]]'' designs. There seem to have been no other filings after 1987, and Paramount's legal department instead probably feels comfortable with existing copyright protections.

Their main usefulness is as a supplement to copyright protections. Whereas someone claiming a copyright in a work can prevent actual ''copies'' being made, a design patent can more easily be used to prevent the unauthorized creation of ''similar'' items which are not actually copies. Neither protection is absolute, but some counsel believe that having both is important where even the hint of similar design is a threat to the value of the original design.

The very first design patent issued on 25 November 1980 for ''Star Trek'' was for the duty uniform from {{film|1}}. Filed for in April 1979, it depicts the "ornamental design for a costume, substantially as shown". It is colorless (US patents are in black and white), is missing the uniform patch (the subject of a separate patent), and shows the rank of Captain.

== August 31 ==
(Whenever we change it again, since the last one was a little late) I suggest: {{ENT|United}}. - [[User:AJHalliwell|AJ Halliwell]] 13:52, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
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'''{{e|United}}''' - Aboard the [[prototype]] [[Romulan drone ship]], [[Commander]] [[Charles Tucker III|Tucker]] and [[Lieutenant]] [[Malcolm Reed|Reed]] struggle to regain their footing as the ship is violently shaken. On [[Romulus]], the drone ship's [[pilot]] works on erratically maneuvering the vessel. Ordering the pilot to stabilize the ship, in preparation for its imminent attack, [[Nijil]] reports that he is activating the vessel's [[multispectral emitter]]s - its [[holographic]] "skin". In the dark vacuum of space, the drone ship swoops down and destroys a [[Rigelian scoutship|Rigelian scout ship]], disguised as {{EnterpriseNX}}.

Gathered around the [[situation table]] on the [[bridge]] of ''Enterprise'', [[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer|Archer]] tells [[Ensign]] [[Travis Mayweather]] and [[Commander]] [[T'Pol]] that the visual record which was sent by the Rigelian ship showed ''Enterprise'' firing at the vessel. T'Pol tells him that she has discovered a method to detect the stealth vessel's [[warp signature]], while Travis has designed a [[sensor grid]] which will extend ''Enterprise''{{'}}s range. Although the grid will require 128 vessels, it should prove to be an effective way to find the drone ship.

In [[sickbay]], {{Shran}} jokes with [[Talas]], as the doctor is treating her wound. Although Talas was only grazed, the [[phase-pistol]] that [[Naarg]] shot her with was set to kill. When Talas asks, Shran promises not to let her die unavenged. Phlox enters and apologetically asks Shran to leave. Before he does so, Archer enters and offers him a proposal. Shran doesn't listen to the captain's suggestion, wanting only to kill the [[Tellarite]]s. As he leaves, Archer realizes that uniting the Andorians, Tellarites, [[Vulcan]]s and [[Human]]s will prove harder than he thought...
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And might I suggest, since it's been so long since we've had an episode (not including this one -- obviously) another episode next week, maybe TNG. - [[User:AJHalliwell|AJ Halliwell]] 00:01, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

== September 12 ==
As suggested, I put up {{e|A Matter of Perspective}}. Summaries a bit shorter than usual to match the new "Did You Know." My suggestion for next week: [[Beta 5 computer]]. - [[User:AJHalliwell|AJ Halliwell]] 17:58, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

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'''{{e|A Matter of Perspective}}''' - [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Data]] informs the [[Captain]] that the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|''Enterprise]]'' has arrived at [[Tanuga IV]], and that the [[away team]] has completed its survey of Dr. [[Nel Apgar]]'s research and is ready to return.

[[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] enters the [[bridge]], welcoming Lieutenant Commander [[Geordi La Forge|La Forge]] back from completing a delivery of [[dicosilium]] to the Tanuga IV research station, where Doctor Nel Apgar is working to create [[Krieger wave]]s, a potentially valuable new power source. The Captain asks where [[Commander]] [[William T. Riker|Riker]] is, and La Forge replies that he is still on the station.

The [[chief engineer]] is somewhat hesitant about explaining, but says that nothing went wrong with the scientific part of the mission. Picard becomes even more curious about what happened on the station due to La Forge's somewhat evasive demeanor, but Geordi is saved by the proverbial bell when Riker voice is heard through the com asking to leave immediately.

Chief [[Miles O'Brien|O'Brien]] engages the [[transporter]] to bring Riker back, but nothing happens, so he calls [[engineering]], informing them of a power drain. The space station suddenly explodes, and O'Brien hasn't beamed Riker back yet as he is having trouble clearing the [[first officer]]'s signal. After more trying, Riker is eventually brought back, but Dr. Apgar was still on the station. Riker asks why O'Brien is so surprised that he brought him back; O'Brien informs him of what just happened and Riker is visibly shocked...

== October 18 ==
Having been over a month, I changed to the suggested Beta 5. Next week's suggestion: {{class|K't'inga}}. - [[User:AJHalliwell|AJ Halliwell]] 23:39, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

:It has been 2 weeks, I suggest a change to {{class|K't'inga}}. :) -[[User:Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa|Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa]] 20:07, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
::I suggest changing the article of the week on November 5 to {{class|K't'inga}} unless someone thinks otherwise. I can make the change November 5 (or November 6 if I'm not around Sunday). -[[User:Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa|Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa]] 15:47, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
:::Added.

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The '''''K't'inga''-class''' [[battle cruiser]] was the primary class of [[warship]] in service with the [[Klingon Imperial Fleet]] from the late [[23rd century]] through the late [[24th century]].

Introduced in the early [[2270s]], the ''K't'inga''-class cruiser was considered one of the most powerful [[warship]]s in the [[Klingon Defense Force]]s, even serving as a [[flagship]] of the Imperial Fleet for a time during the [[2290s]].

''K't'inga''-class cruisers were in service as early as [[2272]], when the [[Epsilon IX station]] recorded the destruction of three ''K't'inga''-class vessels by the ''[[V'ger]]'' entity. [[Starfleet]]'s interest in the ''K't'inga''-class cruiser was such that in [[2285]] the class of ship appeared in the [[Kobayashi Maru scenario|Kobayashi Maru training scenario]] at [[Starfleet Academy]]. Interest in these vessels by the [[Federation]] would continue to appear well into the [[2370s]], as data on this class would commonly be found within numerous Starfleet files.

For nearly a century, the ''K't'inga''-class cruiser proved to be a rugged, sturdy design that saw continuous use. In that they were much like their [[Federation]] counterparts the [[Excelsior class|''Excelsior'']] and {{class|Miranda}} [[starship]]s, whose usefulness out-lived contemporaries such as the {{class|Constitution}} cruiser.

With marked improvements, these warships saw continuous use as frontline and border patrol ships throughout the [[Klingon-Federation War (2372-73)]] and the [[Dominion War]] of the early-[[2370s]]. They were not always the ship of choice for all missions, however, as more agile craft like the [[Klingon Bird-of-Prey]] were better suited for some tasks.

== Week of November 12 ==
I suggest the next article to be '''[[Battle of Sector 001]]'''. -[[User:Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa|Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa]] 16:44, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

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[[File:Borg cube engaged at Sector 001.jpg|thumb|Starfleet vessels engaging the Borg cube at the Battle of Sector 001.]]
The '''[[Battle of Sector 001]]''' was a confrontation between the [[United Federation of Planets]] and the [[Borg Collective]] in [[2373]], when a [[Borg cube]] attempted to [[Assimilation|assimilate]] [[Earth]]. Although the battle resulted in significant loss of life for the [[Starfleet]] forces, it was still considered a victory for the Federation. Unlike the infamous [[Battle of Wolf 359]] some [[2367|six years before]], Starfleet proved to be more prepared to fight the Borg. The fleet, though out gunned, ultimately managed to successfully destroy the Cube.

The second major [[Borg]] incursion into Federation space began shortly before [[stardate]] 50893, when the [[federation colonies|colony]] on [[Ivor Prime]] was destroyed. Nearby [[Deep Space 5]] detected the attack, and long-range [[sensor]]s detected a single Borg vessel. A Federation fleet mobilized in the [[Typhon sector]] to intercept the [[Borg cube]] before it reached [[Earth]].

The fleet opened fire, but to minimal effect. The defense perimeter was quickly shattered, with numerous ships being lost, as the cube continued on unrelentingly towards Earth. The surviving ships, including the {{USS|Defiant|2370}} and the {{USS|Bozeman}}, assaulted the cube all the way to the [[Sol system]]. Realizing that the battle was not progressing well, Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard]] ordered the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}} back to Earth in violation of his orders.

Picard, taking advantage of his residual link to the Collective, took command of the fleet and ordered all weapons to be targeted on a seemingly non-critical point on the cube. The resulting barrage destroyed the cube; however, shortly before its destruction, the cube launched a small [[Borg sphere|spherical]] vessel from its interior. The sphere began generating [[chronometric particle]]s, forming a [[temporal vortex]], and disappeared inside the vortex near the boundary of Earth's atmosphere, traveling back to [[2063]] and disrupting [[First Contact]].

== November 19 ==
'''Nominate''' -- {{e|Day of the Dove}}. --[[User:Defiant|Defiant]] 12:24, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

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[[File:Kang, 2268.jpg|thumb|Kang, one of the most influential leaders and feared diplomats in the [[Klingon Empire]].]]
'''{{e|Day of the Dove}}''' was the eleventh episode of the [[TOS Season 3|third season]] of {{s|TOS}}.

Responding to a [[distress call]] from [[Beta XII-A]], a [[landing party]] from the {{Enterprise}} [[transporter|beams]] down to the [[planet]]. They find no evidence of a [[colony]] nor any indication that one was attacked. From the [[bridge]] of the [[orbit]]ing ''Enterprise'', [[Spock]] [[hail]]s [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] and reports that a [[D7 class|Klingon battlecruiser]] is approaching. Although Kirk authorizes the [[Vulcan]] to defend the [[Starfleet]] ship, [[Hikaru Sulu|Sulu]] determines that the Klingon vessel is totally disabled. A team of Klingons beams to the planet and approaches the Starfleet [[officer]]s. [[Kang]], the leader of the team, believes that Kirk is responsible for the damage to his ship and for killing four hundred members of his crew. As a result, the Klingon claims the ''Enterprise'' as his own and takes the captain prisoner. Both men are unaware of a strange [[spatial anomaly|anomaly]] nearby.

Kang threatens to torture one of the Starfleet prisoners, but has difficulty deciding which officer will suffer - until [[Ensign]] [[Pavel Chekov|Chekov]] angrily cries out that Klingons killed his brother, [[Piotr Chekov]], on [[Archanis IV]]. One of the Klingons uses an [[agonizer]] to inflict pain on the [[Russian]]. After much debating with Kang, Kirk authorizes Spock to beam the Klingon and Starfleet officers aboard the ''Enterprise''. The landing party is beamed into the ship's [[transporter room]], but the Klingons are suspended in transit and are later arrested.

== November 26 ==
'''Nominate''': [[Boothby]] -[[User:Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa|Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa]] 16:29, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

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[[File:Boothby.jpg|thumb|Boothby]]
Mr. '''[[Boothby]]''' is the curmudgeonly groundskeeper at [[Starfleet Academy]] in [[San Francisco]] on [[Earth]]. He was born in the mid to late [[23rd century]]. He has been working at Starfleet Academy since about [[2321]] and has seen a lot of promising young [[cadet]]s come and go, often offering up helpful advice and kind words; among them such prominent [[Starfleet]] [[captain]]s as [[Jean-Luc Picard]], [[Kathryn Janeway]], {{dis|Richardson|Captain}}, and {{dis|Lopez|Captain}}.

Boothby was disdainful of herbicides and other high-tech devices, and preferred to tend to the grounds by hand. After a big [[parrises squares]] win in [[2324]], it took Boothby three weeks to repair the grounds following the celebration. In [[2368]], Boothby claimed that he was cranky because he had been forced to replant the same [[flower]] bed several times.

Picard considered Boothby one of the wisest men he ever knew. Boothby gave Picard a grand tour of the grounds following his arrival at the Academy. Boothby once caught Picard carving the initials [[A.F.]] into his prized [[elm]] tree. Boothby had more faith in Picard than Picard had in himself. The only thing Picard did which suprised Boothby was pinning a [[Ligonian]] within the first fourteen seconds of a [[wrestling]] match. At some point, Picard made some sort of mistake which jeopardized his Academy career. Had it not been for Boothby's advice to make the right decision, he might never have graduated.

== December 3 ==
'''Nominate''': [[Breen]] -[[User:Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa|Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa]] 16:52, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
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[[File:Gor.jpg|thumb|[[Thot]] [[Gor]], representative of the [[Breen Confederacy]] ([[2375]]).]]

The '''[[Breen]]''' are a reclusive, powerful, and warlike [[humanoid]] race, native to the [[planet]] {{dis|Breen|planet}} in the [[Alpha Quadrant]].

Shrouded in mystery, the Breen have been discovered to be one of the most underestimated races inhabiting the Alpha Quadrant. Historically, the [[Klingon]]s were among the first to discover the consequences of underestimating the Breen. During the Klingon [[Second Empire]], [[Chancellor]] [[Mow'ga]] ordered an entire fleet of Klingon [[warship]]s to invade and conquer the Breen [[homeworld]]. The fleet never returned and was never heard from again.

Even by the [[24th century]], much was still unknown about the Breen and their otherwise politically unaligned government, known as the [[Breen Confederacy]]. The [[Federation]], however, had limited knowledge of the Breen and were aware of Breen [[outpost]]s located near a [[black cluster]] in [[2368]]. In [[2370]], the Breen participated in a [[palio]] held at [[Deep Space 3]], during which the [[Ferengi]] attempted to [[bribe]] the Breen pilot into throwing the race. In [[2373]], the Breen settlements on [[Portas V]] near the [[Demilitarized Zone]] dealt with the [[Maquis]], supplying them with [[cold storage unit]]s.

== December 10 ==
'''Nominate''': {{class|Galaxy}} -[[User:Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa|Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa]] 15:50, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
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[[File:USS Enterprise-D, TNG Season 3-7.jpg|thumb|The [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|USS Enterprise-D]], a ''Galaxy'' class starship.]]
The [[Galaxy class|'''''Galaxy'' class''']] was a [[Starfleet]] [[starship|vessel]] first introduced in the [[2360s]]. It was the largest and one of the most powerful [[Federation starship classes]] of its time. As such, many saw action in the [[Dominion War]].

The ''Galaxy'' class began development in the [[2350s]] at [[Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards]]. Numerous technologies implemented on ''Galaxy'' class starships were tested aboard earlier prototype vessels, including the {{class|Oberth}} and {{USS|Pegasus}}, in the [[2350s]]. The [[warp core]] was designed at [[Seran T-1|Outpost Seran-T-one]] on [[stardate]] [[2363|40052]] by some of the most brilliant engineering minds in the Federation, including [[Leah Brahms]] of the [[Theoretical Propulsion Group]].

The most famous ''Galaxy'' class ship was the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}, under the command of [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]]. The ship made many official [[First Contact]]s with a multitude of new species, including the [[Borg Collective]], the [[Ferengi Alliance]] and the [[Q Continuum]].

== December 17 ==
'''Nominate''': [[Phase cannon]] --[[User:Defiant|Defiant]] 13:58, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
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[[File:phase cannons1.jpg|thumb|Phase cannons being deployed.]]
A '''[[phase cannon]]''' was a [[phase weapon|phase-modulated energy weapon]], a type of [[particle weapon]] which served as a successor to [[plasma cannon]]s and as a precursor to the [[phaser]] of the [[23rd century|23rd]] and [[24th century|24th centuries]]. The [[prototype]]s of ship-mounted phase cannons were first introduced by the [[Starfleet]] in the mid-[[22nd century]], designed as the primary defense of {{class|NX}} [[starship]]s and serving as a supplement for the lacking [[spatial torpedo]]es of the time. The first NX class vessel to test and actively use phase cannons in battle was the [[Enterprise (NX-01)|NX-01 ''Enterprise'']].

Designed as a [[starship]]-based version of the hand-held [[phase-pistol]], the phase cannon was rated for a maximum power output of 500 [[gigajoule]]s. The cannons of NX class starships were mounted on retractable turrets which extended from the ship's [[hull]] when deployed and rotated as it was being targeted. Like phase-pistols, phase cannons emitted a concentrated beam of [[energy]] that could be set at different yields.

The phase cannon assembly was equipped with multiphasic emitters and had a maximum yield of 80 gigajoules. Aboard an NX class vessel, the assembly was located on [[deck| F Deck]] and could be accessed through a hatch near the torpedo room.

== December 24 ==
'''Nominate''': Our newest FA, [[Cardassian history]] -[[Special:Contributions/66.225.38.163|66.225.38.163]] 14:33, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

'''Support''': The article is well written and I also think it would make for a great AotW.
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[[File:Cardassia Prime, 2375.jpg|thumb|[[Cardassia Prime]] in [[2375]].]]
'''[[Cardassian history]]''' is perhaps one of the most brutal [[history|histories]] of the [[species]] inhabiting the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. Originally, the [[Cardassian]] [[homeworld]] was that of a deeply spiritual and artistic people, which soon fell into decay when famine and plague struck their civilization. Over the years, Cardassian society evolved to adopt a philosophy that sacrificed their individual freedoms for the greater good of the state and their society. For over five centuries, the iron fisted [[Cardassian Central Command|Cardassian military]] sought to solve Cardassia's problems through the conquest of numerous worlds and species throughout the [[Milky Way Galaxy|galaxy]], leading to an era of expansion and conflict. This ultimately left Cardassian civilization in ruins once again after suffering the staggering losses of two major wars.

The ancient [[First Hebitian civilization|Hebitian]]s were a spiritual and peaceful civilization which thrived on [[Cardassia Prime]] centuries prior to the formation of the Cardassian Union. The Hebitian burial vaults were said to be magnificent and filled with many jeweled artifacts made of [[jevonite]]. Due to the [[planet]]'s scarcity in natural resources, the impoverished society suffered from famine and disease, leading to millions of deaths. The frail population then turned to a militaristic ideology thus ending the Hebitian way of life.

== December 31 ==
'''Nominate''': {{e|Good Shepherd}}. --[[User:Defiant|Defiant]] 16:44, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
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[[File:Voyager's ready room.jpg|thumb|[[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway|Janeway]] looks out into [[space]] from her [[ready room]].]]
'''{{e|Good Shepherd}}''' was the twentieth episode of the [[VOY Season 6|sixth season]] of {{s|VOY}}.

[[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway|Janeway]] looks out her [[ready room]] window into [[space]] as her door chirps. [[Chakotay]] enters and informs her that [[Seven of Nine]] wants to present her ship-wide efficiency report to the senior staff. Janeway says to put her on the schedule. Chakotay also reminds her that they'll be passing through a [[Class T cluster|class-T cluster]] in the next couple of days, not important enough to alter course, but Janeway thinks it's at least important enough to send out the ''{{dis|Delta Flyer|2375}}'' and to get a full range of scans. Chakotay nods, and leaves.

On the [[bridge]], Chakotay relays the captain's orders. He tells [[Tom Paris]] to prepare the ''Delta Flyer'' for the mission, and [[Harry Kim]] to do a level 3 analysis of the cluster. Harry Kim contacts Seven, asking her to increase metagenic resolution in the long-range [[sensor]]s.

In [[astrometrics]], Seven and [[Crewman]] [[Tal Celes]], a young [[Bajoran]] woman, are working on the sensors. Seven types some data into a {{PADD}} and hands it to Celes, telling her to take it to {{Lieutenant}} [[B'Elanna Torres|Torres]]. Celes exits, and walks down the corridors to a [[turbolift]]. "Deck 11", Celes tells the [[computer]] as the turbolift begins whirring.

= 2007 =
== January 7 ==
'''Nominate''': {{e|All Good Things...}} -[[User:Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa|Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa]] 03:11, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
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[[File:Picard and Q, 2395.jpg|thumb|[[Ambassador]] [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] and [[Q]] in [[2390s|2395]]]]
'''{{e|All Good Things...}}''' was the 25th episode of the [[TNG Season 7|seventh season]] and series finale of {{s|TNG}}.

Following an evening date at the [[holodeck]], [[Worf]] and [[Deanna Troi|Troi]] walk back towards Troi's quarters. When Worf is about to kiss her goodnight, [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]], dressed in his bathrobe, walks out of the [[turbolift]], disoriented. Upon asking which date it is, he tells them he is moving back and forth through time.

Discussing the situation with [[Counselor]] Troi, Picard suddenly finds himself [[2395|25 years in the future]], at his [[vineyard]]. After a short moment of disorientation, he goes on tying the vines. A pleasant surprise, [[Geordi La Forge|Geordi]] decided to pay him a visit, coming all the way from [[Rigel III]]. He admits [[Leah Brahms|Leah]] told him of Picard's [[Irumodic Syndrome]], and Picard tells him it takes years for the Syndrome to run its course.

== January 14 ==
'''Nominate''': [[René Auberjonois]] -[[User:Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa|Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa]] 19:24, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
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[[File:René Auberjonois.jpg|thumb|René Auberjonois]]
'''[[René Auberjonois]]''' is the actor best known to ''[[Star Trek]]'' fans for portraying [[Constable]] [[Odo]] on {{s|DS9}}. He has also [[Directors|directed]] many episodes of the series. Rene also appeared as [[West|Col. West]] in {{film|6}}, although his scenes were initially cut for the film's theatrical release. He also made guest appearances as [[Ezral]] in the {{s|ENT}} episode {{e|Oasis}}.

René Auberjonois has been performing on the Broadway stage since the late 1960s, beginning with a revival of [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[King Lear]]'' that ran from November 1968 through February 1969 with a total of 72 performances. During those same exact months, Auberjonois performed in another Broadway play called ''A Cry of Players'', co-starring future ''DS9'' guest star [[Frank Langella]]. In 1972, Auberjonois co-starred with [[Stephen McHattie]] in a production of Shakespeare's ''Twelfth Night''.

== January 21 ==
'''Nominate''': [[Klingon]] -[[User:Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa|Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa]] 20:19, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
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[[File:Klingon promotional image for Star Trek III.jpg|thumb|Klingon males (late [[23rd century]])]]
The '''Klingons''' ([[Klingonese]]: '''tlhIngan''') are a [[humanoid]] warrior species that originates from the [[planet]] [[Qo'noS]] (pronounced ''Kronos''), an [[class M|M-class]] [[planet]]. One of the major powers of the [[Milky Way Galaxy|galaxy]], the Klingons are a proud, tradition-bound people who value [[honor]] and combat. The aggressive Klingon [[culture]] has made them an interstellar [[military]] power to be respected and feared. Klingons believe that they have the instinctive ability to look an opponent in the [[eye]] and see the intent to kill.

The [[Klingon Empire]] was founded some time in the [[9th century]] by [[Kahless the Unforgettable]], who performed many heroic feats including the unification of the Klingon people when he killed the tyrant [[Molor]]. Kahless came to be revered in Klingon society to the point of near-deification, and many aspects of Klingon culture came to revolve around emulation of Kahless's life.

== January 28 ==
'''Nominate''': [[Khan Noonien Singh]] -[[User:Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa|Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa]] 19:01, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
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[[File:Khan Noonien Singh, 2285.jpg|thumb|Khan Noonien Singh in [[1996]]]]
'''[[Khan Noonien Singh]]''' (or simply, '''Khan'''), was a [[genetically-engineered]] [[Human]] and the most prominent tyrant of the late-[[20th century]] [[Eugenics Wars]] on [[Earth]]. Khan reappeared with a cadre of [[Augment]] followers in the [[23rd century]] and became a notorious enemy of [[James T. Kirk]].

Records of the period, including Khan's origins, are vague. He was the product of a secret selective-breeding and genetic engineering program, based on the [[eugenics|eugenic]] philosophy that held improving the capabilities of a man improved the entire Human race. Augments produced by the program possessed physical strength and analytical capabilities superior to ordinary Humans, and were created from a variety of Earth's ethnic groups. Khan's background was suspected to be [[Sikh]], from the northern region of [[India]].

== February 4 ==
'''Nominate''': [[Tholian]] -[[User:Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa|Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa]] ([[User talk:Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa|talk]]) 17:29, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
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[[File:Loskene.jpg|thumb|[[Loskene]], a Tholian (2268)]]
The '''[[Tholian]]s''' were an extremely [[Xenophobia|xenophobic]], [[non-humanoid]] race with a propensity for precision, native to the [[Alpha Quadrant]].

In [[2152]] the Tholians made an unusual move and traveled far beyond their territory and actively sought to possess a [[31st century]] {{dis|Earth vessel|31st century}} discovered by the [[Earth]] [[starship]] {{NX|Enterprise}}. Four {{dis|Tholian ship|22nd century}}s intercepted and disabled the [[Vulcan]] cruiser ''[[Tal'Kir]]'', while it waited to rendezvous with ''Enterprise''. They would, in turn, attack and defeat the [[Suliban]] fleet that was in pursuit of the arriving Earth ship. They would then successfully remove the pod from ''Enterprise''{{'}}s possession, only to have the pod return to its proper [[timeline]] moments later.

== February 11 ==
[[File:Guinan, 2366.jpg|thumb|160px|Guinan in Ten Forward (2366)]]
'''[[Guinan]]''' was the mysterious [[bartender]] at [[Ten Forward]], the lounge aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}. She was well known for her wise counsel which had proven invaluable many times. She was an [[El-Aurian]], a race of "listeners" who were scattered by the [[Borg]]. [[Q]], however, once suggested that there is far more to her than could be imagined. One can only speculate as to the meaning of this.

Guinan was born some time before Earth's late [[19th century]] on the El-Aurian [[homeworld]]. When she was a child, she had a [[Tarkassian razorbeast]] as an imaginary friend. When she was troubled she'd talk to it, and she enjoyed just curling up on his warm belly. As she grew older, she found that she talked to it less and less, but the idea always remained.

== February 18 ==
'''Nominate''': [[Kurn]] -[[User:Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa|Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa]] ([[User talk:Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa|talk]]) 20:36, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
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[[File:Kurn, 2366.jpg|thumb|160px|Kurn]]
'''[[Kurn]]''' was a [[Klingon]] warrior, the son of [[Mogh]] and younger brother to [[Worf]]. His true family name was kept secret until [[2366]], when Mogh was accused of being a traitor. Kurn later supported [[Gowron]] during the [[Klingon Civil War]], and afterwards gained a seat on the [[Klingon High Council]]. However, he fell from grace when Worf refused to support the [[Klingon-Cardassian War|Klingon invasion of Cardassia]]. To regain his honor, his memory was wiped and he assumed a new identity.

Kurn was not a year old when his father Mogh left [[Qo'noS]] for [[Khitomer]] with his wife and older son Worf. However, because Kurn was so young, he was left in the care of [[Lorgh]], a family friend. After his family was presumed killed at the [[Khitomer Massacre]], Lorgh accepted Kurn as his own son. Kurn did not know his true family until he reached the [[Age of Ascension]]. Kurn eventually joined the [[Klingon Defense Force]]s and rose to the rank of [[commander]].

== February 25 ==
'''Nominate''': [[Tuvix]] -[[User:Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa|Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa]] ([[User talk:Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa|talk]]) 21:03, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
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[[File:Tuvix.jpg|thumb|160px|Tuvix]]
'''[[Tuvix]]''' was the result of a [[transporter accident]] on the {{USS|Voyager}}, combining [[Lieutenant]] [[Tuvok]] and [[Neelix]] in [[2372]].

The accident was the conclusion to an away mission to collect some [[orchid]] samples. Only one [[molecule|molecular]] pattern rematerialized, and formed a healthy [[lifeform|organism]] combining everything regarding Tuvok and Neelix, including [[anatomy|organs]], [[enzyme]]s, and [[memory|memories]]. According to [[The Doctor]], Tuvix also possessed: "''... Tuvok's sense of intellectual superiority, and Neelix's annoying ebullience.''" Despite repairs having just been made to the transporter, no fault could be found in the logs at the time of the accident.

== March 11 ==
'''Nominate''': ''{{dis|Delta Flyer|2375}}'' -[[User:Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa|Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa]] ([[User talk:Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa|talk]]) 19:19, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
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[[File:Delta Flyer.jpg|thumb|160px|''Delta Flyer'']]
The '''''{{dis|Delta Flyer|2375}}''''' was a unique [[Starfleet]] [[shuttlecraft]] constructed by the crew of the {{USS|Voyager}} in the [[Delta Quadrant]] in [[2375]]. The vessel was designed to handle environments that would be too hazardous for a standard shuttlecraft. The vessel was a blend of Starfleet and [[Borg]] technology, designed in collaboration between [[B'Elanna Torres]], [[Tom Paris]], [[Tuvok]], [[Harry Kim]] and [[Seven of Nine]]. It featured an ultra-aerodynamic [[tetraburnium]] alloy hull, retractable [[warp nacelle]]s, [[parametallic hull plating]], [[unimatrix shield]]ing, and a Borg-inspired weapon system, including [[photonic missile]]s. To Paris' disappointment, the addition of [[dynametric tailfins]] was denied by [[Tuvok]].

== June 19 ==
'''Nominate''': [[Guy Vardaman]] --[[User:Tim Thomason|Tim Thomason]] 02:42, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
* '''Support''' Vardaman for this week's featured article. Sisko's can be next week's. :D --[[User:Shran|From Andoria with Love]] 03:01, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
* I'm sorry, but this is all very unprofessional. Wait, we're paid? --[[User:Gvsualan|Alan]] 03:35, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

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[[File:Guy Vardaman.jpg|thumb|Guy Vardaman]]
'''[[Guy Vardaman]]''' is a [[stand-in]] performer who often appeared in the role of [[Darien Wallace]] on {{s|TNG}}. He also served as photo double for [[Data]] during the majority of the show's run, from the [[TNG Season 1|first season]]'s {{e|The Big Goodbye}} through the [[All Good Things... (episode)|final episode]], as well as for {{film|7}}. Additionally, he was a Research Consultant for the show's creator, [[Gene Roddenberry]].

Hailing from Glendale, California, Vardaman spent a good part of his life in San Jose. He grew up watching {{s|TOS}}, becoming a huge [[Trekkie|fan]] of the series. He never dreamed that he would become a part of the ''[[Star Trek]]'' universe himself.

To support himself while he was in school, Vardaman joined the Screen Extras Guild to acquire a part-time job. Less than two weeks later, while signing up with casting, he was spotted and approached for a job on ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''. As it turns out, the man originally approached for the job was unavailable, prompting the need for a replacement. Despite some initial reluctance from the wardrobe department, Vardaman was fitted with an [[operations division|operations yellow]] [[Starfleet uniform]] and reported for work the following day.

== June 24 ==
'''Nominate''': [[Benjamin Sisko]] --[[User:Shran|From Andoria with Love]] 02:15, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
* '''Support''' Sisko, he's more important than Vardaman.--[[User:Tim Thomason|Tim Thomason]] 03:11, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
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[[File:Benjamin Sisko, 2375.jpg|thumb|Benjamin Lafayette Sisko]]
'''[[Benjamin Sisko|Benjamin Lafayette Sisko]]''' was a famous [[Starfleet]] officer best remembered for his seven-year assignment commanding station [[Deep Space 9]] in the [[Bajor sector]]. After discovering the [[Bajoran wormhole]], he became known to the [[Bajoran]] people as the [[Emissary of the Prophets]]. He fought the [[Borg]] at the [[Battle of Wolf 359]] and was a key player in the [[Dominion War]].

Sisko was born in [[2332]] in [[New Orleans]], [[Earth]]. His mother had been possessed by a [[Prophet]] &ndash; a non-linear alien species which lived in the then-undiscovered [[Bajoran wormhole]]. The Prophet had used [[Sarah Sisko]] to ensure that Benjamin would be born and take his rightful place as Emissary of the Prophets.

Sisko met his future wife, [[Jennifer Sisko|Jennifer]], soon after graduating from [[Starfleet Academy]] in [[2354]]. The two produced a son, [[Jake Sisko|Jake]]. Tragically, Jennifer was killed at Wolf 359 in [[2366]]. Three years later, Sisko was assigned to command Deep Space 9, with he and his son residing on the [[Cardassian]]-built [[space station]]. Although he intended to resign from Starfleet at this point, his subsequent encounter with the Prophets allowed him to let go of the past and remain aboard Deep Space 9 to fulfill his duty &ndash; and his destiny.

== July 3 ==
I choose you, Pikachu! Er, I mean... I '''Nominate''': {{e|Relics}}
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[[File:Montgomery Scott, 2369.jpg|thumb|[[Montgomery Scott]] in [[2369]]]]
'''{{e|Relics}}''' is the 130th episode of {{s|TNG}}, the fourth episode of the show's [[TNG Season 6|sixth season]]. It originally aired during the week of {{d|13|October|1992}}.

The {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} picks up a [[distress call]] from the {{USS|Jenolan}}, a transport vessel that has been missing for 75 years. As the ''Enterprise'' drops out of [[warp]] to respond to the signal, the [[starship]] is rocked violently by a massive gravitational field. They trace the field to its center and discover a massive spherical structure. The sphere's dimensions are consistent with those of the (until then) theoretical structure known as a [[Dyson sphere]]. The sphere's size creates massive gravimetric interference that interferes with [[sensor]]s, preventing the ''Enterprise'' from locating it before the ship had dropped out of warp.

The ''Enterprise'' locates the ''Jenolan'', having crashed on the surface of the sphere. Surprisingly, power readings are still emanating from the crashed ship and {{dis|life support|system}} systems are still operating. [[Commander]] [[William Riker|Riker]], [[Lieutenant Commander|Lt. Cmdr.]] [[Geordi La Forge|La Forge]] and [[Lieutenant|Lt.]] [[Worf]] beam aboard the ''Jenolan'' and find that, although some of the ship's systems are still functioning, there are no apparent signs of life. However, La Forge discovers that the [[transporter]]s have been reconfigured in a strange manner &ndash; power has been drawn from the auxiliary systems (they were a regenerative power source) while the [[rematerialization subroutine]]s have been intentionally disabled, with the [[phase inducer]]s being connected to the [[emitter array]] and the [[pattern buffer]]s locked in a [[diagnostic mode|diagnostic cycle]]. Furthermore, a pattern is still in the buffer and, amazingly, it has suffered almost no degradation. Riker wonders if someone could survive in the transporter buffer for 75 years and La Forge finds out by rematerializing the stored pattern. [[Captain]] [[Montgomery Scott|Montgomery "Scotty" Scott]] materializes on the transporter pad.

== July 13 ==
'''Nominate''': [[Star Trek design patents]]. Actually, it was chosen by [[User:Sulfur|Sulfur]], and I second it. Can we make it an AotW '''now'''? :P --[[User:Shran|From Andoria with Love]] 19:39, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
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[[File:Design patent example.jpg|thumb|Detail of an Issued Design Patent]]
'''Design patents''' are a type of patent issued under [[United States of America]] [[law]]. (Other locations have similar protections but they are called different things.) The patent is granted based on the unique appearance or concept of an item rather than its "usefulness". Design patents typically are sought for items where the appearance is as - or more - important than the underlying craftsmanship itself. So, things like jewelry, [[collectibles|toys]], furniture, [[car]] parts, etc. are frequently granted design patents.

Design patents have a life in the US of 14 years from the date of issuance. Their main usefulness is as a supplement to copyright protections. Whereas someone claiming a copyright in a work can prevent actual ''copies'' being made, a design patent can more easily be used to prevent the unauthorized creation of ''similar'' items which are not actually copies. Neither protection is absolute, but some counsel believe that having both is important where even the hint of similar design is a threat to the value of the original design.

From {{y|1978}} through {{y|1987}}, [[Paramount Pictures]] sought and obtained various design patents for ''Star Trek'' designs. There seem to have been no other filings after 1987, and Paramount's legal department instead probably feels comfortable with existing copyright protections.

In each instance of a design patent at least one "inventor" has to be listed. The inventor can never be the corporation, it has to be an individual or individuals. It is sometimes interesting to see who gets credit for what on the official documents.

== July 20 ==
'''Self nominate:''' [[Cardassian]]. This page just had a major overhaul and has recently become a featured article. - [[User:Thot Prad|Thot Prad]] 05:41, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
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[[File:Damar, 2375.jpg|thumb|[[Damar]], a Cardassian male]]
The '''Cardassians''' are a [[humanoid]] species from the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. They are native to the planet [[Cardassia Prime]], capital world of the [[Cardassian Union]]. Known throughout the Alpha Quadrant for their ruthlessness, the Cardassians became one of the greatest enemies of the [[Federation]] and [[Klingon Empire]] when they joined the [[Dominion]] in [[2373]]. Their [[xenophobia|xenophobic]] attitude towards other species was well established throughout the quadrant after the [[Setlik III massacre]] during the [[Federation-Cardassian War|Cardassian Wars]], as well as when their atrocities from the [[Occupation of Bajor]] were revealed after their withdrawal in [[2369]].

In its ancient history, before Cardassia became a [[military]] dictatorship, the Cardassian society was known as the [[First Hebitian civilization|Hebitians]]. It was home to fine [[Arts and music|art and beautiful architecture]]. Once the Hebitian civilization fell into decay from lack of natural resources, millions of Cardassians were starving and the planet was subjected to utter [[anarchy]]. Though the Hebitian society and way of life eventually became extinct, the remaining Cardassians turned to the military to solve their problems. This began the Cardassian policy of expansion into the [[Milky Way Galaxy|galaxy]], to provide the much-needed natural resources to sustain its population. ({{TNG|Chain Of Command, Part II}}; {{DS9|Duet}})

== July 30th ==
I nominate [[Ezri Dax]]. --[[User:LtCmdr-Vulcan|Örlogskapten]] 11:20, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

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[[File:Ezri Dax, 2375.jpg|thumb|Ezri Dax]]'''[[Ezri Dax]]''', formerly Ezri Tigan, was a joined [[Trill]], the ninth host of the {{dis|Dax|symbiont|Dax symbiont}} and served as [[counselor]] aboard [[Deep Space 9]], beginning in [[2375]]. After the previous host of the {{dis|Dax|symbiont|Dax symbiont}}, [[Jadzia Dax]], had died, the Dax symbiont was rushed to {{dis|Trill|planet}} on the starship {{USS|Destiny}}. On the ''Destiny'' the symbiont status became worse and Ezri, as the only un-joined [[Trill]] on the ship, had to undergo the procedure of joining.

Following the joining, Ezri returned to Trill with the ''Destiny'', and met with members of the [[Symbiosis Commission]]'s [[Symbiosis Evaluation Board|Evaluation Board]], who gave her counseling on how to deal with her new memories, but they were unable to help her further. With her friends and family having difficulty adjusting to her changed personality, and her own confusions about who she really was, Ezri took a leave of absence.
She traveled to [[Earth]] and met a friend of the two previous hosts, [[Benjamin Sisko]]. Together with him, she uncovered the [[Orb of the Emissary]], and restored the [[Prophet]]s to the [[Celestial Temple]].

She then took a commission on [[Deep Space 9]] as counselor and remained there the rest of the [[Dominion War | war]].
<br />{{DS9|Image in the Sand|Shadows and Symbols|What You Leave Behind}}

== August 6th ==
[[User: LtCmdr-Vulcan | Lieutenant Commander - Vulcan]]'s log, stardate August 3th. For the Aotw for next week, I have suggested the using of [[Martok]]. As for text, this is what I think M/A should use.
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[[File:Martok.jpg|thumb|Martok (2375)]]

'''[[Martok]]''' was a [[Klingon]] warrior who rose to the rank of [[general]] in the [[Klingon Defense Force]]s, and later became [[Chancellor of the Klingon High Council]]. His brilliant leadership during the [[Dominion War]] made him very popular both among other warriors and among the civilian population. As the leader of the [[House of Martok]], he became a good friend of [[Worf]] while the two were stationed together on [[Deep Space 9]].

Martok was born in the [[Ketha lowlands|lowlands]] of [[Ketha Province]] on [[Qo'noS]] to a common family. Fifteen generations of Martok's family had served the Empire as warriors, but Martok's father had hopes that Martok could become an officer. It took some doing, but Martok was able to take the entrance exam, and passed.
After getting the "stamp of [[Kor]]", for lacking noble blood, Martok was reduced to a civilian laborer. While serving on [[ShiVang]]'s [[flagship]], During a battle with the [[Romulan]]s, Martok's ship was boarded. Martok acquitted himself so well in the fighting that he earned a [[battlefield commission]].

He worked his way and rose in ranks until finaly achieving the rank of [[general]].

sometime between 2368 and 2372, Martok had been replaced by a [[changeling]]. His wereabouts was unknown until he was rescued from [[Internment Camp 371]] in 2373.
Late that year, Martok was given his first field assignment following his imprisonment &mdash; command of the {{IKS|Rotarran}}, and later, command over the [[Ninth Fleet]].

After chancellour [[Gowron]] had taken command over the klingon forces, Worf challenged him in a battle to the death, for dishonouring the Empire and the klingon soldiers.
After Worf had killed [[Gowron]], Worf gave the title of chancellour to Martok. ({{DS9|Apocalypse Rising|You Are Cordially Invited|Once More Unto the Breach|By Inferno's Light|Tacking Into the Wind}})

== August 27th ==
I nominate the [[Cardassian ATR-4107|Dreadnought (missile)]] this time around. [[User:SwishyGarak|SwishyGarak]] 02:26, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

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[[File:Dreadnought attacks.jpg|thumb|Dreadnought attacks the Rakosan defensive fleet]]

The [[Cardassian ATR-4107|Dreadnought]] was a [[Cardassian]] [[Cardassian ATR-4107|ATR-4107]], an automated weapon capable of unleashing massive destruction. Although officially referred to as a missile, it can also be considered a completely autonomous [[starship|warship]] in its own right. It was a [[warp]]-capable vessel carrying 1,000 kilograms of [[matter]] and 1,000 kilograms of [[antimatter]] &mdash; enough to destroy a small [[moon]]. The missile also carried a large cache of conventional weaponry, including [[disruptor]]s, [[prototype]] [[quantum torpedo]]es, a [[thoron shock emitter]] and a [[plasma wave]]. On board was a sophisticated [[computer]] system that could predict and counter hostile actions.

In late [[2370]], the Cardassians deployed the missile to destroy a [[Maquis]] munitions base. However, the missile failed to detonate upon reaching its target. Maquis member [[B'Elanna Torres]] reprogrammed its computer and upgrading its systems to work for the Maquis, and eventually nicknamed it '''''Dreadnought'''''.

[[2372|Two years later]], the crew of the {{USS|Voyager}} discovered the Dreadnought in the Delta Quadrant, having been abducted from the [[Badlands]] by the {{dis|Caretaker|Nacene}}, like their own vessel. ''Voyager'' observed evidence that the Dreadnought had destroyed an unarmed transport before locking on to [[Rakosa V]], a nearby inhabited world. When they pursued the weapon and made contact, Torres's own voice came out of the Dreadnought computer's vocal subroutines, to the surprise of her crewmates - she had earlier reprogrammed the "ugly" Cardassian male voice.

Torres used her familiarity with the missile's systems to board the weapon and instruct it to deactivate. However, she had previously programmed the computer to recognize security breaches, including the possibility that Torres herself was coerced into stopping the missile from attacking its target. When the computer resisted her efforts, she was forced to improvise and risk her own safety to overcome the computer's defenses.

As the missile approached Rakosa V, Torres worked her way into the missile's [[warp core]], where she used her [[phaser]] to burn her way through the reactor core's shielding. Torres herself was [[beam]]ed out at the last second, as the missile exploded harmlessly in [[orbit]] of Rakosa. ({{VOY|Dreadnought}})

== September 9th ==
Given that it is the 41st anniversary week and all, I nominate [[James T. Kirk]] for featured status. Not as cool as a minor topic, but c'mon.--[[User:Tim Thomason|Tim Thomason]] 04:04, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
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[[File:James Kirk, 2266.jpg|thumb|Captain James T. Kirk in 2266]]
'''[[James T. Kirk|James Tiberius Kirk]]''' was arguably the most famous and highly-[[decoration|decorated]] [[starship]] [[captain]] in the [[history]] of the [[Federation]] [[Starfleet]]. Over the span of three decades in the later [[23rd century]], he commanded the {{class|Constitution}} starships {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} and {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-A|-A}}, serving [[Federation]] interests as an explorer, [[soldier]], [[temporal mechanics|time-traveler]], and [[diplomat]].

James Tiberius ("Jim") Kirk was a [[Human]] born on [[March (month)|March 22nd]], [[2233]] ([[Stardate]] 1277.1), in [[Iowa]] on the [[planet]] [[Earth]]. By [[2250]], Kirk was ready to begin his Starfleet training. With some assistance from a man named {{dis|Mallory|Senior}}, he was accepted into the [[Starfleet Academy]] in [[San Francisco]].

Kirk's Starfleet service through the late [[2250s]] and early [[2260s]] was rewarded with a rapid rise through the ranks. At 31 years of age in [[2264]], he was promoted to Captain. Not only the youngest captain in the fleet's history to date, Kirk was slated to command one of the twelve ''Constitution''-class starships, the USS ''Enterprise''.

== September 29th ==
It's been much longer than a week. Time for a change. I nominate {{e|The Way of the Warrior}}. --[[User:Shran|From Andoria with Love]] 21:58, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
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[[File:Worf aboard DS9.jpg|thumb|Worf arrives on DS9.]]
Following a surprise drill aboard [[Deep Space 9]], [[Kasidy Yates]] remarks to [[Captain]] [[Benjamin Sisko]] during a romantic dinner that there have been some changes on DS9, including a lot of "maintenance" being done on the station. Sisko is secretive, but hints that the crew is preparing a few "surprises" in case the [[Dominion]] decides to attack. The recent revelation that [[Changeling]]s have infiltrated the [[Alpha Quadrant]] has caused a large amount of unrest, and the [[Cardassian]]s have responded by sealing their borders.

Their dinner is interrupted when the new [[Klingon]] [[flagship]], the [[IKS Negh'Var|''Negh'Var'']], [[decloak]]s at the station. Its commander, [[General]] [[Martok]], requests [[shore leave]] at Deep Space 9. When Sisko agrees, the DS9 crew is amazed as an entire battalion of Klingon ships decloak around the station. Aboard the station, the Klingons are acting suspicious and paranoid, and Martok proclaims that the Klingon fleet will remain in [[Bajoran]] space to counter the inevitable Dominion attack. Later, [[Odo]] breaks up an altercation between [[Morn]] and the Klingons, but the lead Klingon, [[Drex]], levels threats at both [[Elim Garak]] and Odo. Drex and his thugs later ambush and beat Garak in his tailor shop. As [[Doctor]] [[Julian Bashir|Bashir]] mends Garak's broken bones, Garak wonders why the Klingons are suddenly so hostile towards Cardassians.

When Kasidy Yates' [[freighter]], the {{SS|Xhosa}}, sends out a distress call, Sisko and the crew of DS9 arrive at her coordinates aboard the {{USS|Defiant|2370}} and discover that [[Commander]] [[Kaybok]] of the Klingon [[Klingon Bird-of-Prey|Bird-of-Prey]] [[IKS M'Char|IKS ''M'Char'']] is searching all vessels exiting Bajoran space. When Sisko threatens Kaybok that the ''Defiant'' will open fire on the ''M'Char'', the Klingon commander allows the ''Xhosa'' to go free. Later, Sisko learns that Kaybok was executed as punishment for disobeying his orders and realizes that something must be done before the situation escalates out of control. Sisko notifies [[Starfleet Command]], which dispatches [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Worf]] to the station. When they meet, Sisko gives Worf an assignment &ndash; find out what the Klingons are up to.

== October 22nd ==
Because of the lack of an update on the AotW, I am now making a proposal for next weeks article. I hereby nominate [[Dominion War]].
I also know that it is big, but it's the DOMINION WAR! It spanned 2 seasons and been feared for 3. It is hard to get it smaller. --[[User:LtCmdr-Vulcan | Örlogskapten]]. [[User talk:LtCmdr-Vulcan | Qapl'a]]! 19:16, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

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| class="odd"|[[Federation Alliance]]
| class="even"|[[Dominion]]
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| class="odd"|[[File:United Federation of Planets logo.svg|100px|center|United Federation of Planets]]
| class="even"|[[File:Dominion logo.png|100px|center|Dominion]]
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| class="odd"|[[File:Klingon Empire logo.png|75px|center|Klingon Empire]]
| class="even"|[[File:Cardassian Union logo.png|70px|center|Cardassian Union]]
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| class="odd"|[[File:Romulan Star Empire logo.svg|125px|center|Romulan Star Empire]]
| class="even"|[[File:Breen Confederacy logo.png|70px|center|Breen Confederacy]]
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The '''[[Dominion War]]''' was a two-year (late [[2373]]-late [[2375]]) interstellar conflict between the [[Dominion]] and the [[Federation Alliance]] that consumed the entire [[Alpha Quadrant]] in one of the most destructive wars in galactic history. By the end of the war, the Alpha Quadrant had lost a notable power - the [[Cardassian Union]] - the [[Klingon Defense Force]] was set back for decades, and there remained a catastrophic death toll for all powers involved.

The war was preceeded by what has been known as the [[Dominion cold war|Federation-Dominion Cold War]], during which the [[Federation-Klingon War (2372-73)]] was fought as a result of the [[Changeling]] threat. The cold war finally ended in the Dominion annexiation of the Cardassian Union, and the [[Second Battle of Deep Space 9]]. Not until several months later had the [[United Federation of Planets | Federation]] the power to retake space station [[Deep Space 9]], during [[Operation Return]], with assistance from the [[Klingon Empire]].

It still looked bad for the Federation, but after that the [[Romulan Star Empire]] joined the war, in [[2374]] on the side of the Federation and the Klingons, the Alliance was able to win the [[First Battle of Chin'toka]] and get a grip in Dominion space.

In [[2375]] the [[Breen Confederacy]] joined the war on the side of the Dominon. This resultet in the loss of grip of the [[Chin'toka system]] for the Alliance in the [[Second Battle of Chin'toka]], and severely crippling the Alliance's fleet of [[starship]]s.

The war finally ended, with the help of the [[Cardassian Rebellion]], in the [[Battle of Cardassia]] and the complete surrender of the Dominion. ({{DS9|The Jem'Hadar|The Way of the Warrior|By Inferno's Light|Call to Arms}}, {{e|Favor the Bold}}, {{e|Sacrifice of Angels}}, {{e|In the Pale Moonlight}}, {{e|Tears of the Prophets}}, {{e|The Changing Face of Evil}}, {{e|What You Leave Behind}})

== Nominate Andorian ==
I NOMINATE: ANDORIAN for the article of the week

:It's already been there. :) -- [[User:Sulfur|Sulfur]] 14:49, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

== Jean-Luc Picard ==
I nominate: Jean-Luc Picard for the article of the week. It is not officially a featured article, but I believe it is featured article material.

:Then the first step is to get it featured status by nominating it over at {{ma|Featured article nominations|Memory Alpha:Nominations for featured articles}} ;-) --[[User:OuroborosCobra|OuroborosCobra]] <sup>[[User Talk:OuroborosCobra|<span style="color:#00FF00;">talk</span>]]</sup> 22:38, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

= 2008 =
== Week 35 ==
'''Nominate''' - Christopher Lloyd -- [[User:Taduolus|Taduolus]] 09:18, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
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[[File:Kruge.jpg|thumb|Lloyd as Commander Kruge]]
'''[[Christopher Lloyd]]''' {{born|22|October|1938}} played the role of [[Klingon]] [[Commander]] [[Kruge]] in the {{y|1984}} film {{film|3}}. He is perhaps best recognized for his roles on the television series {{wt|Taxi (TV series)|Taxi}} and the successful {{wt|Back to the Future trilogy|Back to the Future}} films.

Born in Stamford, Connecticut, Lloyd attended the prestigious {{w|Fessenden School}} in Massachusetts and later Staples High School in Connecticut, graduating from the latter in 1957. Since embarking on a career in acting, he has appeared in over a hundred film and television projects as well as over 200 stage productions, and has become a highly recognized figure in show business.

Lloyd first rose to fame as Reverend Jim Ignatowski on the ABC (and later [[NBC]]) television comedy ''Taxi''. Lloyd won two {{w|Emmy Award|Emmy Awards}} for his role as the lovable, burnt-out Ignatowski, one in 1982 and another in 1983. Coincidentally (as revealed in the episode "Jim Joins the Network"), Lloyd's character was a huge fan of ''[[TOS|Star Trek]]'' who resented NBC's decision to cancel the show. However, one of the character's qualms about the series was the male [[Romulan]] commander (in {{TOS|Balance of Terror}}), whom he believed "did things no Romulan would ever do."

= 2009 =
== Week 10 ==
Many of the articles currently in place on '''Template:ArticleOfTheWeek''' have been there for at least a few years, and I know I've seen the current week 10 [[SS uniforms and insignia|article]] show up at least twice, despite the policy that featured articles should only be AotW once. Therefore, I'm '''nominating''' [[Exocomp]], a featured article which hasn't yet been an AotW, to replace it. -[[User:Mdettweiler|Mdettweiler]] 16:46, December 7, 2009 (UTC)
<br />As this has been up for almost a week now with no objections, I've put this article into the '''Week 10 entry'''. -[[User:Mdettweiler|Mdettweiler]] 06:09, December 14, 2009 (UTC)
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[[File:Exocomp with tool.jpg|thumb|right|An exocomp]]
'''[[Exocomp]]s''' were [[sentient]] [[artificial lifeform]]s developed by [[Dr.]] [[Farallon]]. Designed as a highly adaptable, multi-purpose repair robot, the exocomps contained a [[replicator|micro-replicator]], used to create tools to solve various problems and also to create new circuit pathways in the exocomp's memory when it performed new tasks, giving the exocomp the ability to learn. Exocomps were also equipped with an axionic chip network, giving them formidable [[computer|computational]] power. Problems to be solved could be entered through a command pad, after which the exocomp decided what kind of tool it needed to use and then replicated that tool.

Farallon began work on an exocomp [[prototype]] several years before [[2369]], until she had three units in operation for maintenance purposes, during the development of her {{dis|particle fountain|technology}} [[technology]]. While not originally intended to be sentient, due to the adaptive nature of its design it developed sentience.

On [[stardate]] 46307.2, [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Data]] was testing an exocomp on the particle fountain and had completed nineteen separate tests when the device was sent into an [[access tunnel]] to seal a [[plasma conduit]]. The exocomp returned without finishing its task. When Dr. Farallon tried to send it back into the access tunnel by overriding the exocomp's commands, her control pad overloaded. A few seconds later the plasma conduit exploded. If the exocomp had returned to the access tunnel, it would have been destroyed.

= 2010 =
== Week 13 ==
The current article for this week, [[Gannet]], has been there for the last couple of years, so per [[MA:FA]] it's overdue for removal. I'm therefore suggesting the [[Bell Riots]] article, recently approved as a featured article, to replace it. Picture and suggested summary (lifted from the article's first few paragraphs with minor modifications) follow. -[[User:Mdettweiler|Mdettweiler]] 18:00, July 22, 2010 (UTC)
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[[File:Bell Riots.jpg|thumb|The Bell Riots begin]]
The '''Bell Riots''' were a pivotal series of events on [[Earth]] in [[2024]]. Started in [[San Francisco]]'s [[Sanctuary District|Sanctuary District A]], they were named after protest leader [[Gabriel Bell]].

In the year [[2020]], the [[United States of America|American]] government &ndash; reacting to serious problems of homelessness and unemployment &ndash; created special Sanctuary Districts (essentially walled-off sections of the city grid) in most major cities. Unfortunately &ndash; while established with the benevolent intent of providing free housing and food, as well as prospects for future employment &ndash; the Sanctuaries, with little police protection and continued cutbacks, quickly degenerated into inhumane internment camps for the poor. Even though people with criminal records were not allowed inside Sanctuaries, it didn't take long for the homeless and unemployed to be joined by the mentally ill and other, more violent, social outcasts. These groups were later referred to by their [[slang]] terms &ndash; [[Gimmie]]s, [[Dim]]s, and [[Ghost (slang)|Ghosts]].

By late 2024, the twenty square blocks that made up Sanctuary District A had become overcrowded slums. With the records of people inside the Sanctuaries not uploaded to the [[internet|planetary computer network]] (and therefore not accessible using an [[Interface]]), the true conditions inside were unknown to the general public. American society believed that, despite the political upheaval affecting [[Europe]] at the time, the United States was stable and had found a way to successfully deal with the social problems that had been the genesis of the Sanctuaries. An "out of sight, out of mind" mentality had set in.
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* '''Support'''. - {{User:Archduk3/Sig/nature}} 18:03, July 22, 2010 (UTC)
* '''Support'''. Sounds good.--[[User:31dot|31dot]] 18:18, July 22, 2010 (UTC)
As no objections have been raised over the two weeks since this was first nominated, I've now placed this article into the '''week 13''' template page. -[[User:Mdettweiler|Mdettweiler]] 00:44, August 6, 2010 (UTC)

= 2011 =
== Week 1 ==
I'd like to nominate the recently featured article "[[Melora Pazlar]]" for AotW for week 1. I think "Good Shepherd" has been in that spot twice now and it would be nice to have something different. --| [[User:TrekFan|TrekFan]] <sup>[[User Talk:TrekFan|<span style="color:#00FF00;">Open a channel</span>]]</sup> 15:11, June 10, 2011 (UTC)
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[[File:Melora pazlar.jpg|thumb|Ensign Melora Pazlar]]
'''[[Melora Pazlar]]''' was a [[24th century]] [[Elaysian]] [[Starfleet]] [[officer]]. She was the first of her species to enter Starfleet and specialized in the field of [[stellar cartography]].

Being from a species native to a low-[[gravity]] [[planet]], it was extremely difficult for Melora Pazlar to function in "standard" gravity. As a result of this limitation, only a small number of her kind actually left the [[Elaysian homeworld]] to explore [[space]].

The limitation she experienced did not stop her, however, and she soon enlisted in Starfleet. Part of her reasoning for joining Starfleet was to encourage others and show them that she could overcome any adversity; however, she also had a strong desire to explore space and other worlds, instead of merely being confined to her planet.

At some point in her life, she learned to speak [[Klingonese]] to a fluent level and developed an interest in [[Vulcan]] [[music]] such as etudes by [[Delvok]]. She also enjoyed [[Klingon]] food, preferring to see "the [[blood]] running through the veins" of her ''[[racht]].'' ({{DS9|Melora}})
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* '''Support''' a change, but it should be noted here that it is a self-nomination.--[[User:31dot|31dot]] 15:19, June 10, 2011 (UTC)
*:Apologies, I wasn't aware it was required to emphasise that here. Thank you, 31dot. --| [[User:TrekFan|TrekFan]] <sup>[[User Talk:TrekFan|<span style="color:#00FF00;">Open a channel</span>]]</sup> 17:54, June 10, 2011 (UTC)
*::'''Comment'''. I don't think it's required for this sort of thing- but I think full disclosure is helpful.--[[User:31dot|31dot]] 01:40, June 11, 2011 (UTC)
* I don't support this until we've filled out the FeaturedPerson, etc slots. Put this article in the next vacant slot, which is [[Template:FeaturedPerson/24|next week's]]. -- [[User:Sulfur|sulfur]] 15:23, June 10, 2011 (UTC)
*:Of course, if you think it would be better suited to that slot. I thought they were all filled when I looked which is why I chose this one. --| [[User:TrekFan|TrekFan]] <sup>[[User Talk:TrekFan|<span style="color:#00FF00;">Open a channel</span>]]</sup> 17:56, June 10, 2011 (UTC)
*::There are about 10 or 12 spare Person spots still. I'd like to see us fill those out first (there should, in theory, be enough people to do so, I just ran out of steam when working through them and creating about 15 new ones previously). -- [[User:Sulfur|sulfur]] 17:57, June 10, 2011 (UTC)
* "Good Shepherd" has been there long enough, so I'll support this. That said, it should still be in a FP slot as well. - {{User:Archduk3/Sig/nature}} 18:00, June 10, 2011 (UTC)

== Week 10 ==
Per [[Memory Alpha:Featured article removal candidates]], I suggest we replace this week with [[M'Ress]]. - {{User:Archduk3/Sig/nature}} 16:57, August 22, 2011 (UTC)
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[[File:M'Ress.jpg|thumb|Lieutenant M'Ress]]
[[Lieutenant]] '''[[M'Ress]]''' was a [[Caitian]] [[Starfleet]] [[operations division]] [[officer]] who served aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} under [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]] during the final two years of his [[five-year mission]].

M'Ress' primary role on the ''Enterprise'' was that of the relief [[communications officer]], a role she fulfilled in the absence of Lieutenant [[Nyota Uhura|Uhura]]. Her duties included activating intership and intraship communications, as well as the activation of any [[alert signal]]s ordered by the Captain.{{clear}}
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* '''Support''' &ndash;[[User:Cleanse|Cleanse]] <sup>{{small|( [[User talk:Cleanse|talk]] {{!}} [[Special:Contributions/Cleanse|contribs]] )}}</sup> 05:37, August 27, 2011 (UTC)

== Week 15 ==
Per [[Memory Alpha:Featured article removal candidates]], I suggest we replace this week with [[Cutler]]. - {{User:Archduk3/Sig/nature}} 16:57, August 22, 2011 (UTC)
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[[File:Cutler.jpg|thumb|Cutler]]
'''[[Cutler]]''' was a crewmember and an [[entomology|entomologist]] assigned to {{EnterpriseNX}} in the early [[2150s]].

In [[2151]], Curler participated in her first [[away mission]] when [[T'Pol]] requested her assistance on the planet that became [[Archer IV]]. While on the planet, Cutler was exposed to [[tropolisine]], but fortunately for her, was not [[psychology|psychologically]] affected by the compound before being successfully treated by [[Dr.]] [[Phlox]]. ({{ENT|Strange New World}}) Later that year, as part of her training as a [[medic]], Cutler accompanied Phlox to the planet [[Valakis]] to assist in treatment of the [[Valakian]]s. The two studied the differences between the Valakians and the [[Menk]]. ({{ENT|Dear Doctor}})

In [[February]] [[2152]], Cutler assisted in the initiation of Phlox's yearly [[hibernation]] requirement while the crew partook of [[shore leave]] in [[orbit]] of [[Risa]]. She acted as [[Chief Medical Officer]] for a time, but was unable to treat [[Travis Mayweather]], and Phlox had to be awoken to assist. ({{ENT|Two Days and Two Nights}})
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* '''Support''' &ndash;[[User:Cleanse|Cleanse]] <sup>{{small|( [[User talk:Cleanse|talk]] {{!}} [[Special:Contributions/Cleanse|contribs]] )}}</sup> 05:37, August 27, 2011 (UTC)
* '''Support''' --| [[User:TrekFan|TrekFan]] <sup>[[User Talk:TrekFan|<span style="color:#00FF00;">Open a channel</span>]]</sup> 05:53, August 27, 2011 (UTC)

== Week 4 ==
The current article, [[Klingon]], is not a FA and should not be an AotW. - {{User:Archduk3/Sig/nature}} 22:02, November 17, 2011 (UTC)
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[[File:Sword of Kahless.jpg|thumb|The [[Sword of Kahless]], one of the most important artifacts of [[Klingon]] history.]]
Like its people, the '''[[Klingon history|history of the]] [[Klingon Empire]]''' is violent but colorful.

Around the year [[9th century|900 AD]], [[Qo'noS]] was ruled by [[Molor]], a tyrannical ruler who was generally unpopular among the people. [[Kahless the Unforgettable]] emerged as a champion of the people, and slew Molor in single combat using the first ''[[bat'leth]]'', the [[Sword of Kahless]], in the Battle of [[Qam-Chee]]. Here, [[Kahless]] and the Lady [[Lukara]] fought a pitched battle in the city's Great Hall against the soldiers of Molor. While the rest of the city's garrison fled before the 500 soldiers, Kahless and Lukara stood their ground and defeated the forces. Shortly after their victory, the two began what would become known as the greatest romance in Klingon history. ({{DS9|Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places}}) Kahless ruled together with his new wife as [[Emperor]] of Qo'noS, building his new empire and also defeating the [[Fek'Ihri]], despite the fact that he was not of noble birth. Kahless proved to be not only a powerful warrior, but a wise and just ruler, establishing a code of honor that was to become the template for Klingon society for centuries to come. Moreover, the defeat of Molor continues to be celebrated in the Empire in the [[Kot'baval Festival|''Kot'baval'' Festival]]. ({{TNG|Firstborn}}, {{DS9|The Sword of Kahless}}, {{DS9|Tacking Into the Wind}})
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== Week 38 ==
The current article, {{e|A Matter of Perspective}}, is not a FA, and should not be an AotW. - {{User:Archduk3/Sig/nature}} 22:02, November 17, 2011 (UTC)
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[[File:Seven of Nine, 2378.jpg|thumb|Seven of Nine in [[2378]]]]
'''[[Seven of Nine]]''' (full [[Borg]] designation: '''Seven of Nine, Tertiary Adjunct of [[Unimatrix 01]]''') was a [[Human]] [[female]] who was a former [[Borg drone]]. She was born '''Annika Hansen''' on [[stardate]] 25479 ([[2350]]), and was assimilated by the Borg in [[2356]] at age six, along with her parents. Liberated by the crew of the {{USS|Voyager}} in [[2374]], she joined the crew and returned to the [[Alpha Quadrant]] with the starship in [[2378]].

Annika's parents, [[Magnus Hansen|Magnus]] and [[Erin Hansen]], were exobiologists investigating the existence of the Borg. After a great deal of persuasion, the [[Federation]] granted the Hansens the use of the {{USS|Raven}}, a small long range craft, to aid them in their investigation. In [[2353]], they took Annika, then aged four, along with them. They spent a good deal of time aboard the ''Raven'' in search of the Borg; Annika celebrated three birthdays aboard the ship. Eventually, the Hansens encountered a [[Borg cube]] and followed it through its [[transwarp]] conduit into the Delta Quadrant, the Borg's region of origin. They gathered a great deal of scientific data on the biology of Borg drones and the nature of the [[Borg Collective|Collective]] by moving undetected through Borg space due to [[multi-adaptive shield]]ing, invented by Magnus Hansen. They even went aboard Borg vessels, using [[bio-dampener]]s to remain undetected. However, their research came to an abrupt end in [[2356]] when an ion storm struck the ''Raven''. The ship sustained damage, including, most importantly, damage to the multi-adaptive shielding, which went off-line for 13.2 seconds. This left them exposed long enough for the Borg to detect them and perceive them as a target for assimilation. The Hansens tried to evade pursuit by masking the ''Raven''{{'}}s [[Warp drive|warp]] trail, but the Borg still managed to pursue and find them. They and their daughter were promptly captured and [[assimilate]]d. ({{VOY|The Raven|Dark Frontier}})
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