User talk:Obermaat

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Apocrypha
We generally don't mention it if a "main character" is in a story set during their time period, or TV series, unless they actually did something worth mentioning. I'm not saying to spoil the story, just that it probably isn't necessary to mention that they were in the story if that's all you're going to put. In this case, it would be far more interesting if they weren't in the story, since some of them may have been dead at the end of the episode. - 06:04, March 10, 2010 (UTC)


 * No arguments there (Age of the Empress is a story that shouldn't have been written, in my opinion). But to me at least that small piece of information would have been helpful. Since I wondered if they were in the story or not, I decided to let others who might be interested know. Obermaat 06:12, March 10, 2010 (UTC)

Well if it stops someone from reading a bad story, at least some good will come of it. :) - 06:20, March 10, 2010 (UTC)


 * It might be more helpful to say what they did in the story that was notable (e.g. Mayweather becoming Captain of Defiant), or where it resolves an ambiguity from the episode (e.g. Reed living). Without going into too much detail of course; that's for MB. If you do it that way, it's certainly relevant to have on our page. – Cleanse ( talk 06:38, March 10, 2010 (UTC)


 * Okay. I'll see what I can do. Obermaat 07:09, March 10, 2010 (UTC)