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Dave Roy wrote:
 >
 > Of course, you can do what fans do and explain it away. This young
 > man was only half-Klingon, so he doesn't count.

Or he applied, but never went for whatever reason.

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In article <u3qcc0pfgg321p5dtn59ivbh08112ast9o.TakeThisOut@4ax.com>, Dave Roy
<hist.TakeThisOut@shaw.ca> wrote:

 >On Tue, 8 Jun 2004 20:25:44 -0400, "Joe" <joeds9.TakeThisOut@barnwellsc.com>
 >wrote:
 >
  >>I just finished reading an old ST original bock, "The IDIC Epidemic". Well,
  >>one of the characters is a Klingon/Human young man. My question is this, in
  >>STNG, Worf is supposed to be the first Klingon in Star Fleet. This
  >>character had applied and was accepted to Star Fleet Academy and your
  >>supposed to think he went, it never says if he did, only thought his
  >>application was accepted. So, was Worf the first of this young man?
 >
 >If there's a conflict between the show and a book, you gotta take the
 >show. They're the "official" word on everything.
 >
 >Of course, you can do what fans do and explain it away. This young
 >man was only half-Klingon, so he doesn't count.
 >
 >Dave Roy

The IDIC Epidemic was written, I think, *long ago*. Before TNG.

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In article <mcardle-0906041737530001.TakeThisOut@2cust220.tnt6.mel1.da.uu.net>,
Edward McArdle <mcardle.TakeThisOut@ozemail.com.au> wrote:

 > In article <u3qcc0pfgg321p5dtn59ivbh08112ast9o.TakeThisOut@4ax.com>, Dave Roy
 > <hist.TakeThisOut@shaw.ca> wrote:
 >
  > >On Tue, 8 Jun 2004 20:25:44 -0400, "Joe" <joeds9.TakeThisOut@barnwellsc.com>
  > >wrote:
  > >
   > >>I just finished reading an old ST original bock, "The IDIC Epidemic". Well,
   > >>one of the characters is a Klingon/Human young man. My question is this, in
   > >>STNG, Worf is supposed to be the first Klingon in Star Fleet. This
   > >>character had applied and was accepted to Star Fleet Academy and your
   > >>supposed to think he went, it never says if he did, only thought his
   > >>application was accepted. So, was Worf the first of this young man?
  > >
  > >If there's a conflict between the show and a book, you gotta take the
  > >show. They're the "official" word on everything.
  > >
  > >Of course, you can do what fans do and explain it away. This young
  > >man was only half-Klingon, so he doesn't count.
  > >
  > >Dave Roy
 >
 > The IDIC Epidemic was written, I think, *long ago*. Before TNG.

STTNG premiered in the fall of 1987 and the publication date of The
IDIC Epidemic (book number 3 was February 1988, so it was written
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In article <100620040117437563%affable@no.com.invalid>, Mr. Personality wrote:
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 > STTNG premiered in the fall of 1987 and the publication date of The
 > IDIC Epidemic (book number 3 was February 1988, so it was written
 > well before STTNG premiered.

Fall of 1987 is before February 1988. Did you mix up a number there?
Also, IIRC there is a sequel to The IDIC Epidemic.

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In article
<gespalder-2108041634290001.RemoveThis@dialup-4.244.201.228.dial1.stlouis1.level3.n
et>, Steve Conrad <gespalder.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote:

 > In article <100620040117437563%affable@no.com.invalid>, Mr. Personality wrote:
  > >
  > > STTNG premiered in the fall of 1987 and the publication date of The
  > > IDIC Epidemic (book number 3 was February 1988, so it was written
  > > well before STTNG premiered.
 >
 > Fall of 1987 is before February 1988. Did you mix up a number there?
 > Also, IIRC there is a sequel to The IDIC Epidemic.
 >
 > Steve


When did I post that? Back in June, I think.

Fall 1987 is indeed before February 1988, but the book was written (I
didn't say "published") well before fall 1987. In those days, the lead
time from submission to publication was generally about sixteen months.
The IDIC Epidemic might have been turned in more than a year before
STTNG premiered. Even if the turnaround had been shorter, I don't
think there's any chance at all that the book was written before fall
1987.

My post was in response to Edward McArdle's correct observation that
the book was written before STTNG premiered. I merely provided
specifics.

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