User:Skon

Hello, I am Skon. I am particularly interested in Memory Alpha subjects having to do with
 * All things Vulcan
 * Logic
 * Philosophy
 * Science, esp. Astronomy
 * TOS
 * TNG
 * Starship design and technology
 * Romulans

These articles have been started by me:
 * 1) Induced self-destruction
 * 2) Epistemology
 * 3) User:Skon
 * 4) Kitumba
 * 5) Board game

The third entry of the above list demonstrates that self-reference needn't necessarily lead to paradox.

TV Shows
Here is how I rate the five manifestations of Trek on TV. The rating is based on a combination of two values: How much I enjoyed the series and how much Roddenberry Star Trek spirit it featured. (10=best,0=worst)


 * 1) TNG (10)
 * 2) TOS (8)
 * 3) ENT (7)
 * 4) DS9 (5)
 * 5) VOY (1)

VOY has actually more Trek spirit than DS9 in my view, but I really disliked the show.

Movies
Rating the motion pictures is more difficult for me. I think that all movies except TMP (and maybe TWOK) did not live up to the quality of Trek on TV. There were too many plot holes, severe logical flaws, discontinuities and far-fetched ideas (even for SF). So I rate the movies by lowered standards. Only TMP really convinced me. Perhaps that's due to the fact that much of the preproduction work for the cancelled TV show Star Trek: Phase II went into that movie. (TWOK carried over much of the original feel of the original TV show, too). Therefore, my rating is simply based on a comparison with TMP, which gets the optimum of 10.


 * 1) (10)
 * 2) (9)
 * 3) (7)
 * 4) (6.5)
 * 5) (6)
 * 6) (5)
 * 7) (4)
 * 8) (3)
 * 9) (2)
 * 10) (0)

Most attractive women in the Star Trek universe

 * 1) Vash
 * 2) Ro Laren
 * 3) Leeta
 * 4) Natasha Yar
 * 5) Dr. Selar
 * 6) Elizabeth Dehner
 * 7) Andrea
 * 8) Kira Nerys
 * 9) T'Pol
 * 10) Ezri Dax

Favorite Starship designs

 * 1) (original configuration)
 * 2) Klingon D-7 class
 * 3) Vulcan Suurok class
 * 4) Ferengi marauder
 * 5) Romulan
 * 6) Sovereign class
 * 1) Romulan
 * 2) Sovereign class
 * 1) Sovereign class

Favorite Episodes

 * TNG: 1&2
 * TOS:
 * ENT: Kir'Shara Trilogy
 * TOS:
 * TNG:
 * TNG:
 * TOS:
 * TNG: 1&2
 * VOY: 1&2
 * DS9:

Worst Episodes

 * ENT:
 * TNG:
 * TNG:
 * TNG:
 * TOS:
 * TOS:
 * TNG:
 * TNG:
 * VOY: about 75% of the shows
 * ENT:

Interestingly, DS9 made only one entry in the Top Ten, but on the other hand, the show has no entry in the Flop Ten.

Personal
In real life I am a researcher in logic and philosophical foundations of mathematics.

Star Trek is the only one of my SF hobbies which motivates me to participate in projects such as Memory Alpha, but I also love Other pastime interests of mine include
 * Babylon 5
 * Star Wars
 * Doctor Who
 * The X-Files
 * Heroes
 * Ancient Greek culture & science
 * Zen
 * The Game of Go
 * Actual Astronomy and Space Exploration
 * 1950's Rock'n'Roll and Rockabilly music

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Dif-tor heh smusma

Skon